Shadows in the Nave: A Guide to the Haunted Churches of England

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One of the most famous is that during the 1820s, two ladies from a tour group going round the church found themselves separated and wandering around the building. The ghost of a lighthouse keeper who fell to his death while painting the tower has been spotted watching over the grounds. Unpopular in their community and distrusted by the rest of the staff at Belvoir Castle, the sisters were dismissed for stealing.

In the early 1600s, Joan Flower lived in Bottesford with her two daughters Philippa and Margaret, who worked as servants for the Earl of Rutland at Belvoir Castle. Today the remains of the church still lie there as does its graveyard and the 15th-century church bell. But among the country’s many houses of God are a few which are surrounded by whisperings of paranormal activity. There’s always the possibility that tales of ghosts can mask other things—look at the tales of phantom coaches that some believed were intended to hide the activities of smugglers. The discovery confirmed that the ghost of Anne Boleyn was indeed the identity of one of the phantoms which have been seen in the church.Histon, Vanessa (2000), Nightmare on Grey Street: Newcastle’s Darker Side, Newcastle upon Tyne: Tyne Bridge Publishing. A ghostly figure with black hair and wearing a serge cassock with a cowl, has been seen on several occasions both near the tomb and in other places in the church. He refused right up until the point he had to give it…and then he found himself giving the sermon anyway.

The moderators of /r/Ghosts reserve the right to moderate posts and comments at their discretion, with regard to their perception of the suitability of said posts and comments for this subreddit. Many visitors to these locations have reported ghostly sights such as phantom horse-drawn carriages, screams from buried alive victims and sinister murdered wives and mistresses. Despite its status as a UNESCO World Heritage site for its well-preserved examples of Aztec life, the neighborhood of Xochimilco has reached a certain amount of internet fame for its Island of the Dolls. However the second you walk into the graveyard you suddenly will feel extremely cold, there is always a dark cloud over the church even on a sunny day, you will feel cold hands touching your head and hands all the time, do not ever go alone or at night.

Constructed in the early 20th century by Dutch colonialists, Lawang Sewu (or “Thousand Doors”) served as the head office for the Dutch East Indian Railway Company before the Japanese turned it into a detention camp during WWII.

After that event, the congregation became convinced the church was haunted and refused to enter; as a result, the building was stripped by robbers and fell prey to vandalism. The story goes that in 1982, a photographer was working alone in St Botolph's Church when he took what has been described as one of the most famous ghost photos ever. Aside from a brief stint as a warship in World War II, the RMS Queen Mary served as a luxury ocean liner from 1936 to 1967. The figure is known as ‘Jimmy Garlick’ and is linked to a naturally mummified corpse found in 1830 during excavation work (St James Garlickhythe 2022).Certainly the description given by the old gentleman of her style of dress corresponded exactly with clothing worn by the apparition in the rehearsal room. From local chapels to imposing cathedrals, there’s no wonder that churches spark the dark side of the imagination.

Maybe this is the reason that his cowled figure has been both seen and heard many times within the church. One of the tallest castles in all of France, the seven-story Château de Brissac is perhaps best known as the home of “The Green Lady,” aka the ghost of Charlotte of France.Oddly enough, when workmen were doing work in the church, they uncovered a secret door at exactly the place the ghost vanishes. He was defeated by William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings in the October of that year, and on Christmas Day 1066, William the Conqueror was crowned King in the Abbey and the tradition of coronations taking place there had begun.