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House gets a new life as filming location
Accrington Observer
|September 26, 2025
A STRIKING Grade II listed property is opening its doors as a unique filming location, offering an evocative backdrop steeped in history, character and atmosphere.
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Moorisde House in Altham served as the location for Accrington Stanley Women's 2025-26 kit launch. Left to right: Ava Schofield, Lily Edmondson, Ruth Harbord, Lexi Taylor, Ellie Parker, Erin Lavelle, Aniesa Khan, Isobel Tillotson and Isabella Tennant
Moorside House in Altham is best known as the former home of pioneering suffragist Lydia Becker.
This story is from the September 26, 2025 edition of Accrington Observer.
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