Stacia Briggs
The Norfolk legend of Jack Valentine
Once upon a time, Valentine’s Day Eve was just as enchanting to the children of Norfolk as Christmas Eve...
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Stacia Briggs
Feb 1
The magical sword of Winfarthing
It was the Excalibur of Norfolk, a magical sword which helped women rid themselves of terrible husbands from the safety of the church.
Stacia Briggs
Jan 31
"Sometimes, murderers have been discovered by the fowls of the air…"
the curious tale of the crow detectives that hunted a Norfolk murderer until he so frightened that he confessed his crime.
Stacia Briggs
Jan 17
The phantom food flinger of RAF Mildenhall
East Anglia’s airfields are legendary for their ghostly residents, but at RAF Mildenhall, one ghost made itself known by flinging food.
Stacia Briggs
Dec 20, 2023
Sandringham House's Ghosts: the veiled lady in the mirror
In the early 1900s, a young prince went to visit his aunt at Sandringham – where he met a ghost pleading for mercy from beyond the grave.
Stacia Briggs
Dec 13, 2023
Sandringham House’s ghost: “…a wheezing sound that resembles a grotesque lung breathing in and out…”
Sandringham House’s ghost: “…a wheezing sound that resembles a grotesque lung breathing in and out…”
Stacia Briggs
Dec 6, 2023
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
It’s probably the most famous ghost photograph in the world: The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, captured for Country Life in 1936.
Stacia Briggs
Nov 22, 2023
RAF Feltwell: “I realised I was reaching out towards the black shape from my bed…”
The following story of a haunted room at RAF Feltwell was told in April 2023 on a website which has itself been a ghost since 2011.
Stacia Briggs
Nov 8, 2023
The ghosts of RAF Feltwell
Most haunted airfields are derelict, overgrown and deserted – but the ghosts at RAF Feltwell do so on a very active site.
Stacia Briggs
Sep 28, 2023
The Witch of East Somerton
Woodlands are places of folklore and fairytale, myth and magic, and nowhere is this more beautifully illustrated than at East Somerton.
Stacia Briggs
Sep 28, 2023
Remember death, for you must die...
There’s a lovely example of a cadaver tomb at St Michael’s church in Aylsham showing two grinning skeletons having what looks like a...
Stacia Briggs
Sep 26, 2023
The ghost of Gressenhall
Lights turning themselves off and on, objects being moved by unseen hands, a ‘cold’ presence – and a typed statement about the ghost of...
Stacia Briggs
Sep 25, 2023
The Witchcraft Bottle of Rouen Road
Beneath a building filled with stories, something extraordinary was discovered: a witch bottle buried centuries ago to ward off evil.
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