Episode 132: Puzzled (ad-free)
Added 2019-12-23 08:00:01 +0000 UTCWe all love a good hiding place. Whether it’s the child who tucks the key to their diary under their pillow, or the parent who hides away the holiday gifts, humans have proven themselves to be fond of secret places. But if the stories are any indication, there’s one place in England that was better than most at doing what we love.
————————
Further Reading
- “Homeowner Discovers Hidden Room Below Basement That Could Be Part of Underground Railroad,” ABC News, Jun 29, 2016, https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/homeowner-discovers-hidden-room-basement-suspected-underground-railroad/story?id=40218003.
- “About the Hotel,” Mermaid Inn, date unknown, https://www.mermaidinn.com/about-the-hotel/.
- “The Mermaid Inn,” Ghost Walk Brighton, date unknown, https://ghostwalkbrighton.co.uk/the-mermaid-inn.
- “Ghost of Xmas Past,” The Sun, December 2018, https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8001555/mermaid-inn-rye-sussex-haunted-ghost-smuggler-gang.
- “Are You Brave Enough to Stay in the Mermaid Inn?,” Spooky Isles, September 2018, https://www.spookyisles.com/mermaid-inn.
- “Ghosts of The Mermaid Inn,” The Paranormal Guide, August 2013, http://www.theparanormalguide.com/blog/ghosts-of-the-mermaid-inn.
- “Cuppa Thugs: These Brutal Smugglers Ran An 18th Century Tea Cartel,” NPR, February 2016, https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/02/02/465329683/cuppa-thugs-these-brutal-smugglers-ran-an-18th-century-tea-cartel.
- Roy Moxham, Tea: Addiction, Exploitation, Empire (Carroll & Graf, 2003).
- “The Hawkhurst Gang,” Smuggling.co, date unknown, http://www.smuggling.co.uk/gazetteer_se_16.html.
Comments
Just gonna say hi from Mermaid Inn :)
Tom
2019-12-26 15:51:35 +0000 UTC
