Ghost Stories of London: Westminster, Number 10 Downing Street, Murder, Parliament & Churchill
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- Today we look at some haunting, ghostly tales from Westminster, London, the political heart of the UK. It seems that Westminster, despite its classical appearance, ritual and royal connections, is linked to tales of murder and prophecy. Who haunts Number 10 Downing Street? What happened during the blitz? What ghostly goings on are found in the basement? And why was a shocking assassination carried out in Westminster many years ago? This video is part of a series focused on Ghost Stories of London, England, reputedly the most haunted city in the world. Have you had any haunting encounters in Westminster? Let us know in the comments box below 🙂
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Great video. I worked at No. 10 for a few years and just missed seeing the “serving girl” who haunts the state dining room. She stands quietly in the corner during periods of turmoil. I was in there planning a cabinet reshuffle . Further, there was some disturbance in the attic of the Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall for 3 consecutive nights which had my contractors fleeing and vowing never to return. Turns out that this was part of the Palace of Westminster and there was, and still is, a huge stone bath up there. Footsteps were heard at 0300 every day but when security investigated nothing, and no one was found.
wow sounds like a very interesting place to work. I always find it interesting when workers and colleagues are disturbed during their daily business. The history of Whitehall goes back so far; perhaps this is indeed a contributing factor 🙏👻
@@ghostcasebook1266 you could make an hour long vlog about somewhere else that I used to work. The natural history museum. I used to do unofficial ghost tours there. There were a couple of places that even I didn’t like to go to alone.
To Because Ihaveto: it’s curious but for some reason, 03:00 is a very active time for paranormal activity.
it's supposed to be the time when the veil is thinnest.....I used to be a nurse, and it is a very common time for people to die (of natural causes) as well @@ccasey1904
Very interesting video. I never knew that any British prime minister had been assassinated, so thank you for covering that.
Thank you so much. I agree, I was interested to find out about this somewhat forgotten story. Glad you enjoyed it GC 👻👻
Funnily enough, Spencer Percival appears in a John Buchan novel, "The Free Fishers", in which an attempt on his life is thwarted!
Still had a longer term than a lettuce.
Beautifully narrated, great stories & I love the history & background. Thank you 👍
Thank you so much Emma and glad you enjoyed the video GC 👻👻
@@ghostcasebook1266 You're very welcome. Excellent bedtime listening 😃
Another fantastic video! Beautifully narrated, looking forward to seeing more from this channel 😊
Thank you so much Rose. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for such a kind comment GC 👻👻
I’ve just found your channel, and as an Australian I am absolutely enjoying watching your videos, keep up the wonderful work ❤❤❤🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Hello Geraldine many thanks! So glad you’re enjoying the videos 👻
Interesting stories. Well done. Very enjoyable. Thank you !
Thank you so much that’s really kind. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video GC 👻👻
Hi, Awesome live ghosts stories I enjoyed it. Can't wait to see more soon. What's the weather like in the UK? The weather in Canada is cold autumn weather. Have a great day see you next video 😀 I had a six ghostly encounters in my life time. Four in Canada. And two in the England. One at the tower of London. And the other at Winchester cathedra. Have you ever had ghostly encounters?
Goodness me Michelle you must have something in your aura that attracts paranormal activity. Winchester Cathedral and the surrounding area might be a future video. I have had a couple of ghostly encounters and I will share them but I might do a viewers’ special and include it in that video in the future. There is an email address in the ‘About’ section if you are interested in sharing your stories. Sounds fascinating! Weather pretty mild here. A bit wet and windy but nothing spectacular GC 👻👻
Again love the history and ghosts, brilliant
Many thanks Sue, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 👻
Very interesting!!
Glad you think so Joan 👻👻
This was so interesting! Thank you…
You are so welcome Joan, thank you 👻🙏
Awesome video. Decent ghost stories and straight into it 👏 great narration too
Glad you enjoyed Colin. Thank you for such a kind comment.
yes, decisions made during the pandemic: parties and booze and sod the plebs!!! Excellent series and always interesting to know about ghosts!
I agree. I deliberately didn’t include a picture of a particular PM as I thought people might switch off!
@@ghostcasebook1266 Was that Boris or Liz???? Seriously, well done! As a Catholic cleric, I did a few house cleansing and they have always fascinated me. Big fan of Marc Alexander, Andrew Green, and the late Peter Underwood!
