Rhossili Rectory
previously. Despite feeling some possible
paranormal activity, it wasn’t until around
2am that David heard the fateful phrase.
“Why don’t you turn round and look at
me?” This phrase, or similar, has been Waiting for his friend who was in the
uttered in the Rhossili Rectory. Located at bathroom, he heard the door open and
the foot of the cliffs at Rhossili, the house felt a cold blast of air. Believing it to
has been known for paranormal activity be his friend, David didn’t turn around
since it was built in the 1850s. and waited for his friend to join him. He
then heard a whispered voice say: “Why
However, these words are not said by don’t you turn and face me?” Knowing it
the investigators, but by the ghosts wasn’t his friend, he ran from the room.
themselves. One such haunting, The rectory is included in the Rhossili
recorded in books on the area’s ghosts, ghost walk, which mentions the ghost of
was experienced by David. Entering the dedicated Rev John Ponsonby Lucas,
the rectory, he was aware of what he who is said to appear upon a black
Rhossili Rectory
might encounter after accompanying stallion charging at full speed to help his
a paranormal investigation group deprived parishioners.
Oystermouth Castle
It was then he saw a young woman,
clearly in distress. Walking towards
Oystermouth Castle
the castle gates, Peter saw that the
Darkness, rain and haunting female woman’s clothes were torn and bloody,
sobs: all frightening characteristics and that she must have been in a
which point to paranormal activity. terrifi c amount of pain.
Combine those attributes with a 12th
Century castle setting and you have Unable to enter the castle or to climb
all the ingredients for a frightening the gates, he called out to her and
situation. Unfortunately, in March signalled for her to come over to
2003, someone was put into that him. However, Peter realised that she
terrifying position. A local man called had completely disappeared. Fearing
Peter had been driving home after she may have attempted suicide,
visiting the cinema with his girlfriend. Peter searched the surrounding area
but found nothing. Local research
Near Oystermouth Castle, Peter saw uncovered the story of a woman who
movement on the battlements. Fearing was believed to have been fl ogged
someone may be in trouble, he parked to death on a whipping post in the
his car and walked towards the castle. castle grounds.
Margam Castle
The young man carried on his journeys
and after spotting a kite’s nest, he climbed
the tall tree it was on. He reached out and
Today a Grade I listed building, Margam his hand was bitten by a poisonous adder.
Castle was constructed over a 10 year The shock of the bite made him lose his
period from 1830 to 1840, under the grip and he fell from the tree. He broke his
guidance of Christopher Rice Mansel neck as he fell, before subsequently falling
Talbot. The castle overlooks the ruins of into, and drowning in, the river below.
Margam Abbey, which is reputedly where
the ghost of Twm Gelwydd Teg (Tom of the Through experiencing a snake bite, broken
Fair Lies) resides. neck and drowning, the young man had
certainly died three deaths, and Twm’s
Twm had a strange knack for foretelling prediction was fulfi lled.
the future, revealing positive fortunes
to friends and unpleasant predictions However, Twm remained silent while the
to those who opposed him. After being Ghost Investigation Team (see next page)
Margam Castle
ridiculed by a young man, Twm declared spent the night, so perhaps this is one
he would die three deaths before nightfall. ghost who needs further examination.
Swansea Grand Theatre
The account by reporter Antony Harris detailed
a variety of paranormal activity, including the
sound of a woman crying and the sounds of
Legendary in life, and reportedly exceedingly footsteps.
active in death, the Italian opera singer Adelina
Patti was an important fi gure within Swansea However, following the report’s publication,
society in the 19th Century. Highly regarded a theatre electrician confessed that he had
and hugely talented, Adelina offi cially declared concealed himself in one of the lighting boxes,
the Grand Theatre open in 1897. and that he was responsible for some of the
noises that Harris had heard that night. Yet
From her death in 1919, her story takes a Harris remained certain that the electrician
sinister turn. Adelina has been suggested as could not have been responsible for everything
the mysterious White Lady who now haunts that he heard and felt during the night.
the theatre. The ghostly fi gure of a white lady
has been spotted by several Grand employees Past employee Emma Davies has experienced
over the years and produced such local strange paranormal activity too — the female
interest that the South Wales Evening Post toilets in the Upper Circle always have a
held an overnight vigil in February 1984. strong perfumed scent, she says.
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