It Happened in Lancashire

From the world's largest tripe factory to the Battle of Wigan Lane; from the Peterloo massacre to the first British canal – Lancashire can claim it all. It was one of the poorest parts of Britain due to its difficult terrain, poor soil, estuaries and bogs, but it went on to become one of the wealthiest through coal, cotton and slavery. Lancashire had: • the first town to be lit by gas • the first council houses • the first motorway. Its people included: • the last hangman • the most charismatic