White Ladies and Boscobel Part 3

 White Ladies & Boscobel

Part Three

A place of energy that’s powerful to witches and a magnet to psychics 

and paranormal investigators.

In this final part of our three part series we look at the weird things happening at the locations including our own experiences.

White Ladies Priory and Boscobel House are centres of local and national paranormal interest and investigations. This is due to its strange history and paranormal experiences at the locations has consistantly baffled, excited or damn right scared people visiting to explore and seek paranormal activity. Seldom are people dissapointed!

In this edition of the series we'll take a sample of the mysteries and paranormal history of the locations. This is,however, just a sample and we encourage you to search out more and even visit the priory ruin and Boscobel House yourselves. We have been to the locations many times in over twenty years and we have experienced phenomina that cannot always be scientifically or rationally explained away. Carrie-Anne has had many psychic incidents at the locations.

Let's start with a story that involves the Priory and has inspired psychic quests both there and elsewhere. Let's look at The Green Stone book by Graham Phillips. We will look at the story behind the book and we include a brand new video interview with the author.

The Green Stone and the Meonia mystery 

Published in 1983, The Green Stone is one of the most famous (and controversial) books in British “psychic questing” literature. Graham Phillips, a young Midlands-based researcher at the time, chronicles what he claims was a real five-year psychic treasure hunt (1978–1983) undertaken by a small group of ordinary people who became convinced they were being psychically guided to recover a buried medieval artifact: a mysterious green stone with supposed magical and healing properties.

Book link

White Ladies Priory according to Phillips plays a pivotal role in the locations of group’s five-year psychic quest.

In the book, the priory emerges as a dramatic waypoint on the trail of psychic clues leading to the titular green stone (a bloodstone or jade-like artifact with alleged healing and protective powers, tied to Mary Queen of Scots and hermetic traditions). Here’s how it ties in, based on the narrative:

The Psychic Lead and Arrival

•  The quest group—led by Phillips, psychic William (Bill) Cox, Martin Keatman, psychics and others. The young psychic Gaynor Sunderland received visions and automatic writing in the late 1970s directing them to Shropshire. These messages reference a “sacred mound” or ancient barrow adjacent to the priory, believed to be a portal or energy site linked to pre-Christian Celtic earth mysteries.

•  They arrived at the ruins on February 1, 1980, coinciding with Imbolc (an ancient Celtic festival marking the first stirrings of spring, associated with purification and protection). This timing is no coincidence in the story; the group views it as a ritualistic alignment, heightening the site’s supernatural charge.

•  Accompanying them is an intermediary “green stone” (not the final artifact) unearthed earlier in the quest from another site (likely in the West Midlands). This stone is described as a “source of great spiritual energy,” used by the group as a dowsing tool and protective talisman.

The “Showdown” with Evil Forces

•  The book’s most intense scene unfolds here: As the group performs a psychic ritual near a grassy burial mound next to the priory’s chapter house ruins, they claim to encounter a malevolent entity. Described as a “giant shadowy dragon or bird” rising from the earth, it allegedly swoops down in an assault interpreted as a demonic or “poltergeist-level” attack—complete with chilling winds, oppressive darkness, and physical sensations of dread.

•  In Phillips’ account, the green stone becomes a weapon of light: Held aloft by a group member, it purportedly emits a radiant energy that repels the entity, forcing it back into the mound. This “victory” is framed as a battle between good (the stone’s protective magic) and evil (dark forces guarding the quest’s secrets), echoing themes of exorcism and Grail-like trials.

The  event left the participants shaken, with some reporting lingering nightmares or minor poltergeist activity back home. Phillips and co-author Martin Keatman (in later editions) portray it as a turning point, confirming the quest’s reality and propelling them toward the final discovery in Warwickshire.

Could this be the real green Stone?

Click here to read more about the Meonia stone

The quest and  the book’s story cemented White Ladies Priory’s status in modern occult lore. It’s inspired ghost hunters, pagan rituals, and even a 1980s TV documentary adaptation of the book, where the stone’s role is ambiguously portrayed as potentially malevolent. Today, visitors to the site (free access, but fragile ruins) often reference Phillips’ tale in forums and ghost tours.

Be sure to watch our interview with Graham at the end of the article  or on YouTube!

Press cutting from the era

Graham Phillips holding the sword in question.

Portrait of Humphrey Packington who is alleged to be holding the green stone.

