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A mischievous ghost lurks in the Palace Theatre, Redditch; the
Technical Manager has seen it three times. The Bull's Head at
Inkberrow is haunted by a young seamstress. A female spirit has
been seen four times in room 307 at the Falcon Hotel, Stratford. A
courting couple went to Henley for the day and were advised by the
ghost of an elderly lady to finish their relationship. These and
over a hundred ghost stories, both ancient and modern, are packed
into this book including many eye-witness accounts and
spinechilling anecdotes.
Over 80 ex-employees and their descendants give perceptive and
often humorous accounts of life in the Enfield works, charting its
expansion from a humble needle factory into one of Britain's best
known motorcycle manufacturers. Contributions include
Enfield-trained Bill Lomas, double World and British motorcycling
champion, and Johnny Brittain who describes how he became the
youngest member of the British winning team in the 1953
International Six Days Trial. They create a company renowned for
its family atmosphere, where generation succeeded generation - a
company whose expertise not only produced first class motor cycles
like the Bullet, the Crusader and the Interceptor but also
pioneered air-cooled diesel engines and were even involved in the
development of atomic energy. The concluding stories are by those
who worked there during the final ten years, when the company was
reduced from a workforce of over 1,500 to one employee in the front
room of a terraced house.
Over ninety public houses and hotels are featured in this book.
There is a brief overview of each one, giving type of inn and the
fare on offer. Every inn has a story to tell. Some were patronised
by royalty, others were smugglers dens or the local 'pick-up
joint'! Some were caught up in the civil wars of the 1600s, others
were a venue for an illicit romance. A few have even been involved
in a murder. Above all, in every one of these hostelries, at one
time or another, a ghost has made its presence felt.
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