The Ghost of a Mother and Her Child

In the tranquil village of Holcombe Rogus, nestled in the rolling hills of Mid Devon, stands a house with a dark legacy—once the seat of the cruel squire, John Bluett, whose heartless actions condemned a young maiden, Mary Taverner, and her child, Samuel, to a slow death in a forgotten tower. Their tragic fate, sealed in 1655, left behind a spectral echo of cries that haunted the estate for centuries, a grieving mother and child bound by a story of betrayal and cruelty. It wasn't until 1856, when the house was sold to the Polwhele family, that their remains were discovered, their spirits at last laid to rest with a Christian burial. Yet, even now, on foggy nights, the faintest whisper of their sorrow lingers, a reminder of the price of justice.