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weird Shropshire
Visit
our haunted house
Those of a nervous disposition should not enter!
Fiendish Food recipes
Ludlow Ghosts
Ludlow Castle is said to be haunted by the
ghost of sad Marion de la Bruyere, who has been re-enacting her dive to death
from the Pendover Tower since the latter part of the 12th Century.
Spooky
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury's wealth of historic buildings means we have
no shortage of ghosts in the county town... from the milkmaid who wonders Raven
meadows to the husband murdering Mrs Foxall who can still be seen walking through
The Dingle.
Haunted Ironbridge
The birthplace of the industrial revolution harbours many ghostly tales, including
spirits at the power station, victorian apparitions at Benthall Edge, monks at
Madeley Court, Devilry at the Boat Inn and the ghosts of drowned children at Ferry
Road.
Weirdness in Wem
The small north Shropshire Town isn't short of a ghostly tale or two, including
the famously haunted town hall - see our photos.
Enjoy the best of this
year's halloween festivities
with our guide to Shropshire's events.
The
ancient town of Much Wenlock unsurprisingly has a story or two, including
a recently uncovered cemetery and the wandering ghosts of local saxons and romans.
Wilderhope Manor
if
you're planning on visiting the manor, beware of the ghost of the Cavalier.
Moreton Corbet
A
Puritan and a curse - need we say more?
Devil's
Chair
If you want to keep your soul, think twice before a visit to
the Devil's Chair! Legends:
The Wrekin giant
How Shropshire's best-known landmark was made by
a giant who hated Shrewsbury. Legends:
Mitchells Fold
The story of a stone circle and a cow with supernatural
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Cosford's haunted bomber | Standing
in the hanger of RAF Cosford is one of the last surviving Avro Lincoln long range
heavy bombers, serial number RF398, built in 1945. She
is the last of the piston-engined bombers used by the RAF and frequently visited
by the ghost of a young man.
Many staff have experienced strange goings
on near and in the aircraft. But
the most striking evidence of all came in 1991, when a BBC team investigated the
aircraft and even managed to record some of the spooky sounds that had been heard
in the hangar. To
listen to the radio programme, and find out more about Shropshire's haunted bomber,
click here.
| The
timely burgess of Shifnal |
A burgess of the town decided to have the clock tower built so that
the people of Shifnal could see the time, and thus have no excuse for arriving
at work late.
Before it could be finished he was taken ill, and at the
time of his death told the people he did not want the clock finished.
They took no notice of him, for a day after his funeral they restarted work, completing
the clock "on time".
Since that day a ghostly white shape has been seen
leaping across the face of the clock. This is said to be the burgess trying to
stop the clock.
In the grave yard in Shifnal there is the grave of a young girl who died tragically.
Place
a candle on the stone and walk anti-clockwise three times around the stone. At
this point it is said, the stone slab slides open and the young girl appears in
all her beauty to tell the name of the person you will marry before she returns
to her grave with a contented knowing smile.
| The
fiery figure of Horton Hall |
Nearby is Horton Hall which was partly destroyed by fire. During
this fire a female occupant was seen to run, in flames, from the rear of the hall.
She
died later of horrific burns to the whole of her body. A
glowing figure is seen with blue flames shooting from her body as she runs towards
the lake - the lake she never reached.
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