Halloween: the security at the gate each year

Now with a reputation like the priory for paranormal activity it should come as no surprise that English Heritage and others take a dim view of people visiting the ruins and Boscobel at night in the hope of seeing something. Especially around Halloween security Land Rovers patrol the entrance to the priory path. They are, of course, doing their job keeping people safe and preventing any more damage to the area but this has also raised suspicions about what goes on at the priory especially when other cars are also there . A secret cult or Coven rendezvous? Maybe!

It’s not only black land rovers though they have been seen by the gate to the priory…

Horse and carriages

There have been reports of black horses and carriages at the entrance especially around Beltane and Samhain. 

Strange black old cars from the 20s or 30s have also been seen with people dressed in period outfits. Modern day enthusiasts or a memory being replayed ?

And that’s not all! 

People have reported seeing and hearing men on horseback both on the path and around the ruins themselves. Are they also remnants of the past? Soldiers hunting for Charles? Or escorting Guinevere?

We have captured orbs several times on photos taken inside the priory at night. By day the priory seems benevolent with a positive energy that witches and energy workers can tap in to. Carrie-Anne has used this energy in the past to create a swirling energy field making the leaves around her dance and encircle her.  At night, however, it’s seems it’s only dark energy that is there and this seems to attract those who want to tap in to this. The Priory seems to serve as a channel or amplifier of energy. Maybe that’s why it has kept hold of the sprits who dwell there.  Is the priory a portal? An energy vortex or a place trapped and destined to repeat the horrors and events witnessed by those stones over the centuries.?

As we have said , White Ladies is legendary and much loved by local witches who revel in the energy.  Witches , including us leave offerings there, scatter ashes and bury our animals. There is a secret witches hole in the brickwork . If you find it leave it alone or face the wrath of the witches and the priory itself!

White Ladies bridal path is an eerie place too, dark and foreboding . For some that’s as far as they get to the priory! 

We have sensed great energy on the path seen flying and dancing witches in the moonlight 

Our own psychic paranormal investigations have been incredible and correlate with others experiences.

Nuns hanging

During one psychic investigation Carrie saw two nuns hanging from what would have been the upper beams of the priory ( long since lost over time ) . The vision was of the building while it was still intact, before the destruction by the King. There are suggestions that the Canonesses refused to leave the priory and hung themselves in desperate protest. This has never been substantiated but could the ghosts of those desperate souls still be at the priory? 

Guinevere waiting

On another psychic investigation we had a report of a vision of a lady in white crying and looking out across the fields from the priory doorway. Could this has been Guinevere? Was she the very white lady that gives this place its name? According to some historians she was interned at the priory following her divorce from King Arthur and she spent her last years there. Was she longing for Arthur and regretting her transgressions with Sir Lancelot or was it Lancelot that she was waiting for? Perhaps we will never know but she does seem to at the priory generating a sense of loss and sorrow that people are picking up on.

Soldiers

Another of our psychic experiences was the image of long red banner flags draped down the windows and walls. Again, the image was of a fully intact building but this time it was different , more wooden in construction. Could this have been also from Guinevere and Arthur’s era before the priory was there?  In a previous building? Some research has suggested that the site was used before the priory of St Leonard . The land is in a strategic location close to Shropshire and the Welsh border where Arthur was believed by many now as have his fort . Yet more echoes from the past it seems.

We have also seen soldiers on horseback.

Peoples' claimed experiences:

“My wife was over come with a strange feeling of sadness and fear as we were wondering around the old ruins and she suddenly insisted that we leave emmeditely I was curious as to why because this isn't normal behaviour for her. as we were leaving I felt something brush past me while walking under one of the arch way's. It was a beautiful later summer evening and a good temperature outside but whatever brushed past me felt like a stiff January breeze! It was suddenly freezing in one small location! This had me very confused! As we turned back on are way our I gazed down the footpath back at the priory to take one last look before it came out of view and suddenly heard horse hooves galloping!” Alexander J.

GHOSTS AT THE PRIORY

There have been persistent tales of paranormal happenings around the priory ruins. Visitors have reported hearing music and seeing strange lights and unexplained noises. Source: Britain Express 

Boscobel House is haunted too!

Notable investigations

•  2008–2010: Most Haunted (Season 11) filmed there – picked up some EVPs and a famous thermal-camera silhouette in the attic.

