Where a ghost walks. French house reported to be haunted. The Paris correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” writes: – Superstition dies hard in Brittany, but one fraction of it, or someone connected with it, seems
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Brierley Hill, Dudley, West Midlands (1846)
Brierley Hill. A Ghost Exorcised. A correspondent sends us the following: – “Reports have lately been in circulation in the neighbourhood of Brierley Hill, that a house occupied by a family of the name of
Continue ReadingHeaton Mersey, Greater Manchester (1942)
Heaton Mersey’s Mystery. The majority of people just smile and nod when told of experience with ghost noises – mysterious knocks, scrapings or bangs. When my telephone rang on Monday I recognised the voice of
Continue ReadingBell Yard, London (1760)
The Inhabitants of Bell Yard, Temple Bar, may now sleep in peace; for the ghost, which was some time troublesome to them, is now happily laid. A shop-keeper in the neighbourhood, having been acquainted with
Continue ReadingBristol (1838)
Earl’s Mead seems to have been just north of the River Frome as it comes into Bristol city centre somewhere north of Old Market, according to Rocque’s 1750 map. The Earl’s Mead Ghost! Startling as
Continue ReadingHoddesdon, Hertfordshire (1986)
Ghostly haunt. One of the quietest events to take place in Lowewood Arts Centre, recently was the blessing of the building by the Rev. John Springbett, Vicar of Hoddesdon. It had been felt for some
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Art critic ghost is in the frame for a spirited scam to sell paintings. Here’s one saleman who really IS whiter than white. Exclusive by James Clench. Ghostly goings-on are sending shivers down the spine
Continue ReadingShepton Mallet, Somerset (1996)
Mother leaves ‘haunted’ house after a month. Family flees poltergeist. By Emma Frampton. A Shepton Mallet mother has been forced to leave the home where she lived for only a few weeks, because of suspected
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Ghosts, says the “Telegraph’s” Paris correspondent, have taken up their abode in the Rue Montigny [Monsigny], in a house situated in close proximity to the “Bouffes Parisiens.” The inhabitants of this particular building aver that
Continue ReadingMachynlleth (1873)
A Real Ghost Story (By a Correspondent). There is, as I have before observed, a quiet market town in Montgomeryshire, celebrated for nothing in particulars if you leave out the mud, the rain, and the
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