Ghost with a wart. His chase for a medium. Servant girl victim in a house. A story of strange happenings at a house in Belsize Park, Hampstead, was related yesterday by the housekeeper, who explained
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Deptford, Lewisham, London (1699)
The Devil of Deptford. Being a true relation of the strange disturbances, ludicrous feats, and malicious pranks of an evil spirit in the house of Mr G. living in Back Lane at Deptford near London,
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A Haunted House in Lambeth. From a Correspondent. Since Saturday last the inhabitants of Park-street, Lock’s Fields, and its surrounding neighbourhood, have been kept in a state of excitement, produced by a circumstance of somewhat
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A City of London Poltergeist. The following curious narrative giving an account of disturbances occurring in 1901 upon certain business premises in the heart of the city of London seems worthy of permanent record. The
Continue ReadingPeckham, London (1960)
Enter Spirits, Exit Family. The Titus family took one look at the furniture moving about by itself in their new council flat shortly after midnight – and fled. Mr and Mrs John Titus, Norman, aged
Continue ReadingKenton, London (1968)
Exorcism may settle Kenton poltergeist. Things which went bang in the night have been worrying a young Kenton man, and on Wednesday a team of exorcists came to his semi-detached in Woodgrange Avenue. There were
Continue ReadingCricklewood, London (1964)
Mrs W’s council flat is haunted by a cheeky ghost. By Mary Malone. Priests have tried twice to exorcise a poltergeist from Mrs Patricia Wright’s council flat – and failed. Mrs Wright, 32, spoke yesterday
Continue ReadingFulham, London (1927)
Three met a violent poltergeist in a flat off the Fulham Road. The ghost of the “Bloody Bishop,” which is said to haunt the precincts of Fulham Palace, has come to light again. In “A
Continue ReadingBermondsey, London (1857)
Capture of a Ghost. For several days a considerable deal of excitement had been caused in the neighbourhood of London-street, Dockhead, in consequence of its being reported, and actually believed by many, that one of
Continue ReadingGreenwich, London (1841)
A Greenwich “Ghost.” Dr A R Wallace tells of a “ghost” which was discovered at Greenwich Hospital about 1841, the story being related to Major Moor by Lieut. Rivers, R.N., a comrade of Nelson. “The
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