Haunted Essex

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The first of the ghosts is believed to be Alice Catherine Millar and she is mostly seen in rooms five, six and ten or in the kitchen. Surprisingly, a significant number of these chilling tales revolve around haunted buildings in Colchester. The Kelvedon Hatch Bunker was built in 1952 with the intention of housing civilians along with members of the military in the event of a nuclear attack. Please note that the area of the rectory is now residential and anyone visiting should seek permission from locals.

Its reputation is such that the rectory has been the subject of a couple of films, although one of the flicks has received frighteningly poor reviews.The legend goes, that after she was beheaded, Osyth rose from the ground, retrieved her head from the floor and walked to the nearby monastery where she knocked on the door three times before collapsing.

In most places we’ve visited, we’ve heard noises, seen orbs and sometimes even experienced physical contact or objects being moved. She felt she was being watched and all of a sudden she could smell a strong old fashioned floral perfume.have reported being touched by unseen hands, the feelings of dread is felt, and resentment is held towards those daring to enter into what they know as a top-secret site. This ancient causeway connecting Mersea Island to the main land is said to be the favourite haunt of a spectral Roman centurion who marches the length of The Strood during nightfall in October. Legend has it that if you run around the church anti-clockwise on Halloween the Devil himself will appear. In 1964, terrified witnesses were reporting that they had been scared by the apparition of a monk dressed in red robes. Local legend has it that if you run anti-clockwise around the church on Halloween eve the Devil will appear, but many locals describe the myth as completely ridiculous and running around the church will actually send you back in time.