Tag Archives: ghosts

Time travelling: A place of kings and “holy air…”

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Sue Vincent

“Holy air encased in stone” … that is how Sir John Betjeman described the crypt at Repton, and it was this that we had come to see… we hoped. On a previous visit, the crypt had been locked. This time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, archaeology, Churches, historic sites, Photography, Sacred sites, Stuart France and Sue Vincent | Tagged archaeology, churches, Derbyshire, folklore, ghosts, local legnds, Repton, Saxon | 17 Comments

A Visit from Roberta Eaton Cheadle & a Ghost! ~ Teagan’s Books

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Teagan’s Books: Roberta Eaton Cheadle (Image tomfoolery by Teagan) When I was a little girl, there were a few times when a group of kids would gather in the garage part of my parent’s modest home, because they … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged 2021, book covers, Book launch, designing book covers. Indie publishing, ghosts, new book, paranormal, Roberta Eaton Cheadle | 8 Comments

Supernatural Encounters – True Stories And A Guest Blog Post By Victoria Zigler @VictoriaZigler

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Hugh’s Views & News: I’m delighted to welcome Victoria (Tori) Zigler to my blog today. After reading an interview with Victoria on the blog of Teri Pollen, I invited her to write a guest post about some of … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged ghost story, ghosts, guest blogger., Guest Bloggers, guest post, guest posts, supernatural, Tagged Ghost Stories, true stories | 3 Comments

A Thousand Miles of History XXVIII: A Haunt of Rogues…

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It had been an incredible morning, starting with the magic of Boscawen Un, our visit to Sennen church and then the long walk to Carn Lês Boel and back. Still flying from the experience, we felt in need of grounding … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Books, france and vincent, Photography, road trip | Tagged Cornwall, ghosts, import taxes, Sennen, smuggling, wreckers | Leave a comment

All Hallows Eve ~ Brian F. Kirkham #writephoto

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The wicker man had a party before the angels landed The wicker man was worried he thought he’d be reprimanded See opposite the church , he’d built a great wood pyre Continue reading at The Inkwell

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged All Hallows Eve, angels, ghosts, Ghouls, halloween, NaPoWriMo, party, wickerman, writephoto | 2 Comments

Living Lore: Myths and hauntings of Warwickshire. ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The holy well of Whitnash. Whitnash has been settled since pre-Christian Celtic times. The present-day church of St Margaret is on a mound which may have been of pagan importance in pre-Christian times. It also used to have a holy … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged cephalophore, ghosts, mercia, murder, Saint Fremund | 6 Comments

Living Lore: Murder, Ghosts and Sainthood in Offchurch ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Gary Stocker shares the story of a murder, a ghost and a saint… whose legend I explore at the end of Gary’s post: In the Warwickshire village of Offchurch in the 1650s a man was stabbed to death in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Lore | Tagged cephalophore, ghosts, mercia, murder, Offa, Saint Fremund | 3 Comments

A Cistercian Abbey

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I spent much of my childhood within walking distance of the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, a place where history and legends seem to meld into a story perfectly designed to capture the imagination of a child. The abbey sits amid … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Churches, History, Photography, travel | Tagged Cistercian, Cranmer, ghosts, Henry VIII, Kirkstall Abbey, Kirkstall Forge, Leeds, legends, yorkshire | 23 Comments

Living Lore: Ghostly Re-enactment of the Battle of Edgehill ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The secondary school which I attended, Kineton High, was in sight of Edgehill, where the first major battle of the British Civil War was fought. A story used to go around October time, during the Michaelmas Term, about how if … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post, Living Lore | Tagged battlefield, Edgehill, folklore, ghosts, history | 2 Comments

Whitby Weekend: A Coastline of Ghosts

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It felt odd driving down the steep hill to Runswick Bay. I had walked down… and back up… that hill so many times before, equipped with a bucket and spade or a fossil hammer, skipping along beside my grandparents. Little … Continue reading →