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Ghosts

Grey ladies, headless horsemen and restless monks, as the old collectors heard of them.

Ghosts · OxfordshireMadam Dudley's GhostA lady found dead at the foot of the stairs, a ghost that walked so stubbornly it took nine parsons to lay her, and a pond that never froze again.Read the tale Ghosts · EdinburghOnce Burned, Twice BurnedA minister carried blindfold through the night, a fire at a great house, and the lady who rose from the flames to give a warning.Read the tale Ghosts · LondonCaptain Bell and the Old Man in WhiteAn old man with a white beard took him by the ear and promised him the time and the place to finish his book. He kept his word.Read the tale Ghosts · LondonScratching Fanny of Cock LaneIn 1762 all London crowded into a little house in Smithfield to hear a ghost knock out the name of her murderer.Read the tale Ghosts · WarwickshireThe Phantom Armies of EdgehillTwo months after the battle, shepherds heard drums in the night sky, and saw the armies fight it all again.Read the tale Ghosts · OxfordshireThe Unjust Judge of Great TewAt midnight the judge who wronged the village drives his coach-and-six round an old elm in the park.Read the tale Hobs & helpers · Ghosts · County DurhamHob Headless and the Stone by the RoadA headless sprite haunted the road to Neasham until he was laid under a stone, and whoever sits on that stone can never get up again.Read the tale Ghosts · LondonThe Earl in the Gilt Room and the Lady Who Met HerselfA beheaded earl who walks at midnight with his head in his hand, and a daughter who met her own double in the garden.Read the tale The Devil · Ghosts · OxfordshireThe Just Devil of WoodstockIn 1649 Parliament's men came to Woodstock to do away with the King's Oak, and something in the old manor made them very sorry they had.Read the tale Witches · Ghosts · EdinburghMajor Weir and the Burning StaffThe holiest man in the West Bow never prayed without his staff, and when the truth came out, the staff burned with him.Read the tale Ghosts · EdinburghThe Night of Wonders in Mary King's CloseA grey old man's head at the door, a floating arm that offered to shake hands, and a room full of tiny dancing creatures.Read the tale Ghosts · OxfordshireMr Bonnell Walks OutTwo students watched him walk out of the college gate and up the High Street at noon. He had not left his bed for days.Read the tale