dinkdankdo10 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 does anyone know any history of this area? any ghosts? etc. i have heard about wadsley/loxley common and the crags and white lady whos meant to haunt up there...anyone know any more on this? also on the common men are meant to walk it at night as it used to be where criminals were caged and left to die. anyone know any history of the rose and crown in wadsley near wisewood school, its super old just wondering if anyone knew of anything there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadgobby Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Originally posted by dinkdankdo10 does anyone know any history of this area? any ghosts? etc. i have heard about wadsley/loxley common and the crags and white lady whos meant to haunt up there...anyone know any more on this? also on the common men are meant to walk it at night as it used to be where criminals were caged and left to die. anyone know any history of the rose and crown in wadsley near wisewood school, its super old just wondering if anyone knew of anything there? there used to to be a gallows on wadsley common, used for public hangings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Have a look at an earlier posting 'Ghosts in Sheffield. 22 pages of postings including S6 Hope you find this info useful Happy Haunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davep Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Apparently they still have nightmares about a cetain Benito Carboni in S6, probably 'cos he cost them so much that they are still paying off the loans for his signing/wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 There wasn't a gallows, or a cage where men were left to die. In 1782, a man called Frank Fearn tricked a Sheffield watchmaker called Nathan Andrews into going to Bradfield with several watches to sell. He ambushed Andrews on Loxley Edge, and robbed and murdered him. Fearn was arrested in Hawley Croft in Sheffield, and tried for the murder and found guilty. He was hanged, and in accordance with the law, his body was hung in chains on a gibbet near the scene of his crime, as a warning to others. The body was left to rot and disintegrate, until the remains finally fell from the gibbet in 1797. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depoix Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Originally posted by algy There wasn't a gallows, or a cage where men were left to die. In 1782, a man called Frank Fearn tricked a Sheffield watchmaker called Nathan Andrews into going to Bradfield with several watches to sell. He ambushed Andrews on Loxley Edge, and robbed and murdered him. Fearn was arrested in Hawley Croft in Sheffield, and tried for the murder and found guilty. He was hanged, and in accordance with the law, his body was hung in chains on a gibbet near the scene of his crime, as a warning to others. The body was left to rot and disintegrate, until the remains finally fell from the gibbet in 1797. thats right,i think there was also another murder,a gamekeepers wife,the killer was tracked through the snow and discovered in a small cave on the common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballie Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Ive never feared the dead. only the living!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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