Brighton Ghosts, Hove Hauntings (2001, first edition)

John Rackham's exhuastiev accounts of true ghost stories from Brighton, Hove and neighbouring villages

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Printing Details

First edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 24 × 16cm, 366pp.

This book documents local ghost accounts, urban legends, and historical hauntings. Rackham organizes his entries by specific locations, incorporating an index of haunted sites, historical background, and a section of black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Notable entries include the Druids Head in the Lanes (haunted by a man in the basement tunnels and a ghost in a red dress), the Black Lion Tavern (unexplained moving crates and a pacing shadow), and the Duke of York’s Picturehouse; accounts from the Royal Pavilion (including sightings of the famous 18th-century bather Martha Gunn) and the Brighton Centre site (haunted by the ghost of a young boy named Billy); and phantom nuns around Black Lion Lane and Western Road to a "hell hound" reported near Moulsecoomb Station.

Condition

This copy is in very good condition, with a little light wear to the wrapper.

ISBN

9780953959204

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