mysteriesofmercia
The Ghost of Great Barr Hall
The Northern outskirts of Birmingham may not be the kind of place you'd expect to find a tranquil yet spooky ruined mansion turned asylum...
top of page
Search
mysteriesofmercia
May 18, 20213 min read
The Ghost of Captain Bound
Upton on Severn is a beautiful small town set around the banks of the Severn in Worcestershire. Over the centuries it has seen it's fair...
212 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
May 9, 20214 min read
The Haunted Ruins of Boughton Old Church
Lost villages and abandoned churches have always been the stuff of folklore and fuel for scary tales up and down the country. Boughton in...
467 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
May 7, 20212 min read
Fairy's Cave
The tiny Worcestershire village of Lulsley is tucked away near the Teme river off the main road from Worcester to Bromyard. Overlooking...
199 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
May 1, 20213 min read
May Day in Mercia
Happy May Day! Beltane, Walpurgisnacht, Maiouma, the festival goes by many names and is celebrated for many different reasons. From a...
94 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Apr 27, 20213 min read
Edgar Tower & It's Spectral Bear
Worcester Cathedral is an impressive and fascinating building in it's own right, but a nearby structure that forms part of the Cathedral...
280 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Apr 23, 20215 min read
The Deerhurst Dragon
The figure of Saint George, despite being adopted by several countries around the world, is still regarded as one of the quintessential...
493 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Apr 18, 20214 min read
Meon Hill - The Devil's Playground
Meon Hill is a mysterious plateau that looks down on the villages of Lower Quinton, Mickleton and Ilmington. It has always had a...
468 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Apr 15, 20211 min read
The Urban Legends of Devil's Arch
Places of eerie legend aren't all ancient or even that old...this is "Devil's Arch" in Worcester. A simple walkway under a railway line...
573 views1 comment
mysteriesofmercia
Apr 11, 20214 min read
Guys Cliffe: A Haunted Mansion & the Last Resting Place of a Mythical Hero
Guys Cliffe is a strange complex of buildings and caves clustered on a cliff overlooking the River Avon in Warwickshire. The ruin of Guys...
1,263 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Apr 5, 20214 min read
The Temple of Nodens: Rings, Curses & Dwarves
You may recall my last post about the Devil's Chapel in the Forest of Dean, it's close proximity to the Lydney estate and the traditional...
257 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Mar 30, 20213 min read
Devil's Chapel: A Secret Wonderland
The Forest of Dean holds many secrets within it's green expanse, and last year I was invited to visit one of them. Scowles are strange...
2,351 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Mar 21, 20215 min read
Horror & Laughter at Berkeley Castle
Berkeley Castle stands south west of the city of Gloucester looking out across the Severn estuary. It has been lived in by the Berkeley...
98 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Mar 14, 20215 min read
The Occult Mysteries of Caynton Caves
Caynton Hall is mansion built during the late 1700s as a “gentleman's house” for a William Yonge, who inherited the land from his late...
611 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Mar 7, 20214 min read
Tigers & Flying Monks at Malmesbury Abbey
We're cheating just a tiny bit today, as this place of mystery wasn't technically in Mercia, rather it lay just a mile or two over the...
49 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Feb 28, 20214 min read
The Two Burials of Sir Giles
During the medieval era it was not such a strange idea for a noble person to be buried in several different places upon their death, so...
56 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Feb 22, 20215 min read
Croome Court: Magnificent & Mysterious
Croome Court is a magnificent mansion and estates just outside the city of Worcester. Formally a vast marsh with an old Stuart era house...
78 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Feb 7, 20214 min read
The Black Dog of Bordesley Abbey
A lonely pile of stone ruins lies in a marshy field on the edge of the Worcestershire town of Redditch. This is what remains of Bordesley...
197 views0 comments
mysteriesofmercia
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Perry Wood: A Midnight Deal with the Devil
Perry Wood is what remains of an ancient forest that once stretched from Worcester down almost to Oxford. Now nestled around the south...
121 views0 comments
-
Jan 13, 20212 min read
Thor's Cave
Thor's Cave is a hilltop cavern in the Peak District of England. It looks out over the Manifold Valley and spectacular views are had from...
641 views0 comments
Stories of Mercia: Blog2
bottom of page