About the project...
Founded in October 2020, The Local Mythstorian is a multi-media project dedicated to exploring the extraordinary local histories of Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire. Born from one man's personal passion (or obsessive hobby) for local folklore and legend - or more specifically, his quest to uncover the real histories which lie at the heart of their inspiration - the pr0ject looks to present original content based on fresh historical research, with a view to providing new and unique insight into the strange and curious tales we find anchored throughout our landscape. Primarily a literary endeavour at present, a podcast series is also in the works for later in 2022.
You can read our original features here and if you enjoy them, please consider becoming a member and you'll get access to a suite of members only content including PDF downloads, audio files and more than 30 local works on history from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries!
About Eli...
Born in Stoke-on-Trent and living in Cheshire for the past 15 years, Eli Lewis-Lycett is a local history enthusiast, researcher and writer.
Outside of his work in The Local Mythstorian project, he also writes for established publications such as Haunted Magazine and enjoys speaking on topics relating to local history and folklore at events across Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire. His first book, Mythstoric Journeys was released via Amazon in July 2021.
