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  • Fairies in Seventeenth-Century Surrey April 6, 2018

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
    Fairies in Seventeenth-Century Surrey

    Lilly and the Fairies at Hurstwood In 1652 William Lilly (1602-1681), a wealthy London business man, bought Hurst Wood (aka Hurstwood), at Hersham, Surrey: in the late 19C OS map above note ‘The Hurst’. It was a substantial property including a house with thirteen hearths and eighteen acres of Parkland. So what did Lilly do […]

    A Mediumistic Maid April 18, 2016

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary
    A Mediumistic Maid

    There is the need for a collection of all Arthur Conan Doyle’s gadding around in his ‘psychic’ years. And when that time comes Strange History will have several stories to offer up: sometimes ACD turns up as an expert on the spot, at other times the press use ACD as an expert or talking head. […]

    Pre Dating Naked Emma in the Pool December 19, 2015

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
    Pre Dating Naked Emma in the Pool

    This description from Judge, Some West Surrey Villages, 34, introduces us to the ghost of the Silent Pool at Albury near Guildford (Surrey, Southern England) and also some of the problem associated with it. When we quit Albury Park and the old church, we are within a few yards of the Silent Pool, which is said […]

    Killer Sheep September 3, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
    Killer Sheep

    Sheep are some of the most benign, unthreatening animals that you can hope to meet. Think of a ewe bleating ineffectually over her young as the farmer comes for his prey, or one of the most pathetic images in the whole of creation, a grown sheep running to suckle when it perceives a threat, almost knocking […]