| Newby Church near Ripon |
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In the early 1960's the vicar of Newby Church, the Reverend K. F. Lord, took photographs of the church interior. When developed one had a strange hooded figure in it: early 1960s. In all probability this is a fake picture although now hard to verify without further research. One interesting point to note is the figure's headgear, which for all purposes looks like a pillowcase with the eyeholes cut from it. This is not - as far as I am aware - a contemporary monks habit unless one of the previous vicars had a penchant for burning crosses. It could be assumed that this covering was to hide the identity of the figure posing for the double exposure. But then this is only a personal viewpoint: the picture could be genuine. The picture has appeared in numerous books.
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| Marston Moor |
On a minor road between the A59 and the B1224, a major battle of the civil war was fought on the 2nd July 1644. In 1968 some tourist were lost on the road when they came across a group of men dressed as 17th century soldiers. They thought that they were people in fancy dress, although the men looked worn out. They later discovered that they had been on the road through the battle site. There have also been other similar sightings in 1932 and 1973.
A59 is haunted by Royalists. The Old Hall at Long Marston is also haunted in relation to the battle, Cromwell used it as a base and is now said to haunt here.
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| Map ref: SE 4853 |
| Directions:Off the B1224 to the West of Tockwith. |
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