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Medieval witch prison dubbed Britain's 'most haunted house' up for sale

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Britain's 'most haunted house' for sale after history as medieval prison for witches

Britain's potentially "most haunted house" — a medieval prison for witches — is up for sale.

The property listing, marketed by Home Domus, said the owner is seeking offers in excess of 240,000 pounds ($440,000) for the two-bedroom cottage.

Real estate website Right Move described the cottage as the "most haunted house in Essex and possibly England".

"The Cage was a medieval prison where thirteen witches were kept in 1582 while awaiting trial. They became known as the Witches of St Osyth, and among them was the notorious Ursula Kemp," Home Domus wrote in their advertisement.

"At the end of the trial three were found guilty, including Ursula, and were sentenced to death by hanging."
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Not the worst paranormal-related news article I've seen. It puts itself at a remove from any actual claim of the paranormal by only quoting other sources making those claims or using qualifiers like "potentially".
 
Interesting. The woman fled when a spirit spanked her behind. Kinky ghosts. I'd run too.
 
Is that a typical asking price for a two-bedroom cottage in that area? Houses that were the scene of a relatively recent murder often sell for less than average because people don't feel comfortable living there. I'm curious if a "haunting" from deaths 400+ years ago would have a similar effect, or boost the price due to notoriety.
 
I propose a BBC game show called "Most Haunted House in the UK."

The show will be sponsored by the makers of the finest Scotch. The judges will travel to the contending locations, drink said Scotch, and "investigate".
Winners will get a case of Scotch, losers will get a bottle of Scotch. During the show's run, weekly contests will award loyal viewers bottles of Scotch. The show will run social media drinking games for viewers wherein whenever one of the "investigators" says, "did you hear that?", or "I think I saw a shadow", you have to take a shot of Scotch.

The second season would just be people drinking Scotch.
 
If done properly, it would make a good museum dedicated to the history of religious persecution. I think you're right; tourist trap is a more likely outcome though.
 
arthwollipot said:
Britain's 'most haunted house' for sale after history as medieval prison for witches



Not the worst paranormal-related news article I've seen. It puts itself at a remove from any actual claim of the paranormal by only quoting other sources making those claims or using qualifiers like "potentially".
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Someone else may have already mentioned this, but from what I read up on a number of years ago when this story was making the rounds, is that so much of the story behind this property is absolute drivel.

The woman flogging it has been using it as a tourist attraction for ages, yet occasionally pops on telly to have a little cry about how traumatized the property made her when she lived there.

The True Horror episode based on it was nothing short of a fictional short movie based on the nonsense ramblings of a single mum who saw a potential gravy train she could milk dry, and boy has she milked it.
 
wasapi said:
Interesting. The woman fled when a spirit spanked her behind. Kinky ghosts. I'd run too.
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She ran, yet continued to live there for a while, moved out, and kept returning to host ghost tours and spirit readings and all of the other complete bollocks you'd associate with a typical carnie trying earn a bit of moolah.
 
Axxman300 said:
I propose a BBC game show called "Most Haunted House in the UK."

The show will be sponsored by the makers of the finest Scotch. The judges will travel to the contending locations, drink said Scotch, and "investigate".
Winners will get a case of Scotch, losers will get a bottle of Scotch. During the show's run, weekly contests will award loyal viewers bottles of Scotch. The show will run social media drinking games for viewers wherein whenever one of the "investigators" says, "did you hear that?", or "I think I saw a shadow", you have to take a shot of Scotch.

The second season would just be people drinking Scotch.
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Doesn't sound too dissimilar to Most Haunted UK, where Yvette Fielding and Derek Ackora talked about how much Dick Mary loved, and ran around in the dark flinching at balls of dust in the glow of the cameras. They were all pretty obviously tanked up on ale.
 
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