Ghosts of Cippenham

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Imported historical comment — Dave Hill — 2017-07-11 21:32:47

It is in LOWER Cippenham Lane, when I was a kid the Griffith's owned it, I played with sons Hugh & Stephen but in the barn, never in the house. In my bro's time (he was 6 years older) he played there with Vandervell boys, their father owned it, of bearing and racing car fame. Dunno about your ghosts!

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Imported historical comment — Admin — 2017-07-11 21:37:10

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I agree that Cippenham Place certainly is in Lower Cippenham Lane, but I wanted to quote precisely what Anne Mitchell’s book says. It is interesting that you never got to hear the story. Perhaps it didn’t exist much earlier than 1972, when the book was written. Anne Mitchell doesn’t reveal her sources. I lived practically opposite Cippenham Place for around 8 years but unfortunately never witnessed a single ghostly monk, let alone a whole procession of them.

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Imported historical comment — Rosemaria Coakley — 2019-08-30 21:05:47

I lived in the gables on Cippenham lane. That was haunted. I heard crying. Foot steps, doors opening. And things being moved around at night time. Was not scared as it's only the living that hurt you.

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Imported historical comment — Dreadnaught — 2019-08-30 21:22:00

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Thank you for your comment. Where is the gables, and how long ago was this?

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Imported historical comment — Rosemaria Coakley — 2019-09-02 21:22:40

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The Gables is the large house at the end of Westgate playing field. Next to the police houses. Not sure if it's still standing. As I left Slough 15 yrs ago.

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Imported historical comment — Mimia Umney-Gray — 2021-11-10 11:19:01

My family owned and I lived in Cippenham Place, then known as The Old House, on Lower Cippenham Lane, at the age of 3 or 4 around 1947/8 with my family.
I would be please to get any further information.
We children played in the barn still standing at the entrance. there was a moat, then dried up, behind the barn and around the main house.

I would love to research further back in time if anyone has information.

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Imported historical comment — Karen — 2022-07-26 17:56:50

When i was about 18 i drove threw burnham lane in my mini around 2am as i drove past the garage my car seemed weird in the distance i saw a man in black with a cross around his neck .it was so shiney. He was in the rd ...my car glided along and everything went black.. i knew i had hit him but my brakes failed stil putting pressure on my brake it finally stopped .shaking and legs like jelly i thought ive killed him ilve killed him ...not thinking i jumped out my car next to the garage was a high fence i ran over as i saw the back end of the man over the fence i called out are u ok ..the other side of the wired fence was bushes ...i got really freaked ran back to my car locking the door i drove home shaking all the way ...next night i saw an ex boyfriend in tanners i told him what happened ...he said haymill schl was a mill hence the name run by monks ....

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Imported historical comment — Dreadnaught — 2022-07-26 19:16:25

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Thanks Karen. Really interesting, particularly that what happened to you so close to where the monk spectre was in Littlebrook Avenue. What year would this have been?

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