Black Country Ghosts and Hauntings

Black Country Ghosts and Hauntings

Author: Andrew Homer

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-11-15

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9781540388681

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Black Country Ghosts and Hauntings is a ghostly gazetteer guide to over 150 spooky locations from in and around this area of the West Midlands. The Black Country has never been a clearly defined area and so whilst most of these haunted locations are most definitely 'Black Country' also included are some ghostly tales from a little further afield such as the haunted Drakelow Tunnels in Wolverley and some stories from the east of Shropshire where the county borders with the Wolverhampton area. Within these pages you will find haunted houses, castles, pubs, hotels and a host of other locations carefully researched and mapped by the author over many years. Where known, buildings which no longer exist at the time of publication are noted in the text. Similarly, photographs taken at the time the stories were collected may not necessarily reflect buildings and locations as they appear now. This is particularly true of public houses. Do take care if you are planning to visit any of these haunted locations in person and please be respectful of both people and places. Very few are private homes but those that are would probably not welcome unwanted intrusion. The vast majority can be visited if you have the nerve but bear in mind some may charge an admission fee if the hauntings are based on a castle or museum site for example. Haunted hostelries of course may be visited during opening hours for nothing more than just the price of a drink.


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Download or read book Black Country Ghosts and Hauntings written by Andrew Homer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Country Ghosts and Hauntings is a ghostly gazetteer guide to over 150 spooky locations from in and around this area of the West Midlands. The Black Country has never been a clearly defined area and so whilst most of these haunted locations are most definitely 'Black Country' also included are some ghostly tales from a little further afield such as the haunted Drakelow Tunnels in Wolverley and some stories from the east of Shropshire where the county borders with the Wolverhampton area. Within these pages you will find haunted houses, castles, pubs, hotels and a host of other locations carefully researched and mapped by the author over many years. Where known, buildings which no longer exist at the time of publication are noted in the text. Similarly, photographs taken at the time the stories were collected may not necessarily reflect buildings and locations as they appear now. This is particularly true of public houses. Do take care if you are planning to visit any of these haunted locations in person and please be respectful of both people and places. Very few are private homes but those that are would probably not welcome unwanted intrusion. The vast majority can be visited if you have the nerve but bear in mind some may charge an admission fee if the hauntings are based on a castle or museum site for example. Haunted hostelries of course may be visited during opening hours for nothing more than just the price of a drink.

Black Country Ghosts

Black Country Ghosts

Author: Anthony Poulton-Smith

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2008-11-03

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 0750953438

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Local author Anthony Poulton-Smith takes the reader on a fascinating A—Z tour of the haunted places of the Black Country. Contained within the pages of this book are strange tales of spectral sightings, active poltergeists and restless spirits appearing in streets, inns, churches, estates, public buildings and private homes across the area. They include the ghost of a murdered woman in Dudley's Station Hotel cellar, the tragic lovers of Cradley Heath's Haden Estate, Walsall's notorious Hand of Glory and Coseley's enormous black dog forecasting death. This new collection of stories, a product of both historical accounts and numerous interviews conducted with local witnesses, is sure to appeal to all those intrigued by the Black Country's haunted heritage.


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Download or read book Black Country Ghosts written by Anthony Poulton-Smith and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local author Anthony Poulton-Smith takes the reader on a fascinating A—Z tour of the haunted places of the Black Country. Contained within the pages of this book are strange tales of spectral sightings, active poltergeists and restless spirits appearing in streets, inns, churches, estates, public buildings and private homes across the area. They include the ghost of a murdered woman in Dudley's Station Hotel cellar, the tragic lovers of Cradley Heath's Haden Estate, Walsall's notorious Hand of Glory and Coseley's enormous black dog forecasting death. This new collection of stories, a product of both historical accounts and numerous interviews conducted with local witnesses, is sure to appeal to all those intrigued by the Black Country's haunted heritage.

Haunted Black Country

Haunted Black Country

Author: Andrew Homer

Publisher:

Published: 2010-10-15

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781848682665

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Beer and Spirits offers a fascinating insight into the stories behind some of Central England's most haunted pubs. With over 50,000 public houses in the United Kingdom, the local pub has become an essential part of British culture. Samuel Pepys described the inn as the heart of England. Pubs have been an integral part of British culture since Roman times. The lives and dramas, intrigues and mysteries of the people who visited them form the rich tapestry of any local pub. As a result there are often many stories and histories that are inherently part of the place, and naturally ghost stories and haunted reputations form a dynamic feature of many local pubs. From spectral monks and phantom coaches, to ghostly highwaymen and supernatural hounds, the authors examine some well known and not so well known aspects of Black Country pub history and folklore. While the stories and accounts in this book are not meant to offer any proof or conclusive evidence of ghosts, they do offer a fresh look at new and more traditional accounts of haunted pubs in the Black Country and the surrounding area.


