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, and its infamy as a haunted house hasn’t gone away.

Borley Rectory was a large, red-brick house in rural Essex, known for being draughty and unkempt, and the subject of many local rumors.

Nearby villagers reported strange, ghostly figures on the grounds and spectral messages scrawled on the walls, earning it a reputation as one of the most haunted houses in England by the 1930s.

Harry Price made it his mission to study the building and uncover the source of its supposed mysteries, which would make him a national celebrity and add 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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