tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91641132575964531862024-03-05T19:03:29.891-08:00The History Press presents "800 Years of Haunted Liverpool"John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-37578838046269587262012-06-05T13:51:00.001-07:002012-06-05T13:51:54.959-07:00Venus in sole visa<p>In 1639 at 15:15 on Sunday the 24th of November (4th of December according to the modern, Gregorian calendar) a Toxteth man by the name of Jeremiah Horrocks was one of only two people on the surface of this Earth to witness and understand the transit of Venus across the sun’s surface.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5105 aligncenter" src="http://www.moorereppion.com/wordpress/wp-content/2012/06/sun-venus-earth-300x89.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="89" /></p>
<p>Horrocks' observations allowed him to make a well-informed guess as to the size of Venus, as well as to make an estimate of the distance between the Earth and the Sun. While not perfect, Horrocks' figures proved to be by far the most accurate up to that date. Horrocks was the first to demonstrate that the Moon moved in an elliptical path around the Earth. He wrote a treatise on Keplerian astronomy and studied the properties of the force that became known as gravity; Isaac Newton in the <em>Principia</em> acknowledged Horrocks' work in relation to his theory of the Moon.</p>
<p><a title="In Memory of Jeremiah Horrocks 1619-1641 by Timba Limber, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/timbalimber/5507273394/" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 10px;" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5098/5507273394_c61f923125_n.jpg" alt="In Memory of Jeremiah Horrocks 1619-1641" width="256" height="170" /></a>At the intersection of Island Road and Horrocks Avenue in Garston, Liverpool stands a monument to Horrocks - a mosaic artwork entitled "His Mortal Eyes to Scan the Furthest Heavens" - named after a line from one of the astronomer's own poems.</p>
<p>Heading northwards one finds oneself on Mather Avenue - a thoroughfare named after Horrocks' old puritan schoolmaster, Richard Mather. Mather was the first minister of Toxteth Unitarian Chapel, erected in 1618 by the local puritans and still standing today on the corner of Park Road and Dingle Lane. Mather eventually emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in North America. Mather’s son Increase Mather and grandson Cotton Mather later became known for their involvement in the infamous Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s.</p>
<p><a title="Jeremiah Horrox tablet by new folder, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/newfolder/579454936/" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" style="margin: 10px;" src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1117/579454936_f4750b6990_n.jpg" alt="Jeremiah Horrox tablet" width="256" height="192" /></a>Horrox’s body was laid to rest in the Ancient Chapel of Toxteth in 1641; he died in his native Toxteth having returned to the area only one year previously. A plaque dedicated to his memory hangs on the chapel wall, each of its four corners decorated with a five pointed star.</p>
<p>This evening at 22:09 UTC (GMT) Venus will once again pass before the sun and will not do so again until December 2117. You should use all the wonderful 21st century tools you have at your disposal, and take for granted every day, to witness it.</p>
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<p>"Thy return Posterity shall witness. Years must roll away, but then at length the splendid sight again shall greet our distant children's eyes"</p></blockquote>
<p>- Jeremiah Horrocks</p>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-79002456509614533962011-12-12T07:44:00.000-08:002011-12-12T08:10:15.402-08:00New article "The Calderstones of Liverpool" in Darklore Vol VI<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Oc4br7WjQevkRJn7KXUXkXLGHxpufYRLQSs75oroNjVyNtKaaF0xF3Mn2mT2kvmREiwtUNHy7_-qcPfUmNCo0l5gno_9UtqRhiM4GXNH6Kky2U0yEKJVvv2izP8vxTNZ-yM9WPXjxv4/s1600/Darklore+Vol+6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Oc4br7WjQevkRJn7KXUXkXLGHxpufYRLQSs75oroNjVyNtKaaF0xF3Mn2mT2kvmREiwtUNHy7_-qcPfUmNCo0l5gno_9UtqRhiM4GXNH6Kky2U0yEKJVvv2izP8vxTNZ-yM9WPXjxv4/s320/Darklore+Vol+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685269159492306050" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://darklore.dailygrail.com/">Darklore</a> is "<i style="font-style: italic;">a journal of exceptional observations, hidden history, the paranormal and esoteric science. Bringing together some of the top researchers and writers on topics from outside of mainstream science and history, Darklore</i><span style="font-style: italic;"> will challenge your preconceptions by revealing the strange dimensions veiled by consensus reality</span>".