Haunted Hereford

Haunted Hereford gathers reported ghost stories from the city and surrounding countryside, setting them against the area’s turbulent border history. Hereford’s position between England and Wales provides the historical background for accounts of spectral appearances and unsettling local events.

Among the stories is the ghost of a verger linked with the collapse of Hereford Cathedral’s tower, alongside the unquiet spirit of a careless chemist. David Phelps presents these and other accounts as detailed narratives rather than a straightforward gazetteer, bringing together the people, places and historical circumstances behind Hereford’s tales of haunting. The result is a locally focused collection of ghost lore rooted in the city and its surrounding landscape.