Flock puppets visit Yew Tree Farm in Coniston
June 6, 2022
A FARM renowned for its long association with the iconic Herdwick and Beatrix Potter played host to some very uncommon visitors recently.
A FARM renowned for its long association with the iconic Herdwick and Beatrix Potter played host to some very uncommon visitors recently.
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A belated celebration of the life of a Lakeland speed legend will be happening in March 2022.
Phil Burrows, has searched the Langdale countryside for two decades to reveal the elusive hideouts and distilleries of Lancelot “Lanty” Slee, a farmer as well as quarryman by day, yet well-known smuggler of illicit bog-water moonshine by evening, yet much of the knowledge passed away with him in 1878, as well as currently exists just in neighborhood mythology and hearsay.
Phil made his greatest advancement in 2021, when the National Trust fund recognised his discovery of among Lanty’s prohibited distilleries at High Arnside Farm, however is awaiting permission from them to discover underground.
Phil stated: “Rumours of a secret stock of his neighborhood whisky penetrate the regional pubs and folklore.
“Using his local knowledge as a quarryman, he was able to discover old mines, or sometimes, carved his own hideout out of the rock.
“Lanty was always one step ahead – he was the Walter White of his day.
“He even managed to smuggle some right into court on occasionally he was captured, and also presumed to offer some to the court.”
Phil informed one story of Fell Foot Farm in Little Langdale, when Lanty was using it to save his liquor:
“It was gone to by a personalizeds male, and a girl was used to distract him by changing her stockings whilst remained on the barrel which was upstairs – at the same time Lanty as well as his crew were downstairs and they drilled a hole via the flooring and drained the barrel, so when he chose it up there was nothing in it!
“This house is still there, and also the hole is still there – it’s currently a light fitting!
“He was a little a mobster, and there are additionally some tales recommending he was a terrible man, like when he and his crew from Ravenglass sailed to Millom, beat up the town, and cruised house.
“The area was complete or piracy and also lawlessness at the time, so a lot of the composed documents were conveniently ‘lost'”.
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“alt =” The Westmorland Gazette: HISTORIAN: Phil searches the Lakes seeking websites “class =” editor-image “> HISTORIAN: Phil combs the Lakes trying to find sites” There have to be so many more websites available – some have been knocked down or filled out, but I’m identified to discover them, but it takes a great deal of research, so I would certainly beseech anyone that could be able to assist me, or has listened to bits of rumours to get in touch.”.
Phil has made several films of his discoveries, which are on Youtube.