Tag Archives: ghost

The Pirate of Portsmouth’s Tale

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Matt's Tale

“Sometimes you don’t have to go very far to have an adventure….” I wasn’t really expecting anything of Portsmouth – it was just a place I had to come for work. So ’twas much to my surprise to discover a … Continue reading →

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Shades of the pub that Mitre Bin a Chaucer Coaching Inn

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Matt's Tale

The spirit world entered again into my next stop along the road, although in a more typically Western way with being told by Kyle, a South African bar manager,  of two ghosts – going by the name of George and … Continue reading →

Posted in Canterbury, Chaucer, Greenwich, Pilgrimages, Southwark, Winchester | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Whither shall I wander?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Matt's Tale

Goosey goosey gander, Whither shall I wander? Upstairs and downstairs And in my lady’s chamber. There I met an old man Who wouldn’t say his prayers, So I took him by his left leg And threw him down the stairs. … Continue reading →

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