A Ghost. For some time past the establishment of a linen-draper in this city has been thrown into a state of excitement in consequence of the unusual (and as yet perfectly unaccountable) noises which nightly
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Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire (1917)
The Mysterious Noises at a House in Holbeck. A Six-months problem which baffles solution. The Holbeck “ghost” is not “laid” after all – or, [at any rate] is alive and kicking, or rather rapping, [?]
Continue ReadingBishopstrow, Wiltshire (mid 19th century)
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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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
Continue ReadingNew Radnor, Powys (1833)
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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