@@jmccallion2394 it was Bojo! In the picture he was doing his clap for carers on the front step. And then weeks later he said he didn’t do gestures. Not sure if Truss was there for long enough to get a picture ha ha!
This is Brilliant 👏 Thank you
You're very welcome! Thank you so much 👻🙋♀️
great job could you do some ghost story's of the lake district there must be some up here please.
Yes indeed and I plan to do an England and Scotland Borders video at some point. I have been to the Lake District once before and the scenery is beautiful. I was fascinated by the Derwent pencil museum! I really was. So beautiful. 👻🙋♀️🙏
This was interesting thank you for the wonderful story❤
You are so welcome!
Spooooky 👻
Do you happen to know, is Chequers haunted?
Hi C Casey I haven’t looked into it but I think it might be.
A bunch of bombs being dropped and a giant plate glass window in the kitchen…I’m not convinced that was a premonition, so much as common sense. 😂
Who is the narrator?
I read about that. The Prime Minister who was assassinated while I was in college. Thank you again for another history lesson. Keep up the excellent work.
I think it’s one of those stories that’s been largely forgotten. Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for commenting, best wishes GC 👻👻
You were in college when Percival was assassinated? You must be very old...
@@jameshoskins2031 I was thinking that too
Ernest, you must be a ghost too? 😱
Can you lot read he said " he read about him in college" 🤦😆
Strong wind and rain outside, perfect for ghost stories, so relaxing, and wee bit scary 👻
Couldn't agree more! 👻👻
Another great video. Well worth subscribing to the channel. Thank you for the hard work put in creating them.
Many thanks for your comments and I’m so glad you appreciate the videos. There’s more to come and thank you for your support in the early days of the channel- it’s appreciated! 👻👻
Great video! Love your content. Might I just say your intros are very long, nearly 1 minute. Other than that, I thoroughly enjoy.
Thank you for your comment and it is early days so I appreciate your words GC 👻👻
I know these days most people are impatient, however, I actually enjoyed the music playing during the introduction and the artwork accompanying it and would not change anything. The content of the video was very interesting and I hope there are many more to come.
I love this!! 😍
Interesting & creepy 👻
Glad you think so!
Excellent work 👏 thanks 😊 👍.
I’m so glad you enjoyed Eoin and thank you for taking the time to comment. Really appreciated GC 👻👻
Wonderful channel just found you newby subbed watching madly from Australia..
Welcome Karen! I’m so glad you are enjoying the content. Thank you for subscribing. It means a lot in these early days of the channel GC 👻👻
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Any chance you could make a Playlist with all of your videos on it? I really enjoy these, and would like to j7st play them on repeat.
Hello there are two playlists on the channel. One is Ghost stories of London and one is Haunted Royal Residences. GC 👻👻
Well Done! So I won’t crack any jokes here!
Love this channel, from Down Under.🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Hello and thank you so much Ros! So pleased you are enjoying the channel 👻🙋♀️
and there's always a cat.
Just found your channel and love it! I am a new subscriber! Just wondering if the young man dressed in Regency attire could be William Pitt, the Younger. He was PM from 1783 until he resigned in March 1801. He returned as PM in 1804 until his death in 1806 at the age of 40. He was the youngest PM, elected to office at the age of 24. I understand the actual length of the Regency Era is 1811-1820; however, it is frequently extended to include the years 1795-1837.
1812 assassination. The same year we set fire 🔥 to the White House and burnt Buffalo to the ground. Coincidence no doubt. 😅
I've only one strange paranormal/'ghost' story.
Though not really much of a story...
One night I woke up to the dishes and cutlery being put away in their drawers. Nothing weird about that, except it was about 0300 in the morning!
Wasn't a dream because I still heard it when I'd gotten out of bed and was halfway down the stairs. The kitchen light was on, but from the stairs you can't see into the kitchen.
I even called out, "Hello? Who's up?", because my mum and sister went to bed at midnight and by 1am they were usually asleep.
So anyway, more specifically, it sounded just like my dad who was putting the plates and cutlery away. You can always tell who's doing certain tasks, for instance, my mum and my sister are much quieter when putting the cutlery away. I'm like my dad, and will just chuck the knives and forks noisily into the drawer!
So yeah, by my last experience it was my dad doing the drying up... But at 3am?
And when I turned the corner into the kitchen, no one was there...
And my dad had died two weeks previously.
