GRAVESEND DISTRICT
Bibliography & Further Reading References
GREAT WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT WHICH INCLUDE KENT AREAS (WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW & OLD PARANORMAL STORIES AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION TOO)
HISTORY
⦁ Chronology, G. and Chronology, G. (2018). Gravesham Virtual Museum. [online] Discovergravesham.co.uk. Available at: http://www.discovergravesham.co.uk/ [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
⦁ Ghs.org.uk. (2018). Gravesend Historical Society. [online] Available at: http://www.ghs.org.uk/ [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
⦁ En.wikipedia.org. (2018). Gravesend. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravesend [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
⦁ Workhouses.org.uk. (2018). The Workhouse in Gravesend & Milton, Kent. [online] Available at: http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Gravesend/ [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
FORTS & DEFENCES
⦁ NEW TAVERN FORT - GRAVESEND
i. Webapps.kent.gov.uk. (2019). [online] Available at: http://webapps.kent.gov.uk/KCC.ExploringKentsPast.Web.Sites.Public/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MKE27750 [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
ii. Dubuis, A. (2019). The ghosts and legends of north Kent. [online] Gravesend Reporter. Available at: https://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/news/the-ghosts-and-legends-of-north-kent-1-1676165 [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
iii. En.wikipedia.org. (2019). New Tavern Fort. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Tavern_Fort [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
iv. Mysteriousbritain.co.uk. (2019). New Tavern Fort – Mysterious Britain & Ireland. [online] Available at: http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/hauntings/new-tavern-fort/ [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
v. News Shopper. (2019). NORTH KENT: Is where you live haunted?. [online] Available at: https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/4570542.NORTH_KENT__Is_where_you_live_haunted [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
HOSTELRIES
Gutenberg.org. (2018). The Old Inns of Old England (Vol. I of II), by Charles G. Harper—A Project Gutenberg eBook. [online] Available at: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/43865/43865-h/43865-h.htm#Page_76 [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ DARNLEY ARMS - COBHAM
i. Facebook.com. (2018). The Darnley Arms. [online] Available at: https://www.facebook.com/darnley.arms/ [Accessed 12 Mar. 2018].
ii. Dover-kent.com. (2018). DARNLEY ARMS Pub of Cobham. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project/Darnley-Arms-Cobham.html [Accessed 12 Mar. 2018].
iii. Ghost Pubs. (2018). The Darnley Arms, Cobham, Gravesham | The Darnley Arms Haunted Hostelry, DA12, Cobham. [online] Available at: http://ghostpubs.com/haunted-pub/the-darnley-arms-cobham [Accessed 12 Mar. 2018].
iv. Kentarchaeology.org.uk. (2018). knight of the Shire - Kent pg 228. [online] Available at: http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/Vol.021%20-%201895/021-16.pdf [Accessed 12 Mar. 2018].
v. All Things Georgian. (2018). On the trail of the Hawkhurst gang of smugglers. [online] Available at: https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2017/05/26/on-the-trail-of-the-hawkhurst-gang-of-smugglers/#_ftn1 [Accessed 12 Mar. 2018].
vi. Theweald.org. (2018). The Weald - People history and genealogy. [online] Available at: http://theweald.org/N10.asp?NId=70070040 [Accessed 12 Mar. 2018].
vii. Historyofparliamentonline.org. (2018). KEMPE, Sir Thomas (1517-91), of Wye, Kent. | History of Parliament Online. [online] Available at: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/kempe-sir-thomas-1517-91 [Accessed 12 Mar. 2018].
viii. Smuggling.co.uk. (2018). Smugglers' Britain eBooks: Sussex Smugglers 8: the second trial. [online] Available at: http://www.smuggling.co.uk/ebooks/sussex_smugglers08.html [Accessed 12 Mar. 2018].
⦁ THE CRICKETERS INN - MEOPHAM
i. Thecricketersinn.co.uk. (2018). Home | Cricketers Inn | Whiting & Hammond. [online] Available at: http://www.thecricketersinn.co.uk/ [Accessed 13 Mar. 2018].
ii. Ghost Pubs. (2018). The Cricketers Inn, Meopham, Gravesham | The Cricketers Inn Haunted Hostelry, DA13, Meopham. [online] Available at: http://ghostpubs.com/haunted-pub/the-cricketers-inn-meopham [Accessed 13 Mar. 2018].
iii. Ghost Pubs. (2018). The Long Hop, Meopham, Gravesham | The Long Hop Haunted Hostelry, DA13, Meopham. [online] Available at: http://ghostpubs.com/haunted-pub/the-long-hop-meopham [Accessed 13 Mar. 2018].
