Couple are blamed for ghostly taps. Eerie knocking noises on the wall of their council home have landed an elderly Ellesmere Port couple in hot water with their neighbours. For the neighbours say that the
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Vienna, Austria (1860s)
A curious example occurred recently at Vienna, where the British representative, Lord —, rented a noble old mansion, the Palace L—. One fine suite of apartments had been for some years wholly disused, and although
Continue ReadingBlackrock, County Dublin (1847)
A Ghost in Blackrock. During the last four or five weeks, the residents in Blackrock have been kept in a state of excitement by the constant nocturnal visitations of a rival of the ancient spectral
Continue ReadingWelton, Daventry, Northamptonshire (1658)
Contained in a letter of Mr G. Clark, to Mr M.T. touching an house haunted in Welton near Daventry. Sir, I send you here a relation of a very memorable piece of witchcraft as I
Continue ReadingBurton, Weobley, Herefordshire (1669)
The Daemon of Burton or A true relation of strange witchcrafts or incantations lately practised at Barton in the Parish of Weobley in Herefordshire. Certified in a letter from a person of credit in Hereford.
Continue ReadingWormleighton, Warwickshire (1857)
Ghosts and their doings. For the last two or three weeks considerable excitement has prevailed in and around Wormleighton in consequence of a very generally-received rumour that Mr Thursby’s house in that village was haunted,
Continue ReadingNew Basford, Nottingham (1852)
Strange Deception by a Servant Girl. For some time past, the Rev. T.A. Bolton and family, of New Basford, have been annoyed by numerous supposed malicious acts, which though slight in character, from their repetition
Continue ReadingCamden, London (1834)
Mysterious Breaking of Windows, &c. For some days past the inhabitants of Arlington and Nelson-streets, Camden-town, have been annoyed by showers of stones, broken glass bottles, and other missiles, which have not only caused immense
Continue ReadingSt George in the East, London (1836)
Mysterious Annoyance. During the last ten days the family of Mr Jarrard, of No. 46, Upper Cornwall-street, St George’s East, have been greatly annoyed, and the whole neighbourhood disturbed, by the conduct of some malicious
Continue ReadingCalais, Hauts-de-France (1875)
A French Ghost. There is a ghost in Calais, or rank sorcery, or wicked powers of some sort working. In that town dwells a certain Topham, who keeps a factory. In front of the factory
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