Episode 06. The Ghosts of Glassensikes
… and the Bronte Street poltergeist
Episode 6 contains the following stories – the ghosts and Barguest of Glassensikes, Darlington, followed by the case of the Bronte Street poltergeist in Gateshead, 1963-4.
This is followed by an account of a haunting in Ilfracombe Gardens, Whitley Bay in 1977. There are then three stories recorded via interview with John and Madeline Bell back in 2010, finishing with a small article from the Kelso Chronicle of 1845…
Sources and info
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7042877.take-stroll-ghost-hounds-roamed/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwell_Grange
Brockie, W. (1886)) Legends and Superstitions of the County of Durham. Pg 12
Longstaffe, W.H. (1854) The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Darlington.
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