•  2016 & 2022: Local groups (Paranormal Shropshire, Haunted Happenings) held public ghost hunts; both produced Class-A EVPs saying “The King is here” and “Hide”.

•  English Heritage staff themselves openly admit the house is active and keep an unofficial “ghost log” of incidents reported by stewards.

Check out our compilation of videos related to White Ladies and Boscobel on YouTube 

References

The Green Stone (1983) by Graham Phillips

Full title: The Green Stone: A True Story of Psychic Phenomena, Buried Treasure and a Magical Saga Spanning Twenty Centuries

Author: Graham Phillips (with additional contributions from Martin Keatman in some editions) 

White Ladies Priory (officially St Leonard’s Priory, near Boscobel in Shropshire, England) was deliberately sited next to a stream, and there is clear historical and archaeological evidence for water features in and around the site.

Key points:

•  The priory is built immediately beside the small stream known as the Sherbrook (or Shropshire Brook) that flows down the Sherbrook Valley from Brewood Forest toward the River Penk.

•  Medieval Augustinian canonesses (the “White Ladies”) required a reliable water supply for drinking, cooking, washing, sanitation, and their fishponds. The stream provided this.

•  Post-Dissolution surveys and excavations have identified the remains of at least one large medieval fishpond immediately to the north and east of the priory church, fed by the Sherbrook. Parts of the pond embankment and sluice arrangements are still traceable on the ground and on LiDAR images.

•  A second, smaller pond or mill pond existed a short distance downstream (near the later Boscobel House), again using the same stream.

•  Even today, if you visit the ruins (now an English Heritage site), the stream still runs only a few metres from the standing remains of the church, and the ground to the east is distinctly boggy where the medieval fishpond was located.

White ladies & Boscobel 

Free entry. Open any reasonable time during daylight hours

ADDRESS:

Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire, WV8 1QZ

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/white-ladies-priory/

White Ladies and Boscobel Part 2

 White Ladies & Boscobel

Part Two

Delving deeper into the history of this mysterious place with a dark past

"Whiteladies" is a picturesque ruin; the few

remaining walls are sheltered by thick ivy, but of

the house-one of those " timbered" houses which

we meet in Lancashire and Staffordshire-nought

remains. Yet the Nunnery walls are of more ancient

foundation than the house which has already passed

away. The traces of the walls can be seen, but

of the mansion to which Charles gladly fled after

Worcester fight, there is not one stone standing on

another.

Yet here, in this picturesque and pleasant spot,

memories are green, and many representatives of

those loyal partisans who assisted the king's flight

may be found. Those bold landowners, the Penderells,

the Yateses, the Giffards, and others, left descendants

who will indicate the spots where Charles rested after

his flight from Worcester.

Source https://www.victorianvoices.net/ARTICLES/CFM/CFM1891/CFM1891-FamilyHistories.pdf

In part one of this 3 part series we look more deeply into the history of White Ladies Priory and Boscobel House in Shropshire, England.

A rare sketch of the Priory before the fire.

The Canonesses of St. Leonard

Who was this saint and who were the canonesses? 

Leonard was a Frankish noble who converted to Christianity and was baptized by Saint Remigius (the bishop who baptized Clovis).

•  He refused high positions at court and instead asked King Clovis for the right to free any prisoner he visited and found worthy. The king granted this privilege.

•  Leonard eventually became a monk, then a hermit in the forest of Limoges (central France), where he founded the abbey of Noblac (today Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat).

•  He is most famous for the numerous miracles of liberating prisoners: legend says that when he prayed for captives, their chains would miraculously fall off. Even pregnant queens or noblewomen who prayed to him in childbirth were said to be freed from pain or danger, which extended his patronage to women childbirth as well.

As mentioned in part one , nuns and monks of this and most other orders at the time wore brown or black robes but it wasn't unknown for the nuns to wear a white scapular  Therefore we ask, did these particular canonesses ? Did they ever?  Probably not or who knows?

Click to read a supporting document

The Ley Line connection 

The area of Shropshire where the priory lies is very close to one of the UK’s main energy ley lines. Many sites in the UK and other countries seem to be located along or near to ley lines. Does the Earth’s energy field play a part in why the priory feels so powerful and important to local witches and paranormal researchers?  It’s a possibility. We’ve done our own dowsing at the priory and there is certainly a strange energy going through the ruin .

