Couple believe their house has been haunted for the last 30 years. Considering that haunted properties are worth more, they could just sell up and make a profit.
Blickling Hall in Norfolk is where Anne Boleyn is believed to have been born and haunts (Image: Wikipedia. GETTY)
Blickling Hall Norfolk, where the headless ghost of Anne Boleyn is said to haunt. She gets around a bit as she is also supposed to haunt the Tower of London and Bolebroke Castle, Sussex.
The UK is full of folklore, folktales, Myths and Legends. Some are well known, others a bit more obscure. They may be based on true events or fantastical stories and you will find them in town and country alike.
Here is a roundup of articles from mostly local news sites from around the UK.
Mother Shipton carving.
A carving of Mother Shipton at the Knaresborough cave which bears her name (Image: Wikipedia)
The owners of Avon Valley adventure and wildlife park put the finishing touches to the huge new electronic T Rex at Dinosaur Alley (Image: Paul Gillis photography)
Moving Dinosaur models at Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park.
Mention the word treasure and no doubt images of gold, silver and gems, will spring to mind, maybe associated with Pirates.
The UK has had it’s fair share of remarkable ‘treasure’ finds over the years and still hoards and single finds of various ages turn up, usually found by metal detectorists.
It should be noted that any finds of value must be reported. People have got into trouble for not doing so.
Whilst news articles seem to concentrate on how much the finds are worth, the objects themselves have a much higher historical value and can open a window on the past. This is why they should be reported so archeologists can find out as much as possible about the site the objects come from as well as the objects themselves.
Metal detecting and the law
• No search can begin until permission has been given by the landowner
• All finds belong to the landowner
• Any find in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that is more than 300 years old, made of gold or silver, or found with gold or silver artefacts, could be treasure under the 1996 Treasure Act
• These must be reported to the appropriate county finds liaison officer
Source: Portable Antiquities Scheme
‘Treasure’ News from around the UK.
Various articles on where ‘treasure’ has been found.
Tudor coins were found in a New Forest garden while pulling weeds in 2020 (Image: The Trustees of the British Museum/PA)
Two articles about finding treasure in the UK. Be warned, you can’t just dig up areas to your heart’s content and certain finds have to be reported. Landowners aren’t going to be impressed if you start digging great big holes in their property without getting permission.
Another treasure find – a gold Roman clasp with blue and green glass – is now in Saffron Walden Museum after being compared to jewellery in the Thetford Hoard.
Article about a Norfolk metal detectorist and some of his finds.
The article doesn’t make clear how they know he was bitten by a spider. I know people who ended up with severe infections from scratches caused by thorns. Could have been anything.
As far as I’m aware eating a False Black Widow will not poison you. Spiders do inject venom though. A simple bit of research would inform journalists that there is a difference between poisonous and venomous and that False Black Widows have been in the UK for over a 100 years and are widespread.
Simon captured the noble false widow spider in a pint glass.
A couple of Asian Hornet stories. Journalists have a habit of using photos of the wrong Hornet. They usually use pictures of the Asian Giant Hornet which is impressively large. The one of concern is smaller than the UK species and has different markings it can kill entire honeybee colonies hence the worry.
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