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The Ghosts of Beaminster: How to Get Away With Murder?

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In yesterday’s blog, we published an account of the ghost of John Daniel, who died in Beaminster in 1728. His relations and neighbours suspected he had been murdered by his stepmother, and their suspicions were only heightened when the ghosts of John and his mother – and an apparition of John’s coffin – were spotted… Read more The Ghosts of Beaminster: How to Get Away With Murder?

A Dorset House and its Ghosts…

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Athelhampton House, just outside Puddletown, dates from around 1485. Although much altered and expanded, the core of the house and the surrounding gardens have seen out the Tudors, Stuarts, the English Civil War and the changing fortunes of the landed gentry.   Perhaps then it is unsurprising that Athelhampton has long been supposed to house a wide variety of non-corporeal residents. These encompass all the usual favourites such as a ‘Grey Lady’… Read more A Dorset House and its Ghosts…