Haunted Coventry

Haunted Coventry gathers reported ghost stories and local folklore from Coventry and the surrounding district, linking supernatural traditions with the city’s history and landmarks. David McGrory includes accounts associated with Gibbet Hill, a former execution site on the outskirts of Coventry, as well as the Phantom Coach story connected with the Fletchamstead Highway.

Other material concerns places such as Wyken and Coombe Abbey, where tales of apparitions, curses and unexplained happenings have become part of local tradition. The book presents these stories as reported accounts, while retaining the historical detail that gives them their setting and context. Together, they form a portrait of Coventry’s darker folklore, ranging from old legends and execution-site tales to more recent stories attached to familiar buildings and roads.