Local History Talk
Castleford Library, Castleford, WF10 1BB
Monday 5th October 2026
Join us at Castleford Library as guest speaker David Glover talks about “Those Cragg Vale Coiners!”
Clipping gold and making money sounds lucrative!
The tale of how an enterprising group of men in the Calder Valley area set up a counterfeiting operation in the 1760s, which would ultimately lead to the murder of local exciseman William Deighton, engaged in tracking them down.
Who sought justice for him and how did the bodies come to be hung in chains on Beacon Hill?
Free talk with no booking required.
Monday 5 October 2026
2.00-3.30pm
Clipping gold and making money sounds lucrative!
The tale of how an enterprising group of men in the Calder Valley area set up a counterfeiting operation in the 1760s, which would ultimately lead to the murder of local exciseman William Deighton, engaged in tracking them down.
Who sought justice for him and how did the bodies come to be hung in chains on Beacon Hill?
Free talk with no booking required.
Monday 5 October 2026
2.00-3.30pm
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