March 16, 2019 by Jacqui Beard Comments Off on The Chelmondiston Haunting
Located a short way along the Shotley peninsula, the village of Chelmondiston is notable for the hamlet of Pin Mill and views across the River Orwell. Rebuilt in the 1860’s, the local parish church of St Andrews lost its tower to a flying bomb in 1944. But it was the Chelmondiston Rectory that was the subject of interest in a Bury & Norwich Post article during November 1890.
My books are themed, and The Ripper Deception explores the Victorian fascination with spiritualism. Before its conclusion in London, Violet and Lawrence embark on different investigations with Violet arriving in Chelmondiston to find out the cause of strange noises in the Rectory. Her visit coincides with one by a representative of the Society for Psychical Research.