<br /><br /><br />The latest Volume contains a new article of mine entitled "The Calderstones of Liverpool" which, if you're a fan of <span style="font-style: italic;">800 Years...</span>, you might very well enjoy. Here's a brief excerpt to whet your appetite:<br /><br /><blockquote><br />After living in the district of Toxteth for ten years, my wife and I have recently moved –along with our son and cat – back into the area of Liverpool where I grew up. We now reside in deepest Beatle country. The unremarkable childhood homes of Lennon and McCartney within easy walking distance; Harrison and Starr’s each just a short bus ride away. Strawberry Field is just around the corner, and I regularly shove a pushchair up and down Penny Lane. Indeed, much of the area is practically unchanged since long, long before the days when moptops walked the earth – a good chunk of it being made up of parks, playing fields, cemeteries and other greenspaces. One of the most impressive of these parks stands next to the institution formerly known as Quarry Bank High School which Lennon attended and named his proto-Beatles skiffle group The Quarrymen after. After numerous mergings with other schools the institution was eventually renamed in 1985. Calderstones Community Comprehensive School took its new name from the adjacent Calderstones Park which is in turn named after the most ancient and perhaps easily overlooked monument in the city of Liverpool: The Calderstones.</blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0980711185/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=moorereppionc-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0980711185">Order Darklore Vol VI now on Amazon</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=moorereppionc-21&l=as2&o=2&a=0980711185" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" width="1" border="0" height="1" /> - perfect for Xmas ;-)John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-55180348079290998142010-03-31T14:56:00.000-07:002010-03-31T15:01:26.281-07:00World Museum talk April 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjTNhnTlAq4BxoKH9NFLnH8gDSvZ8JFb9MWlH67p8JXed1nTmr2P8llqGgRRwryVsEP8TfkPxkFkJ-5mjkp-nPPY2XWm33zKmpnpFaz8QJKMu534RdeS52OesyLBcdSfX46Uh5cWmMm8/s1600/world+museum+front.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjTNhnTlAq4BxoKH9NFLnH8gDSvZ8JFb9MWlH67p8JXed1nTmr2P8llqGgRRwryVsEP8TfkPxkFkJ-5mjkp-nPPY2XWm33zKmpnpFaz8QJKMu534RdeS52OesyLBcdSfX46Uh5cWmMm8/s400/world+museum+front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454920939706385106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Event:</span> 800 Years of Haunted Liverpool talk<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Join us for this talk about the City's ghosts and strange history with 800 Years of Haunted Liverpool author John Reppion.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date:</span> Tuesday 6 April 2010<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span> 12.30pm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where:</span> World Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK L3 8EN<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Room: </span>Treasure House Theatre<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suitable for:</span> all visitors aged 10 years and over.