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Local Ghosts

 

Well I'm not totally convinced that ghosts exist, but I like to think they do and would love to meet one.

Thanks to everyone who's reported a LowieGhost.

If you know a story I've missed please spook me with an email.

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Spooky tours 2003 start late April/early May.

Meet the Most Easterly ghosts in England! Probably just a bit of fun, but there's no harm in it, and lots of people take them very seriously so you never know!

I'll be there with my camera when they do!

When I die I may even join them!!

These are the ghosts I've learned of so far

No personal acquaintances yet!

 

Ghost Location When seen Details

Kessingland
Sea Monster

Off Kessingland coast July 1912

1978

Descriptions include:

60ft long with 30 blobs down it's back, similar to the Loch Ness Monster.

Hooded 
Figure


Location:
Mariners Street
Lowestoft

Date / time if known: 1960's onward

Rumoured to have once been the site of a priory, this road and the buildings along it have been long haunted by a hooded figure, described by some to be a woman.

Man Walks through Wall

Location:
Birds Eye Foods, Rant Score
Lowestoft

Date / time if known: 1970's

Seen by a couple of kitchen workers during the 1970's, the origin of the figure that walked across the room and through a wall is unknown. The area has long been haunted before Birds Eye moved in, mostly by poltergeist behaviour moving around boxes of fish.

Drunken Fisherman Location:
Jubilee Bridge
Lowestoft

It's said that his dying moans can be heard when you stand under the bridge.

A drunken sailor, in a vain attempt to impress his girlfriend, tried his hand at balancing on the handrail of the bridge - he failed, fell into the water, and drowned. 

Grey Lady
 in Cellar

Location:
36 The High Street
Lowestoft

Seen twice in the same day, year unknown

Both 35 and 36 reportedly have a grey lady that haunts their cellars - the buildings were once knocked into one, but are currently separate again

Woman in Long Dress and Mob Cap

Location:
55 High Street
Lowestoft

Time if known:
November 26th 1974

Seen only twice, in the same day, this apparition was seen in the upper part of the house. A builder watched her climb the staircase to the second floor at midday, while both the owner and his dog ran from the form when they encountered it at 17:00h.

Monk-Like Figure & Cold Blast of Air

Location:
The Anchor Pub
Commercial Road
Lowestoft.

Date / time if known: 1976

A figure dressed in monk's garb has been seen in the bedrooms of this building, accompanied by a drop in temperature and gusts of cold air. There are more details about three-quarters of the way down this page (external link).

Man in Benny Hat

Location:
Church near Corton Caravan Park
Date / time if known:
Mid 1980's

Two witnesses in a car were convinced they had run over a man who stepped out in front of their car. Described as wearing a 'benny' hat and having an unforgettable face, they searched the area but could find nothing.

Glass Moving Location:
Royal Falcon Hotel
Lowestoft
Date / time if known:
2002

After a noisy spirit was alleged to have moved glasses across the bar, the landlord of this establishment made the news when he requested insurance against damages caused by poltergeist activity in his pub.

Subsequent slots reserved for further spiritual submissions.

     
       
       
       
       
       

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