Mysterious bombardment of a house in Liverpool. During the past day or two (says the Liverpool Mercury) no little commotion has been produced in Hutchinson-street, out of Baker-street, West Derby-road, and its immediate neighbourhood, by
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Meoble, Arisaig, Highlands (1867)
Has the bruit and fame of the Meoble ghost, or “goblin damned” rather, yet reached you at Inverness. An ill-natured, uncompanionable rogue, and very strong and substantial withal, is this the same monster apparition, that
Continue ReadingMilwich, Staffordshire (1868)
The Supernatural! A correspondent, living in the neighbourhood of Milwich, has forwarded the following: – The inhabitants of this district, about a mile from Milwich, have been greatly surprised during the last and previous three
Continue ReadingEtherley, County Durham (1865)
A Ghost at Etherley. For some weeks past the inhabitants of the quiet villages of Etherley and West Auckland have been thrown into alarm and excitement by a statement that a ghost is to be
Continue ReadingLlangollen, Denbighshire (1869)
A Ghost. On Tuesday evening a very large crowd congregated opposite the house of Mr Bligh, Church-street. Sounds were heard proceeding from various parts of the house. Sometiems from the money box, and frequently from
Continue ReadingBurnley, Lancashire (1861)
Pickup Croft was an area of mainly back-to-backs that was demolished for the bus station. https://www.bcthic.org/Articles/Pickup_Croft The Parker’s Arms: https://redrosecollections.lancashire.gov.uk/view-item?i=278747&WINID=1649593680761&key=QnsiUCI6eyJpdGVtX2lkIjpbMjc4NzQ3XX0sIkYiOiJleUp6SWpwYk1Td3lMRFFzTTExOSJ9&pg=1 – so the house is one of those in the photo. Mysterious Window Smashing. An
Continue ReadingRedruth, Cornwall (1869)
Superstition in Redruth. Thomas Medlin, sawyer, lives with his wife, married daughter and two children, in two upper rooms of a small house close to the ‘Round House,’ a well-known building situated near the Gas
Continue ReadingNainital, Uttarakhand, India (1863)
A Ghost at Nynee Tal. We read in the Hurkaru: – “The Cock Lane Ghost has been rusticating at Nynee Tal, and has moreover had the good taste to fix its temporary residence in the
Continue ReadingBroom Court, Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire (1869)
Mysterious Circumstance. Broom Court, the residence of John Lane, Esq., has for some days past been the scene of considerable excitement in consequence of the mysterious ringing of the bells of the house. Many strange
Continue ReadingPishill, Oxfordshire (1868)
Spirit Rapping. (?) To the Editor of the Reading Mercury. Sir, – Will you please give the following account a place in your Paper? – At Pishill Bank, mid-way between Henley and Watlington, in an
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