On 2 May 1557, at the devil's instigation, Henry Slanke hung himself with his own girdle in a field at Harrow, Verdict: cursed by a witch.

Cover of Stormcock's infuriatingly rare volume of local ghostlore, 'The Phantom Nun of St Mary's Churchyard and Other Tales of Terror,' (Whitefriars, 1975)

Swimming a witch

Hatch End Farm

Re The Duck in the Pond, Kenton Lane, #Stanmore. ... closer study reveals there were also ducking ponds at Cuckoo Hill, Pinner, and opposite the entrance to #HatchEndFarm (later Letchford House) Headstone Lane. #witchcraft #HauntedHatchEnd

On 2 May 1557, at the devil's instigation, Henry Slanke hung himself with his own girdle in a field at Harrow, Verdict: cursed by a witch.

Cover of Stormcock's impossible rare volume on local ghostlore

Ducking another "witch"

HatchEndFarm

.... closer study reveals reveals there were also ducking ponds at Cuckoo Hill, Pinner, and opposite the entrance to #HatchEndFarm (later Letchford House) Headstone Lane. #witchcraft #HauntedHatchEnd