iv. Dover-kent.com. (2018). CRICKETERS Pub of Meopham. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project/Cricketers-Inn-Meopham.html [Accessed 13 Mar. 2018].
v. Dubuis, A. (2018). The ghosts and legends of north Kent. [online] Gravesend Reporter. Available at: http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/news/the-ghosts-and-legends-of-north-kent-1-1676165 [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
vi. Ancestry.co.uk. (2018). Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records. [online] Available at: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
⦁ THE THREE DAWS - GRAVESEND
i. Daws, T., Daws, T. and Daws, T. (2018). Three Daws - Riverside Inn. [online] Three Daws. Available at: http://www.threedaws.co.uk/ [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
ii. Thamespilot.org.uk. (2018). The Three Daws, Gravesend. [online] Available at: http://www.thamespilot.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=thames&f=thames_pubthemes.htm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&%3Dtheme_record_id=tp-tp-trpubs_pubs_three_daws&s=NbV8024nWAf [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
iii. Daws, T. (2018). The Three Daws | Discover Gravesham. [online] Discovergravesham.co.uk. Available at: http://www.discovergravesham.co.uk/pubs/the-three-daws.html [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
iv. Dover-kent.com. (2018). THREE DAWS HOTEL Pub of Gravesend. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project-c/Three-Daws-Hotel-Gravesend.html [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
v. News Shopper. (2018). Review: Three Daws, Gravesend. [online] Available at: http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/leisure/pubspy/10365780.Review__Three_Daws__Gravesend/ [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
vi. Notjustagranny.com. (2018). the three daws | Not Just a Granny. [online] Available at: https://notjustagranny.com/tag/the-three-daws/ [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
⦁ YE OLDE LEATHER BOTTLE - NORTHFLEET
i. Bottle, Y. and Bottle, Y. (2018). Ye Olde Leather Bottle - Pub and Restaurant. [online] Ye-olde-leather-bottle.business.site. Available at: http://ye-olde-leather-bottle.business.site/ [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
ii. Haunted: Ye Olde Leather Bottle, K. (2018). Haunted: Ye Olde Leather Bottle, Northfleet, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-ye-olde-leather-bottle-northfleet/ [Accessed 8 Mar. 2018].
iii. Dover-kent.com. (2018). YE OLDE LEATHER BOTTLE Pub of Northfleet. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project-a/Ye-Olde-leather-Bottle-Northfleet.html [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
iv. Ghost Pubs. (2018). Ye Olde Leather Bottle, Northfleet, Gravesham | Ye Olde Leather Bottle Haunted Hostelry, DA11, Northfleet. [online] Available at: http://ghostpubs.com/haunted-pub/ye-olde-leather-bottle-northfleet [Accessed 14 Mar. 2018].
OUTSIDE
MEOPHAM GRAVESHAM
i. Meopham. (2024, March 19). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meophamhttps://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol3/pp356-367
ii. Simon Meopham. (2024, February 12). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Mepeham
STEELES LANE
i. Matthews, R. (2004). Haunted Places of Kent (1st ed., pp. 15-16). MRM Associates Ltd.
WROTHAM ROAD
i. Matthews, R. (2004). Haunted Places of Kent (1st ed., pp. 15). MRM Associates Ltd.
MUSEUMS & LIBRARIES
⦁ GRAVESEND LIBRARY
i. En.wikipedia.org. (2019). Andrew Carnegie. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie [Accessed 16 Jun. 2019].
ii. Calder, J. (2019). The haunted lavatory at Gravesend Library. [online] Liberalengland.blogspot.com. Available at: http://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2007/10/haunted-lavatory-at-gravesend-library.html [Accessed 16 Jun. 2019].
iii. Eberhart, G. (2019). Library Ghosts: International | Britannica Blog. [online] Blogs.britannica.com. Available at: http://blogs.britannica.com/2008/10/library-ghosts-international [Accessed 16 Jun. 2019].
iv. The Carnegie legacy in England. (2019). Gravesend library. [online] Available at: https://carnegielegacyinengland.wordpress.com/2016/09/18/gravesend-library/ [Accessed 16 Jun. 2019].
v. Hitchens, N. (2019). New-look £2.5 million Gravesend Library set to re-open. [online] Gravesend Reporter. Available at: https://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/news/new-look-2-5-million-gravesend-library-set-to-re-open-1-983946 [Accessed 16 Jun. 2019].
vi. Discovergravesham.co.uk. (2019). Libraries | Gravesend | Discover Gravesham. [online] Available at: https://www.discovergravesham.co.uk/gravesend/libraries/index.html [Accessed 16 Jun. 2019].
vii. Wattpad.com. (2019). Our Haunted World - Dartford (Britain) - Wattpad. [online] Available at: https://www.wattpad.com/307756624-our-haunted-world-dartford-britain [Accessed 16 Jun. 2019].
