. Pete Tichen The Walton Boggart.. Legend has it that Walton is haunted by a supernatural presence known as a ‘boggart’. This is supposed to be the ghost of a young Irish colleen captured and brought to the Liverpool area by Richard, son of Gilbert de Walton, a favourite of King Henry II (r. 1154–89). Richard apparently was a wild, uncontrollable youth who got his kicks by indulging in the occasional bout of cruelty and sadism. The story goes that he tied this colleen’s wrists to his stirrup and then set off at a gallop, yelling at her to run faster and faster to keep pace. Obviously she could not and she soon stumbled. This caused the horse to come crashing down, sending Richard head over heels into a ditch. He was not best pleased and to show his displeasure he took out his sword and hacked the poor girl to death. He then threw her body into a stream and rode away as fast as he could. In the modern version of the story, the girl reappears now and again in the Cherry Lane area to frighten the life out of the residents. And there are even those who connect the killing with the unexplained traffic accidents which have been reported in the area over the years.
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 17:32:47 +0000
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