Locomotive Acts

The Locomotive Acts of 1861, 1865 and 1878 set the United Kingdom's first speed limits for road-going vehicles; powered passenger vehicles were at the time known as light locomotives, as they were invariably powered by steam.

London Mercury

Monthly literary magazine published from 1919 until 1939.

Longford Cinema

Cinema opposite Stretford Mall on the eastern side of the A56 Chester Road, perhaps the most visually striking building in the town.

Lost Hearts

Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1895, about a man who believes that he can obtain magical powers by consuming the hearts of three people under the age of twenty-one.

Lupset Hall

Small country house built in Lupset, West Riding of Yorkshire in1716, as a gentleman's residence for Richard Witton.

Ly Erg

The Ly Erg is a fairy from Scottish folklore that dresses as a soldier, challenging passersby to fight. But anyone who takes up the challenge will die, win or lose.

Lych gate

Roofed-over gateway into a churchyard.

Lychnoscope

Redirected to hagioscope.

Lymm Cross

Grade I listed 17th-century sandstone cross in the Cheshire village of Lymm.

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