Explore the dark and ancient significance of Saddleworth Moor in Oldham, associated with mysticism and ritual. Learn about the 'Pots and Pans' monument and the eerie stories surrounding the rock known as the 'Druid's stone'. Discover the tragic history of a plane crash in 1949 that added to the somber atmosphere of the area.
Oldham 's post Industrial Revolution landscape is well suited William Blake's description of 'dark satanic mills', one of the most striking lines in his famous poem - later adopted in the hymn, Jerusalem. But for some, an older, more natural part of its landscape holds a dark and ancient significance.
But there have also been true stories that added another wash of dark ink to this already sombre landscape. In 1949, a BEA Douglas DC3 aircraft crashed into the hill at Wimberrry Stones killing 24 passengers and crew; eight survived. "On his chest lay a sword, a wand, and a thigh bone said to be that of a Knight Templar. Nearby, the head of a steel spear pierced the ground.
In fact it was Geoffrey Dickens, Saddleworth's longstanding Conservative MP from 1983 until his death in 1995, who spearheaded the fight against what he saw as the dangers of dabbling in black magic. In Hansard records of parliamentary debate on 'occult societies' on April 27, 1988, Mr Dickens spoke to alert the house to the dangers "the rapid growth in the United Kingdom of black witchcraft and Satanism," was having on society, particularly the youth.
On August 31, 1985, the Manchester Evening News reported on the desecration of an abandoned chapel on the Oldham-Ashton border. The Church of England was investigating after finding signs of black magic inside the tumbledown St Augustine's, Hartshead, which had lay derelict for two years since it was put up for sale.
The report said church officials feared the expert design of the black magic inscriptions indicated "a serious and deliberate sacrilege." The Rector of Ashton, the Rev Albert Radcliffe, of St Michael’s Church, is quoted as saying: "We are aware there is a practising coven in the area and this may be their work. Followers of the cult always look for centres of spiritual power."
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