September 14th 2014
Members of the WMGC have recently been corresponding with someone who believes that they
may have had a run-in with the ghost of a murdered constable - one P.C.
Davies - who was killed near Beoley, Worcestershire, while walking his
beat one night in 1885. Since the tragedy, stories concerning the
figure of a ghostly policeman being seen have 'haunted' the area......
becoming an aspect of popular ghostlore in the region. While the story was generally known to group members for some time already, the club became actively interested in the matter when the subject was mentioned in a BBC documentary - entitled 'Ghosts' - that we took part in some years ago. (Around 2000).
Having recently felt inspired to look into the topic again, we did discover someone who believed that they had possibly
experienced the legendary apparition for themselves in recent years and began speaking with them on the subject. The gentleman
concerned informed us that he and his wife were walking home from the
village pub one night - they'd had a drink, but were not at all drunk!! -
when they saw a figure in what appeared to be a long, cape-style coat
and some form of tall hat....... The figure was visible through a break
in a hedge and standing - absolutely stock-still - some 50 meters away.
While they said they couldn't actually see its face, they had the
distinct impression that it was looking straight at them!? They stood
and stared at the form for perhaps 10 seconds when they became a little
unnerved and decided to walk on........ The next day, they went back to
the spot and checked the field over, but could find nothing untoward to
account for their encounter!?
It was only later that - checking the history of the region - they discovered data on the slaying of the unfortunate PC Davies and wondered whether they may have had a sighting of the infamous ghost, perhaps? Needless to say, the W.M.G.C. would very much like to hear from anyone who may have further data on this fascinating subject......!?
It was only later that - checking the history of the region - they discovered data on the slaying of the unfortunate PC Davies and wondered whether they may have had a sighting of the infamous ghost, perhaps? Needless to say, the W.M.G.C. would very much like to hear from anyone who may have further data on this fascinating subject......!?
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