Nellie Duncan was born in Callander, near Stirling, in 1897, and as a child claimed the magical ability called “second sight”. She dallied with the supernatural from a young age and upon becoming an unmarried mother at 17, she was disowned by her parents, and found unpleasant work in a jute mill. In 1916 she married… Continue reading Nellie Duncan the witch of WW2
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Old Mother Red Cap… when the Devil came to Camden.
Whilst writing last week on Camden Town Underground station, I remembered one of the most notorious residents of Camden who happened to live almost on top of where the Underground station is today. The Old Mother Red Cap, Camden. since renamed ‘The World’s End’ in 1985. There has been an inn on this site since… Continue reading Old Mother Red Cap… when the Devil came to Camden.
Stephen Liddell 