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Longwall Street, Oxford, looking south

The Site of Holywell Gallows, aka Gownsman's Gallows

19 September 2022

Junction of Longwall Street and Holywell Street, Oxford

The gallows that once stood on this site saw the brutal executions of the 1589 Catholic martyrs among others.

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Whatley Hall Hotel, Banbury

Ghosts of the Whately Hall Hotel, Banbury

16 May 2021

17-19 Horse Fair, Banbury

This 17th-century hotel in the centre of Banbury is believed to be haunted by a Catholic Priest who was the victim of a cruel prank.

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Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley being burned at the stake

The Burning of the Oxford Martyrs

29 March 2021

Broad Street, Oxford

An iron cross marks the spot where three bishops were burned at the stake in 1555 and 1556 for refusing to convert to Catholicism.

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The Crown Inn, Pishall

Sticky End of Father Dominique at Pishall

26 February 2021

The Crown Inn, Pishill, Henley-on-Thames

The ghost of a catholic priest who may have been seduced by a beautiful young woman is one of the ghosts said to haunt the The Crown Inn at Pishall.

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