Sounds that awed strong men. “Clanking Ghost” outdone. J.P. who saw a “spirit.” The story of the “Clanking Ghost” of Barnet is recalled by Mr Walter Stutters, a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire, who
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Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf (1893)
Strange Story from the Rhondda. A Haunted Cottage. Landlady carried off by a ghost. Interview with the abducted woman. A spectre in moleskin trousers. Great excitement at Llwynypia. Brave footballers frightened. Extraordinary scenes. Great excitement
Continue ReadingChilwell, Nottinghamshire (1837)
Confession of Murder. It has within the last two or three days been made known that John Baguley, aged 70, who died at Chilwell, four miles south of Nottingham, on the 16th inst., confessed on
Continue ReadingMarehay, Derbyshire (1958)
Was Marehay visitant out of this world? Police investigations at “haunted” cottage. Ripley and Alfreton area gossip. Weird and unnerving happenings within its walls have made a tiny cottage in Marehay into a house of
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The Posta ghosta in the toasta. By Jack Lewis. Comedienne Adrienne Posta has a ghost in her toaster. She and her husband, songwriter Graham Bonnet, have discovered that their 300-year-old house in Highgate, London, is
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Admission to see a ghost. To make a round sum in dollars out of an apparition which declines to appear is worthy of Yankee cuteness. Mr Crocheron, of Staten Island has done it – and
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“Ghost” visits Norman Long. Norman Long is embarrassed. He is being “haunted.” And the ghost appears to be fond of shaving brushes, for they are whisked away during the night. When he is at home
Continue ReadingBarry, Glamorgan (1927)
Apparition in Form of a Man. Ghostly rappings in a block of flats at Barry Dock (Glamorgan) have startled the residents. Five families live in the building, and all of them have heard rappings on
Continue ReadingPerth (1908)
A Perth “Ghost.” Extraordinary Affair. A remarkable story, savouring strongly of the supernatural, has gained currency in Perth during the week-end. It contains all the elements of a good-going ghost yarn – an apparition, a
Continue ReadingHemington, Leicestershire (1973)
Is there a ghost in the house? A team of Long Eaton Advertiser reporters is carrying out a full investigation into claims that a council flat in Hemington is haunted. Tenants of the Castle Donington
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