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     • He was about 20 to 30 feet down on a ledge.
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   What happened at Eccleston Delph?

   • Eccleston Delph, a flooded quarry in the heart of Lancashire, was never meant to reveal its gruesome secret. But the body of Martin Johnstone never hit the bottom. Instead it came to rest on a ledge after the perpetrators of the most notorious deed in the history of crime in the North West, had bundled him over the edge.

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   What is Eccleston Delph known for?

   • It is also called Eccleston Delph and Eccy Delph (pronounced "ekky"). It is an old stone quarry that flooded. It is a popular site for scuba diving. Visibility is generally very poor and ropes have been strung between each underwater 'feature' to aid navigation, since traditional compass methods are all but impossible in the murky waters.

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   Does Eccleston Delph have a real life crime drama?

   • As the show's McQueen family turned their backs the car could be seen rolling into the quarry. READ MORE: But Eccleston Delph has had its own real life crime drama unfolding beneath the surface. Back in 1979, the quiet spot on Halfpenny Lane was a hive of activity when the body of a handless corpse was found floating near an underwater platform.

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   Where is Eccleston quarry?

   • Eccleston Quarry is a mile south of Eccleston, Lancashire. It is also called Eccleston Delph and Eccy Delph (pronounced "ekky"). It is an old stone quarry that flooded. It is a popular site for scuba diving.

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   Coordinates: 53.6291°N 2.7291°W. Eccleston Quarry is a mile south of Eccleston, Lancashire. It is also called Eccleston Delph and Eccy Delph (pronounced "ekky"). It is an old stone quarry that flooded. It is a popular site for scuba diving.

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   And at Eccleston Delph - it's actually in neighbouring Heskin - they film the dumping of his heavily weighted body, its discovery by two amateur divers who thought it was a tailor's dummy, and its recovery by police frogmen.

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   Apr 8, 1995 · October 15, 1979. Eccleston Delph, a flooded quarry in the heart of Lancashire, was never meant to reveal it's gruesome secret. But the body of Martin Johnstone never hit the bottom. The naked, mutilated corpse was found by amateur scuba divers. Read all about it here.

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   Eccleston Delph, a flooded quarry in the heart of Lancashire, was never meant to reveal its gruesome secret. But the body of Martin Johnstone never hit the bottom. Instead it came to rest on a ledge after the perpetrators of the most notorious deed in the history of crime in the North West, had bundled him over the edge.

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   May 27, 2024 · Nestling among the countryside near Chorley is a hidden gem with a deep secret. More than 20 metres below the surface of Eccleston Delph lies a children's playground, armoured personnel...

8. www.severntecdiving.com › ecclestone-delphEcclestone Delph | Severntec Diving

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   Ecclestone Delph. Delph Watersports Centre is a former stone and slate quarry, in a natural beauty spot in Lancashire, UK. In 2000, it was redeveloped into a diving venue and is now filled with fresh, clear water from the natural spring and has a host of underwater attractions for scuba divers to train on. Read more about the history of The ...

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   Aug 29, 2023 · Known widely as ‘The Handless Corpse’ case, the investigation began in 1979 when two amateur divers at Eccleston Delph, a water filled quarry near Chorley, discovered a mangled body in the...