https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-a2if4-1529bad In this Christmas bonanza episode chock full of ghosts, I tell you about the many hauntings reported at St Mary's Old Church, Clophill, over the last 60 years. From Spectral beasts scaring news agents at Christmas, to a punk band who felt their haunting encounter at the church brought them bad luck, to more… Continue reading 10. The Ghosts of St Mary’s Old Church
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
Show Notes, Links and Transcript for The Black Magic Church
Black and white image of St Mary's Church Clophill. Taken May 2023 Notes and Links Devil folklore and landscape Nearly Knowledgeable website about Shropshire folklore, she has a real interest in devil folklore: https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/ The Devil in Marston Moretaine: https://www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk/news/history/devils-toenail-bedfordshires-frightening-version-5808785 https://bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk/CommunityHistories/Marston-Moretaine/The-Devil-in-Marston-Moretaine.aspx Witchcraft information Ronald Hutton biography and books: https://www.waterstones.com/author/ronald-hutton/566642 BBC podcast Witch: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001mc4p Willow Winsham… Continue reading Show Notes, Links and Transcript for The Black Magic Church
9. The Black Magic Church
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yxyp9-150b649 There's an abandoned church on a hill top at Clophill in Bedfordshire, that fuelled my nightmares as a child. In today's episode I explore the history of this notorious church that the tabloid press labelled a "black magic church" back in the 1960s. This ruined church has associations with magic, ghosts, grave robbers, the… Continue reading 9. The Black Magic Church
Bonus Episode: More Big Cats of Bedfordshire and Beyond
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-tiavn-14f96de In this bonus episode we hear from a new witness who saw a large black cat in Bedfordshire in the 1990s. His sighting was near to the famous encounters with the beast of Silsoe which I also explore. We also catch up with Owen Staton, completing the interview started in episode 7, The Big… Continue reading Bonus Episode: More Big Cats of Bedfordshire and Beyond
Bonus Episode: More Bedfordshire Big Cats show notes.
Below are some links to further information about big cat sightings and other information mentioned in the bonus episode. Pheasants on a path at Wrest Park, Silsoe Huffington Post Beast of Silsoe article: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-beast-of-silsoe-villagers-warned-of-credible-sighting-of-labrador-sized-big-cat_uk_57bc5f4de4b0f78b2b4ba8ca Hybrid Panther sighting in Aberdeenshire: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hybrid-panther-caught-camera-prowling-31417269#ICID=Android_TMNewsApp_AppShare Link to Owen Staton's Time Between Times podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/time-between-times-storytelling-with-owen-staton/id1573244734 ITV programme about the Zoo Owen… Continue reading Bonus Episode: More Bedfordshire Big Cats show notes.
8. The Most Haunted Pub in Biggleswade
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-jnnf5-14e37e5 The Golden Pheasant in Biggleswade is not the town's oldest or even grandest pub, but this real ale beer house is reported to be Biggleswade's most haunted. Over the years strange phenomena and mysterious stories have built up around the establishment. I visited the pub and chatted with regulars and staff to try and… Continue reading 8. The Most Haunted Pub in Biggleswade
Episode 8: The Most Haunted Pub in Biggleswade
Show notes, links and transcript The Golden Pheasant Pub, October 2023 Show notes and links Here's the website for the Golden Pheasant pub which includes some brilliant old photographs of the pub and Biggleswade high street. Below is an image of the yard at the Pheasant where William Robinson was taken after his accident. You… Continue reading Episode 8: The Most Haunted Pub in Biggleswade
Locations where big cats have been seen around Biggleswade
I completely forgot to share photographs of the sites where big cats have been seen in Biggleswade. So here they are! You can listen to the big cat episode of the podcast here or wherever you get your podcasts. Penny's sighting: water meadows between the Ivel River and A1 The image is above is looking… Continue reading Locations where big cats have been seen around Biggleswade
7. The Big Cat of Biggleswade and Phantom Felines
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3nek3-14b2718 There have been several sightings of a big cat stalking the water meadows, heaths, and back gardens of Biggleswade in the last twenty years. And they're not your usual black panther type sightings; they're more intriguing. Of course, I just had to investigate. In this episode I speak with an eye witness about the… Continue reading 7. The Big Cat of Biggleswade and Phantom Felines
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