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Booking:</span> Free drop-in event, no need to book<br /><br />More info at <a href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/events/displayevent.aspx?eventID=1281&venue=1">http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/events/displayevent.aspx?eventID=1281&venue=1</a>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-30101885925543120002010-02-27T15:01:00.000-08:002010-02-27T15:05:16.307-08:00800 Years of Haunted Liverpool 3rd printing + free Haunted Histories booklet<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.moorereppion.bigcartel.com/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3435 aligncenter" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" title="Signed by Moore & Reppion" src="http://www.moorereppion.com/wordpress/wp-content/2010/02/800-Years-on-sale-300x213.png" alt="" height="213" width="300" /></a></p>Copies of the third printing of <a title="800 Years of Haunted Liverpool" href="http://www.moorereppion.com/non-fiction/haunted-liverpool/" target="_self">800 Years of Haunted Liverpool</a> are now available for pre-order at <a title="http://www.moorereppion.bigcartel.com/" href="http://www.moorereppion.bigcartel.com/" target="_self">www.moorereppion.bigcartel.com</a><br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><strong> </strong></p>Each book comes with a free copy of my limited edition <a title="http://brianjshowers.com/swanriverpress.html" href="http://brianjshowers.com/swanriverpress.html" target="_blank">Swan River Press Haunted Histories</a> booklet <strong>On the Banks of the River Jordan. </strong><br /><br /><p>Postage and packing is free to the UK and Ireland and books are expected to ship in mid March.<br /></p><p>See <strong><a title="http://www.moorereppion.bigcartel.com/" href="http://www.moorereppion.bigcartel.com/" target="_self">www.moorereppion.bigcartel.com</a></strong> for more info.<br /></p>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-88687571848324924112009-10-04T04:35:00.000-07:002009-10-26T14:12:48.277-07:00800 Years of Haunted Liverpool talk - CANCELLED<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDtUms0SsaquRxnjBQ4FlbN3TtIAn6PfxH9zDz2IoEHmTD6e99Q0ibmKM25ushgo53O5a_Axx7lHst3u_c4QuOyRdGPUF9TGfB84qbZRQat0_RnUsZf3UiuH7ah8sTd3y1WncEczBnlQ/s1600-h/museum_logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDtUms0SsaquRxnjBQ4FlbN3TtIAn6PfxH9zDz2IoEHmTD6e99Q0ibmKM25ushgo53O5a_Axx7lHst3u_c4QuOyRdGPUF9TGfB84qbZRQat0_RnUsZf3UiuH7ah8sTd3y1WncEczBnlQ/s400/museum_logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388707559855877474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-style: italic;">"Prepare for Halloween with this talk by John Reppion, author of '800 years of Haunted Liverpool'. Hear about the strange and spooky stories he came across while writing the book."</div><br /><s>Entry is free and the talk is suitable for all ages. Begins at 12:30.</s><br /><br />See <a href="http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/visit/">www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/visit/</a> for details of how to get to the museum.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Regrettably, the talk has now been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Apologies. </span>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-17377587466249117152008-11-17T15:30:00.000-08:002008-11-26T14:21:23.920-08:00Interview on BBC Merseyside Wed 3rd Dec 10pm<div style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" title="FireShot" href="http://uploads.screenshot-program.com/my.php?image=upl2411747601.jpg"><img src="http://uploads.screenshot-program.com/upl2411747601.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br />I will be appearing on the Linda McDermott show on <s>Wednesday the 26th of November at around 11pm (the show starts at 10pm)</s> [Postponed until next Wednesday, 3rd of December, 10 pm. Apologies] discussing <span style="font-weight: bold;">800 Years of Haunted Liverpool</span>.<br /><br />You can listen live online at <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/local_radio/index.shtml">http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/local_radio/index.shtml</a> and the show will be available for 7 days on Listen Again after the initial broadcast.John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-81538164948497307502008-10-08T11:20:00.000-07:002008-10-08T11:49:37.868-07:00800 Years of Haunted Liverpool featured in Liverpool.com's October edition<div style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="http://uploads.screenshot-program.com/my.php?image=upl7271820893.jpg"><img src="http://uploads.screenshot-program.com/th014000c800fa00-7271820893.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br />This month's Halloween themed issue of <a href="http://www.liverpool.com/">Liverpool.com Magazine</a> features an article entitled "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Most Haunted? - Exploring the Darker Side of Liverpool's Paranormal Industry</span>" with interviews with <a href="http://www.billyroberts.co.uk/">Billy Roberts</a>, <a href="http://www.slemen.com/">Tom Slemen</a>, <a href="http://www.hope.ac.uk/component/option,com_comprofiler/task,userProfile/user,334/Itemid,100/">Dr. Matthew Smith</a> and more.