The site is ancient has been a significants political, commercial and strategic location pre dating White Ladies Priory and Boscobel.

It lies close to the Shropshire and Welsh border where King Arthur is thought by many had his fortifications. 

Maybe it wasn’t just the strategic location however that was important? Many places of power and significance are on or very near to ley lines. Especially as water is often found there. Was it the good clean water then? Maybe. Or if Merlin existed was he influential in the location choice because of the magical power it possesses? 

“White Ladies Priory (officially St Leonard’s Priory, near Boscobel in Shropshire, England) was deliberately sited next to a stream, and there is clear historical and archaeological evidence for water features in and around the site.

Key points:

•  The priory is built immediately beside the small stream known as the Sherbrook (or Shropshire Brook) that flows down the Sherbrook Valley from Brewood Forest toward the River Penk.

•  Medieval Augustinian canonesses (the “White Ladies”) required a reliable water supply for drinking, cooking, washing, sanitation, and their fishponds. The stream provided this.

•  Post-Dissolution surveys and excavations have identified the remains of at least one large medieval fishpond immediately to the north and east of the priory church, fed by the Sherbrook. Parts of the pond embankment and sluice arrangements are still traceable on the ground and on LiDAR images.

•  A second, smaller pond or mill pond existed a short distance downstream (near the later Boscobel House), again using the same stream.

•  Even today, if you visit the ruins (now an English Heritage site), the stream still runs only a few metres from the standing remains of the church, and the ground to the east is distinctly boggy where the medieval fishpond was located.”

A Templar Connection?

Possible.  In part three of this series we will tell you about a particular psychic experience at the Priory which may give a clue to possible Templar and Crusader links. St. Leonard was one of the most frequently invoked saints by Crusaders captured in the Holy Land. There are tales of Templar activity around the Shropshire area

https://the-templars.co.uk/templars-in-shropshire/

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/salop/vol2/pp85-86

Arthur and  Guinevere Connection?

Again, it’s a possibility. Especially considering the location. The psychic experience we mentioned earlier could also be considered to have been echoes from Arthur’s time, before the Priory was built. Historical documents don’t say what was on the site before in sufficient detail. 

King Arthur’s connection to Shropshire is strong in medieval legend and local tradition, even though the historical Arthur (if he existed) was probably a 5th–6th-century British war-leader fighting the Anglo-Saxons somewhere in western or northern Britain. Shropshire sits right on the Welsh Marches, the fluid borderland where British (Welsh/Brythonic) and English cultures mixed for centuries, so it naturally became fertile ground for Arthurian stories.

Shropshire never appears by name in the earliest Welsh Arthurian tales (Culhwch and Olwen, the Mabinogion, etc.), but by the 12th–15th centuries the Welsh Marches as a whole were so steeped in Arthurian romance that people began to locate the stories in real local landmarks. So while historians treat Arthur as a figure of sub-Roman Britain (c. 500 AD) and place his battles elsewhere (e.g., Badon, Catraeth/Catterick, Chester), Shropshire’s medieval and later folklore enthusiastically claimed him as “our king” and turned the county into one of the most Arthur-rich landscapes in England.

And Guinevere? First mentioned in literature in the early 12th century, nearly 700 years after the purported times of Arthur, Guinevere has since been portrayed as everything from a fatally flawed, villainous, and opportunistic traitor to a noble and virtuous lady. The variably told motif of abduction of Guinevere, or of her being rescued from some other peril, features recurrently and prominently in many versions of the legend. Was she held captive on the site ? Perhaps but this would mean the existing belief that she was held at Glastonbury was untrue. We may never know. Was She the white lady as she was sometimes called?  Certainly, according to historians Guinevere  could well have been a white lady after which the prior was much later named. Her name has its roots in ancient Welsh language and folklore.

The Welsh name for Guinevere is Gwenhwyfar. It translates to "white phantom" or "white enchantress," from the Proto-Celtic elements *windo- ("white, fair, holy") and *sēbarā ("magical being"). Another suggested translation, "Gwenhwy the Great," contrasts with her supposed sister, "Gwenhwy the Small" (Gwenhwyfach).  

• Gwenhwyfar: The original Welsh form of the name, appearing in texts like Culhwch and Olwen. 
• Meaning: Often interpreted as "white phantom" or "white enchantress". 

