Devey - Haunted England

By Mary Devey

All rights reserved. Copyright 2013 Mary Devey

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The events in this book are based on facts. Some ofthe characters have been replaced with false names to protect theiridentity.

Also by the same author in the following series:

Haunted Africa: True Ghost Stories Part I &II

Haunted England: True Ghost Stories Part I

Haunted Ireland: True Ghost Stories Part I &II

Haunted Singapore: True Ghost Stories Part I &II

True Stories on Road Ghosts and PhantomHitchhikers

Chapters

Preface:

For many of us, the Tower of London is asymbol of strength and valor. A quick look will only wrap you morein its complete awe. You will feel the strength that it sets andyou will then wonder of the many hands which toiled to realize itsbirth. Indeed, it is a symbol of fortitude for the old monarchythat watched over London and today, it is a living testimony to theorder that it once held over London and to all who dared tread thesoil of good ol' England.

Travel into the mysterious corners of themany towers which sit in this spot and you will be told about thefascinating structures which make each one of them a part of acomplete puzzle piece. There is just something mysterious whichlooms within this medieval tower that has spanned close to tencenturies. And in the night, if you dare, the talk may very wellchange to something elsethe stories of the many guards who losttheir hearts to fright guarding the tower. The problem is the towerhas ghosts and they are spirits simply fortified really strong andstubborn. Many of those who work in the tower refuse to spare theirtime in the night and that's not a surprise. The ghost of AnneBoleyn for all the regality she bore in her days as Queen consort,seems too steadfast and headstrong. She is a ghost who has herconvictions all set out for her even in the real world which shedaringly walks on holding her head quite closely by that is. As amatter of fact, she has been known to frighten many of the guardsto death for the many centuries gone past. And that's not a joke.She is quite the lady ghost to see and I'll tell you why as youread on

Visit the Salt Tower and know that this isone of the most disturbing spots to be in. Imagine being alone inthe dark hearing the wails and cries of Jesuit priests who havebeen trapped within its walls, many tortured and many more restlessfor not being able to do the one thing they loved to do in theworld they knew - serving God. And what of Hampton Court and thestory of the Screaming Lady? Guess who that might be!

In this section of Haunted England: TrueGhost Stories Part II, you will find stories on the royal ghostsincluding those which reside in the Tower of London and HamptonCourt as well as the story on the Borley Rectory. As you wanderthrough this read, you will also chance upon the story that seeksout the truth about the mysterious death of Charles Walton andamong others are the stories which explore the black dog ofNewgate, haunted houses in England and the supernatural storieswhich while some may shrug to be nothing more than lore, may haveshown some truth over the trail of time. Ghosts do exist. I haveseen them and felt the angels speak. The point is if you have seenthe dark, there will be light just as well

But of course, not everyone wants to believein ghosts. Yet, if you follow the beat of the supernatural world,there's more than just the voices you hear and the cloudy look thatwalks past which you know all too well bears the look of a shadowyhuman face. Ghosts are there and if you believe in them, they willshow themselves to you. If you don't, they might just be intriguedto pivot their attention on to you until you believe what you seeor most often, they may just walk away to find the next spot torouse their energy so they'll be heard loud and clear. That said,it's only because they're bored of you that they leftwhich is gooda measure in itself! Who needs ghosts around them!

So, if you are thinking that it's a draft ofair that just went past you, you could be right. If you think thatit is a ghost you see, you could well be right too. England hasfull of hot spots for ghost hunting and ghost tours, and if yourheart's ready to accept the inevitable, just know that not allghosts are always bad. There are some which can be funny, somewhich are lost and there are many who are just forgotten soulswhich think that by going through the same routine they got by intheir living life, they might just be able to circumvent and findthe way they always thought it should have been.that's a measureof foolishness if you ask the real me.

You see the problem with ghosts is they neverrealize they should have just followed the light and found the paththat awaits them. If they choose to go past and seek the one thatwalks into the other world, it is most likely they have made aterrible blunder. They have gone too deep into the twilight zoneand like a broken tape recorder, they run their lost lives over andover againwhat a pity I should say for being so weak and sillyeven in the after life

What's in Chingle Hall? :

Chingle Hall which is located in the villageof Goosnargh, once thought to be an old Viking village, is possiblyone of the most haunted brick houses in Britain. There are 16ghosts which have been documented in this house. Previous visitorsto the house have claimed to hear many voices which can be heardechoing throughout the house sometimes followed by screams. Onseveral occasions, there are the sounds of objects being moved aswell. Some people have also reported poltergeist activities andseen shadows in specific corners of the house.

The priest room for instance is said to bevery haunted and is very cold. Here, many activities would havebeen conducted during the reformation period to continue thepractice of the Catholic faith. The owners of Chingle Hall wouldhave quietly engaged in masses and set up tunnels and priest holesto protect the priests from the soldiers who camped outside fordays hoping that the priests would make unwary steps to fall intotheir traps.

Chingle Hall was formerly known as SingletonHall and was constructed in 1260 by Adam de Singleton. TheSingleton family is known to have lived in the house until the 16thcentury and then passed ownership to their relatives, the Wallfamily sometime in 1585. The well known Catholic martyr John Wallwas born in Chingle Hall in 1620. In 1641, he became a Catholicpriest. He was a staunch Catholic being a Franciscan priest andcontinued to practice Catholicism during the time of the CatholicReformation. Despite the obvious threat from the king's soldiers,Father Wall continued to use Chingle Hall as a place of worship forhis faith. There is a private chapel located in Chingle Hall. Thepractice of the Catholic faith continued despite the rise ofcontempt against Catholics in England and finally, in 1678, JohnWall was arrested on suspicion of consorting in the Titus Oates, amock conspiracy that was said to discount the then King Charles II.He was sent to London to face trial and asked to relinquish hisaffirmation to the Catholic faith and stop practicing mass. JohnWall declined and was returned to Worcester for execution where hewas quartered on August 22, 1679.

Father Wall is now recognized as a martyr anda saint. His head is thought to be buried somewhere in the housealthough there are some ideas that his head is still in Francepossibly in one of the churches. Still, many think that if FatherWall's head is found, the hauntings around Chingle Hall couldstop.