From accounts of apparitions, manifestations and related supernatural phenomena, this book contains spooky stories from around Norwich city. It is a collection of strange sightings and happenings in the city's streets, churches and buildings, and is for anyone interested in the paranormal.
David Chisnell, local ghost walker extraordinaire, has wrote a book using what he has said on his ghost tours. Contained in this selection are stories of the old witch of Bishopgate, a lonely monk near the Maddermarket Theatre, which was a former Roman Catholic Church, the Lady in Grey of Tombland Alley, tragically locked in her house during the Plague of 1578 and several others.
Contained in the book are twelve chapters:
1 Lord Sheffield and the Adam and Eve 2 Story of William Sheward 3 Tombland 4 Ghosts of the Castle 5 Haunted pubs 6 Rabbi Isaacs 7 Maddermarket Monk 8 Elm Hill 9 Lonely ghost at 19 Magdalen Street 10 Martyrs of Lollards Pit 11 Dumpling Poisoner 12 Rosary Cemetery and Cow Tower
I live in norwich, and I love to read stories of my own city, Ive heard a few stories over the years on ghosts, but this book is very spooky to find out if my stories I’ve heard are true, plus I love to find more info on the stories on google, this book is worth a good read if your into ghost stories,
Having lived in Norwich for a while, I knew it supposedly had a number of ghosts. I found this a really entertaining read, especially as some of the places in it were places I passed (or went into) on a daily basis... a great book - very thorough