Leicester is an old town with a long history reaching back across two thousand years of human activity and experience.   

Historically, it is a very well-documented town. Leicester has a rich antiquarian record with plenty of other writings and documents which add to our knowledge of how our predecessors lived and, just as importantly, what they experienced during their lives. 

The inhabitants of the town suffered persecution, events of great jubilation and celebration, and harsh military occupation. Over the centuries they have experienced the rule of might, of law, of religion and of democracy, in times of prosperity and of hardship.  

If human emotions are capable of living on, to be expressed at some later time, then Leicester could be the perfect backdrop for so many interesting phenomena.

This book details the various hauntings and lore of Leicester: from the malevolent Black Annis to the debated involvement of medium Robert James Lees in the case of ‘Jack the Ripper’. It concludes with a guided tour of all the mentioned locations.

Every town and city has a story to tell about the supernatural, and the city of Leicester is no exception.  At least five different ghosts have been sighted in the medieval Guildhall - which is possibly a record for one building! 

And there are several very famous paranormal personages such as Black Annis who pounces upon the young and innocent who pass through the Turret Gateway between the Newarke and the Castle.

Not to mention the fateful coincidences that have been meted out to anyone who dared to treat the mysterious Humber Stone with less than due respect.

All these stories of haunting and inexplicable happenings make for engaging reading and conversation, and in some circumstances they can be very good for trade;  but what of the truly inexplicable and unexplained?   

In this book I trace the prehistoric origins of our interest in the supernatural as well as investigating some very modern but puzzling phenomena reported by journalists in the Leicester area.

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing (28 September 2011)
• Language English
• ISBN-10: 1848687524
• ISBN-13: 978-1848687523
• Product Dimensions: 23 x 16.4 x 0.8 cm
• £9.99