16-05-2025
Did our house harbour Catholic priests?
When Steve and Helen Russell bought their seaside home in the scenic village of Langstone in Hampshire, the previous owner told them it was haunted.
Liz Heath, who still lives locally, was convinced she saw a woman standing in the main bedroom and she even gave the Russells a crucifix as a gift after they bought the house in 1997.
'I did have the creeps on the first night I moved in. Steve went off somewhere and left me there alone, and I was just sitting in this empty room,' Helen says.
Luckily the Russells haven't heard a peep since, but it's easy to see how the rumour started.
There are several references in manor court books to a house facing Langstone Harbour being used
