edited by
featuring a foreword by
190 pages hardback
B/W photographs
238 x 158mm
April 2008
Breedon Books Publishing
This handsome book is not just a census of hauntings past and present in the borough of Swindon, it showcases the work of one of Britain's top paranormal investigation teams: PSI - Paranormal Site Investigators.
With accounts of more than a hundred hauntings, there is plenty here for every enthusiast of ghosts and the paranormal. And, with details of ten exemplary investigations conducted by the educational charity PSI itself, this compilation highlights the many challenges faced by the conscientious researcher trying to separate the paranormal from the merely unusual. The authors have donated their royalties from sales of this book to the charity.
Dave and Nicky offer a wealth of practical insights into scientific investigation techniques, which may both help fledgling paranormal research groups to avoid common pitfalls, and also inspire mature groups to review their own methods to ensure the evolution of best practice.
By featuring many hauntings in recently developed parts of the new town, the authors also dispel the myth that ghosts are most at home in ancient dwellings. Locations are many and varied and include shops, pubs and restaurants, a community centre, a public baths, railway works, and modern private homes, as well as churches, tunnels, and public parks and woodland.
Many books about ghosts have been published in recent years, but publication of this volume will long be celebrated as a milestone in this important journey of discovery.
Swindon hauntings include...
Wyvern Theatre
Central Fire Station
The Planks, Old Town
Sally's Café, Highworth
Stanton Park Farmhouse
Jolly Tar, Hannington
Some of these locations also feature in a DVD released by PSI in 2007 as part of the Haunted Swindon Project.
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Text & design © Ken Taylor 2008
Book illustrations courtesy of Breedon Books
