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A 'trench' was dug round the back part of the house, and 'borings' were resorted to in all other parts of it to…

Date of account: Published 1917
Source: Haunted Places in England
Reference: Haunted Places in England · selected passage 67
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 'trench' was dug round the back part of the house, and 'borings' were resorted to in all other parts of it to the depth of six or seven feet, completing a chain round the entire buildings, for the purpose of discovering any subterranean communication with the walls, which might possibly explain the noises in question

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A '_trench_' was dug round the back part of the house, and '_borings_' were resorted to in all other parts of it to the depth of six or seven feet, completing a chain round the entire buildings, for the purpose of discovering any subterranean communication with the walls, which might possibly explain the noises in question. Many parts of the interior of the house, also, such as '_the walls_,' '_floors_,' '_false roofs_,' etc., have been minutely examined, but nothing has been found to throw any light upon the source of the disturbances. Indeed, I understand the '_knockings_' within the last four days, so far from having subsided, are become increasingly distressing to Mr.

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