Site launched on the 23rd February 2025
Site launched on the 23rd February 2025
Fieldwork
This page is essentially just a temporary placeholder under I can get the time to start compiling full study pages. For now, these are simply links to content already produced.
Podcast Episode 31. Halloween 2024 – “The Haunting of Historic Dilston”
So this episode is a little different to the usual format, as it was recorded live (on the 21st October) in front of some of the podcast’s Patreon ‘Court of Boggarts’ tier supporters, as well as with special guests Martin and Eleanor from the fantastic Three Ravens Podcast!
Podcast Episode 28. The Boggart Investigates… Queen Street Masonic Hall, Sunderland
In this episode, the podcast takes a deep-dive into the history, archaeology and ghostlore of Queen Street Masonic Hall, Sunderland, the oldest custom-built Masonic Hall still in use by Freemasons in Britain.
Podcast Episode 18. The Curious Case of the Harperley Hotel and DBN After Dark
Episode 18 finds the Boggart telling the tale of the haunting of the Harperley Hotel near Stanley (North East UK) while hosting the Do Business Network (DBN) After Dark Halloween Networking Event.
Podcast Episode 15. Jedburgh Jail Part 2, and recordings from the Land of Oak and Iron
Episode 15 starts with the recounting of paranormal investigations at Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum (including some replays of audio anomalies such as a door shutting – when no doors moved – and a female voice saying — (for you to decide). Then the episode switches to the Within the Boggart Wood ‘tell me a story’ event at the Land of Oak and Iron Heritage Centre on Sunday 27th August, with folklore and ghost stories surrounding the Derwent Walk, Hollinside Manor and the 9 Arches Viaduct, then the tale of the Burning Man of Ebchester (grisly descriptions, be warned!) before a chat with Andrew Ross, the Ghost Whisperer who tells some cracking tales from County Durham and gives some details on his Walking with the Ghosts of Durham ghost walks. To finish off, we hear the folk tale of hedgehogs stealing the milk from cows…
Podcast Episode 14. Dunstanburgh Castle ghosts, the laying of a ghost at Etherley and The Haunting of Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum Part 1
Episode 14 opens with a tale of three ghosts said to haunt the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle on the Northumberland Coast, then we move across to Toft Hill and Etherley for a ‘from the archives’ tale dating to 1880. The episode then concludes with Part 1 of The Haunting of Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum. In part 1 the podcast examines the history of the jail, including debunking some false history claimed by certain TV shows and paranormal groups – then looks at the phenomena people have experienced within the jail walls. Part 2, detailing an overnight paranormal investigation at the jail will feature in Episode 15!
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