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Sacred Geometry?
These geometric patterns are carved into a sandstone cliff at Blackstone Rock near Bewdley, Worcestershire. The hexafoil or daisy wheel...

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Feb 27, 20231 min read


The Mystery of the Ribbesford Archer
A mysterious scene is carved into the tympanum above the door to St Leonard's Church in the Worcestershire village of Ribbesford. A...

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Feb 15, 20231 min read


The Most Haunted Town in Mercia?
The coveted title of “Most Haunted Village in Britain” seems to change holders almost every week, and depends very much on who is making...

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Feb 13, 20233 min read


The Dark Monk of Blackstone Rock
Blackstone Rock is a large red sandstone bluff overlooking the River Severn a little downstream from the town of Bewdley in...

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Feb 4, 20233 min read


Molly Leigh: A Witch in Stoke-on-Trent?
A strange grave memorial stands in the yard of the Church of St John in Burslem, aligned north to south whereas all the others are...

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Jan 23, 20235 min read


The Devil’s Ring & Finger
Holed megaliths are a rarity in any part of the world, and here's a lesser-known one lying hidden away on the Staffordshire/Shropshire...

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Jan 15, 20232 min read


Devil's Chapel: A Secret Wonderland
A strange and eerie place lies in a corner of the Forest of Dean - The Devil's Chapel. Near to the village of Bream, this atmospheric...

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Dec 9, 20222 min read


The Cave of Death
Reynards Cave lies half-hidden on a slope overlooking the beautiful Peak District valley of Dovedale. It is almost two caves in one, with...

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Dec 6, 20222 min read


The Mystery of Mercia II
Looking for a Christmas present for that difficult to please person? Do they like - history? Folklore? The outdoors? The supernatural?...

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Nov 27, 20221 min read


The White Leaved Oak of Malvern
White Leaved Oak is a tiny hamlet that lies almost hidden at the very southern end of the Malvern Hills on the very edge of...

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Nov 20, 20223 min read


The Mysterious Templar Church of Garway Hill
Deep in the west of Herefordshire, at the bottom of Garway Hill, the church of St Michael lies quietly at the end of a leafy hedge-lined...

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Nov 13, 20223 min read


Belas Knap - A Musical Barrow?
Belas Knap is a chambered long barrow built during the Neolithic era, lying on Cleeve Hill in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. Although it...

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Nov 4, 20221 min read


The Ghosts of Baddesley Clinton
Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire is a moated manor house first built during the late 1300s. One of its early owners was the nobleman Sir...

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Oct 30, 20221 min read


The Esoteric Masterpiece of Kilpeck Church
Deep in the county of Herefordshire, within sight of the Welsh border, lies the village of Kilpeck. The name means “the cell of Pedic”, a...

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Oct 27, 20223 min read


New Book Release - The Mystery of Mercia II
As autumn descends, why not explore some of the strange places of the Midlands of England from the comfort of your armchair? Haunted...

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Oct 25, 20221 min read


The Most Sacred Site in Shropshire?
Hope Bagot is a tiny village nestling in a valley between Clee Hill and Ludlow. The Church of Saint John the Baptist stands sentinel over...

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Oct 18, 20223 min read


The Mystery of Mercia II - New Release - Now Available to Order
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Oct 6, 20221 min read


Shadows of the Gibbet
Peter's Stone is a very distinctive rock formation that stands along a valley in the Derbyshire Peak District. Familiar to anyone driving...

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Oct 3, 20223 min read


Who Put Bella in the Witch Elm?
“Who Put Bella in the Witch Elm?” - a question first asked in 1944 when the words were painted on a warehouse wall in Digbeth,...

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Sep 25, 20224 min read


Riley Graves - A Tragic Corner of the Peak District
When the Great Plague ravaged London in 1665 a cruel twist of fate brought the bubonic plague virus all the way up to the Peak District...

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Sep 7, 20221 min read
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