Comments by "Shirley Greaves" (@shirleygreaves9650) on "#101 Why Did I Moor Here?| Boat Life!" video.

My neck of the woods again, Sawley Marina. So lovely to see all of the lovely wildlife, we’ve not been to our boat for more than two weeks because my husband has been very poorly and has spent a week in hospital. He’s at home now recovering so hopefully it won’t be long before we can go cruising again. I didn’t know that about the power station it was really interesting to learn what is going to be built in the spot when it is decommissioned. My maternal family come from Beeston, my mum grew up in a cottage there called The Ghost House, it’s now demolished but there’s still a lane named Ghost House Lane. The tram goes over Ghost House Lane so I think you went through it on your journey. I can’t wait to see your finished boat with the Daisy painting. Such a lovely vlog again. Thank you Vanessa and Zephyr I really needed that mindful video. Take care you three. xxxx
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@themindfulnarrowboat Good morning Vanessa, it’s always lovely to get a reply from you. My mum being born in the Ghost House always fascinated me although she didn’t talk very much about her it as she had a very unhappy childhood because her mother, my grandmother passed away when mum was aged 6 years old. Mum passed away in 1996 and since then the internet has become big and I’ve been able to find out information that wasn’t easily available before. There’s been a couple of books written on the subject of the Ghost House a local historian A.R. Dance wrote a book called The Chilwell Ghost, I’ve got a copy of it as it was written in the 1998. There was another book on the subject by Robert Mellor in 1919 but I’ve been unable to obtain a copy of that one. Legend says that a pedlar went missing because he had been murdered at the Ghost House and the body was buried in the garden. It was never proven but ghostly goings on occurred in the area afterwards. Since the late 1830s it was referred to as The Ghost House and the lane it was on was called Ghost House Lane and still is. Sadly the house was demolished in the early 1950s when a housing estate was built. The hauntings are said to have started in 1837/38 The Victorians were fascinated by anything macabre and special trains are known to have been organised from Derby and Nottingham for wakes week in July 1839 and people took the opportunity to visit the area and take a look at the cottage for themselves. The area became famous and people started to visit on a Sunday afternoon to see the cottage and to try to see the ghost. It became a tourist attraction, almost like people visiting Alton Towers today, people would turn up with their families and their picnics to go ghost hunting. It says in A.R. Dance’s book that two publicans retired on the fortunes they made from the extra trade that came from ghost hunters visiting the area. Knowing your love of poetry I think you’ll be fascinated to learn there was a poem published in the late 1800s about the Chilwell Ghost, it’s too long to write on here, several pages long but if you’re interested I can send you a copy by email. My email address is shirleygreaves@rocketmail.com and if you’d like to hear more about this fascinating story I can send you more information. Thank you for the good wishes for my husband’s recovery. Love Shirley. X
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@themindfulnarrowboat Hi Vanessa, that would be interesting but I wouldn’t expect you to do that. I just thought you might be interested in the 3 page long poem that had been published about the Ghost House. I’m looking forward to seeing where you go next, I’m guessing Nottingham with its amazing castle because it’s near the marina. Take care Vanessa. Lots of love. xxxxx
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