Located in the heart of the Lincolnshire fens, Boston is a town rich in Medieval history. Having been one of the main ports for international shipping trade it was a busy Market town as early as the 12th century. In the 13th century four orders of friars settled in Boston and some remnants of their establishments are still present today. In the collaboration of this book I have explored locations in and around Boston where human remnants of the past still exist in the form of ghostly apparitions, spirit voices and other unexplained paranormal phenomena.
I have investigated some of the most haunted locations in Boston in an attempt to communicate with the entities present, capture evidence of paranormal activity and listen to their voices in order to try and establish why they are still around us, sharing our space and communicating with us. In researching the stories of ghosts in and around Boston I have uncovered a wealth of different testimonials, new and old. I have also drawn on both local history and contemporary sources to separate fact from folk-lore bring you the chilling stories of ghostly activity that have never previously been told and exclusive photographs that have never previously been published –plus the results of paranormal investigations in some of the town’s most celebrated locations.
My eerie journey through Boston revealed that ghostly friars still occupy the land of their 13th century monastery and burial ground and, right from the heart of the town, comes a tragic tale of the infamous Sarah Preston whose ghostly apparition has been seen jumping from the top of St Boltoph’s church. Plus, her former home, Church Key Studio, is where the disembodied laughter of a mischievous female spirit can be heard as she hides the belongings of unsuspecting occupants and staff in the building. I have visited the ancient Guildhall of St Mary’s where a group of distinguished ghostly gentlemen hold board meetings in the upper hall and a lady apparition stares intently into the old prison cells and I have also explored the spectacular rooms and gardens of Fydell House - where previous occupants have been seen and their disembodied footsteps heard. This book exclusively tells the stories of many well-known locations with first hand testimonials of paranormal activity from pubs, shops and restaurants to a former music venue where the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Tina Turner once performed.
In addition to the book itself there is a website that running concurrently whereby readers will be able to listen to EVP clips (spirit voices) and other events captured on audio in some of the locations, see some my favourite photographs in more detail and look at some of the unpublished photographs. I feel that the website feature is a unique and special way to add another dimension to the book which enables people to hear and see evidence of paranormal activity as well as just reading about it.
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