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 was the subject of many local rumors.

Nearby villagers reported strange, ghostly figures on the grounds and spectral messages 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 made him a national celebrity and added to the British obsession with the paranormal.

Harry Price turned Borley Rectory into a national sensation.

Author's summary: Harry Price investigated Borley Rectory.

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HistoryExtra HistoryExtra — 2025-10-30

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