Apparitions / Black Dogs / Hauntings
by Ian · Published April 15, 2014 · Last modified November 20, 2018
Fitzford House was the seat of the Fitz family from the 15th Century. It was demolished during the 1800’s, though the gatehouse, which is all that remains of the mansion was rebuilt in 1871. There is a story relating to Fitzford House involving a phantom carriage, a black dog and Lady Mary Howard (nee Fitz)
Buried Treasure / Ghost Stories / Legends
by Ian · Published April 1, 2014 · Last modified November 20, 2018
In his ‘English Fairy and Other Folk Tales (1890), Edwin Sidney Hartland gives the following account of a ghost story and buried treasure in the Tavistock area.
English Fairies / English Folktales / Fairies / Folklore / Folktales
by Ian · Published November 2, 2012 · Last modified November 20, 2018
Once upon a time there was, in this celebrated town [Tavistock], a Dame Somebody, I do not know her name, and as she is a real character, I have no right to give her a fictitious one. All I with truth can say, is, that she was old, and nothing the worse for that; for age is, or ought to be, held in honor as the source of wisdom and experience.
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