I swear on my life that it was him though. My mum had her own strange encounter with dad a couple of days after he died too. He gave her a cuddle in bed when she was waking up in the morning. It really upset her. I mean, she was grateful for the contact, but it was overwhelming. 😞
I'm personally on the fence about ghosts, but that time I can't explain and I just _know_ that it was my dad...
That’s very interesting. I wonder if it was your dad. I know what you mean about knowing who is doing a certain task by the way they sound etc 👻🙋♀️
I love the back stories before the ghost 👻 stories. It makes it all the fascinating.
Glad you like them!
Absolutely fascinating video - thank you for showing it...just as a matter of interest my maternal grandfather hand made some of the bricks for 10 Downing Streets restoration. ( He was the sweetest most gentle man I knew. )
Fascinating! It would appear from this, that No.10 is one of the most haunted buildings in the country.
Of all the ghosts there, I found the one of the little girl to be the most disturbing. Why in the basement? ...was she a child slave from the 18th or 19th century kept down there?? Or simply a child of a former Prime Minister who had an accident in the basement, and sadly died as a result.
It was creepy to hear that people venturing down there had experienced an 'icy hand' touch them. Thanks for the story. Looking forward to more in this series!
Hello Rob I know it's a bit creepy and don't know why she apparently haunts. The location was once the site of an old brewery of sorts so perhaps she links to that but it's a mystery. Glad you enjoyed the video GC 👻👻
Rob I thought about the ghost of the little girl. Winston Churchill had a daughter called Marigold who died of Septicemia at the age of two in 1921, but I think she passed away elsewhere. Until last year she was buried at Kensal Green in London but the family have moved her to St Martins at Bladon where she rests with her parents, grandparents, sisters and her brother. But I don’t know who the little girl is and I suppose we never will!
Thanks for another history lesson wrapped up in a scary story!
There are some terrifying things in number 10 but it ain’t ghosts
I'm surprised that only one prime minister has been killed, given the atrocious crimes that those in power regularly commit...
Does anyone know whether it is still possible to actually walk or drive past 10 Downing Street? In 1986 I got taken on a sightseeing tour of London and the tour bus went right past 10 Downing Street. However, I don't believe this would still be possible today. When did this get changed and why?
Hi Little Kitty, you can’t walk or drive past number 10 at all now and access is strictly limited. There are gates and guards now. I might be entirely wrong but I think during the 1970s and 1980s terrorist threats were so likely and even happened in places like Brighton that security was very much stepped up. But you are correct that in the past you could be photographed right outside.
*Wait a minute... Wait a minute...!!!*
*So...* Did Winston Churchill unwittingly send three of his servants to their respective deaths?! 🤔🤦🏻♂️😬
Did his premonition/precognition end up having the exact opposite outcome of saving them?! 🤔😬
Of course, he seems to have saved himself, obviously! 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
You might be on to something there! 👻
Beautifully done again Nicola. You always bring us snippets of information on relatively unknown facts.
The best channel, along with EVP Voices with Rachel Brown. Fascinating.
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Wow, thank you! 🙏
I did know..
It's astonishing that Percival is the only PM to have been assassinated. Not for want of trying, I'm sure. You should do one about London hospitals....i trained at Kings and there are definitely ghosts there. The ward above A&E that used to be for keeping head injuries for observation, is haunted. I expect it's not used for that now. But we used to be sent up on night duty to do endless rounds of observations, all night long. I saw a man in hospital pyjamas disappear through doors. I followed him, of course. He wasn't there. I was told on my break, when I described what I'd witnessed to Staff Nurse, that the gentleman had died the day before. He might have moved on now. But I bet there are others.
I did cover one London hospital in a very early crisis apparitions video, I think 🤔 but there are lots of interesting hospital stories in London and beyond too including Cardiff where I am from 👻🙋♀️🤔
I think 🤔 the best prime ministers that England had was Churchill and Thatcher
I know it's been number 10 but was there any 1-9
Very enjoyable commentary and stories
Oh thank you ever so much indeed. 👻🙋♀️
Great stuff! :)
Glad you think so! Thank you so much 🙂
Another great video, well done!
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙋♀️👻
I really enjoy your series. And thank you for NOT including EVPs. Those are annoying.
Glad you like them! Yes I’m not a fan of the noise of these devices and also I think (and this is just my opinion) sometimes people hear the words or phrases they want to hear in these recordings. 👻🙋♀️🙏