Chapter 6
Ghosts are Always News
1983
NO COMMON TASK
1984
THIS HAUNTED ISLE
1986
THE GHOST HUNTER’S GUIDE
1984
61
YEARS
THIS HAUNTED ISLE
“We have not yet discovered a way to prove the existence of ghosts.”
“Therefore it is not a subject that one can be erudite about.”
“Nevertheless the wealth of varied testimony for ghosts in Britain’s historic properties cannot but be impressive to any impartial reader.”
“Needless to say I am always glad to hear of any ghost that may be encountered as visitors wander through these wonderful,
lovingly cared for houses, castles and mansions
where the atmosphere and environment of these unique properties can sometimes take us back in time…”
“Macabre stories are told of Ightham Mote, a moated manor house of great beauty, character and charm, built in 1240.”
“In 1872, workmen came across a sealed doorway that led to the discovery of an ancient female skeleton.”
“It is said that there had always been an unexplained coldness in this area, and that for years afterwards there were those who were sensitive enough to be aware of a variation in the temperature,
even without knowing anything of the story.”
“Some years ago a bishop sought to exorcise the ghost but,
according to repeated reports…”
