Haunted Leicestershire. The ghost they couldn’t lay. “Gunpowder Digby” of Tilton. Weird Pranks. Tilton, to-day. Tilton is still holding my affection and my presence (writes our Special Commissioner), for it possesses a ghost, which, or
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Derbyshire (19th century)
Supernatural Ringing of Bells. Seeing an account in this column of mysterious bell ringing, I give the following instance. One who was with a well-known Derbyshire family many years ago, remembers vividly at this day
Continue ReadingSwinefleet, East Yorkshire
The tale of the haunted house at Selby calls to mind a similar manifestation reported to have occurred at Swinefleet some years ago. The place at which the supposed supernatural agency was at work was
Continue ReadingBishopstrow, Wiltshire (mid 19th century)
He was not a Bishopstrow man, but he claimed to have some interest in the parish, for his father’s best days were spent in Bishopstrow and many of his happiest holidays were at the Grange.
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