John Ingram in his ‘The Haunted Homes and Family Traditions of Great Britain’ (1897) gives the following description of a haunting realated to a murder in Henrietta Street. ‘Other tales, more or less circumstantial, have been related to us of houses in Bath, including one in Henrietta Street, Great Pulteney Street.
Named after the Bathwick Villa (Built 1777 – Demolished 1897), the area around what is now Forester Road was known as Villa Fields.
Designed by John Palmer (Born 1738 – Died 19 July 1817), Lansdown Crescent is great example of Georgian architecture. Made up of twenty houses built between 1789 and 1793, Lansdown Crescent is Grade I. In 1897, John Ingram mentioned the following haunting in his ‘The Haunted Homes and Family Traditions of Great Britain’.
Ancient Sites / Early Christianity / Wells
by Ian · Published June 2, 2013 · Last modified November 21, 2018
The following article entitled ‘The Glory of Banwell Church’, edited by Jill Bailey, was originally published on 28 September 1963 and republished in the The Weston Mercury on 23 May 2008.
Apparitions / Hauntings / Roman Hauntings
by Ian · Published May 30, 2013 · Last modified November 21, 2018
According to ‘They Still Serve: A Complete Guide to the Military Ghosts of Britain’ by Richard McKenzie ‘Tradition States that the naked ghost of a Roman soldier has been seen running around the centre of the town. It is said that a police officer once gave chase to the phantom streaker only to watch it fade into nothing.
In September 2007 an unidentified animale tagged the Beast Banwell was seen by Helen Stokes whilst she walked her dog. The following article entitled ‘Back – the Beast of Banwell’ from the Eastern Daily Press website is dated 14 September 2007.
The Strada restaurant in Beau Nash House, Saint John’s Place, Bath is beside the Theatre Royal and as the building name suggests it was lived in by the dandy Richard Beau Nash (Born 18 October 1674 – Died 3 February 1761).
Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / Poltergiests
by Ian · Published August 15, 2012 · Last modified November 21, 2018
The Garrick’s Head at 7-8 St. Johns Place, Bath can be found adjacent to the Theatre Royal and is Grade II listed.
In 1894 jellyfish were apparently reported falling like rain from the sky in Bath. If anyone knows any further details about this event please leave a comment below.
The Bath Festival Office, which several decades ago was the scene of some strange experiences, can be found at Linley House, 1 Pierrepoint Place, Bath.
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