On 30th January in 1649, King Charles was executed at 2pm outside the Palace of Whitehall. A scaffold had been erected in front of the Banqueting House at first-floor level, high above the thousands of spectators. It gave them a clear view of the grisly execution as the King was beheaded. If you dare to […]
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A Christmas CarolÂ
As it’s Christmas, I wanted to pay homage to Charles Dickens, who wrote the classic Christmas tale, A Christmas Carol. It’s a novella well worth buying as a Christmas present. The definitive film version for me is the 1951 film starring Alistair Sim as Scrooge. It’s an emotionally-engaging ghost story that holds out the promise […]
Ghostly lady and cat at All Hallows by the Tower
All Hallows by the Tower is London’s oldest church, reputedly founded in 675 AD. It can be found on Byward Street, overlooking the Tower of London. Given its age, there is lots of history here but surprisingly few ghosts have been reported. The most famous ghost story associated with this church is that of an […]
Ghosts on the London Underground
I’ve come across an amazing documentary on Youtube, entitled, ‘Ghosts on the Underground’. It features some very memorable experiences with ghosts from people who have worked on the London Underground. Not only does it detail some first-hand accounts of spine-tingling encounters with possible ghosts on the ‘Tube’ (as we Londoners call it) but it is […]
Local ghosts
Apparently, ghosts are becoming more common. I have no idea how many there might be in London but you’d expect it to be millions, yet I’ve yet to see one. Well, if I have seen one I didn’t recognise it at the time. However, recently I obtained this footage from a webcam that could possibly […]