You can imagine the history that
has happened around the 900 year old abbey in Tewkesbury and if its walls could
talk, it could tell you many things, but it's the people who have witnessed
ghostly activity inside and on the grounds of the abbey, that can make you
wonder if the lives of those who worked and lived on the grounds, have a story
that needs to be told.
The abbey was used as a place of
hiding during the Battle of Tewkesbury, when the survivors of the bloody battle
took shelter in the abbey. It is also said that the Lancastrians were actually
chased into the abbey by the Yorkists and were then slain.
The blood ran so deep inside the
abbey that it was closed until all bloods were cleared and then the abbey was
re-sanctified.
The noise of the battle is still
heard when all is quiet. The ghostly screams and cries of the 1,000 men that
died echo throughout the mists of time.
There are also ghostly monks who
are seen inside the abbey. These were the men who were ejected from their
monastery during the dissolution so it's no surprise their ghostly figures are
seen from time to time. Many an organist who is sat alone playing the Milton
Organ, have reported a figure in black, sat beside them. Another ghostly monk
figure is seen climbing the tower and entering a room where the monks worked,
whilst another monk figure is seen walking across the same area and
disappearing into the wall, where there had once been another room.
There was a wedding service being held and the
photographer took a photo of everyone who was attending the wedding. When this
photo was developed, a dark, cowled figure was spotted, sitting on the edge of
the seated guests. This figure was only caught on this one photo and no-one
fitting that description had attended the ceremony.
