Ghosts of Old England

Terence W. Whitaker’s Ghosts of Old England gathers reported apparitions and haunting traditions from across the country, ranging from historic buildings to roads, pubs and theatres. Its settings include castles, abbeys, mansions, churches and other places associated with longstanding local stories.

The accounts feature phantom monks, white ladies, grey ladies, wailing spirits and other familiar figures from English ghost lore. Whitaker draws on interviews with people who claimed to have encountered apparitions, alongside legendary material attached to particular sites. Among the cases are Borley Rectory, the Tower of London, Heathrow Airport and the Langham Hotel, giving the book a broad survey of reported hauntings in public and historic places.