St Oswald’s (Old) Church, Fulford
Now a private residence, St Oswald’s (Old) Church, dates from 1150 and its nave, and west tower, were originally from St Mary’s Abbey. William Camidge related the following story.
Country and County: North Yorkshire
Middlesbrough Central Library
The Central Library (or Carnegie Library) was Middlesbrough’s first purpose built public library and it was opened on 8 May 1912 by Alderman Amos Hinton (Born in Tring 1844 – Died 1919). There are now rumors that this building is haunted and one of the rooms is referred to as The Ghost Room.
Grassington Bargest
The following story was published in ‘English Fairy and Other Folk Tales’ by Edwin Sidney Hartland [1890], under the title ‘Billy B—‘s Adventure’ and Robert Hunt’s ‘Popular Romances of the West of England’ was cited.
The Blinded Giant, Dalton
The following tale of a North Yorkshire giant appeared in ‘English Fairy and Other Folk Tales’ by Edwin Sidney Hartland [1890] who cited ‘Notes on the Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders.’
Yorkshire Dales Big Cat (2010)
The following story by Patrick O’Kane entitled ‘Expert: Paw prints in Yorkshire Dales ‘definitely’ from a wild big cat’ was published in The Westmorland Gazette on 18th March 2010.
Yorkshire Witches by Eileen Rennison
We no longer believe in witches as our ancestors once did. However, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, any unforeseen or unexplained events were likely to be attributed to witchcraft.
Dob Park Lodge
The following story is taken from ‘The Haunted Homes and Family Traditions’ of Great Britain by John Ingram (1897. ‘On the southern slope of a picturesque valley, through which the Washburn pours its waters, stands the ruins of Dobb Park Lodge; a lofty, four-storied mansion of the Tudor period.
Mrs. Birkbeck’s Apparition (1739)
The following account of a crisis apparition was published in ‘The Haunted Homes and Family Traditions of Great Britain’ (1897)by John Ingram. ‘In April, 1876, the following very curious account of an apparition that was seen by three children at once was communicated to the Psychological Society by Mr. Hensleigh Wedgwood. The documentary story, written by Mrs. S. H.
Ravensworth Big Cat (2010)
Jennifer Bell published the following story entitled ‘North Yorkshire big cat fears after sheep is savaged’ in The York Press on 1st December 2010.
A BIG cat is feared to be on the prowl in North Yorkshire after a sheep was savaged and killed.
Tadcaster Tiger (2006)
In 2006 there was a tiger scare in North Yorkshire around Tadcaster. The following article appeared on the BBC News Website [23 June 2006] entitled ‘Police alert over ‘tiger’ reports’ and includes details of a sighting on the B1223, also known as Boggart Lane.
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