Haunted Nottinghamshire

James | Avid Church Explorer | Cemetery Wanderer | Nottinghamshire History Lover | Photography Enthusiast 📸👻

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St Peter & St Paul's Church Oxton...

There is a Norman chancel arch and a blocked Norman doorway, with some artefacts of possible Saxon origin that have been found in the building.

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St Peter & St Paul's Church Oxton...

Situated at the centre of the Nottinghamshire village of Oxton, St Peter and St Paul’s Church is a landmark that carries centuries of quiet resilience.

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Good Morning Nottinghamshire...

Sorry I've been quiet these last few weeks! The weather and other commitments have slowed me down, but I've been back out and have a new location for you soon!

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The Glasgow Necropolis...

In the 1950s, children claimed a vampire with iron teeth stalked the nearby Southern Necropolis. The children said the vampire had killed and eaten two boys, and it was said to come out at night, prowling among the graves.

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The Glasgow Necropolis...

The Necropolis has earned a reputation as one of Glasgow’s most haunted spots. Tales tell of a spectral woman in white drifting between headstones, rarely seen, but never forgotten to those that do.

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The Glasgow Necropolis...

Visitors often report strange sensations among the tombs: cold spots, hushed whispers, and a faint scent of flowers where none are seen. Some say the souls of long-forgotten Victorians still wander the hillside at dusk.

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The Glasgow Necropolis...

Funeral processions once crossed a sandstone bridge over the Molendinar Burn, fittingly known as the Bridge of Sighs - symbolizing the passage from life to death as mourners entered the city of graves.

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The Glasgow Necropolis...

Scotland’s finest Victorian architects, including Alexander 'Greek' Thomson and J.T. Rochead, left their mark here. Their elaborate mausoleums and obelisks make the Necropolis as much an open-air museum as a burial ground.

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The Glasgow Necropolis...

Tucked away near the lower slopes lies the old Jewish enclosure, holding just a few dozen graves. It’s one of Scotland’s earliest Jewish burial grounds and a poignant reminder of the city’s diverse 19th-century population.

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The Glasgow Necropolis...

Around 50,000 people have been buried in the Necropolis since its creation, yet only a fraction - roughly 3,500 monuments, still stand above ground. Beneath the grass and paths lies layer upon layer of unmarked history.

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The Glasgow Necropolis...

The site was once known as Fir Park, a wooded estate belonging to the Merchants’ House of Glasgow. In the 1830s, it was transformed from a tree-covered hill into the ornate resting ground that overlooks Glasgow today.

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The Glasgow Necropolis...

Perched on a hill east of Glasgow Cathedral, the Glasgow Necropolis is one of Scotland’s most atmospheric landmarks - a sprawling Victorian garden cemetery that blends art, architecture, and legend.

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Good Morning Nottinghamshire...

I'd say it's time for a new adventure, but that's already happened! I went on tour, and I'm hoping to bring you a location from north of the border very soon!

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St Mary's Church Lowdham...

The building itself sits in a shallow hollow, west of the main village street, near Cocker Beck, which occasionally floods. This is one reason why the churchyard is slightly raised.

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St Mary's Church Lowdham...

Some older villagers reportedly told stories of church bells heard ringing faintly on stormy nights. With no one inside the church when heard, could it have been the wind through the louvres, or something else?

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St Mary's Church Lowdham...

Sir John de Lowdham's effigy is shown in chain mail with his sword and shield, and his feet resting on a lion.
The effigy is among the best preserved 14th century knightly monuments in Nottinghamshire.

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St Mary's Church Lowdham...

Local tales sometimes link the effigy of Sir John de Lowdham, to ghostly sightings of a figure in armour seen in the south aisle or churchyard at dusk.

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St Mary's Church Lowdham...

Renowned Gothic Revival architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, restored the church in the mid-1800s. His work was typical of mid-Victorian ecclesiastical taste, seeking to 'purify' medieval churches of Georgian alterations.

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St Mary's Church Lowdham...

The church's octagonal font, carved in stone and dating from 1290, remains in use.
For centuries it would have been used for baptisms, making it one of the oldest liturgical fixtures still serving its original purpose.

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St Mary's Church Lowdham...

The west tower is the oldest visible part of the building. Its lower stages date to around 1170-1200, showing late Norman features. The tower originally supported a short pyramid roof.

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