<br /><br />The magazine is available to read for free online at<a href="http://www.liverpool.com/assets/flash/mag_oct/index.htm"> http://www.liverpool.com/assets/flash/mag_oct/index.htm</a> or you can pick up a print copy (for free!) in many Liverpool City Centre shops.John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-35757295329909458352008-08-19T14:46:00.000-07:002008-08-19T15:03:20.575-07:00John interviewed on the sci-fi-london.com podcast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUyF0bdy084pkjoXRX23Ryw5ZIvIiY5bzOxofaC_9vGJGRqpUXn9M5nwFUU0RXaisu3s3NYgKYPWcXMstBPbyC7IsGDVtGg5oZcKMyMQ76HKH2b9EiRdiH6U50aXwoWjJUI-2KVDNr4w/s1600-h/ScreenShot002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUyF0bdy084pkjoXRX23Ryw5ZIvIiY5bzOxofaC_9vGJGRqpUXn9M5nwFUU0RXaisu3s3NYgKYPWcXMstBPbyC7IsGDVtGg5oZcKMyMQ76HKH2b9EiRdiH6U50aXwoWjJUI-2KVDNr4w/s400/ScreenShot002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236350626866249074" border="0" /></a> <div>I had the pleasure of being interviewed by journalist, broadcaster and all round nice chap Alex Fitch earlier this evening for his sci-fi London podcast. The interview will be online tomorrow at <a style="font-weight: bold;" title="http://www.sci-fi-london.com/audio" href="http://www.sci-fi-london.com/audio">www.sci-fi-london.com/audio</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>- I'll be between Chris (X Files) Carter and Paul (Alien vs. Predator) Anderson.<br /><br /></div> <div>Alex also links to the sci-fi podcasts from <a style="font-weight: bold;" title="http://podcasts.resonancefm.com/" href="http://podcasts.resonancefm.com/">http://podcasts.resonancefm.com</a> where the interview will alo be available to listen to or download.<br /></div>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-33624002258842076322008-08-06T07:51:00.000-07:002008-08-19T15:07:34.948-07:00Book signing and talk for Liverpool Holistic Circle, Tue Sep 9th 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAMYIqod7Cjxvv31n1oJuwH-4nABzihXQ3e-oTDndbgEcrB_AL9yo_XCsPzZ9HwcRtoK0QRKpiMAFKdrGW5f8gRY7T3rTGgm-4jEEUIKR5GbSpx5jbneT75QbjpTpb3G3AtOnliMSnjE/s1600-h/2image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAMYIqod7Cjxvv31n1oJuwH-4nABzihXQ3e-oTDndbgEcrB_AL9yo_XCsPzZ9HwcRtoK0QRKpiMAFKdrGW5f8gRY7T3rTGgm-4jEEUIKR5GbSpx5jbneT75QbjpTpb3G3AtOnliMSnjE/s400/2image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231417794173604898" border="0" /></a><br />I will be giving a talk and signing copies of <span style="font-weight: bold;">800 Years of Haunted Liverpool </span>for the <a href="http://www.liverpool-holistic-circle.org/">Liverpool Holistic Circle</a> on Tuesday the 9th of September 2008.<br /><br />The Liverpool Holistic Circle meets at 7.30pm every Tuesday evening at the Rosicrucian Chapter, 19, Dovedale Road, Liverpool, L18 1DN.<br /><br /><s>There is no formal membership, but to cover costs they request a donation of £3.50 per meeting attended.</s><br /><br />UPDATE: There will be no charge for attending the talk as the event will mark the 2nd anniversary of the LHO. If you are planning on attending please <a href="http://www.liverpool-holistic-circle.org/page16.htm">contact the LHO </a>as spaces will be limited.John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-12855982865735292482008-08-01T09:32:00.000-07:002008-08-02T10:07:32.145-07:00Listen to the City Talk interview online nowThe City Talk interview went well (barring slightly too much "uhm" and "ah" from myself) and Roy was a really nice guy and very easy to chat to. <br /><br />If you missed it, you can listen again to this morning's Roy Basnett show at <a href="http://www.citytalk.fm/sectional.asp?id=25007">http://www.citytalk.fm/sectional.asp?id=25007</a>.<br />The show will be online for 7 days and my interview is right at the start of Friday's show (not Thursday's as I said previously). <br /><br />Alternately, you can listen to the interview using the embedded player below. The interview lasts 35 minutes so might take a while to load.