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Rev. Richard Harris Barham was born in the Burgate in Canterbury in 1788. Later, he would write under the pen name of "Thomas Ingoldsby", penning "The Ingoldsby Legends"; the first burlesque and horror tales in verse in the English language. Barham himself was a Minor Canon of St. Paul's and chose his pen name so as not to seem improper in the eyes of the church....

Barham's legends are mainly based around real places in Kent, and most of them are urban legends in their own right; Thomas Hughes, the author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, and his wife were great sources of information with regard to the paranormal, folklore and mysteries - including unsolved murders of the time. These made their way into Barham's legends, and traces of these horrendous acts can still be found in various places around the county, such as Tappington Hall in Denton, where, if you're brave enough, you can stay in the room of Bad Sir Giles, whose story you can read for yourself in "The Spectre of Tappington"...

 

Our Thomas INDIGOldsby (do you see what I did there?), is an indigo blue ghost with a gold face and base.

 

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!

Tall Kent Coast Ghost - Thomas Ingoldsby

£9.00Price
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  • 11-12cm

    All sizes are approximate and may vary.
    All of our clay is weighed equally and individually shaped entirely by hand. Other factors, such as humidity can affect the drying process of the clay, and therefore affect the size of our ghosts as well as the shape.