- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd (1 April 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 185983616X
- ISBN-13: 978-1859836163
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 646,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Haunted Swindon" successfully documents alleged paranormal activity within the borough of Swindon. The book is a blend of local history, haunting tales, real life ghost experiences and current paranormal research. The aim of the text is to piece together Swindon's haunted heritage. As well as containing many individual case studies, this book also includes ten reports from research investigations which the group has conducted. Employing cutting-edge techniques and a robust scientific methodology, the team attempts to identify the causes of reported anomalous experiences.Readers will be treated to in depth accounts of fleeting apparitions at the Jolly Tar pub in Hannington, the mischievous goings-on at Sally's Cafe in Highworth, a plethora of unexplained noises at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre, the sounds of footsteps echoing through the Central Fire Station, the sense of presence that spooked social workers at Olive House, the reported return of deceased regulars at the Pinehurst Community Centre, the apparent moving of objects at Stanton Park Farmhouse, time slips and Fortean phenomena at a private woodland near Blunsdon and more!The book also gives a glimpse of dozens of haunting reports ranging from private houses, cinemas and pubs to Lydiard House, the steam museum and the arts centre. "Haunted Swindon" is a ghost book with a twist - it is written by real-life paranormal investigators and contains up-to-the minute psychological research and educated critical analysis. "Haunted Swindon" is a break from the traditional embellished ghost story, bringing the real world of hauntings to life.
About the Author
DAVE WOOD and NICKY SEWELL are paranormal investigators of several years standing. They began investigating in Devon before graduating from the University of Plymouth and forming Swindon-based Paranormal Site Investigators in 2004. PSI is considered to be a respectable organisation in the field of psychical research, has worked with university-based academics and has a membership of over 1,000. Currently they are chairman and secretary, respectively, of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena (ASSAP), a national research charity established in 1981.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant book if you know Swindon,
This review is from: Haunted Swindon (Hardcover)
I grew up in Swindon and my parents still live there. I am interested in ghosts and the paranormal as well as Swindon history and having heard several tales of Swindon ghosts I was intrigued to read this book. This is actually the second time I have bought this book as my first copy seems to have been misplaced! I like the matter of fact style of writing and reading about the methods they use to investigate hauntings.
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This review is from: Haunted Swindon (Hardcover)
Well written and but a tad dull. More detail about each location and the hauntings would have been welcome. Short on detail and feels as if everything is passed over very quickly. This is one for a quick flick through, prob won`t read this more than once.
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