<center><script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://mike.s.duffy.googlepages.com/mp3player.xml&up_songURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2Fmoore_reppion%40btinternet.com%2FJohn_city_talk_interview_1_aug_2008&synd=open&w=270&h=50&title=&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js"></script></center>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-5111418466869185962008-07-29T15:57:00.000-07:002008-07-29T16:04:02.396-07:00Interview on City Talk FM<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlNgckqSEK3OlBcGnf6XK7YF7MX8Jcxv596fdUrSsr8RpFVTjwohtjp1TnVwnZtCj0R6Mf0IZ6Y1UuPsFA_gGPw9WFKSn1JPsRzeLiV8HvsEtkIl5Uvr2704_aIhBT6Aihxxt6IRRc_k/s1600-h/2352195.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlNgckqSEK3OlBcGnf6XK7YF7MX8Jcxv596fdUrSsr8RpFVTjwohtjp1TnVwnZtCj0R6Mf0IZ6Y1UuPsFA_gGPw9WFKSn1JPsRzeLiV8HvsEtkIl5Uvr2704_aIhBT6Aihxxt6IRRc_k/s400/2352195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228574256352569746" border="0" /></a>I will be appearing on the Roy Basnett show on Thursday the 31st of July 2008 sometime between 2 am and 6 am (don't worry, it'll be pre-recorded earlier that day) discussing <span style="font-weight: bold;">800 Years of Haunted Liverpool</span>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The show will be available online at<br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.citytalk.fm/sectional.asp?id=25007">http://www.citytalk.fm/sectional.asp?id=25007</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>for 7 days after the broadcast.<br /></div>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-13341511999922829792008-07-24T05:24:00.001-07:002008-07-29T16:08:03.764-07:00Paranormal Magazine #27 out now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQimdTVhN5k0XUXJfgLiBSFwgLtLDsC6ktO1-6RPoDDXh7LQlQxbG5J02hOF8NEFiXzIDF0lzx_KC0r2718j3Zzv7K5saH5bokIu6d6_H1IvBFTD0JANLO8amHJMGSnv53nsYrKeiLuqc/s1600-h/para27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQimdTVhN5k0XUXJfgLiBSFwgLtLDsC6ktO1-6RPoDDXh7LQlQxbG5J02hOF8NEFiXzIDF0lzx_KC0r2718j3Zzv7K5saH5bokIu6d6_H1IvBFTD0JANLO8amHJMGSnv53nsYrKeiLuqc/s400/para27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226555572589910754" border="0" /></a>Issue #27 of the newly re-launch <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.paranormal-magazine.co.uk/">Paranormal Magazine</a> arrives in shops across the UK tomorrow featuring <strong>A Ghoulish Guide to Haunted Liverpool</strong> by John Reppion.<br /><br />Also in this issue, The South Sheilds Poltergeist, Tunguska - The Russian Roswell, Giant Octopuses, Exorcism in the UK, The Power of Voodoo and more.<br /><br />Featuring articles from the likes of Lionel and Patricia Fanthorp, Nick Redfern, Karl Shuker and Richard Holland.<br /><br />The magazine costs £3.99 and is available in W H Smith stores and all good newsagents.John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-29979520416135764942008-07-14T07:11:00.000-07:002008-07-14T07:23:12.514-07:00Listen to John's interview on BBC Radio MerseysideI'm very happy to report that my interview on BBC Radio Merseyside went very well and that Andy Ball was a very nice chap to chat to. <br /><br />If you missed it, you can "Listen Again" to today's Sean Styles show at <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/local_radio/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/local_radio/</a>. <br />The show will be online for 7 days and my interview is one and a half hours in.<br /><br />Alternately, you can listen to the interview using the embedded player below. <br /><center><script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://mike.s.duffy.googlepages.com/mp3player.xml&up_songURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2Fmoore_reppion%40btinternet.com%2FJohn_Reppion_interviewed_on_BBC_Radio_Merseyside_14_July_2008.mp3&synd=open&w=270&h=50&title=&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js"></script></center>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-90888326887301305732008-07-11T05:52:00.000-07:002008-07-11T06:06:29.979-07:00Interview on BBC Radio Merseyside<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSvSNVDxgR2uLiTA0NknJi63kaFhwphqt_GBCn5Y1ApP0vzJLNef62elNFsYNAXJg5oNtgBL6oMjSxVUt2G9Vmw5nX3WjECMv19UQmiA7dUUYNVNOehGGU25eVQBX5aRZyS3LqPZOz5g/s1600-h/merseyside.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSvSNVDxgR2uLiTA0NknJi63kaFhwphqt_GBCn5Y1ApP0vzJLNef62elNFsYNAXJg5oNtgBL6oMjSxVUt2G9Vmw5nX3WjECMv19UQmiA7dUUYNVNOehGGU25eVQBX5aRZyS3LqPZOz5g/s400/merseyside.