{"id":2366,"date":"2015-06-29T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/?p=2366"},"modified":"2015-05-18T11:46:29","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T15:46:29","slug":"devon-pub-haunted-by-shakespeare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/?p=2366","title":{"rendered":"Devon Pub Haunted By Shakespeare?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Or, Landlords Call In Ghostbusters For Help<\/h5>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk\/Devon-landlord-calls-ghostbusters-claiming-pub\/story-25943440-detail\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to see the original article or keep reading for the full story.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Devon Landlord Calls in Ghostbusters After Claiming his Pub is Haunted by Shakespeare<\/h1>\n<p>Written in Jan. 2015<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2367\" src=\"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/devon-shakespeare-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"devon shakespeare\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/devon-shakespeare-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annaabner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/devon-shakespeare.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A landlord has called in the ghostbusters claiming his pub is being haunted &#8211; by William SHAKESPEARE.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Real Investigators of the Paranormal&#8217; have visited the Jolly Sailor in East Ogwell, Devon, to seek out a ghostly figure that has been haunting the bar.<\/p>\n<p>Landlord John Turner said he didn&#8217;t believe in ghosts until he took over the Jolly Sailor but was keen to find out more about its history.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;<span id=\"itxthook0p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook0w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">It&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a friendly ghost, we just want to find out more about him. The figure looks a bit like a William Shakespeare.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now that these discoveries have been made, hopefully we&#8217;ll be able to find out more about the history of the ghost and where it might have come from.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chris Marshall, chairman of Real Investigators of the Paranormal, said its mediums detected a priest and two monks in the bar, along with a young man.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;They also <span id=\"itxthook2p\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap\"><span id=\"itxthook2w\" class=\"itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan\">connected\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with the names Loar Wakefield, a William Webber and a John Webber.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A few orbs were also spotted and dark shadows were noticed in the skittles alley.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Jolly Sailor dates back to the 13th century when sailors would come inland to avoid the press gang.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Ghosts, Hauntings, &amp; Cheap Books: Sign Up For My Monthly <a title=\"Newsletter Sign Up\" href=\"http:\/\/annaabner.us7.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=6dd07ad403e6fc06fc2f8db7d&amp;id=f3de6d652f\" target=\"_blank\">Newsletter<\/a> Today.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Enjoy this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Free-Red-Plague-Sneak-Peek-PDF.pdf\">Free Red Plague Sneak Peek PDF<\/a>\u00a0full of excerpts and extras!<\/h5>\n<p>&lt;3 Anna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Or, Landlords Call In Ghostbusters For Help Click here to see the original article or keep reading for the full story. Devon Landlord Calls in Ghostbusters After Claiming his Pub is Haunted by Shakespeare Written in Jan. 2015 A landlord has called in the ghostbusters claiming his pub is being haunted &#8211; by William SHAKESPEARE. 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