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Download or read book Haunted Black Country written by Andrew Homer and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beer and Spirits offers a fascinating insight into the stories behind some of Central England's most haunted pubs. With over 50,000 public houses in the United Kingdom, the local pub has become an essential part of British culture. Samuel Pepys described the inn as the heart of England. Pubs have been an integral part of British culture since Roman times. The lives and dramas, intrigues and mysteries of the people who visited them form the rich tapestry of any local pub. As a result there are often many stories and histories that are inherently part of the place, and naturally ghost stories and haunted reputations form a dynamic feature of many local pubs. From spectral monks and phantom coaches, to ghostly highwaymen and supernatural hounds, the authors examine some well known and not so well known aspects of Black Country pub history and folklore. While the stories and accounts in this book are not meant to offer any proof or conclusive evidence of ghosts, they do offer a fresh look at new and more traditional accounts of haunted pubs in the Black Country and the surrounding area.

Tales from the Haunted South

Tales from the Haunted South

Author: Tiya Miles

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2015-08-12

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1469626349

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In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved black specters. But who are these ghosts? Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain. "Dark tourism" often highlights the most sensationalist and macabre aspects of slavery, from salacious sexual ties between white masters and black women slaves to the physical abuse and torture of black bodies to the supposedly exotic nature of African spiritual practices. Because the realities of slavery are largely absent from these tours, Miles reveals how they continue to feed problematic "Old South" narratives and erase the hard truths of the Civil War era. In an incisive and engaging work, Miles uses these troubling cases to shine light on how we feel about the Civil War and race, and how the ghosts of the past are still with us.


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Download or read book Tales from the Haunted South written by Tiya Miles and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved black specters. But who are these ghosts? Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain. "Dark tourism" often highlights the most sensationalist and macabre aspects of slavery, from salacious sexual ties between white masters and black women slaves to the physical abuse and torture of black bodies to the supposedly exotic nature of African spiritual practices. Because the realities of slavery are largely absent from these tours, Miles reveals how they continue to feed problematic "Old South" narratives and erase the hard truths of the Civil War era. In an incisive and engaging work, Miles uses these troubling cases to shine light on how we feel about the Civil War and race, and how the ghosts of the past are still with us.

Ghost Stories of St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Pinellas County

Ghost Stories of St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Pinellas County

Author: Deborah Frethem

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2007-11-15

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 162584414X

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Some parts of sunny Florida can be downright chilling . . . A haunting historical tour with photos included! Does the restless ghost of a murder victim haunt a Gulfport home? Does a doomed pirate search for his lost treasure at John’s Pass? Are sea captains and Civil War soldiers still combing the area, years after their deaths? With wit and style, the “Queen of Haunts,” Deborah Frethem, calls upon years of experience as the general manager and guide of Tampa Bay Ghost Tours to present legends of sinister deeds and whispers of the past from Florida’s haunted peninsula.


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Download or read book Ghost Stories of St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Pinellas County written by Deborah Frethem and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-11-15 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some parts of sunny Florida can be downright chilling . . . A haunting historical tour with photos included! Does the restless ghost of a murder victim haunt a Gulfport home? Does a doomed pirate search for his lost treasure at John’s Pass? Are sea captains and Civil War soldiers still combing the area, years after their deaths? With wit and style, the “Queen of Haunts,” Deborah Frethem, calls upon years of experience as the general manager and guide of Tampa Bay Ghost Tours to present legends of sinister deeds and whispers of the past from Florida’s haunted peninsula.

Ghost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond

Ghost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond

Author: Andrew Homer

Publisher: Black Country Society

Published: 2022-09-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781911309192

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Ghost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond is a companion to the gazetteer guide Black Country Ghosts and Hauntings by the same author. This book is about what really happened when experienced paranormal investigators were given access to some amazing properties. Mainly due to the immense popularity of television shows such as Most haunted, ghost hunting has changed almost beyond recognition in a relatively short space of time. Whereas we were mostly invited in to investigate phenomena as it was occurring, locations are now more likely to be booked by paranormal event companies. Nowadays, it is possible for anyone to pay for an organised ghost hunt in buildings which previously would only have been open to established research groups. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as there is clearly a great deal of interest and many of the locations in this book now host organised 'ghost hunting' events. However, in the author's experience, paranormal activity is far from reliable and established ghost stories often bear little or no resemblance to what is actually happening when a site is active. We were fortunate during our investigations that we were generally called in because the locations were actively experiencing periods of paranormal activity. This book chronicles well over 25 years of investigating anomalous phenomena in a variety of locations in conjunction with various paranormal research groups. Many were investigated more than once and some on multiple occasions over a long period of time. There are some very well-known haunted locations within these pages. In the Black Country there is Dudley Castle, West Bromwich Manor House, and the Black Country Living Museum whilst further afield we have the Ancient Ram Inn, Belgrave Hall and Woodchester Mansion to name but a few of the fascinating cases recorded here. Look out for the video symbol which denotes actual location footage available on YouTube. This footage can be accessed simply by scanning the QR codes with a suitable mobile phone application. This book then records the highlights of those occasions when something 'other worldly' really did manifest itself whilst Ghost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond.


