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that iseasy to follow, offering information on places to appear at and gruesome tales along theway. The scout also includes enough of internet links providing you with lotsof extra information on local museums and places to eat and drink. Here, he offers a basic guide to Lancaster's spooky history. The Romans came to Lancaster in around 55AD, and around of its historic streets have borne witness to plunder from the north, the Reformation, the War of the Roses, the Shameful Death, witch trials and many other traumatic events. It is, perhaps, no marvel that tales are told of restless spirits who still roam ancient sites and old buildings. Of course, the place of the Palace and the Priory has been engaged from the very start of the village of Lancaster. Some of the oldest streets would have followed a route from the original fort to villages in the outlying areas; these would include Church Street and the road south to Preston. Underground springs originate from the mound upon which the palace is built, one follows the support of Church street and formed the old mill stream, another runs down to the River Lune and done the public house `The Three Mariners` itself. One possibility of ghosts and liquor is that they are attracted to the electro-magnetic fields generated by features such as running water. Perhaps then it is no coincidence that some of the buildings near these underground streams are the position of approximately of these ghostly tales? There are many gruesome tales to be told from this city`s sometimes-turbulent past. The Shameful Death swept through this country in the later fourteenth century and took many lives, the beat being buried on the moors above Lancaster, away from the population. Religious intolerance cruelly led to the dreadful deaths of the Lancashire Martyrs, and Lancaster itself had so many public executions at one sentence that it was knows as `the hanging town`. Life was grueling and a death sentence could be granted for what now would be considered minor offences. Sanitary conditions were short and life expectancy was short. It is not wonder that spiritual and gruesome tales attach themselves to these ancient streets.#8226; You can buy Ian's book Walking Ghostly & Gruesome Lancaster for 2.99 from http://paraghost.co.uk by PayPal. Purchasers buying this volume will find his early book, Exploring Paranormal Morecambe and the Surrounding Area free.

Local ghosts expert and author Ian Dale-Bell has only released Walking Ghostly &Gruesome Lancaster on iPad and for eBook readers. Whether you live locally or project to visit Lancaster at some point in the future, his local guide shows you some ofthe more interesting spots to see out for if you're a ghost hunter. Just wish the many wonderful guided walks round the city, this book offers an illustrated pedestrian's guide