Bungalow’s bumps in the night. Nervous family calls in a priest. The house that David Price built is producing Poltergeist-style horrors for his frightened family. Over the past few years their modern bungalow in Gloucestershire
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Preston Leigh, Cirencester, Gloucestershire (1963)
Vicar is called to haunted caravan. By R.J. Simmons. A mother and her 13-year-old son have been driven from their caravan by noises and vibrations that no-one can explain. Now she has called in the
Continue ReadingCheltenham, Gloucestershire (1868)
(Hamilton Place is now part of St Paul’s Road) A Ghost. A little girl, whose head reached little above the dock rail, was charged under the following circumstances: – Mrs Stevens, a lady residing at
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Family are hosts to a ghost! By Allan Guy. Things go bump in the night and in the daytime too at 33 Woodfield Road, Cam, near Dursley. But they don’t worry the Cornford family who
Continue ReadingBarnwood, Gloucester (1864)
Ghost Story. We relate the following ridiculous story for the purpose of showing the absurd means by which nervous or superstitious people are sometimes frightened. For a fortnightt the people of the village of Barnwood,
Continue ReadingWyck Rissington, Gloucestershire (1947)
Mystery of the footsteps in the night. What was described as a true ghost story – his strange experiences during the first three years he lived at Wick Rissington Rectory, was narrated by the Rev.
Continue ReadingStow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire (1964)
George the ghost exposed – he is David, 14. One of the world’s most publicised ghosts was unmasked last week. For 18 months George, as he was known to his fans, has haunted a stone
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Shop staff spooked by spirit. ‘Ghostbusters’ called in to put a stop to pesky poltergeist. By Beverley Hawes. Staff at a West shop are calling in a priest to exorcise a mischievous poltergeist responsible for
Continue ReadingCalcott, Gloucestershire (1880)
A Veritable Big Gooseberry. At Calcott, not very far from this village – a spot well-known to the members and followers of the Beaufort hunt – there resides a labourer blessed with more than a
Continue ReadingGrange Court, Gloucestershire (1886)
Mysterious Affair at Newnham. A singular affair is just now engaging the attention of the police in the Newnham-on-Severn district. Near the Grange Court Junction Station of the Great Western Railway there is a beerhouse
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