Asfordby. A series of strange mishaps. On Saturday and Sunday no little excitement was caused in Asfordby by certain strange occurrences which commenced at three o’clock on Saturday afternoon at the Old Hall, occupied by
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Aberdeen (1854)
A mystery explained. A curious case came before the Police Court on Monday. A family in Affleck Street had been annoyed for some weeks back by the mysterious ringing of bells, breaking of windows, and
Continue ReadingSandhurst, Berkshire (1902)
The Sandhurst Fires. Reported drastic measures. It was reported at Camberley last evening that the War Office have taken a drastic step in reference to the alleged recent incendiary fires at the Royal Military College,
Continue ReadingGateshead, Tyne and Wear (1971)
Ghost drives out seven in terror. A family of seven say they have been driven out of their council-house by a ghost. They were so terrified after two weeks of mysterious happenings that they demanded
Continue ReadingLeeds, West Yorkshire (1953)
Armed housewives wait for Gentle George the ghost. Evening Post Reporter. Hollow-eyed through lack of sleep, two Leeds housewives told me today how they had spent last night sat up armed with pokers, waiting for
Continue ReadingBedfont, Hounslow, London (1948)
‘Headless Ghost in Pre-fab’. By Sunday Dispatch reporter. The ghost of a headless man is causing considerable alarm to people living in prefabricated bungalows in Page-road, Bedfont, Middlesex – so much so that the police
Continue ReadingNottingham (1983)
Our ghost came to play. By Lynne Dixon. Was the strange incident of the Polaroid photograph a warning of the tragic accident that was to come? Mrs Jean Enderby and her 16-year-old daughter Anne often
Continue ReadingCastle Acre, Norfolk (1901)
A Castleacre Ghost. In the current number of “The Eastern Counties Magazine” there is an interesting article on “Castleacre, Westacre, and Southacre,” in which the writer – under the somewhat quaint heading of “The Three
Continue ReadingHitchin, Hertfordshire (1907)
Ghosts in a workhouse. The nurses at Hitchin Workhouse are rebelling against night duty, not because of the extra labour or the additional monotony it brings, but on account of the “agitation, mingled with a
Continue ReadingBostock, Cheshire (1999)
Grade II listed building is re-assembled after 200-mile journey. Mobile home with a difference. By Lindsey Shaughnessy. A 350-year-old house has started another life as a family home five miles down the road. Platt Hall,
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