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The stories I have chosen are from all around the country and can be a good example of the darker side of Great Britain. Most of them don’t have serious evidences proving the veracity of some of them. However, many British people think that they are true.
But whether we choose to believe or not in ghosts and spirits, there is no denying that we only have to look through history to find a wide range of spooky encounters.
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………2
Ghosts of different counties ……………………………………………………………………3
Are ghosts dangerous? …………………………………………………………………………32
My own research work……………………………………………………………………………36
Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………………………37
Sources…………………………………………………………………………………………………38
Appendix: Map of the ghosts of Great Britain……………………………………………39
Contents
Introduction………………………………………………
Ghosts of different counties ……………………………………………………………………3
Are ghosts dangerous? …………………………………………………………………………32
My own research work……………………………………………………………………
Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………
Sources……………………………………………………………
Appendix: Map of the ghosts of Great Britain……………………………………………39
Introduction
England, among other things, is famous for its many castles with histories which date backs centuries. And many of these impressive castles are haunted, of course! Generally speaking British Isles are riddled with a surplus of spooks, specters, phantoms, wraiths, shades, ghouls, ghosts and the undead.
Many people study the official history of Great Britain that is the part of the history that appears in serious books and deals with monarchies, wars, conquests and so on. But there also exists a hidden history of Great Britain that deals with folk beliefs, superstitions and fears, and that is the part of the history as well.
Nowadays we can observe an increasing interest in unwritten sources of history. And a legend plays a big role in folk oral creation of all the nations besides it’s considered to be one of the most interesting and important genre of them.
Legends are passed on from father to son and you can also find them in the media. In spite of legends’ popularity they didn’t become an object of systematical historical research.
The stories I have chosen are from all around the country and can be a good example of the darker side of Great Britain. Most of them don’t have serious evidences proving the veracity of some of them. However, many British people think that they are true.
But whether we choose to believe or not in ghosts and spirits, there is no denying that we only have to look through history to find a wide range of spooky encounters.
The world is changing around us; the science is getting more powerful and can explain almost everything but an interest in the spirit world doesn’t disappear. It seems that no matter how much we progress, we have a natural interest in ghosts.
That’s why this topic is thought to be actual. And the object of my own research is stories about ghosts of Great Britain.
Bedfordshire
The summerhouse is haunted by the ghost of the “Flying Duchess” who disappeared in 1937 after failing to pilot her plane home and was never seen again.
Not far from the prison was the site of a public gallows. The ghost of highwayman Black Tom who was hanged here in 1607 haunts the area.
The ghostly figure of a man on horseback has been seen riding from Katherine’s Cross to a stream close by.
The ghost of Dick Turpin has been seen riding along Weathercock Lane. It is said he discovered the bodies of a young couple at the old manor house and blackmailed the father into letting him use the house as a hideout whenever he wanted, as a price for his silence.
Berkshire
Haunted by the ghost of a young girl who was due to marry the gardener at the hall, but was murdered by a jealous butler. She visits at midnight on New Year’s Eve and stands by the yew tree.
The road to Ascot is haunted by the ghost of a policeman with a mutilated face.
In June the ghost of a young boy can be seen rising from the waters of the little River Tang, where he drowned.
A ghostly handprint appears from time to time on a window in the pub. It is thought to belong to a young boy who died in a blizzard while waiting for his father who was inside.
In January, Brimpton Lane is haunted by the ghostly screams of revelers who were in a carriage on the way to the Hunt Ball, when it plunged into the river at Abel Bridge.
Buckinghamshire
At the junction of the A418 and the road leading to the village of Haddenham, a ghostly figure appears as a forewarning of a danger. This is the ghost of a farmer, murdered on his way home from Thame market. His ghost tells the story.
Haunted by the ghost of a woman in a blood-stained dress. Friday might is the best time to see her.
Disraeli’s ghost has been seen at his former home on the upper floors and at the foot of the cellar stairs.
A ghostly woman in a red dress haunts the area around Wheeler End Common.
The ghostly sound of a horse and trap has been heard near the ford although nothing is seen.
