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Whodunit in the Library? #25

...rough the churchyard, the drops of blood racing ahead of me, until I reached the vicarage across the road.  The vicar answered my knock and told me that my dad had collapsed on his doorstep earlier that day and was now in the local cottage hospital! So now it had come to this.  I later found out that my dad had gone into the Library to rip up and sabotage the mediaeval banquet costumes and my mum had found him there – an argument had ensued which became violent.  My dad had an awful temper and would sometimes attack my mum during these rows (I once found him in the kitchen with his hands round my mum’s throat) so she had grabbed the nearest thing to her,...

Things that go bump in the night #3

...the local churchyard – I think she was about 8 years old. All very sad but it didn’t stop me being absolutely terrified every time I went to bed. Climbing the huge staircase at night on my own, often using a torch to save leaving the lights on, was no fun! Walking along the bedroom corridor knowing there were all those dark empty rooms nearby, well, your imagination runs wild I can tell you! My brothers and I had turned one of the attic rooms into a ‘den’ for us to hang out in. We found an old table and chairs to take up there and I had an ancient typewriter which I used to type up stories on but as soon as the light started to fade we’d be out of the...

More tea Vicar? #11

...ed in the churchyard and we had found her grave after hearing the noises and stories about her. I think she was about 9 years old. My mum at the ghost girl's grave   Because we lived at the Hall the vicar expected to see us at church every week; however, weekends were our busy time so we didn’t go every week but managed to attend at Easter and Christmas. I have to say we were non too keen on going to church as we had to be on our best behaviour (something which didn’t sit easily with us as you’ve probably guessed!). Afterwards though we all went across the road to the vicarage for tea and biscuits. There was always plenty of other food too so we we...

The Graveyard Shift #23

...rough the churchyard, finally meeting with the buyer who was waiting with a large van in the lane! The things you do to help out! It was like being in the middle of an Agatha Christie novel – carrying a suspicious item through the graveyard by moonlight with owls hooting, while we grunted and groaned forever cursing my parents for splitting up! Some of that stuff was heavy and it was a pretty spooky experience considering the ghostly activity in the house. This went on for weeks until a lot of the larger items had been sold. To alleviate the stress of all these problems we continued to frequent the local pub, the Meynell Arms. There was always a good atmosphe...

Things that go bump in the night #3

...the local churchyard – I think she was about 8 years old. All very sad but it didn’t stop me being absolutely terrified every time I went to bed. Climbing the huge staircase at night on my own, often using a torch to save leaving the lights on, was no fun! Walking along the bedroom corridor knowing there were all those dark empty rooms nearby, well, your imagination runs wild I can tell you! This is what our den looked like   Gavin and I had turned one of the attic rooms into a ‘den’ for us to hang out in. We found an old table and chairs to take up there and I had an ancient typewriter which I used to type up stories on but as soon as the light...

More Tea Vicar? #12

...ed in the churchyard and we had found her grave after hearing the noises and stories about her. I think she was about 9 years old. Mum next to the ghost's grave   Because we lived at the Hall the vicar expected to see us at church every week; however, weekends were our busy time so we didn’t go every week but managed to attend at Easter and Christmas. I have to say we were non too keen on going to church as we had to be on our best behaviour (something which didn’t sit easily with us as you’ve probably guessed!). Afterwards though we all went across the road to the vicarage for tea and biscuits. There was always plenty of other food too so we were...