In 1835, James Newlove and his son discovered a random hole whilst digging a pond in their garden in Margate, Kent. Upon further exploration, they found it contained tunnels lined with around 4.6 million seashells and also contained a mysterious 'altar room'. The shell grotto has since become one of the world's biggest mysteries with many theories regarding its original purpose, from a Pagan shrine to an elaborate hoax! Carbon dating has yet to return any answers on when the grotto originated as this would mean damaging some of the beautiful shell mosaics which line the walls. 
In 1939 spiritualists used its eerie atmosphere in order to conduct seances, and it's said that the narrow passages are haunted by the ghost of the Blue Lady who can be seen in a painting hung in the entrance to the main grotto...
 
Shelly has been fnished with a handpainted cave effect on the outside of the jar, with a window in to see the Blue Lady ghost standing in front of a handmade shell mosaic. Each shell mosaic is unique so you may not receive the exact one pictured, making your Shelly completely original.
 
Each Kent Coast Ghost is carefully handcrafted from clay and goes through several processes, which include drying, sanding, sealing, painting, and finally varnishing, (dependent on the final finish).
We don't use moulds to create Kentish ghosts; every feature is added by hand using traditional clay tools, and this gives each ghost its own unique features. Some of our ghosts are not perfectly straight, or may have different expressions in their eyes and faces, and each ghost is individually hand-painted so may contain slightly different patterning to the ghost pictured. 
 
All of our ghosts will be sent in a gift box with a Certificate of Authenticity especially for your ghost, and yours alone. These are put in a special envelope sealed with our very own special spooky wax seal ready for the Ghost Post to deliver them to their new Ghost Host!