Hauntings / Sarah Siddons / Usual Suspects
by Ian · Published March 19, 2012 · Last modified November 10, 2018
Sarah Siddons on North Wharf Road opened opened in 1961 as a secondary school for girls from Regent’s Park and Bellfield Schools. Part of North Westminster Community School since 1980, the Paranormal Database website suggests that it was haunted by the ghost of the Welsh actress, Sarah Siddons (Born 5 July 1755 – Died 8 June 1831) wearing a blue dress and a small hat.
Civil War Hauntings / Hauntings / Lillie Langtry / Usual Suspects
by Ian · Published February 29, 2012 · Last modified November 6, 2018
According to ‘And Still They Serve, A complete Guide to the Military Ghosts of Britain’ by Richard Mckenzie and ‘Frommer’s 24 Great Walks in London’, 19 Dunraven Street is reputedly haunted by numerous ghosts.
Folklore / Hauntings / Mary Blandy / Usual Suspects
by Ian · Published January 14, 2012 · Last modified December 28, 2018
Mary Blandy was executed on 6 April 1752 for the muder of her father Francis Blandy in Henley on Thames. The location of Mary Blandy’s execution was either the Westgate prison mound or in the Castle Yard in Oxford, both of which are very close to each other.
Hauntings / Mary Blandy / Usual Suspects
by Ian · Published January 12, 2012 · Last modified December 26, 2018
Although the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin in Henley on Thames dates from the 13th Century (with alterations and remodelling from the 15th and 19th Centuries), it is suspected the origins of the church may date back as far 1000AD.
Hauntings / Mary Blandy / Usual Suspects
by Ian · Published January 11, 2012 · Last modified December 29, 2018
Park Place is a Grade II listed building which in 2011 became the most expensive home sold in Britain with a huge £140m price tag. Dating from the early 18th century it is not surprising that there are also a few ghosts and legends attached to the site.
Apparitions / Hauntings / Mary Blandy / Poltergiests / Usual Suspects
by Ian · Published December 30, 2011 · Last modified December 26, 2018
The Kenton Theatre in Henley on Thames dates from 7 November 1805 and is thought to be the fourth oldest working theatre in Great Britain. With a 234 seat capacity the theatre is small and run by a group of volunteers. It is also a location where haunting like activity has been reported.
Apparitions / Hauntings / Mary Blandy / Road Ghosts / Usual Suspects
by Ian · Published December 30, 2011 · Last modified December 30, 2018
The apparition of a young woman is thought to haunt Dolesden Lane in Turville. According to the Luton Paranormal website ‘One witness was pushing his bicycle along the road when he saw someone approaching. It was a bright, moonlit night and he could clearly see that she was wearing old-fashioned clothes.
Apparitions / Hauntings / Mary Blandy / Usual Suspects
by Ian · Published December 29, 2011 · Last modified December 26, 2018
Now a dental practice, the Grade II listed Blandy House on Hart Street was the home of Mary Blandy, who was executed on 6 April 1752 for poisoning her father, Francis Blandy.
Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / Mary Blandy / Usual Suspects
by Ian · Published December 29, 2011 · Last modified December 26, 2018
During mid 20th century the Little Angel Inn was reputedly the scene of haunting like phenomena which was experienced by the Bucknalls who were the licensees. The disturbances were said to take place over a 30 month period starting in 1952.
Apparitions / Hauntings / Mary Blandy / Occult Biographies / Usual Suspects
by Ian · Published December 24, 2011 · Last modified November 19, 2018
Mary Blandy (Born 1720) was executed on 6 April 1752 outside Oxford Castle for murdering her father, Francis Blandy at the request of her lover, Captain William Henry Cranstuon. As with Mary Queen of Scots, Oliver Cromwell and several other famous ghosts, Miss Blandy reputedly haunts at numerous locations over several counties.
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