The ghost of Sarah Preston, who was blamed for spreading the plague that resulted in over 400 deaths in Boston, is a recurring ghost that is said to be more active during the month of September.
Sarah lived in a cottage in the shadow of St Botolphs church in the Lincolnshire town of Boston, the principal port of England in medieval times, and it here, in her husband's absence, that she entertained a sailor who, unbeknown to Sarah, was carrying the plague. Guilt stricken, Sarah Preston climbed the 365 steps to the top of St Botolph's tower, known as Boston Stump, and committed suicide by leaping from the top.
Sarah's ghost has been seen to jump from the top of the tower only to disappear before touching the ground.
Image: Immanuel Giel via Wikimedia Commons
Other September hauntings:
Ghost of King Edward II Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
The Grenadier Pub, Wilton Row, London
The Ghost of Annie Chapman, a September Haunting
The ghost of Amy Robsart wife of Sir Robert Dudley, a September Haunting
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