Puritan Ghosts on Magpie Lane
20 April 2021
Quad Restaurant and Bar, Magpie Lane, Oxford
The building on the corner of Magpie Lane is haunted by the ghost of Prudence Burcote, who fell in love with the wrong man and died of a broken heart.
The Blowing Stone of Kingston Lisle
19 April 2021
2 Blowing Stone Cottages, Kingston Lisle, Wantage
The Blowing Stone is a large sarsen stone covered with holes that makes an eerie booming sound when blown into.
Uffington White Horse and Dragon Hill
18 April 2021
White Horse Hill, Uffington, Oxfordshire
Many myths and legends surround the bronze age hill carving on White Horse Hill, which for centuries was the site of a local fair.
A Woman in Grey at St Giles' Church
17 April 2021
St Giles Church, 10 Woodstock Road, Oxford
The churchyard at St Giles' Church is haunted by the ghost of a wealthy woman whose dying wish was ignored by her greedy relatives.
A Murderous Vacuum Cleaner Salesman
16 April 2021
Headington Road, Oxford
In 1931 Mrs Kempson was found murdered in her home. On her mantlepiece was the business card of travelling vacuum salesman Henry Seymour.
Swearing Monks at Oxford Castle
15 April 2021
Oxford Castle, New Street, Oxford
Given that Oxford Castle was the site of numerous executions over the centuries, it is perhaps unsurprising that it has it's fair share of spooks!
A Time-slip in St Margaret's Road
15 April 2021
St. Margaret's Road, Oxford
Did the Principal of St Margaret's College really witness scenes from hundreds of years previously on the streets of North Oxford?
A Statue to Dagon at Banbury?
14 April 2021
Banbury Cross, A361, Banbury
In July 1600 the High Cross at Banbury was pulled down by Puritans, who considered the images thereon a form a pagan idolatry.
The Sad Murder of an Oxfordshire Pedlar
13 April 2021
Headington, Oxford
On an early morning in February 1887, a couple in Headington were awoken by the cry 'Missus! Missus! My mother's dead! He's killed her with a hammer!'
The Stain of Dean Liddell at Christ Church Cathedral
12 April 2021
Christ Church Cathedral, Christ Church College, St Aldate's, Oxford
After the death of Dean Henry Liddell in 1898, a stain with an uncanny resemblance to him appeared in Christ Church Cathedral.