Click here to read about Welsh landmarks related to the legend of King Arthur and Excalibur 

In another strange coincidence, several woodlands in the area are also called White Ladies but they could potentially be due to the number of Silver Birch trees there. But who knows for sure?

In part three we’ll be looking at some amazing information about the priory and the psychic quest that took Graham Phillips and his paranormal research team to White Ladies. 

Why? This seems to be a further possible explanation of the history of the priory in association with Arthur and Guinevere.  According to Phillips in a recent interview conducted by Carrie Grove there is a strong link to the priory, the building that stood on the site before it and the legend of King Arthur. According to Phillips there is a small mound that may be a burial mound (more on what happened to the team there in part 3: it’s incredible !)  where Guinevere was buried. She is, by some people, believed to have spent her last years at the location of the Priory and may have died and been buried close by.  Due to small amount of proven records this could of course be just folklore but it’s another aspect to the site that bears consideration especially when you consider the psychic experiences of a “white lady” and a different, older building have been reported. We’ve also had such experiences but more about that in part 3.

Why are there gravestones in the grounds of White Ladies Priory?

“It appears that, relating to the religious affinities of the families who owned White Ladies Priory and their refusal to receive Anglican communion and therefore denied access to burial in an Anglican parish churchyard, the ruins were used for burial. On the information I have at the time of writing, it is unclear to me whether this is a persistent tradition from the 16th to the 19th century, or a phenomenon limited to the late 18th/early 19th centuries.”  Source: Howard Williams.

Edward Dyas asked for people to do their research and ask for expert advice around Templar Knight graves after receiving several requests from members of the public to look at photos of what they believed might be graves of members of the order.

One recent request came from a member of the public living in the north of Wolverhampton near Boscobel on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border. He said he had found some grave stones with what appeared to be Templar symbols on them.

An interesting article on the gravestones at the Priory:

Death with the White Ladies

PROF. HOWARD M. R. WILLIAMS

https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/death-with-the-white-ladies/

Let’s turn our attention for a while to the Priory neighbours:Boscobel House 

Besides these long-established histories, narratives handed down for many

generations with infinite detail, there are actually

secret chambers, hiding-holes, and hidden passages,

existing at the present time. These can be seen, and

the uses to which they have been put in troublous times

can be explained.

We need not in this place go into the question of

"haunted" houses. That several well-authenticated

incidents have happened in which (supposed) visitors.

from the other world have taken prominent part, cannot be gainsaid. Shapes have been seen, noises have been heard, which have puzzled even the sceptical, and

while we doubt the evidence of our senses, we are

compelled to acknowledge the extraordinary coincidences, and the exactness with which our impressions

tally with those of others with whom we have had no

personal communication.

Many of these legends, and particularly the stories

connected with the secret panels, secret passages, and

"hiding-holes," date from the Civil War, and the time

of the Powder Plot. To take an instance of the former

period, let us look at Boscobel House, which, equally

with the ruined "Whiteladies," is memorable in the

history of Charles IІ   Source: Family Histories

There is an inexplicable link between the priory, Charles and Boscobel House; a place just as mysterious and the location for another psychic experience by us some years back which sent Carrie reeling. The energy was so dark and so intense she had to leave the house!

Boscobel House is a small, perfectly preserved 17th-century timber-framed hunting lodge in rural Shropshire (near Brewood, just over the Staffordshire border). It is one of the most famous “safe houses” of the English Civil War because it was where King Charles II hid after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.

Why Charles II hid there – the Royal Miracle Escape (1651)

•  3 September 1651: The last major battle of the Civil Wars ends in total Royalist defeat at Worcester.

•  The 21-year-old Charles II escapes the battlefield disguised as a servant and begins a six-week flight to reach safety in France.

•  After many close calls (including hiding in the Royal Oak tree), he is guided north into Shropshire by Colonel Charles Giffard of Chillington and reaches Boscobel House in the early hours of 6 September 1651.

What happened at Boscobel House

•  The house belonged to the Catholic Giffard family, who were staunch Royalists.

•  Charles was hidden for a full day and night in a tiny priest’s hole (a secret compartment originally built to hide Catholic priests during Elizabethan persecutions).

•  While Parliamentary troops searched the surrounding woods, Charles spent part of the time sitting in the famous Royal Oak in the grounds with Colonel William Careless (Carlos), so they could see soldiers approaching without being seen.

•  The king was disguised as a woodcutter named “Will Jackson” and even blackened his face with soot.

