Ipsley
Ipsley has a lot of history. During the Dark Ages it was a Saxon settlement. You may have heard the local legend of the grave with the angel with one hand or the hanging monk from the church tower? The area is also reported to be associated with witchcraft or paganism and legend has it that a large pentagram is underneath the church floor! A ghostly monk has also been seen at the Old Rectory which was once used as a monastery and the site was home to Earl Algar who was the son of Leofric and Godiva (the famous Lady Godiva, I wonder if she rode through Ipsley naked?)
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Floating - Ipsley Church Lane - Anon
Monks have been seen walking along the roadside but seem to have been floating. An old fashioned car has also been seen.
Monks have been seen walking along the roadside but seem to have been floating. An old fashioned car has also been seen.
Large Hooded Figure - Ipsley Church Lane - Anon
When we were kids, in the early 90's, a group of us used to walk around the lake when the evenings got dark early. We used to look for ghosts! We walked into the wooded area next to St Peter's church and at some point you come to a large clearing. We saw a big blue ball of light that flew past us travelling at a high speed, just afterwards a really tall hooded figure came walking towards us, it was about 10 foot tall!! We just ran away.
When we were kids, in the early 90's, a group of us used to walk around the lake when the evenings got dark early. We used to look for ghosts! We walked into the wooded area next to St Peter's church and at some point you come to a large clearing. We saw a big blue ball of light that flew past us travelling at a high speed, just afterwards a really tall hooded figure came walking towards us, it was about 10 foot tall!! We just ran away.
The Fisherman - Ispley Church Lane - Anon
Me and a mate used to camp opposite the graveyard as kids in the 80's. We wanted to see if the angel hovered around the church but as we were going through the first entrance you get to, (Walked about 20m) we looked to the right of us and saw a man wearing what seemed to be yellow waterproofs like the fishermen wore years ago. We looked at each other and we instantly new by the look on each others faces that we both saw something that wasn't meant to be there. If anyone knows of trawler men from Redditch between 18-90ish to 1960ish let me know.
Me and a mate used to camp opposite the graveyard as kids in the 80's. We wanted to see if the angel hovered around the church but as we were going through the first entrance you get to, (Walked about 20m) we looked to the right of us and saw a man wearing what seemed to be yellow waterproofs like the fishermen wore years ago. We looked at each other and we instantly new by the look on each others faces that we both saw something that wasn't meant to be there. If anyone knows of trawler men from Redditch between 18-90ish to 1960ish let me know.
Alarmed by the Monk - The Law Society - Ipsley Church Lane - Anon
In the 1990's, I was fitting an alarm and CCTV system at the Law Society at the back of Ipsley church. Weeks later, we were called back as the alarms kept going off at night. We checked all of the alarms and all was fine. A few days later we were called back again as the alarms kept going off again. We checked everything and all seemed fine until just before we left, we were still in the security room when one of the alarms went off. We looked at the CCTV screen and saw the figure of what appeared to be a monk walking through the room with the said alarm. We watched him walk into the next room and the alarm went off for that room, this happened in six rooms! I'm not sure if anyone has a copy of the CCTV footage.
In the 1990's, I was fitting an alarm and CCTV system at the Law Society at the back of Ipsley church. Weeks later, we were called back as the alarms kept going off at night. We checked all of the alarms and all was fine. A few days later we were called back again as the alarms kept going off again. We checked everything and all seemed fine until just before we left, we were still in the security room when one of the alarms went off. We looked at the CCTV screen and saw the figure of what appeared to be a monk walking through the room with the said alarm. We watched him walk into the next room and the alarm went off for that room, this happened in six rooms! I'm not sure if anyone has a copy of the CCTV footage.
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