Mysterious Britain & Ireland

Specific Location: Rochester

Apparitions / Hauntings

Mary Goffe (1691)

For 19 November 1691 there is a marriage record for a John Goffe of St Margaret’s, Rochester, widower, and Susanna Everest. This may be the same John Goffe who’s wife Mary, died on 4 June 1691 and just prior to this appeared as a crisis appartion to her children.

UFO Sightings / UFOs

M2 UFO (2008)

The following article by Dan Bloom appeared on the on the Kent Online website 25 June 2013.

A woman saw a UFO "20 times the size of an aeroplane" while driving home on the M2 – but no-one else spotted it.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / Legends

The Three Crutches, Strood

One night in the 13th century a Templar Knight named Sir Richard or Reginald Braybrooke was murdered whilst travelling (probably) to Temple Manor after visiting Lord Cobham. He was shot through the heart by and arrow and his body was not discovered until the following day at a location where three roads met. The murderer was never caught or brought to justice.

English Folktales / Folklore / Folktales

Kentish Longtails

The inhabitants of Strood in Kent were once nicknamed Kentish Longtails. Though this could relate to the belief in medieval mainland Europe that the English had tails, there is a folk tale relating a curse placed on the people of Strood by Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Apparitions / Hauntings

The White Lady of Rochester Castle

Rochester Castle is situated in the City of Rochester, one side is the River Medway, Rochester Cathedral stands opposite and many Victorian and older buildings surround on all sides. The moat has long since silted up and was used as a graveyard.