The Wheatley village lock-up
17 November 2021
Church Road, Wheatley
This unusual hexagonal building was built in 1834 to house criminals and drunks until they could be taken to the Oxford magistrate.
Poltergeist in West St Helen Street, Abingdon
16 November 2021
West St Helen Street, Abingdon
In May 1891, Abingdon was troubled by a poltergeist who persistently threw objects through windows in the vicinity of West St Helen Street.
Magpie Lane or Grope Lane? Oxford's rudest road
9 November 2021
Magpie Lane, Oxford
This Oxford street once went by a considerably cruder name than it does today!
Gun Tragedy at Upper Heyford Church
9 November 2021
St. Mary's Church, Church Walk, Upper Heyford
In 1885, Frederick Charles Walton was found shot in the head near the church shortly after Sunday service. Murder or accident?
Tolkien's Ghost at Merton College
1 November 2021
Merton College, Merton Street, Oxford
J.R.R. Tolkien's ghost is said to walk the quads and corridors of Merton College, leaving behind it a distinctive whiff of pipe smoke!
Ghosts and Inklings at the Eagle and Child
1 November 2021
St. Giles' Street, Oxford
The Eagle and Child pub was once home to a famous literary group, but its cellars are said to be home to more sinister visitors.
The Decapitation of Ann Pullen
27 October 2021
The White Hart Inn, Grove Street, Wantage
During the Wantage Fair of 1833, the body of the landlady of the White Hart Inn was found, her head severed by a single blow.
Drowned Man Causes Oxfordshire/Berkshire Dispute
18 October 2021
River Thames near Kennington
When Charles Andrews drowned in the Thames near Kennington it sparked an inter-county argument over who was responsible for his body.
Ghosts of Langley Palace Hunting Lodge
12 October 2021
Langley Farm, Langley
The ghost of a woman with an anguished face has been seen close to the site of this former royal hunting lodge.
A Lordly Assault at the Randolph Hotel
11 October 2021
Randolph Hotel, Beaumont Street, Oxford
In March 1870, Lord Randolph Churchill was arrested for an alleged drunken assault on a police constable outside the Randolph Hotel.