Haunted Isles -in the company of spirits

Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk is said to be one of the finest 17th-century country houses in East Anglia and as befits a 17th century house Felbrigg has a resident ghost. The National Trust says that "the ghost stories associated with Felbrigg centre on the phantom bibliophile." who "will only appear when an exact combination of books is placed on the library chair." The library ghost is thought to be that of William Windham who actually lost his life as a result of rescuing another library from fire. In 1809 William Windham noticed a house on fire that was threatening to spread to the home of his friend Robert North, knowing that his friend's home housed a valuable library of manuscripts he set about rescuing them. William's rescue attempt was successful but unfortunately he was injured in the process. William's injury resulted in a tumour which had to be operated on and he died as a result of the procedure. Later owners of Felbrigg Hall, the Kitt...

In 1936 Country Life magazine photographer Captain Hubert C. Provand and his assistant Indre Shira were taking photographs of Raynham Hall, Norfolk for a Country Life article when Indre Shira noticed "a vapoury form gradually assuming the appearance of a woman" moving down the stairs towards them. Although Captain Provand saw nothing he took an exposure under Shira's direction which when developed showed a ghostly image of the "Brown Lady", catapulting the ghost of Lady Dorothy Walpole or at least her alleged photograph to fame. Lady Dorothy Walpole (1686–1726) (Image: via Wiki Commons ) Lady Dorothy Walpole was the sister of Britain's first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole of Houghton Hall, she was the second wife of Charles Marquiss of Townsend, known as Turnip Townsend. It was not a happy marriage, the couple became estranged to one another possible due to Dorothy's frivolous and extravagant ways  and Charles discovering that his wife ha...

  Teaser Tuesdays  is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of  Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: •  Grab your current read •  Open to a random page •  Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page •  BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!  (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) •  Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! My Teaser: "I am engaged in investigating one of the most extraordinary cases of poltergeist disturbance and alleged haunting that has come under my notice for years." - Harry Price, Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research." pg 131 The Ghost Hunters by Neil Spring Book Description from Amazon : Welcome to Borley Rectory, the most haunted house in England. The year is 1926 and Sarah Grey has l...

 In 1989 the Kent village of Pluckley was named England's most haunted village by The Guiness Book of Records, it is reputed to be haunted by between 12 and 16 ghosts including: The Screaming Man ~ Tayler Jay Smith was a worker at the Pluckley Brickworks who died when a drying clay wall fell on him. The Watercress Lady ~ Watercress seller Abigail Nicolas accidentally set herself alight when smoking a pipe and burned to death. The Highwayman ~ who jumps out at people at what is now known as Fright Corner. The Hanged Man ~ Teacher Henry Turff hanged himself, he now appears as hanging from the tree where he killed himself dressed in a green blazer and striped trousers. The Colonel of Park Woods ~ A military man seen marching through Park Woods. The Phantom of The Pinnocks ~ The black silhouette of a man appears before a storm. The Screaming Woods ~ Actually Dering Woods where apparently the screams of people who have died in the woods can be heard. The Monk of Greys...

Incredible photograph of Houdini and the ghost of Abraham Lincoln. Or is it? Was that a spirit or a double exposure? " Harry Price was a member of the Society for Psychical Research, Librarian of the Magicians' Club of London and a member of the Society of American Magicians when, in 1922, his article "Cold Light on Spiritualistic Phenomena" was published in the "Journal of the Society for Psychical Research." Houdini valued this expose of how a photographer could produce fraudulent "spirit photographs" that purportedly documented the apparition and social interaction of figures from beyond. Demonstrating the company he could keep if the right technique were employed, Houdini had himself photographed with the ghost of Abraham Lincoln." Source: Wiki Commons

"Blowing raspberry involves sticking your tongue out of your mouth and producing a noise similar to that created by flatulence, similar to that of gas as it is passed through the anus." Urban Dictionary  "raspberry" is short for raspberry tart - fart - rhyming slang "BZZZZPT!" The gardener turned around but saw no-one, he went back to his work weeding the border and a few seconds later there was another, "BZZZZPT!" The gardener stopped what he was doing and had a good look around, peering over the hedge expecting to see a child from the village scurry away. Nothing, so back to weeding. "BZZZZPT!" Okay so just what was going on? This time the gardener blew a raspberry right back and was rewarded with muffled giggles. Smiling he returned to his work. "BZZZZPT!" The exchange of "raspberries" went on until the gardener's wife came out of the house with a cup of tea for him, then all wen...

Harlow Ghost Hunters' video of Julie & Annie investigating the paranormal goings on at Hertfordshire's reputedly haunted Minsden Chapel )

This could be just another case of a workman mislaying his tools but you'll have to decide that for yourself. The person who told me the tale of the mysterious case of the missing hammer is convinced that something supernatural happened. It all started ordinarily enough, the chap putting up some trellis couldn't find the hammer he'd put down a few minutes earlier. He shrugged it off believing that the dog had picked up the hammer and run off with it, he simply found another to use. Of course he told the lady of the house that he thought her dog had taken the hammer, telling her she'd probably find it later in the garden somewhere. It was quite a distinctive hammer having been splattered with bright pink paint. A few months later more work was being done in the garden, the Victorian crazy paving was being taken up, when low and behold a slab was lifted and there embedded in the ground, under the crazy paving was the missing hammer complete with splats of bright pi...

Looks idyllic doesn't it? An ancient tree in an apple orchard and perhaps it is on a bright and sunny day but not so much come dusk. Members of the family who have owned this orchard since the 1920's are convinced that it is haunted by their Grandfather who lived on site for most of his long life. There is talk of the sound of footsteps approaching, the rustle of a branch, the feeling of being watched. But when you turn to greet the newcomer or call out "Who's there?" there is no reply and no one to be seen. The family think it's Grandad because they never had these feelings of being watched or heard the sounds before his death.

"nowhere before had ever held so many suggestions of the supernatural..."