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The Mossdale Tragedy – Part Two

17th October 2019 Blown Periphery 4132 Comments

On 24rd June 1967, while I was preparing to fail my 11-Plus exam and assemblies of foppish young men were mincing around “Swinging” London in Velvet smoking jackets and frill-fronted shirts, a group of ten [more…]

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The Mossdale Tragedy – Part One

10th October 2019 Blown Periphery 2949 Comments

History and Early Exploration of the Mossdale Caverns I have always been claustrophobic. Well, that’s not strictly true. I became claustrophobic when my brother locked me inside a cupboard when I was four. Why did [more…]

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