It’s an honour to be featured as a guest author on Richard Jones’ website. Richard is a bestselling author and a tour guide of Jack The Ripper Tour and London
Month: May 2020
William Terriss – The ghost of a murdered actorWilliam Terriss – The ghost of a murdered actor
William Terriss (1847 – 1897) was the hero of the Adelphi melodramas. He was murdered outside the theatre in Maiden Lane on 16 December 1897. His ghost is said to
50 Berkeley Square – The most haunted house in London50 Berkeley Square – The most haunted house in London
Many spectacular spirits are said to haunt 50 Berkeley Square, the “most haunted house in London”: According to legend, the house is so charged with psychic tension, you only need
London: The Hardy Tree in the churchyard of St Pancras Old ChurchLondon: The Hardy Tree in the churchyard of St Pancras Old Church
Before Thomas Hardy became a novelist, he supervised the removal of the graveyard St Pancras Old Church in 1865, when the railway lines of St Pancras Station were laid through
Cleopatra’s Needle – London’s true obeliskCleopatra’s Needle – London’s true obelisk
Cleopatra’s Needle is situated on the Westminster side of the Thames, near Victoria Embankment, across from Lambeth. There were plans to place it right outside the Houses of Parliament in