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Guys Cliffe: A Haunted Mansion & the Last Resting Place of a Mythical Hero
Guys Cliffe is a strange complex of buildings and caves clustered on a cliff overlooking the River Avon in Warwickshire. The ruin of Guys...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Apr 5, 2021
- 4 min
The Temple of Nodens: Rings, Curses & Dwarves
You may recall my last post about the Devil's Chapel in the Forest of Dean, it's close proximity to the Lydney estate and the traditional...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
Devil's Chapel: A Secret Wonderland
The Forest of Dean holds many secrets within it's green expanse, and last year I was invited to visit one of them. Scowles are strange...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Mar 21, 2021
- 5 min
Horror & Laughter at Berkeley Castle
Berkeley Castle stands south west of the city of Gloucester looking out across the Severn estuary. It has been lived in by the Berkeley...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Mar 14, 2021
- 5 min
The Occult Mysteries of Caynton Caves
Caynton Hall is mansion built during the late 1700s as a “gentleman's house” for a William Yonge, who inherited the land from his late...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Mar 7, 2021
- 4 min
Tigers & Flying Monks at Malmesbury Abbey
We're cheating just a tiny bit today, as this place of mystery wasn't technically in Mercia, rather it lay just a mile or two over the...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Feb 28, 2021
- 4 min
The Two Burials of Sir Giles
During the medieval era it was not such a strange idea for a noble person to be buried in several different places upon their death, so...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Feb 22, 2021
- 5 min
Croome Court: Magnificent & Mysterious
Croome Court is a magnificent mansion and estates just outside the city of Worcester. Formally a vast marsh with an old Stuart era house...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Feb 7, 2021
- 4 min
The Black Dog of Bordesley Abbey
A lonely pile of stone ruins lies in a marshy field on the edge of the Worcestershire town of Redditch. This is what remains of Bordesley...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Jan 24, 2021
- 3 min
Perry Wood: A Midnight Deal with the Devil
Perry Wood is what remains of an ancient forest that once stretched from Worcester down almost to Oxford. Now nestled around the south...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
Thor's Cave
Thor's Cave is a hilltop cavern in the Peak District of England. It looks out over the Manifold Valley and spectacular views are had from...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
The Monstrous Beast of the Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean spreads across a huge area of Gloucestershire and as well as a place of natural beauty it has a unique culture within...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Tragic Hermit of Cannock Chase
As promised in my previous post about Cannock Chase, here is the tale of Dick Slee, the hermit of the Chase. While Slee most definitely...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
Ritual Murder on Bredon Hill
Returning to Bredon Hill tonight for another tale, one of many soaked into it's landscape through the ages. While a night in the stocks...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
Megaliths & Mounds of Bredon Hill
Bredon Hill stands brooding at the very edge of the Cotswold range in Worcestershire. This unique stone has been a source of building...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 5 min
The Mysterious Murder of Charles Walton
Valentines Day is usually a time for candlelit dinners, cards, heart shaped cushions but in many cases - stand up rows. The latter...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
Hidden History of Hanley Castle
Hanley Castle is a picturesque village lying between Worcester and Upton on Severn. With many buildings, including the Three Kings pub,...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 5 min
Tolkien, Witch Marks & Stone Circles - A Day out in Oxfordshire
Stow on the Wold is a small Gloucestershire town, first established as a market by the Normans as it lay at the intersection of several...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
Winchcombe & Belas Knap
If you read my last post on St Kenelm you would know now that his final resting place was an abbey at Winchcombe in Gloucestershire. This...
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- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min
The Rocky Wonders of the Roaches
So what exactly is that moody looking rock formation in our cover picture? I'm glad you asked! Straddling the borders of the Peak...
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