He was not a Bishopstrow man, but he claimed to have some interest in the parish, for his father’s best days were spent in Bishopstrow and many of his happiest holidays were at the Grange.
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Epworth, Lincolnshire (1906)
Chair-throwing Ghost. Epworth, the birthplace of the founder of Methodism, has long been famed for its ghost of Old Jeffrey, and the mysterious “rappings,” which were heard at the old rectory in the time of
Continue ReadingEasby, Richmond, North Yorkshire (1905)
The “Dead Hand” at Richmond. The District Excited Over A Haunted House. Much excitement prevails in the village of Easby, near Richmond (Yorks.), owing to the report that a house there is haunted. Early in
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Haunted Cottage. A poor woman, inhabiting a cottage near New Radnor, about a year ago persuaded her husband to emigrate with the whole family to America. Shortly after her arrival the poor woman was seized
Continue ReadingSouth Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire (1938)
Moving Events. In this age of world-wide unrest it is, perhaps, not entirely unnatural that there should be news of violent and mysterious happenings at Blackpool, although, at first sight, these fantastic ebullitions have a
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District Intelligence. Bilsington and Bonnington. These usually quiet little villages have recently been thrown into the utmost consternation owing to a report being circulated that at a certain house about two mile down in Romney
Continue ReadingStapleford, Nottinghamshire (1946)
Night Noises Mystery Stapleford Knockings Unexplained Weird knockings almost nightly between 11.30 and 1.30 have disturbed the rest of the inhabitants of a Stapleford house for a whole week and are still unexplained. The house
Continue ReadingBethnal Green, London (1938)
Strange Happenings in Bethnal Green. Bed Clothes Torn Off, Chairs Overturned, Cries and Tappings Expert’s Story to the “Observer”. What our reporter saw. Ghostly manifestations in a Bethnal Green house have aroused the curiosity and
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(Another Newbold, Chesterfield case in 1936). A Haunted House near Chesterfield. Householders alarmed by mysterious noises. The people in the Newbold Moor district of Chesterfield are much concerned at present by reports of strange happenings
Continue ReadingEast Knighton, Dorset (1878)
Winfrith. An extraordinary affair. This village and neighbourhood has been thrown into a state of consternation and alarm during th elast week or ten days, by what has happened at a house in Knighton. It
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