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According to legend in 1066 King Harold fled from Hastings and took refuge as an anchorite in a cell attached to St John's. The Organ in St John's was the one used for the coronation of Queen Victoria in West Minster Abbey. It was moved to St John's in 1838. Click on the pictures to find out more about St. John's Church >>>
A ghost of a Roman soldier haunts this area of the walls next to the Roman Southeast corner tower. He appears floating at the height of the original roman wall.
Poltergeist Activity
The sweet shop 'Thornton's' on Eastgate Street has been the scene of Poltergeist activity in previous years. St. Mary's-on-the-hill
The area around the hill of St. Mary's-on-the-hill, is haunted by a herd of cows and their owner. Who used to take them every day from the hill to the meadows for grazing. It is said that people living near by still hear the cowbells ringing, as the ghostly cows are being herded to the meadows. St. Mary's graveyard was used to bury people who had been executed in the castle. This includes three witches from the 17th century. Chester Cathedral ley line
Ley lines are earth energy lines which sprits travel along. This ley line runs to the right of St. Werburgh Street and through the chancel of the cathedral. High up on the building on the corner is a carving of St. Michael slaying the dragon. This marks the path of the ley line. St Michael slaying the dragon symbolises Christianity over coming paganism. The dragon is also a symbol of earth energy. Billy Hobby's Well
There is a spring at the back of Grosvenor park next to the river. This area is said to be haunted by a mischievous goblin called 'Billy Hobby'. The well head on the street was designed by John Douglas. Blue Bell, Northgate Street
In this window it is claimed that the ghost of 'henrietta' can be seen from time to time.
In 1645 a Cavalier was lodged there with his family. The Cavalier went off to fight for the king
at the battle of Rowton Moor, near Chester on the 24th September 1645.
He did not return from the battle. And the ghost of his lover still looks out of the window
waiting for his return.
Marlborough Arms and the drunken sign writer
Near where St John Street meets Eastgate Street is located the Marlborough Arms Pub. In the 1990's I remember walking past the pub as the new sign was being written out. It was a hot day and the sign writer was having some liquid refreshment throughout the day. At the end of the day the mistake was noticed. But the sign was kept as a talking point! 18th Century Graffiti
Scratched into the first floor front window of olde Leche house, Watergate Street with a diamond ring.
Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) the Irish poet and satirist is said to have remarked when staying in Chester on his way to Dublin. After inviting some clergy for dinner for which they did not turn up: 'Rotten without and mould'ring within, This place and its clergy are all near akin'. http://www.pharmcat.demon.co.uk/cemetery/over/index.htm
Ghost re-enactment at the Blue Bell Supernatural Links : www.davidicke.com
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