https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5h4td-16b01b8 I'd almost given up on discovering how murder bridge between Biggleswade and Sutton, got it's name. Until completely by accident I stumbled across a ghost story, reported as part of the minutes of a meeting of the Biggleswade Hospital Board in 1922. That led me on a twisty path to the truth, involving a… Continue reading 19. Solved: The Haunting of Murder Bridge
The Night Hag: Show notes and links
The Nightmare: Henry Fuseli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The picture above is the one Ciaran and I discuss in the episode on the Night Hag. Henry Fuseli also painted an equally terrifying painting called the Night Hag: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436423 Henry Fuseli was a Swiss painter who spent most of his life in Britain and he… Continue reading The Night Hag: Show notes and links
18. The Night Hag (with guest Ciaran O’Keeffe)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9xatj-167f8a0 The Night Hag, is an old name for sleep paralysis. A sleep condition or disorder that has led to some of the most terrifying stories and folktales from around the world. From encounters with demons, witches and ghosts, to alien abductions sleep paralysis has spawned many scary stories. Likewise many paranormal experiences have been… Continue reading 18. The Night Hag (with guest Ciaran O’Keeffe)
Weird in the Wade Nominated for Best History Podcast at the British Podcast Awards
https://youtube.com/shorts/8Ojd80-zoGE?si=yty_BelXNghcibzd BPA reel of all nominees in the History category See below for full list. I still can't quite believe it but on Thursday I found out that Weird in the Wade had been shortlisted for Best History Podcast at the British Podcast Awards along side 6 other fantastic podcasts. I wanted to share this… Continue reading Weird in the Wade Nominated for Best History Podcast at the British Podcast Awards
17. Biggleswade’s Haunted Tunnels: Show notes and photographs
As there are a lot of photos to share with you I'll be adding more to the blog during the week. So keep an eye on social media and do come back to the blog for more photos. You can find the podcast social media links here. You can listen to the episode here. A… Continue reading 17. Biggleswade’s Haunted Tunnels: Show notes and photographs
17. The Haunted Tunnels
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6r25i-164bfab Find out how terrifying sighting of a Cavalier ghost in the 1930s links to Biggleswade's mysterious tunnels. I explore the cellar below where the phantom was seen, discover hidden passageways, bricked up tunnel entrances, and much more. I take you on a trip down the river, and to the Camden House school room, we… Continue reading 17. The Haunted Tunnels
Show notes, photos, and further reading for Episode 16: The Haunting of Camden House
Post card from between 1908 -18 showing Camden House School on the left and Stratton St opening up to the Baulk. The Red Lion pub is also shown1. Crab Lane Gardens Crab Lane gardens stretched from the back of the Stratton House Hotel today through the car park and over the site of Chestnut Avenue… Continue reading Show notes, photos, and further reading for Episode 16: The Haunting of Camden House
16. The Haunting of Camden House
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-puzrd-16213ca Today's episode follows a ghost story over three centuries. We start in the 1880s with school children terrified by a ghost in a garden. Then we explore a newsagents bothered by paranormal activity in the 1960s. In the present day we discover a secret tunnel entrance and hear rumours of a helpful spirit where… Continue reading 16. The Haunting of Camden House
Transcript for episode 16. What’s Haunting Camden House?
Hi Nat Doig here! After two weird wanders away from the Wade we are back in Biggleswade. I have a ghost story that stretches over a century to tell you. This story also links to Biggleswade’s mysterious tunnels, which we’ll begin to explore. Just a heads up that there is a brief mention of suicide… Continue reading Transcript for episode 16. What’s Haunting Camden House?
May! Bedfordshire May Carols and what’s happening on the podcast in May.
If this photograph of a garden near Leith Hill in Surrey doesn't scream May, I don't know what does! Bedfordshire May Carols Do you remember the episode of the podcast on the most haunted pub in Biggleswade? If you've missed it you can find it here. In that episode ghostly singing is heard coming from… Continue reading May! Bedfordshire May Carols and what’s happening on the podcast in May.
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