Haunted House in Spalding District. Singular manifestations. Clock jumps from the mantelpiece. By “Hathart”. In these days when so much talk of spiritualistic manifestations makes the hair stand on end, and the thoughtful reader is
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Coaltown of Balgonie, Fife (1917)
“Ghost in Balgonie.” Quite a sensation has been caused during the last week in the village by what is now known locally as the “knocker”. It appears that in one of the houses in Lady
Continue ReadingItapura, Sao Paulo, Brazil (1959)
Here is a story witnessed by authorities who wish that they did not have to admit to the truth of it! Poltergeist’s on the prowl. One of the most outstanding and sustained cases of poltergeistic
Continue ReadingMalvern, Worcestershire (1942)
A Malvern Poltergeist. Towards the end of January 1942, while living in Oxford, I was invited by the Secretary of the S.P.R. to investigate an alleged poltergeist case at Malvern. I reached Malvern the same
Continue ReadingNew Barnet, London (1930)
Disturbances of a poltergeist nature are reported at Conyers Park, New Barnet, where a ten-year old girl is said to have met a mysterious death some years ago. Mrs Ellis, one of the local residents,
Continue ReadingWolverhampton, West Midlands (1980)
Ghost rocks the crocks. A ghost in a china shop is posing problems for staff at Lawley’s in the Wulfrun Centre, Wolverhampton. They are all certain their shop is haunted by the spirit of an
Continue ReadingSkegness, Lincolnshire (1996)
Ghostly goings on? Ghostly goings-on have been reported at H. Samuels jewellers, Skegness, where a series of unexplained events have led staff to believe that the shop is haunted. Since the jewellers first opened eight
Continue ReadingChatham, Kent (1969)
A camera was at the centre of a fascinating incident at Snob Boutique in Chatham High Street five years ago. The boutique is fitted with closed circuit television cameras to check on customers movements. One
Continue ReadingLytham, Lancashire (2002)
Shop ghost is the big cheese. A cheese-loving ghost is driving staff and customers at a Lytham delicatessen Gouda out of their minds. The spectral woman in black has been haunting Todderstaffes on Park Street
Continue ReadingEastwood, Nottinghamshire (1994)
Father’s ghost haunts shop. The ghost of Chancellor Kenneth Clarke’s late father could be spooking an estate agents’ shop. Kenneth Clarke senior ran a clock and watch repair business called KH Clarke from the shop
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