Cambridgeshire
In October 1948 Colonel Mellows was heading with his friend Mr. Percival. They were coming back from shooting and didn’t see the train coming from the opposite direction and it ploughed into the car.
Juliet Tewsley loved Thomas Roul, the woodcutter, with a passion. But he rejected her. She ran home and hanged herself from a tree in full view of the inn.
A ghost haunts the top floor of the rectory. Some think it might to be spirit of Rupert Brookes.
Area around Devil’s Ditch is haunted by the Black Shuck, Odin’s Dog of War.
The castle is haunted by Catherine of Aragon, King Henry VII’s wife, who was held prisoner here during the last years of her life.
The ghost of a former don, believed to have been murdered, haunts the area around the college appearing to new students.
Chesire
One woman made drunk John Naden murder her husband, Robert Brough, his employer. Then he was hanged on the gallows on Gun Hill. Be warned! He’s not the friendliest of ghosts.
Mistress Blanche loved Piers with all her heart. But their love had to be kept secret. He went off the battle and then his body was bought home to be buried. She even couldn’t attend his funeral, she never had the chance to say goodbye and pay my respects.
Once a year the lane leading to the church is filled with the ghosts of the Breretons.
The ghost of a woman haunts the Old Personage, she was frightened to death by a visit from Prince Charles Stuart in 1745.
The ghost of a builder who died during the construction of the earlier manor house haunts Dunham Massey Hall.
The church field is haunted by the Lady in White and the ghost of a dog haunts a road nearby.
Cornwall
Kate Penfound loved John Trebarfoot. But her father was against their marriage. They decided to elope but were caught. John was killed and she was badly injured.
A ghoul or Kergrim is said to haunt the churchyard.
Just before Christmas a ghostly coach drawn by headless horses sometimes appears.
The story around Deadman’s Cove in haunted by a ghostly black figure.
Is haunted by the ghost of a man called Millington who was poisoned by his wife after he had tried to poison her.
A ghostly funeral procession has been seen on the path leading to the family chapel.
County Durham
Gilbert Vane’s marriage was a disappointment for his parents. Even in death his mother is still angry and you can see her walking the halls.
The maidservant didn’t mean to be any trouble. The Lord got very angry when he found out she was pregnant. He had her bricked up in a spiral staircase.
Haunted by a phantom rider on a grey horse who rides towards Hamsterley Forest, his face a mask of blood.
Disused colliery haunted by a phantom pit pony and the ghost of a miner killed when the pony bolted.
A phantom hearse pulled by headless horses haunts the ruins of Langley Hall.
A secret passage is said to lead from the cathedral to Finchale Abbey but is so full of horrors that nobody can stand going into it.
Cumbria
A starving woman asked for food and shelter one family. But they turned her away. She died and cursed them.
Haunted by Katherine Parr, Henry VII’s last wife.
The ghost of a young girl haunts the spot where her lover was srtuck by lightning and killed.
Haunted by the ghost of one of four men killed by an explosion here in 1916.
Haunted by the ghost of a girl who was married at midnight on Halloween and then murdered.
The castle and ground are haunted by the ghost of the first Earl of Lonsdale.
Denbighshire
Henry de Lacy built the Goblin Tower, which is situated just below the castle. His son was 15 years old and loved watching the tower being built. One day he was up on the scaffolding watching the men when he lost his fooling and fell to his death.
One woman’s husband was having an affair with a local woman so she killed her. You might see her wandering the battlements.
The Sculpture Gallery is haunted by the ghost of a lady and the Terrace Tea Room is haunted by a blue lady.
Derbyshire
One woman hoped to be Nicholas Eyre’s wife but he rejected her in favor of her younger sister. The humiliation and sadness were too much for her, so she killed herself.
Catherine Mompesson and his wife worked hard to comfort the sick and sying people from vile disease but the disease took her from her beloved husband.
Henry and Clara’s parents didn’t approve of their relationship. They decided to elope but three lead-miners jumped out on then on the road. They robbed and killed them both.
Haunted by two ghosts. A woman in her fifties, possibly a servant, wearing a white cap, also a woman with dark hair and clothes.
Haunted by a spectral monk with a luminous white face.