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Download or read book Ghost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond written by Andrew Homer and published by Black Country Society. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond is a companion to the gazetteer guide Black Country Ghosts and Hauntings by the same author. This book is about what really happened when experienced paranormal investigators were given access to some amazing properties. Mainly due to the immense popularity of television shows such as Most haunted, ghost hunting has changed almost beyond recognition in a relatively short space of time. Whereas we were mostly invited in to investigate phenomena as it was occurring, locations are now more likely to be booked by paranormal event companies. Nowadays, it is possible for anyone to pay for an organised ghost hunt in buildings which previously would only have been open to established research groups. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as there is clearly a great deal of interest and many of the locations in this book now host organised 'ghost hunting' events. However, in the author's experience, paranormal activity is far from reliable and established ghost stories often bear little or no resemblance to what is actually happening when a site is active. We were fortunate during our investigations that we were generally called in because the locations were actively experiencing periods of paranormal activity. This book chronicles well over 25 years of investigating anomalous phenomena in a variety of locations in conjunction with various paranormal research groups. Many were investigated more than once and some on multiple occasions over a long period of time. There are some very well-known haunted locations within these pages. In the Black Country there is Dudley Castle, West Bromwich Manor House, and the Black Country Living Museum whilst further afield we have the Ancient Ram Inn, Belgrave Hall and Woodchester Mansion to name but a few of the fascinating cases recorded here. Look out for the video symbol which denotes actual location footage available on YouTube. This footage can be accessed simply by scanning the QR codes with a suitable mobile phone application. This book then records the highlights of those occasions when something 'other worldly' really did manifest itself whilst Ghost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond.

Haunted Black Country

Haunted Black Country

Author: Philip Solomon

Publisher: Haunted

Published: 2009-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780752448824

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From Brierley Hill to Walsall, Netherton to Darlaston and Dudley, this chilling collection of true-life tales covers the whole of the Black Country. Many of these tales have never before appeared in print. Compiled by the Wolverhampton Express & Star's own psychic agony uncle, Philip Solomon, it contains a terrifying range of apparitions, from poltergeists and ghosts to ancient spirits, silent specters, haunted buildings, and historical horrors. This comprehensive collection will delight anyone with an interest in the darker side of the area's history.


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Download or read book Haunted Black Country written by Philip Solomon and published by Haunted. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Brierley Hill to Walsall, Netherton to Darlaston and Dudley, this chilling collection of true-life tales covers the whole of the Black Country. Many of these tales have never before appeared in print. Compiled by the Wolverhampton Express & Star's own psychic agony uncle, Philip Solomon, it contains a terrifying range of apparitions, from poltergeists and ghosts to ancient spirits, silent specters, haunted buildings, and historical horrors. This comprehensive collection will delight anyone with an interest in the darker side of the area's history.

Paranormal Black Country

Paranormal Black Country

Author: Richard O'Connor

Publisher:

Published: 2025-06-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781398119413

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A fabulous collection of ghostly hauntings in the Black Country. These tales of haunted places, supernatural happenings and weird phenomena will delight the ghost hunters.


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Download or read book Paranormal Black Country written by Richard O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 2025-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fabulous collection of ghostly hauntings in the Black Country. These tales of haunted places, supernatural happenings and weird phenomena will delight the ghost hunters.

Ghosts and Hauntings of the Finger Lakes

Ghosts and Hauntings of the Finger Lakes

Author: Patti Unvericht

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012-06-05

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 1614235503

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From spooky state parks to real-life haunted houses, Ghosts and Hauntings of the Finger Lakes tells the stories behind the most supernatural sites around the shores of New York's famous Finger Lakes. Local paranormal investigator Patti Unvericht takes you on a journey to places such as the Elmira Civil War POW Camp, thought to be inhabited by the restless spirits of casualties of the war, to the State Theatre in Ithaca and even the tourist-friendly Geneva on the Lake, rumored to be haunted by past guests who have expired while staying at the historic hotel.


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Download or read book Ghosts and Hauntings of the Finger Lakes written by Patti Unvericht and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From spooky state parks to real-life haunted houses, Ghosts and Hauntings of the Finger Lakes tells the stories behind the most supernatural sites around the shores of New York's famous Finger Lakes. Local paranormal investigator Patti Unvericht takes you on a journey to places such as the Elmira Civil War POW Camp, thought to be inhabited by the restless spirits of casualties of the war, to the State Theatre in Ithaca and even the tourist-friendly Geneva on the Lake, rumored to be haunted by past guests who have expired while staying at the historic hotel.

Beer and Spirits

Beer and Spirits

Author: Andrew Homer

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2010-10-15

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1445626829

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Beers and Spirits offers a fascinating insight into the stories behind some of Britain's most haunted pubs.


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Download or read book Beer and Spirits written by Andrew Homer and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beers and Spirits offers a fascinating insight into the stories behind some of Britain's most haunted pubs.