Slightly later than expected due to audio issues (apologies, the gremlins have been playing funnies with the microphone this week)… Episode 13, aptly numbered in this case, looks at the 18th/19th folklore tale of the Picktree Brag, three ghostly tales from 19th century South Shields, the whimsical tale of the Pickled Parson of Sedgefield Rectory, and finishes with a look at why the number 13 may be classed as unlucky for some…
Sources and info
Newcastle Evening Chronicle (1885)
Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury (1870)
North British Daily Mail (1871)
Shields Daily Gazette (1885, 1934 & 1936)
Liddell, T. (2004) Otherworld North East: Ghosts and Hauntings Explored
KEYWORDS
PICKTREE BRAG boggart bogie goblin 13 number thirteen south shields ghost stories pickled parson sedgefield rectory
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