Category: Lancashire

Spiritualists hold seance in mystery house. Strange noises end after investigation. First a plumber, then the police, and finally Spiritualists were called into a house in Poulton-road, Fleetwood, to investigate mysterious knocking sounds that seemed

 Eerie Mystery at Blackpool. Police watch things jump. Blackpool police were called yesterday to an outfitter’s shop in Birley Street to investigate mysterious happenings which have been going on there for two days. A manager

Mysterious Affair at Wigan.  A Supposed Ghost. The inhabitants of that portion of Pemberton known as Robin Lane Ends have had their feelings shockingly upset during the last two days by the supposed visit of

 House is Haunted, say family. Because “queer things” are happening in their house, they allege, a family of 11, including nine children, are sleeping in one room at their home in Melrose-stree, Earby. In a

  An Alleged Ghost at St. Helens. Mysterious stone throwing nightly, at Beecham’s Pill Factory, St Helens, said to be the work of a ghost, has caused great excitement in the town. Last night the

Strange Manifestations. Crowds waiting for the “ghost.” The usually quiet district of Upholland has been all agog with excitement for some days and nights past in consequence of some mysterious noises and unseen agencies which

 Extraordinary Occurrences. The peaceable little hamlet of Masongill, near Ingleton, has within the last few days been visited with occurrences of a novel character. It appears that Mr. Robert Lambert, of that place, a respectable

Moving Events. In this age of world-wide unrest it is, perhaps, not entirely unnatural that there should be news of violent and mysterious happenings at Blackpool, although, at first sight, these fantastic ebullitions have a

Preston Chronicle, Saturday 20th November 1852. “Rappings” in England. Strange noises are heard every night in an old building at Blackley, a village near Manchester. William Whitehead, a clogger, who has resided there for the