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very theatre, they say, has its ghost, and the old Marlowe Theatre was no different. From 1967 onwards, a fi gure was occasionally spotted on the right-hand side of the stage. Time will tell whether the ghost has ‘survived’ the demolition and rebuild.
Most of the ghosts reported English Heritage Photo Library M
oving out of Canterbury, there have been many spooky events reported
along the coast. The remaining half of the Roman fort at Reculver that hasn’t fallen into the sea, gave up a gruesome secret back in the 60s. An archaeological dig discovered the bodies of 11 infant skeletons positioned within the foundations – in those times small babies were not treasured like they are today. Late at night the pitiful cries of babies are now said to be heard.
do seem to be quite harmless. It is said that a miserable looking fi gure, frequently seen in a property in Burgate, has now noticeably cheered up since a skeleton was found in the area.
If you’re lucky you could catch a glimpse of a one- time Mayor of Canterbury cheerfully riding his bike around the streets of his beloved City. Or if you’re in The Old Weaver’s House, currently a restaurant, you could make out a lady in grey walking up the stairs. An employee of a shop along The Parade claims a fi gure in black walks through the shop walls.
It appears that apparitions
are not restricted to people. It is alleged that an escaped leopard that lived in countryside around Canterbury for eight months before being shot, can still be seen roaming the fi elds.
Books
Haunted Canterbury by John Hippisley, 2009, (RRP £9.99) Ghost Stories from Faversham, 1995 – available from the Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre, Faversham Paranormal Kent by Neil Arnold, 2010, (RRP £9.99) Shadows in the Nave: A Guide to the Haunted Churches of England by Paul Adams, Eddie Brazil and Peter Underwood, 2011 (RRP £15.99)
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temperature in the room they are in suddenly drops. The hairs on their arms stand up. Unusual sounds start coming from the attic, and voices can be heard from children playing on the stairs. Whispering and singing start to waft down from the panelled room on the top fl oor. However, the workmen are alone… This sounds like the fi rst scene of a TV ghost drama – but this is no fi ction; this was actually reported in 2000 by men working in what was to become Tiny Tim’s Tearoom in St Margaret’s Street, Canterbury. Prior to their spine- chilling experience, the mummifi ed bodies of three very young children had been found in the attic, their arms placed across their chests, and each with a bible inscribed with the date 1503. In addition, when panelling was removed from the top-fl oor room, children’s relics were found. The teahouse’s baker claims he still hears their voices when he opens up fi rst thing in the morning.
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en are working late renovating a building following a fi re. The
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