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221739339897721682" border="0" /></a>I will be appearing on the Sean Styles show (presented by Andy Ball while Sean is away) on Monday the 14th of July 2008 sometime after 11 am, discussing <span style="font-weight: bold;">800 Years of haunted Liverpool</span>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/local_radio/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/local_radio</span></a><br /><br /></div>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-35357638694447915992008-07-08T05:01:00.000-07:002008-07-08T05:43:39.255-07:00One man's account of the launch now online<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAZ6nM_DxV4ZbepoUWOUl6EuZ6h_XnG-eyWsibt1IsJ61DqF85Foa-QLaleE2UwvP1hEW8UnevOIebF0sx0LqwtVqgazo-TDfoObSdWmRQYVNlhZUkeinkpMa7Lb1nCepbciyxYE6n5I/s1600-h/2646357987_4b1b29ed67.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAZ6nM_DxV4ZbepoUWOUl6EuZ6h_XnG-eyWsibt1IsJ61DqF85Foa-QLaleE2UwvP1hEW8UnevOIebF0sx0LqwtVqgazo-TDfoObSdWmRQYVNlhZUkeinkpMa7Lb1nCepbciyxYE6n5I/s400/2646357987_4b1b29ed67.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220612826704556930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The author (left) and Ryan Alexander. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Saturday's launch at the Unity Theatre went extremely well - we sold out completely on the night and I'm happy to report that those who attended seemed very pleased with their purchases and with the evening in general. It was all a bit of a blur for me having never done a book launch before but, as you've probably guessed, I remain pretty happy with the results.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31kjM3FTinfNsBaZoHBZBTUuOOOvXSuL6S8aM3SpvwOrw2FsuVzMAZjzgM9HhhobywMb9Jhi7dfrE9S9OvyG-GLe6G3CAAcR6I6ZF0QjfZ9tsN3sveOsI9QpTMaXDAimNs_J1N-IPjog/s1600-h/ScreenShot001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31kjM3FTinfNsBaZoHBZBTUuOOOvXSuL6S8aM3SpvwOrw2FsuVzMAZjzgM9HhhobywMb9Jhi7dfrE9S9OvyG-GLe6G3CAAcR6I6ZF0QjfZ9tsN3sveOsI9QpTMaXDAimNs_J1N-IPjog/s400/ScreenShot001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220614152979374418" border="0" /></a>Luckily, one man who has a better recollection of the event is Mr. Padraig OMealoid who has posted a short report on his LiveJournal which can be read <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://slovobooks.livejournal.com/257157.html?view=855941#t855941">HERE</a>.<br /><br />Hopefully, there will be more reports to follow.<br /><br />Thanks again to everyone who attended the launch and pre-ordered a copy of the book. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on 800 Years of Haunted Liverpool.John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-5052999198704824562008-06-25T09:55:00.000-07:002008-06-25T10:07:24.882-07:00Spring-heeled Jack Visits Liverpool in this month's Fortean Times (#238)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhRujsjHIkpgZrfTabFxYguXm4RK-hratMWpU1WJf0MeMwi61Bmym4f31dyPi6HrqwDLuOUmBY05gKbUNY0u7rItKdpjoHIaB8ke1Av7_6AbXK0Iy_Y-og0qXn9dJve9jt_gZXLjnW3g/s1600-h/238_magcover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhRujsjHIkpgZrfTabFxYguXm4RK-hratMWpU1WJf0MeMwi61Bmym4f31dyPi6HrqwDLuOUmBY05gKbUNY0u7rItKdpjoHIaB8ke1Av7_6AbXK0Iy_Y-og0qXn9dJve9jt_gZXLjnW3g/s400/238_magcover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215864081468484770" border="0" /></a>This month's <a href="http://www.forteantimes.com/front_website/themag/">Fortean Times Magazine </a>(#238), which officially goes on sale tomorrow, features an extract from <span style="font-weight: bold;">800 Years of Haunted Liverpool </span>all about the elusive Spring-heeled Jack and his reported appearances in Everton.<br /><br />The magazine costs £3.99 and is available in all good newsagents.John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-67462230148505483472008-06-24T14:00:00.000-07:002008-06-24T15:50:03.423-07:00Limited Editions now sold out.The 50 limited edition copies of <span style="font-weight: bold;">800 Years of Haunted Liverpool</span> (24 numbered and 26 lettered) are now officially sold out with a few kept in reserve for sale at the <a href="http://hauntedliverpool.blogspot.com/2008/06/book-launch-5th-july-2007.html">launch on the 5th of July</a>.