In this episode of Citegeist, we begin with the legends as they’re typically told, taking a walking tour through Pluckley’s countless hauntings and then turn to archival research to examine historic newspapers, guidebooks, and scholarly research to trace how the village’s list of ghosts exploded over time.
0:00 Intro
1:49 The Walking Tour Begins
3:09 The Red Lady of St. Nicholas Church
4:31 The White Lady of Surrenden Dering Manor
5:54 The Lady of Rose Court
6:46 The Monk at Greystones
7:31 The Screaming Man of the Clay Pit
8:03 The Screaming Woods
8:35 The Highwayman
9:43 The Watercress Woman
10:27 The Old Schoolmaster of Dicky Buss’s Lane
11:51 The Black Horse Inn Poltergeist Jean Spicer & Others
13:13 Gossip Sesh Begins
17:52 Frederick Sanders & The Birth of Pluckley’s Reputation
20:24 Ghostly Guidebooks & The Rise of “Most Haunted” Moniker
26:45 Red Lady (History)
27:29 The Real Lady of Rose Court: Mary Ann Bennett, 1862
29:39 The Real “Screaming Man” Richard Bridgeland, 1899
31:11 Behind the Highwayman's “Robert Dubois” Name
32:55 The Real Watercress Woman: Sarah Sharp, 1911
39:00 The Real Schoolmaster(s) - The Martins
40:49 The Real Black Horse Inn Poltergeist, Jesse Spicer
42:12 Sanders and His Intent
43:46 Poltergeist of Elvey Farm
47:42 Outro
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