Just a few miles from Ashton-in-Makerfield, there's an underground world which is said to be inhabited by dwarves and witches. What's more, the Crank Caverns has seen plenty of other paranormal activity.
The abandoned quarry, near Rainford in St Helens, has long draw in visitors from far and wide. But are the folktales of an army of bearded dwarves living deep underground true?
To find out, the Liverpool Echo set out to explore the caverns to see if there was any substance to these legends - or if we could understand why how rumours started.
