For generations, mysterious stories have been told in the small Sefton village
In 1956, 12-year-old Pam Bond was walking home from choir practice when she caught something out of the corner of her eye.
There has always been a mythology that surrounds the village, unexplained car crashes, and the ghosts of monks roaming the drafty corridors of the manor. But the most persistent story is that of the ‘Grey Lady’ a Catholic nun who haunts a painted white cross on Park Wall Road, half a mile from the village. The provenance of the story is difficult to pin down but it seems to have been told before the Augustinian nuns moved into manor.
There may be some credence to this as the Weld Blundells were recusant, meaning they remained loyal to the Catholic Church and refused to attend Church of England services after the Reformation. The most likely explanation for the cross, which sits on the boundary of Ince Blundell Hall, is it was part of a funeral procession. These medieval wayside crosses were once a common sight and mourners would rest in prayer before continuing on their journey to the Church of St Helen in Sefton.
The stories are an oral tradition, passed down through generations and they have changed over time. The village has created its own contained mythology but as the years pass it becomes less prevalent.
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