Top bar at the Golden Fleece The Golden Fleece Find out more about the Golden Fleece's many ghost stories here: https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/product/the-golden-fleece-pub-york An article about a journalist from the Metro who stayed the night at Golden Fleece. https://metro.co.uk/2023/06/24/a-chilling-check-in-i-spent-the-night-in-britains-most-haunted-pub-18991929/ This YouTube video from nearly 20 years ago by Most Haunted's Richard Felix includes a big section on… Continue reading Show Notes and further reading for episode 15. Weird Wanders Two: My night spent in York’s most haunted pub
Category: Evidence
Show Notes, photos and further reading for episode 12 Ghostly Crime
Listen to Weird in the Wade here. The view towards the murder bridge on Biggleswade common Murder Bridge Very little is written online about the Murder Bridge story. But here's some information from the We Love Potton facebook group. There is a website about the three counties asylum. Murder bridge Thomas Dun Here's a link… Continue reading Show Notes, photos and further reading for episode 12 Ghostly Crime
Episode 11 Show Notes and Transcript: Black Tom, Bedford’s Phantom Highwayman
Show Notes and Sources The roundabout known as Black Tom's Grave in Bedford Bedford Ghost stories including Black Tom Here is some recommended reading for Black Tom and other Bedfordshire ghost stories. Bedfordshire Libraries ghost pamphlet: Download the booklet here. Damien O'Dell's books about paranormal Bedfordshire are a great source for stories including Black Tom.… Continue reading Episode 11 Show Notes and Transcript: Black Tom, Bedford’s Phantom Highwayman
Show Notes and Transcript for Episode 10: The Ghosts of St Mary’s Old Church
Show Notes and Links Link to the podcast: https://weirdinthewade.podbean.com/ Old Church Path, leading up to St Mary's Sources used for this episode and further reading Damien O'Dell's book Paranormal Bedfordshire and his other works can be found here: https://damienodell.com/shop/ Kevin Gates book: Black Magic Church: The True Story of Clophill can be found here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/black-magic-church/kevin-gates/9781781550502 Information… Continue reading Show Notes and Transcript for Episode 10: The Ghosts of St Mary’s Old Church
Episode 7: The Big Cat of Biggleswade and Phantom Felines
Transcript will be available shortly but until then... Show notes and links to further reading General history of big cat sightings General summary: https://thewebinarvet.com/blog/british-big-cats-truth Interactive map of sightings across the UK: https://www.britishbigcats.org/sightings.php Jungle Cats Indian video about jungle cats https://youtu.be/s5G9d5ON9EA?si=V6CsFfO16xGjImYU Here's an article about the Shropshire jungle cat: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/features/2020/02/03/flashback-february-3/ Here's a blog post from a… Continue reading Episode 7: The Big Cat of Biggleswade and Phantom Felines
Episode 4. Part One of the Potton Poisoner. Further reading and show transcript
Further reading Some further reading on the Potton Poisoner and Victorian era. Mentioned at the end of the episode here's a link to the story about the macabre auction item relating to the execution: About half way down this blog entry you'll find an examination of some of the newspaper stories I've used for this… Continue reading Episode 4. Part One of the Potton Poisoner. Further reading and show transcript
Transcript for Bonus Episode: Updates, New Spooky Story, News about the Podcast, and a trailer for the next episode
Intro over Weird in the Wade Theme Welcome to this bonus update episode of Weird in the Wade! A podcast about all that’s weird, wonderful and a little of kilter in the town of Biggleswade and surrounding area. Today’s bonus episode is a little different. I’m going to be revisiting some of our previous stories… Continue reading Transcript for Bonus Episode: Updates, New Spooky Story, News about the Podcast, and a trailer for the next episode
Potton Wood Photographs for episode three
The podcast website has all the links to where to listen here. Photographs taken on my visit to Potton wood on 26th April 2023 I took the photo below just after I set off, it gives a good indication of the elevation of Potton woods. It's just up from the bus stop! View across Bedfordshire… Continue reading Potton Wood Photographs for episode three
Links to further reading, show notes and transcript for episode three: What’s Haunting Potton Wood?
Find episodes and links to where to listen on the pod website here. Links Below are various links to information mentioned in this month's episode: What's Haunting Potton Wood? Paul’s blog Below is the link to Paul's blog about his visit to Potton Woods: https://www.modquokka.com/single-post/2018/04/30/potton-wood-and-the-ghosts-of-airmen Plane crash Graham Hague’s fabulous website, a cornucopia of historical… Continue reading Links to further reading, show notes and transcript for episode three: What’s Haunting Potton Wood?
Bonus episode: New evidence about Biggleswade’s Great Fire
Transcript and show notes Intro Welcome to Weird in the Wade’s first bonus episode! Weird in the Wade is a podcast about all that’s weird, wonderful, and little off kilter in the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire. We cover the kinds of stories that make you pause and ponder, and will speak to you where… Continue reading Bonus episode: New evidence about Biggleswade’s Great Fire
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