Haunted building in Stockton. Rumours to a very ominous purport are current in Stockton to the effect that one of the most useful public buildings in the borough is haunted. Noises of dancing have been
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Tharston, Norfolk (1937)
This Ghost is Knock-Knocking. Villagers of Tharston, near Norwich, have a ghost in their midst. It taps eerily and has so upset the tranquility of the district that parties of “hunters” are lying in wait
Continue ReadingNantwich, Cheshire (1991)
Terror of ghost boy. A terrified family say they have been haunted by the playful ghost of a 10 year old boy. Mum Pat Brown and her three daughters called in a churchman to exorcise
Continue ReadingLyme Regis, Dorset (c1840)
In the Spiritual Magazine for September is the following by Mr Newton Crosland, of Blackheath:- “Apropos to this subject – Rest in the Grave – I wish to lay before your readers a few facts
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A Haunted House. The peaceful little town of Kells has suddenly grown important through the undesirable possession of a female ghost, who is “gilding the sober twilight with colour of romance.” She has struck out
Continue ReadingGalashiels, Scottish Borders (1841)
A Galashiels Ghost. A case occurred in the year 1841, in the busy little manufacturing town of Galashiels. In Channel Street there, a one-storey house accommodated two families, while the garret above was occupied as
Continue ReadingCoupar Angus, Perth and Kinross (1937)
Council house “haunted.” Strange sounds and lights at Coupar Angus. A “ghost” in Coupar Angus has adopted the modern outlook. While other spooks haunt the baronial castle, the Coupar Angus spectre has taken over a
Continue ReadingSandfields, Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot (1977)
‘Come and stay a night’ challenge by Sandfields family. By Maggie Errington. In the fertile soil of our imaginations, ghost stories and legends find plenty of nourishment. Whether we believe in them or not, the
Continue ReadingPlymouth, Devon (1955)
A blessing ‘drove ghost away’. A priest blessed a Plymouth house because the tenant, the wife of a naval rating, complained of “ghostly hands which touched her shoulder and tugged at her skirt.” A friend
Continue ReadingWarrington, Cheshire (1958)
Haunted? Now the Browns wonder. Strange happenings at their council house are puzzling Mr and Mrs Stewart Brown, of Alpass Avenue, Warrington. “We haven’t seen any ghosts around, but we are beginning to think that
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