⦁ NORTHFLEET LIBRARY - GRAVESEND
vii. Discovergravesham.co.uk. (2019). Libraries | Gravesend | Discover Gravesham. [online] Available at: https://www.discovergravesham.co.uk/gravesend/libraries/index.html [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
viii. Dubuis, A. (2019). The ghosts and legends of north Kent. [online] Gravesend Reporter. Available at: https://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/news/the-ghosts-and-legends-of-north-kent-1-1676165 [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS & AREAS
⦁ DODE CHURCH - DODE
i. News.bbc.co.uk. (2019). BBC - Discover the lost village of Dode. [online] Available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/kent/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8405000/8405634.stm [Accessed 17 Feb. 2019].
ii. HubPages. (2019). Haunted Places - Dowde Church abandoned behind sealed iron gates 650 years ago following The Black Death. [online] Available at: https://hubpages.com/religion-philosophy/Haunted-Places-Dowde-Church-abandoned-for-650-years-at-the-time-of-The-Black-Death [Accessed 17 Feb. 2019].
iii. Dodevillage.com. (2019). Unique wedding venue in a tranquil setting of Kent - Dode Village. [online] Available at: https://www.dodevillage.com/ [Accessed 17 Feb. 2019].
⦁ ST GEORGES CHURCH - GRAVESEND
i. Dubuis, A. (2019). The ghosts and legends of north Kent. [online] Gravesend Reporter. Available at: https://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/news/the-ghosts-and-legends-of-north-kent-1-1676165 [Accessed 17 Feb. 2019].
ii. St George's Church Gravesend. (2019). History | St George's Church Gravesend. [online] Available at: https://stgeorgesgravesend.org/history/ [Accessed 17 Feb. 2019].
iii. En.wikipedia.org. (2019). St George's Church, Gravesend. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Church,_Gravesend [Accessed 17 Feb. 2019].
iv. Mysteriousbritain.co.uk. (2019). St George’s Church, Gravesend – Mysterious Britain & Ireland. [online] Available at: http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/kent/hauntings/st-georges-church-gravesend.html [Accessed 17 Feb. 2019].
⦁ THE OLD RECTORY - SOUTHFLEET
i. Facebook. (2019). [online] Available at: https://www.facebook.com/historyhaunted/...ofsouthfleet-rectory/1241531235872954/ [Accessed 17 Feb. 2019].
ii. Haunted: The Old Rectory, K. (2019). Haunted: The Old Rectory, Southfleet, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-old-rectory-southfleet/ [Accessed 17 Feb. 2019].
iii. Mysteriousbritain.co.uk. (2019). The Old Rectory (Friary Court, Old Friary), Southfleet – Mysterious Britain & Ireland. [online] Available at: http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/hauntings/the-old-rectory-friary-court-old-friary-southfleet/ [Accessed 17 Feb. 2019].
STATELY HOMES, CASTLES & TOWERS
⦁ DENE MANOR - MEOPHAM
i. Coxe, A. (1973). Haunted Britain. New York: McGraw-Hill.
ii. Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. (2019). DENE MANOR, MEOPHAM, KENT : THE ATTRACTIVE OLD HOUSE (CIRCA 1670) | The National Archives. [online] Available at: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/2a8d88bd-969a-4393-b773-409530879708 [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
iii. Stuff, G. (2019). Dean Manor, Meopham, Kent. [online] Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Available at: https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101372618-dean-manor-meopham [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
iv. Greatbritishghosttour.co.uk. (2019). Haunted Meopham | Ghosts of Meopham | Meopham Ghosts | Meopham Hauntings | Dene Manor Ghosts | George Inn Meopham Ghosts | Steel Lane Meopham Ghosts. [online] Available at: http://www.greatbritishghosttour.co.uk/Pages/England/Kent/Meopham.html [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
v. Meopham.org. (2019). Meopham Chronology | Meopham Parish Council. [online] Available at: http://www.meopham.org/content/meopham-chronology [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
vi. Johnson, W. (2003). Kent tales of mystery and murder. Newbury: Countryside.
vii. News Shopper. (2019). Phantoms on the air. [online] Available at: https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/425401.phantoms-on-the-air/ [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
viii. Holland, R. (2014). Kent ghost stories. Sheffield: Bradwell Books pg45.ISBN 97819099140562