•  The five Catholic Penderel brothers and their sister-in-law (who lived and worked on the Boscobel estate) played a crucial role in protecting him.

Was is it an after image of troops that we glimpsed on the land near the priory? Searching for Charles who had hidden in White Ladies? Could be. 

And the house? What spirits linger there?

Boscobel House has a solid reputation as one of the most actively haunted historic houses in the English Midlands.

Most commonly reported phenomena (from staff, volunteers, visitors, and paranormal groups 1990s–2025)

The Grey Lady / White Lady in the attic

•  Regularly seen or photographed in the attic near the priest’s hole where Charles II hid.

•  Most witnesses describe a woman in 17th-century dress (sometimes grey, sometimes white) who simply appears, looks at people, and fades. English Heritage staff have nicknamed her “the guardian of the king”.

Charles II himself

•  Tall male figure in a dark cloak and wide-brimmed hat (matching the disguise Charles wore) seen walking across the garden toward the Royal Oak descendant, or standing at attic windows looking out over the fields.

•  Several night-security and cleaning staff have reported this figure in the last 20 years.

The Penderel brothers

•  Footsteps on the back stairs and in the servants’ areas, especially around 3–4 a.m.

•  Doors opening and closing by themselves in the kitchen and dairy.

Children’s voices and laughter

•  Heard in the main bedroom and the parlour – possibly linked to the Catholic Giffard children who lived there in the 1630s–50s.

Cold spots and sudden drops in temperature

•  Particularly intense inside the actual priest’s hole (people often feel physically pushed or squeezed even when no one else is in the room).

The “searching soldiers”

•  On several occasions groups have heard 17th-century voices shouting outside, boots on gravel, and the sound of muskets being cocked – always at night when the site is closed.

Visitors on normal open days quite often report seeing figures in the windows when the house is empty, or feeling watched in the priest’s hole. It’s one of those places where even the biggest sceptics tend to come away saying “something definitely felt odd”. 

We would certainly agree with that!!

Check out next week’s episode to read about our experience at Boscobel!

The Giffard Connection 

It may just be a total coincidence, but The Giffard Arms pub in nearby Wolverhampton is also known for paranormal activity and a dark sense of a presence especially in the cellar. Now, the decor and overall atmosphere that the pub has ( it is a rock pub after all) may have to some extent fuelled the stories of haunting at the city centre venue.  But taken this into account there doe still seem to be something going on at the pub. Let’s look a little at its history…

The current Giffard Arms in Wolverhampton was built in 1922 in an authentic Tudor style, replacing an earlier inn that was demolished in the same year. It is a Grade II listed building, designed by J. A. Swann for Butlers Brewery and built on the site of a former Giffard family town house. The pub's detailed facade and architectural style were intended to beautify Victoria Street, the thoroughfare where it is located. 

Key historical points

• 1922: The Giffard Arms was constructed. It is often misdated, but a shield over one of the doors displays the correct year.
• Architect: J. A. Swann designed the building.
• Builder: It was built for Butlers Brewery, an important brewery in the city.
• Previous building: The current structure replaced an earlier inn that had existed on the same site.
• Site history: The land was formerly the location of a town house owned by the Giffard family.
• Architectural style: The pub is a remarkably accurate reproduction of a Tudor-style building, with well-carved details.
• Listing: The building is Grade II listed, recognizing its architectural and historical significance. 

The Giffard family were certainly a big player in the area. Is any of the goings on at the pub due to the family ties to White Ladies? Mm could be. 

The fire the priory. Yet no apparent historical evidence.

This is a strange part of the history of the priory. Some of the stories regarding the priory state and the hall that stood next to it. Local memory seems to suggest that a fire destroyed the hall and some of the priory but we couldn’t find any evidence to back this up. If there was a fire it would explain the charred bricks inside the priory and the rapid decline it had since the 1930s. Was this fire significant to the story of troubled souls there? Could be .

So, there you go. More food for thought. There’s a lot more to White Ladies Priory and Boscobel House than meets the eye. There’s mysteries to be discovered here and the area is anything but still and quiet, especially at night!

In our final part next week we’ll talk about the numerous psychic experiences that have happened at the priory and Boscobel. You won’t want to miss it!!

White ladies & Boscobel 

Free entry. Open any reasonable time during daylight hours

ADDRESS:

Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire, WV8 1QZ

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/white-ladies-priory/