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Philip Davies

PHILIP DAVIES lives in Shrewsbury and is an Undertaker, Funeral Celebrant and writer. He is also the curator of Islwyn's Legacy, a collection of esoterica and paranormal curiosities left to him by his late Great Uncle.

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Latest from Philip Davies

Dark History

Oswestry Market Town’s Murderous Dark Past

13 April 2020

Dark History

Humphrey Kynaston, Shropshire’s most infamous highwayman

2 September 2018

Folklore

The Legend of Mitchell’s Fold Stone Circle

3 August 2017

Ghosts and Hauntings

The Tragedy of Madam Piggott's Restless Spirit

11 April 2017

Ghosts and Hauntings

RAF Cosford And The Haunted Aeroplane

19 March 2017

Dark History

Mad Jack Mytton: A Riches to Rags Story

27 February 2017

Ghosts and Hauntings

Grab A Ghost Walk And Be A Dark Tourist For The Evening

26 January 2017

Mysterious Creatures

The Wrekin Giant Who Hated The People Of Shrewsbury

10 January 2017

Ghosts and Hauntings · Horror and Fantasy Films

A Christmas Carol 1984 TV Review: Being a Ghost Story of Shrewsbury

22 December 2016

Esoteric Arts

How to Use the Witch’s Rosary

3 December 2016

Dark History · Haunted Hotels and Pubs · Paranormal

Does Cursed Painting At Nags Head Pub Shrewsbury Cause Insanity?

24 November 2016

Paranormal · True Crime

Serial Killer Ghost Stalks Shrewsbury Castle

16 November 2016

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