When a Victorian ghost hunter investigated Britain’s most haunted house, this is what he found

Investigation of Britain's Most Haunted House

Harry Price, a showman and psychic researcher, turned Borley Rectory into a national sensation, cementing its reputation as a haunted house.

Borley Rectory, a large, red-brick house in rural Essex, was known for being draughty and unkempt, with many local rumors surrounding it. Nearby villagers reported strange, ghostly figures and spectral messages scrawled on the walls, earning it a reputation as one of the most haunted houses in England by the 1930s.

Price, with his eye for publicity, made it his mission to study the building and uncover the source of its supposed mysteries, making him a national celebrity and adding to the British obsession with the paranormal.

Its infamy as a haunted house hasn’t gone away

Author's summary: Harry Price investigated Borley Rectory.

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HistoryExtra HistoryExtra — 2025-10-30

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