<br /><br />If you're not going to make it to the launch you can order the book online now at Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com. Just click on the book covers below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0752447009?ie=UTF8&tag=moorereppionc-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0752447009"><img src="http://www.geocities.com/moore_reppion@btinternet.com/Images/HLthumbnail.jpg" border="0" /></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=moorereppionc-21&l=as2&o=2&a=0752447009" alt="800 Years of Haunted Liverpool @ Amazon.co.uk" title="800 Years of Haunted Liverpool @ Amazon.co.uk" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amazon.co.uk</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0752447009?ie=UTF8&tag=moorep-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0752447009"><img src="http://www.geocities.com/moore_reppion@btinternet.com/Images/HLthumbnail.jpg" border="0" /></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=moorep-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0752447009" alt="800 Years of Haunted Liverpool @ Amazon.com" title="800 Years of Haunted Liverpool @ Amazon.com" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >Amazon.com</span><br /></div>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-81021818751620164762008-06-09T06:18:00.000-07:002008-06-09T06:33:11.946-07:00Book Launch 5th July 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30v9qX1hP_j9ywn2rNagNLBIvz8FOnQtQeN1GMEM0BgzvaeiKe2QUUAHN7Fg8Zigy9DMLr7xNI9kliZnHv9m1moSeWKmbTlPYARIdMYtGHv2ADIEaEx5UsTlMctP2N67g4RocAL1LEic/s1600-h/Untitled-1+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30v9qX1hP_j9ywn2rNagNLBIvz8FOnQtQeN1GMEM0BgzvaeiKe2QUUAHN7Fg8Zigy9DMLr7xNI9kliZnHv9m1moSeWKmbTlPYARIdMYtGHv2ADIEaEx5UsTlMctP2N67g4RocAL1LEic/s400/Untitled-1+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209871210954866178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">800 Years of Haunted Liverpool </span>will be officially launched at the <a href="http://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/findus.htm">Unity Theatre</a> in Liverpool on Saturday the 5th of July 2008 between 6 and 8pm. The Unity bar is fully licensed with <a href="http://www.cains.co.uk/index/articles_view.php?main_cat=1&cat_id=44&article_id=34&logger_name=Cains%20Finest%20Bitter">Cains Bitter</a> on tap.<br /><br />I'll do my very best to give a short talk giving a bit of background on how the book came about and what it was like to work on. Limited edition copies of <span style="font-weight: bold;">800 Years of Haunted Liverpool</span> will be on sale for £9.99.<br /><br />If you do plan on coming, please drop me an email at <a href="mailto:haunted_liverpool@btinternet.com">haunted_liverpool@btinternet.com</a> as places will be limited.<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing you there!John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-38458451092565452382008-04-10T18:08:00.000-07:002010-02-16T10:04:23.489-08:00Now taking pre-orders for limited edition Haunted Liverpool books<p>I am now taking pre-orders for the the special edition of <span style="font-weight: bold;">800 Years of Haunted Liverpool</span> (limited to 26 lettered and 24 numbered copies) featuring an exclusive bookplate by artist <a href="http://www.moali.co.uk/">Mo Ali</a>, signed by myself.<br /></p> <p>Also included is a special bonus article <em>“The Underground Empire of Joseph Williamson”</em> in the form of a handmade booklet signed by myself and its illustrator Leah Moore.</p>Each volume costs £9.99 (plus postage and packing).<br /><br />Order now from <a href="http://moorereppion.bigcartel.com/">http://moorereppion.bigcartel.com/</a>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-60680139627125627552008-03-30T12:42:00.000-07:002008-04-03T06:03:01.228-07:00Image preview<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfj_sCrYhpRNtEaLVg2P4K5-1_We9GXFDhbu_q8B7Ds2j-nJij8-0RvP8R6BPICEHKJd4wFwR1mNu7wRf04WtDQnPjum5FXAamBS2vaGtaSFTrlNX8Gg-8lhQPdc1XixxEbMt6MpDCoM/s1600-h/Ghost1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfj_sCrYhpRNtEaLVg2P4K5-1_We9GXFDhbu_q8B7Ds2j-nJij8-0RvP8R6BPICEHKJd4wFwR1mNu7wRf04WtDQnPjum5FXAamBS2vaGtaSFTrlNX8Gg-8lhQPdc1XixxEbMt6MpDCoM/s400/Ghost1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183622875756011714" border="0" /></a>The above image is by Irish artist Declan Shalvey, one of the many talented and generous people who were kind enough to help me out with art for 800 Years of Haunted Liverpool.