In fact, there is so much alleged activity at the ring we just have no idea what spooky happenings the night will bring Morris, Raymond Leslie". real-crime.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009 . Retrieved 9 September 2009. This Burslem pub is one of the best-known haunted locations in the country, with customers and landlords reporting paranormal activity. The Town Hall, in Hanley, is where many of us will have been to register a marriage, birth or death - but some of those recorded dead still haunt the historic city centre building.

Borrell, Clive; Cashinella, Brian (1975). Crime in Britain Today. Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. pp.50–52. ISBN 978-0-710-08232-9. We arrived there just before dark to get a feel for the area, it was our first time visiting. As the sun set the place just seems to have a creepy feel to it after dark, so we started at one area of the Chase, the weather wasn't too bad just a bit of wind that stopped after a little so we started filming and taking photos." Increasing popularity of the MTB trails led Network Rail to install a cycle bridge in 2013 at Moors Gorse to replace the previous pedestrian level crossing where multiple near misses indicated a high risk to cyclists. [7] Entertainment [ edit ]Had the cyclist not overheard, then observed the child in this ditch, she likely would have died from exposure [15] within twenty minutes. [17] Judge Ashworth initially imposed a minimum sentence of 25 years' imprisonment. [87] This minimum term of imprisonment was later replaced with a whole life tariff by a Home Secretary or High Court judge. Frasier, David K. (1996). Murder Cases of the Twentieth Century: Biographies and Bibliographies of 280 Convicted or Accused Killers. McFarland & Co. pp.325–329. ISBN 978-0-786-40184-0.

It was a part of the English Civil War, where it was believed around 600 soldiers died on the moor. It’s believed there are around 10 ghosts at the town hall, including a Victorian woman cleaning near the main staircase, a thin man rushing through the tiled corridors and a newly-wed couple who seem to be continually reliving their special ceremony in one of the grand rooms. Built in the late 1500s for the Dorrington family, this Tudor townhouse is believed to be the largest surviving timber framed house in England. Gaute, J. H. H.; Odell, Robin (1991) [1989]. The New Murderers' Who's Who. Dorset Press. ISBN 978-0-245-54639-6.

a b "Yard Nabs Suspect in Child's Murder". The Hartford Courant (1923–1984) – Hartford, Connecticut. 17 November 1968. pp.19A . Retrieved 9 September 2009. Raymond Leslie Morris was born on 13 August 1929 in Walsall, Staffordshire (now part of the county of West Midlands). [5] Morris had lived in Walsall his entire life and was reported to have an IQ of 120. [8] [5] In 1951, he married a young woman named Muriel, the daughter of a neighbour, who was two years younger than him. The couple had two sons. [8] Richards, Cara (2000). The Loss of Innocents: Child Killers and Their Victims. Scholarly Resources. ISBN 978-0-520-28287-2

Joshua Lester-Rigg, from Telford, spent several days visiting the Chase with a friend after dark in a bid to get to the bottom of scary reports from the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, The estate - including the former Trentham Hall - has been used as an Augustinian Priory, a convent, military training camp in First World War and a family home. It's a look at the history and heritage of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire, including local places and faces, lost buildings and industries, military history and a nod to our proud past.Raymond Morris died at the HMP Preston health facility of natural causes on 11 March 2014 at the age of 84, [100] having spent the final 45 years of his life in prison. Ten days before his death, he signed a disclaimer rejecting any further active medical treatment and specifically stating he did not wish his family to be informed of this decision. [101]

A ‘humped profile’ dry valley running west–east, and followed by the bridleway between Brocton and Beggar's Hill is interpreted as a glacial overflow channel, operative during the ice age. An expanse of glacial till underlies Haywood Warren with smaller patches mapped elsewhere. Sand and gravel have been quarried in different parts of the Chase over the years, as at Wolseley today. [2] Landscape, flora and fauna [ edit ] At the time of the abductions of Reynolds and Tift, Morris worked as a sales representative for a Sheffield-based firm, although in 1966, he opted to become an engineer. [70] Highly respected and valued by his employer, by 1967, Morris had risen to the rank of foreman at a precision instruments factory in the town of Oldbury. [91] Both personally and professionally, he was considered polite and helpful, but unfriendly. [7] [5] [65]Upon receipt of this sentence, Morris turned to the public gallery; he briefly stared coldly in the direction of his second wife before he was led from the court to begin his life sentence as several members of the public repeatedly shouted insults and threats such as "Hang him!" [88] The Chase Through Time - Staffordshire County Council". www.staffordshire.gov.uk . Retrieved 10 May 2020. First opened in the 1770s, the museum was later used as North Staffordshire's first public hospital from 1804 until 1869 - and many people who visit there believe it to be haunted. The Chase is popular with cross-country mountain bike users. The purpose-built XC 'Follow the Dog' trail [6] is an 11km (6.8mi) technically challenging route, opened in 2005, starting and finishing at the Birches Valley Visitors/Cycle Centre. It is open to all; however, it is not recommended for beginners. A new section of XC trail was opened in April 2010. The 'Monkey Trail' (11.2km (7.0mi)) is a more technical trail that splits from 'Follow the Dog' at about the halfway point, then rejoins slightly further on. There are several features mountain bikers can look out for when riding on the chase, such as Kitbag Hill, Rabbit Hill, Quagmire Bridge, Roots Hall and Brocton Shorts. This area of the Chase is probably one of the earliest parts of the District to have been populated with the impressive earthworks of the monument being built over 2,000 years ago….some say it is a portal to another dimension ….