Category Archives for Ghost Stories

THE MANIFESTATION OF MARIA

Maria Fitzherbert was born Maria Anne Smythe on 26th July, 1756. At the age of nineteen she became married to a wealthy land owner named Edward Weld, some sixteen years her senior. Sadly, Edward was killed just three months after their wedding in a riding accident. Three years later Maria married for a second time […]

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THE MOST HAUNTED HOUSE IN LONDON

Perhaps the most famous of all haunted houses in London is 50 Berkeley Square; a grand four-story brick townhouse constructed in 1740. For several years it was the home of British Prime Minister George Canning. If you pass the building today you will see a commemorative plaque in his honour. However, by the nineteenth century Number […]

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THE MERMAID INN

The Mermaid Inn is a grade II listed building in Rye, East Sussex. Its cellars are thought to date as far back as the 11th century. However, the main structure dates from the 16th century. Many famous names have been associated with the Inn down the years. Queen Elizabeth 1st was said to have dined […]

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THE GREY LADY

There are many theatres in England that are said to haunted by Grey Ladies, including the Theatre Royal in Bath, the Theatre Royal in York and Brighton’s own Theatre Royal. The first theatre in Brighton was little more than a barn to the North of Castle Square, which opened in 1764. Although a popular attraction […]

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THE FRAGRANT GHOST

The Royal York Hotel was built on the site of a former manor house and developed out of three separate houses known collectively as Steine Place. It opened as a hotel in 1819, slightly preceding the completion of the Royal Pavilion and its gardens in 1822. The name derived from the Duke of York who […]

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SEAFRONT SPECTRES

Brighton’s bandstand was first opened in 1884 and restored to its original specification to be reopened in 2009.Today it houses a café and is available as a venue for weddings and ceremonies. However, a shadow of darkness hangs about the place. The gaiety of its past has become overshadowed by the appearance of a terrifying […]

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BRIGHTON – Ghost Walk of the Lanes

Brighton has often been referred to as London-by-the-Sea, owing to its vibrant and bustling ambience. The town grew in popularity due the patronage of the Prince Regent, George Prince of Wales; later George IV. The upper classes became drawn to the town and it soon became a fashionable resort. One Dr. Richard Russell advocated that […]

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