<br />You can see more of Declan's work (including more images from the book) at <a href="http://dshalv.blogspot.com/">http://dshalv.blogspot.com/</a>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164113257596453186.post-86138975113394987962008-03-18T11:31:00.000-07:002008-04-03T06:03:36.337-07:00Captain Black’s Phantom at the Old Airport.Liverpool’s John Lennon airport — formerly known as Speke airport and RAF Speke — is one of the UK's oldest operational airports. Scheduled flights began leaving from Speke in 1930 but the airport was not officially opened until a few years later. The modern site is about two miles (3.2 km<span style="">) south west of the original airport which has since been converted into a business park</span><span style=""> housing a hotel, restaurant and gym amongst other things. Not long after its official opening on the 1<sup>st</sup> </span>of July 1933, Speke airport was the site of a great tragedy – the death of the famous Captain Thomas Campbell Black. <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VKhWbOqo3nBz_cNF3qgI4Oss2Yn773IYz6bcZH0rpX1zx8WkKSPCunlnaFivq9VL0Pm5xStHeMdcDbtag6oPRP7bOkK4DXnZHNBs09PouxdU1HJEsgg-6QolVt8oDBcVLgediAobHEc/s1600-h/airport+etc+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VKhWbOqo3nBz_cNF3qgI4Oss2Yn773IYz6bcZH0rpX1zx8WkKSPCunlnaFivq9VL0Pm5xStHeMdcDbtag6oPRP7bOkK4DXnZHNBs09PouxdU1HJEsgg-6QolVt8oDBcVLgediAobHEc/s400/airport+etc+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179154042427438498" border="0" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p> </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >The old airport today. </span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Campbell found fame when he and his co-pilot Charles William Anderson Scott won the London to Melbourne Centenary Air Race (also known as the MacRobertson Air Race) in 1934. They completed the journey in a record seventy-one hours and were awarded the huge sum of ten thousand pounds in prize money as well as the Britannia Trophy. Black and Scott were regarded as true luminaries in their field and their names became known across the globe. In 1936 Black was preparing to enter The Schlesinger Race from England to Johannesburg, South Africa which again offered a colossal ten thousand pound first prize. He was, naturally, amongst the favourites to win but, sadly never got the chance. On the 19<sup>th</sup> of September Captain Black was in the cockpit of his Percival Mew Gull (newly christened Miss Liverpool) preparing for take off when a Hawker Hart bomber, piloted by Officer Peter Stanley Salter, came in to land and collided with the craft. The bomber’s propeller ripped through the side of Black's cockpit and into the Captain himself. Despite all efforts, Tom Campbell Black died on the way to hospital. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>The shadowy figure of a man has reportedly been sighted on numerous occasions pacing around what was once Hanger Number One, where Miss Liverpool was kept. Some claim that this apparition could be old Tom out in search of a new plane or else trapped in some kind of perpetual retread of events leading up to his death. Certainly, stories of Black’s phantom were still circulating amongst airport employees right up until the old site’s closure in the mid-1980s. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Over the years there have also been many reports of so called “<span style="font-style: italic;">phantom planes</span>” being seen over Speke and its neighbouring districts. Although descriptions of the craft vary widely and amateur aviators flying light aircraft are doubtless the origin of many, there are those who like to think that, just maybe, Captain Tom Campbell Black has somehow managed to take to the skies once more. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><i style=""><span style="font-family:arial;">The above is an abridged excerpt from 800 Years of Haunted Liverpool by John Reppion which is to be published by Tempus Publishing in summer 2008. John Reppion can be contacted about Liverpool's ghosts, hauntings and other strange occurrences at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="mailto:haunted_liverpool@btinternet.com">haunted_liverpool@btinternet.com</a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span></i></p>John Reppionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028858610415078249noreply@blogger.com0