It was then extremely old, and as its foundations were faulty, it was thought a severe storm would, sooner or…
- Date of account
- Published 1917
- Source
- Haunted Places in England
- Reference
- Haunted Places in England · selected passage 49
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
It was then extremely old, and as its foundations were faulty, it was thought a severe storm would, sooner or later, completely demolish it
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyIt was then extremely old, and as its foundations were faulty, it was thought a severe storm would, sooner or later, completely demolish it. Partly for this reason, and partly because the mill pool was said to be haunted, it stood for a long time untenanted. At last it was taken by a widow named Dyer. Mrs. Dyer was quite a superior kind of person. She had at one time, I believe, kept a fairly good class girls' school in Bury St. Edmunds, but losing her connection through illness, she had been obliged to think of some other means of gaining a livelihood. When she came to the Gyp Mill she cultivated the garden and sold its produce; provided teas for picnic parties in the summer; and let out rooms, chiefly to artists.
Historical context
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Modern context
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