A big thank you to Alan Burnett for putting information about the book on his blog. Alan's photo of the Anchor pub, taken in the sixties, is also included in Borrowers of the Night. The Anchor is opposite the Black Bull in Brighouse. Thomas Ramsden, one of the people to give a deposition before the coroner, spent New Year's Eve 1832 drinking at these two establishments. You can enjoy Alan's musings on Calderdale life, real ale, a collection of fascinating sepia photos along with other topics on
http://newsfromnowhere1948.blogspot.com/2011/05/borrowers-of-night.html
It was, of course, a pleasure.
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