Shadows in the Nave: A Guide to the Haunted Churches of England

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The dungeon was designed so that prisoners would fall through a trap door, have their lungs punctured by wooden spikes on the ground, and die a slow, horrific death within earshot of the sinister clan members above. The original village of Thundridge was actually about half-a-mile to the east of the current village and close to the River Rib.

As legend has it, during a struggle for power within the O’Carroll clan (which had a fondness for poisoning dinner guests), one member plunged a sword into his brother—a priest—as he was holding mass in the castle’s chapel.

The building was nearly destroyed by fires many times over the centuries, and its roof partially collapsed during a funeral service in 1968. One of London's most famous haunted churches, it was the place where those executed within the Tower were buried during the Tudor period. People claim that visitors are bound to experience strange noises and chilling apparitions, usually djinns (genies) in the form of animals. In July 1854, the authorities found Alderson guilty of opening graves and stealing the lead from the coffins. Its colorful entrance of Chinese arches seems innocuous enough, but then you actually step inside and see that the park is covered with more than 1,000 statues, each stranger than the last.

To this day, St Mary’s Church in Bottesford hosts the only known tomb in England to determine witchcraft as a cause of death. His spectral figure appears quite solid, and has been known to hold conversations with witnesses, many of who don’t realise that he is anything more than mere flesh and blood. The stone walkways and labyrinth of mausoleums are as beautiful as they are eerie, and Recoleta has a couple of haunted legends of its own. The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest in American history, with somewhere around 50,000 young men dying in the three-day conflict.One of the most famous stories involves David Alleno, a former grave-digger and caretaker who worked at the cemetery for 30 years before killing himself. Such close proximity meant their spirits couldn’t rest, and many believed the raven to be the soul of the murderer.

Exclusive OffersEnjoy exclusive rates before everyone else with preview access to our private sales. More terrifying, however, are the ghosts who purportedly roam the ruins of Whitby Abbey and the current St Mary’s Church.

In the wilds of Monmouthshire, the Skirrid Inn went one better, serving as both courthouse and place of execution. The Buddhist temple at Borobudur, Indonesia, was erected around the 8th - 9th century under the regime of Syailendra dynasty. Follow us on Instagram - On the HertsLive Instagram page we share amazing pictures of our stunning county, and if you tag us in your posts, we could repost your picture on our page. Originally built by the Dutch East India Company as a replenishment station for ships, the site also served as a military fortress and prison during the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902. According to local legend, the Flower women swore revenge on the Earl and murdered his two sons and heirs to his Earldom with witchcraft.