Category: Places

Release Of ‘The Conjuring 2’ and ‘Annabelle’ Horror Films Impeded By Lawsuit

“The Conjuring” sequel may not happen at all. The follow-up to the box office success horror flick was targeted for Oct 23, 2015 release, but […]

This Church Houses a Nightmarish Statue of the Devil Himself.

From the outside, the Holy Trinity Church in Marylebone, Westminster, London looks like any other church, and it’s likely that you’d pass it by without […]

Satellites and sensors to halt crumbling of Italy’s Pompeii

The ruins of ancient Pompeii will be monitored by satellites and sensors under an agreement with Italian defence and technology group Finmeccanica to try to […]

Is the car park skeleton Richard III? Of course not. It’s a skeleton | Mike Pitts – Digging Deeper

As I said to the editor Rob Attar, hat’s off to BBC History magazine for its lead news story, “Was the skeleton in the car […]

A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials

The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the Devil’s magic—and 20 were […]

The Headless Hound of Toothill Hall

Set in extensive grounds at the junction of Toothill Lane and Huddersfield Road, a building was first recorded at Toothill Hall in the 16th Century […]

Is this the first weather report? How a 3,500 year old inscription revealing a ‘tempest of rain’ could rewrite Egyptian history

An inscription on a 3,500-year-old stone block from Egypt that could be one of the world’s oldest weather reports could help rewrite the history of […]

Historic Bolsover Castle gets 17th century makeover – Derbyshire Times

A £1.3m overhaul that historians say ‘puts 17th Century personality back into Bolsover Castle’ has been unveiled by English Heritage.The huge restoration project has transformed […]

Craft Down: Witches Banned From Flying Above 150 Meters In Swaziland.

  • March 30, 2014
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Just an FYI to all witches living in Swaziland, you’ve been officially forbidden to fly your brooms higher than 150 meters, or you risk the […]

5 Mysterious Structures With Creepy Unknown Origins

5 Mysterious Structures With Creepy Unknown Origins – StumbleUpon.

Sutton Hoo: A new home for Britain’s Tutankhamun

Sutton Hoo: A new home for Britain’s Tutankhamun – Telegraph.

South Korea Is Building A Robot Theme Park / Droid Factory

South Korea Is Building A Robot Theme Park / Droid Factory.

10 Weird and Wonderful Cryptozoology-linked Locations in Britain

10 Weird and Wonderful Cryptozoology-linked Locations in Britain – Enterprise Magazine.

Ghostly Stone Throwing in Kent, 1918

Ghostly Stone Throwing in Kent, 1918 – Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog.

Secret desert camp used by First World War hero Lawrence of Arabia is discovered intact with rum jars and a campfire | Mail Online

Secret desert camp used by First World War hero Lawrence of Arabia is discovered intact with rum jars and a campfire | Mail Online.

BBC News – Cambridge University archaeologists find ‘oldest’ Roman irrigation system

BBC News – Cambridge University archaeologists find ‘oldest’ Roman irrigation system.

Amazing Graffiti Discovered in an Abandoned Nursing Home

Amazing Graffiti Discovered in an Abandoned Nursing Home.

Bodies of 19th century convicts found by emergency archaeology team near Portsmouth | Culture24

Bodies of 19th century convicts found by emergency archaeology team near Portsmouth | Culture24.

Inside the abandoned cottage: Furniture, pictures and keepsakes left to rot for 200 years | Weird | News | Daily Express

Inside the abandoned cottage: Furniture, pictures and keepsakes left to rot for 200 years | Weird | News | Daily Express.

Tsunami’s Ghosts Haunt Japanese Earthquake Survivors : NPR

Tsunami’s Ghosts Haunt Japanese Earthquake Survivors : NPR.

6,000-year-old crown found in Dead Sea cave revealed | Ancient Origins

6,000-year-old crown found in Dead Sea cave revealed | Ancient Origins.

The History Press blog – The fiery end of the most haunted house in Britain

The History Press blog – The fiery end of the most haunted house in Britain.

Legendary Nibelung Treasure May Have Been Found By A Guy With A Metal Detector

Legendary Nibelung Treasure May Have Been Found By A Guy With A Metal Detector.

GHOSTS OF THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

Introduction. “Ghosts are an English phenomenon” I wish I had a pound for every time I’ve heard a foreign friend of mine say that, be […]

Thomas Francis and the puzzle stones.

  • February 17, 2014
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For many years a house at the bottom of Heath road in Bebington, Wirral, confused and yet intrigued passersby.  The house was notorious with the […]