MJ Wayland http://www.mjwayland.com Author - Paranormal Researcher - Relic Hunter - Historian Wed, 15 May 2013 19:49:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Clapham Wood Haunted or Cursed? http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/clapham-wood-haunted/ http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/clapham-wood-haunted/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 15:14:19 +0000 MJ.Wayland http://www.mjwayland.com/?p=1075 Nestling in the shelter of the South Downs in West Sussex, is a small village surrounded by dense woodlands that harbour chilling and unusual activity. In 2003 Living...

The post Clapham Wood Haunted or Cursed? appeared first on MJ Wayland.

]]> http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/clapham-wood-haunted/feed/ 0 Hickleton Skulls http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/hickleton-skulls/ http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/hickleton-skulls/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 14:24:49 +0000 MJ.Wayland http://www.mjwayland.com/?p=1064 The Hickleton Skulls, sadly missing the third after a theft Hickleton on the outskirts of Doncaster is a pretty village that once stood as an oasis in the...

The post Hickleton Skulls appeared first on MJ Wayland.

]]> http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/hickleton-skulls/feed/ 0 The Ostrich Inn Murders http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/ostrich-inn-murders/ http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/ostrich-inn-murders/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:40:27 +0000 MJ.Wayland http://www.mjwayland.com/?p=1053 “Next event coming up, a cracker of a place. 50-60 murders have taken place at this inn by the landlord. The first documented case of british serial killers....

The post The Ostrich Inn Murders appeared first on MJ Wayland.

]]> http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/ostrich-inn-murders/feed/ 0 Frightened to Death – by Ghosts http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/frightened-to-death-by-ghosts/ http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/frightened-to-death-by-ghosts/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:20:27 +0000 MJ.Wayland http://www.mjwayland.com/?p=1050 Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Mitchell may seem fairly unremarkable names, however both of them died of fright after encounters with ghosts. In my book “Real Christmas Ghost Stories”...

The post Frightened to Death – by Ghosts appeared first on MJ Wayland.

]]> http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/frightened-to-death-by-ghosts/feed/ 0 Syderstone reopened and the Ghosts of Old Somerset http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/ghosts-of-old-somerset-and-syderstone/ http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/ghosts-of-old-somerset-and-syderstone/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:36:41 +0000 MJ.Wayland http://www.mjwayland.com/?p=1042 In June 1833, the small, quiet Norfolk village of Syderstone hit the national headlines after a reported six weeks of strange occurrences. Centred on Syderstone Parsonage, the home...

The post Syderstone reopened and the Ghosts of Old Somerset appeared first on MJ Wayland.

]]> http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/ghosts-of-old-somerset-and-syderstone/feed/ 0 Loxley Moorland Mystery http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/loxley-moorland-mystery/ http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/loxley-moorland-mystery/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:02:40 +0000 MJ.Wayland http://www.mjwayland.com/?p=1033 An article found in Sheffield Central Library from 1912 details a mystery that is now two hundred years old. It held a number of tiny Sheffield hamlets spellbound...

The post Loxley Moorland Mystery appeared first on MJ Wayland.

]]> http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/loxley-moorland-mystery/feed/ 0 The Ice Saints http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/the-ice-saints/ http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/the-ice-saints/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:42:28 +0000 MJ.Wayland http://www.mjwayland.com/?p=1026 “The Others are as dead as the children of the forest , gone eight thousand years. Maester Luwin will tell you they never lived at all. No living...

The post The Ice Saints appeared first on MJ Wayland.

]]> http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/the-ice-saints/feed/ 0 Illustrated Police News – Yorkshire Ghost http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/illustrated-police-yorkshire-ghost/ http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/illustrated-police-yorkshire-ghost/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:01:12 +0000 MJ.Wayland http://www.mjwayland.com/?p=1011 I always enjoy reading the archives of the Victorian Illustrated Police News for their plain silliness and over the top reporting.  However sometimes you find interesting leads to...

The post Illustrated Police News – Yorkshire Ghost appeared first on MJ Wayland.

]]> http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/illustrated-police-yorkshire-ghost/feed/ 0 Warwick Castle Ghosts – A Re-evaluation http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/warwick-castle-ghosts/ http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/warwick-castle-ghosts/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:38:01 +0000 MJ.Wayland http://www.mjwayland.com/?p=1002 Year One continues to provide an insight into Britain’s hauntings, and ultimately raises questions about the origins of many of our best loved ghosts. Recently I have turned...

The post Warwick Castle Ghosts – A Re-evaluation appeared first on MJ Wayland.

]]> http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/warwick-castle-ghosts/feed/ 0 Relics of Mary, Queen of Scots http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/relics-of-mary-queen-of-scots/ http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/relics-of-mary-queen-of-scots/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:37:54 +0000 MJ.Wayland http://www.mjwayland.com/?p=948 In 1869 Queen Victoria accepted a bequest from the 8th Lord Belhaven which contained various items belonging to Mary Queen of Scots. Using the Caledonian Railway, the Queen...

The post Relics of Mary, Queen of Scots appeared first on MJ Wayland.

]]> http://www.mjwayland.com/index.php/relics-of-mary-queen-of-scots/feed/ 0