59: Redhill’s tower block plans denied, spooky local Halloween stories… and more

2351.107 - 2391.765 Peter Stewart

At Bechworth Castle, legend has it that a prisoner held captive in the fortified manor house escaped, and the castle owner, Lord Hope, gave chase. Spying a running figure in the shadows, the Lord ran him through with his sword. But tragically, it was somebody else. The victim? Lord Hope's own son. The ghost prowling around is not the slain son, but Lord Hope wringing his hands in despair.