The vicarage is haunted by the ghost of a White Lady.
Devon
Lady Margaret Pomeroy’s sister let a man come between them and ruin their sisterly love. Eleanor locked her in the dungeon beneath the tower and left her to starve to death.
The sailors trapped in the ice. The Captain made the difficult decision to drift with the ice and hope it would take them south. Those who died on the voyage didn’t want to leave the ship and their spirits remain inside the door.
Sidney Godolphin took part in a local fight and although he fought valiantly he was shot.
A ghostly bearded monk in a brown habit haunts the rector, which was once a manor house.
Outside the Royal Oak is haunted by the ghosts of Lady Howard and her coach who are heard and sometimes seen.
Is haunted by John Radforfd, once the vicar, who was refused his wish to be buried in the church, after he murdered his curate.
Dorset
Martyn didn’t notice his pet. He opened the secret door in the chamber and went in, closed the door behind him and climbed the stairs. The poor creature starved to death.
The ghosts of Roman Legionnaires held the valley when they lost their footing and the whole legion fell to their death
John Daniel was buried without knowing full facts. Everybody saw him and his coffin, his half-brother was among them. He threw a stone at what he saw and he disappeared.
It’s said to be haunted by the ghost of a nun. The old rectory at Hinton is also haunted.
Haunted by Revd Percy Newall, a previous occupant of the house, most frequently seen at 6 a.m. with a bible under his arm
A 15th Century building by the ghost of Agnes Beard who was murdered there.
Dumfries and Galloway
1.Baldoon Castle
Janet Dalrymple loved Archibald but her father wanted her to marry David Dunbar. But in the end she agreed to marry him. On their wedding night tragedy stuck but no one is sure what happened. Everybody found her husband wounded while she cowered in the covered in blood.
2. Comlongon Castle
Lady Marion Carruthers had to marry James Douglas, a man she didn’t love. She went to the tower and jumped from the top right hand window.
A ghostly, headless piper is seen and heard playing at Corsock Hill.
The ghost of a man called Porteous haunts Spedlin’s Tower. He was imprisoned there and starved to death.
East Sussex
Lady Joan Pelham was killed to attempt to defend this castle.
A ghost haunts the Queen’s Head Hotel which was once a farmhouse. The ghost is thought to be that of a former landlord or a tenant farmer.
Thomas Becket’s ghost has been seen on autumn evenings. Groans, ratting chains and ghostly music have been heard in the castle.
The ghost of a Grey Lady haunts the priory, she looks down at the moat where it is thought she drowned.
Haunted by various ghosts including drummer, a white lady on a donkey, a sleepwalking man and both a Grey and a White Lady.
East Yorkshire
Anne loved this house. Once on her way home 2 beggars robbed her and killed, her dying wish was to her sisters was that her skull should remain in the house forever. But they didn’t take it seriously.
Drogo de Bevere said he hadn’t wanted to kill his wife but that hadn’t stopped him poisoning her and hiding her body.
The meadows which run from the ruined priory down to Watton Beck are haunted by a headless nun
A phantom coach and horses driven by the headless ghost of Sir Jocelyn Percy has been seen in the streets.
Haunted by the sound of wet feet walking on the stone-flagged floor.
Essex
Sir John Gate was executed on 22nd August 1553
George loved his job in the theatre. He realized one day that the theatre was in terrible financial difficulties. He couldn’t deal with it and hanged herself from the fly floor.
Lord Marney, who died in 1523, haunts the staircase in Layer Marney Tower. He died before its completion.
The hall, which is built on the site of a Roman villa, is haunted by the ghostly laughter of an unseen woman.
Haunted by ghostly, silent figures that walk around inside the chapel and unexplained light shining from within.
Haunted by a ghostly monk dressed in white that walks at night carrying a lighted candle, this is just one of many ghosts reported here.
Gloucestershire
Haunted by the ghost of Margaret of Anjou, King Henry VI’s Queen, who stayed here before the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. After which she was imprisoned for five years in the Tower of London.
The unfinished victorian mansion was used by American troops during the Second World War and the ghosts of two soldiers are said to haunt the park.