As a brief interlude before my series of blogs begin: I recognize that I haven’t posted these in a timely fashion, but nevertheless they\u00a0chronicle\u00a0my experiences in consecutive order. Enjoy!<\/p>\n
Well it\u2019s Thursday, April 8th<\/sup> and I am about to embark on a very interesting tour. A ghost tour in fact, through our beloved Norwich.\u00a0 To catch everyone up to speed, my paper topic delves into the history and anthropological value that ghost stories have had on the past and how these stories are translated into our modern culture. In my research and experiential learning, I myself was surprised to see how the evolutions of politics, religion, and class distinctions have evolved in such stories throughout the centuries. Therefore, this evening, I\u2019m attempting to find my way to the Adam and Eve pub where my ghost tour begins at 7:30 pm. I have no idea what to expect, though at least I know the mapping of the tour. We begin by meeting at the Adam and Eve pub, (probably Norwich\u2019s oldest pub as we all know) and proceeding up towards Tombland before heading toward\u00a0The\u00a0Whiffler Theatre which apparently was the site of many\u00a0executions at the Castle Gates.\u00a0We go back through the Cathedral grounds to Bishop\u2019s Bridge and the Cow Tower\u00a0before returning\u00a0for \u201cour finale back at\u00a0the Adam and Eve\u201d pub. The women I spoke to over the phone assured me that it would be a very interesting walk, and \u201clots of fun\u201d. My initial response to this was one of indignation; \u201cwell it better be worth it because I\u2019m paying six quid for this which COULD have been better spent on quite a few cans of vegetable curry.\u201d The website assured me that \u201con this walk you will hear\u00a0about cannibalism, wife murder, lots of witches and lollards not to mention the ghosts of plague victims buried in communal graves without name or ceremony (always a good source of spirit behaviour).\u201d Well, I\u2019m always up for hearing about a little cannibalism and hopefully myriad wife murders so I\u2019m thinking that this tour should be very informative and hopefully an entertaining experience.<\/p>\n I myself have never been on a ghost tour, nor do I really believe in ghosts. In fact, the first time that I actually first encountered someone who truly believed in the existence of such spectral badasses was our very own Anya Settle who is convinced that her room here at UEA is haunted. Not to get briefly off topic, but I had a\u00a0conversation\u00a0in Starbucks recently about Anya’s ghostly fears, and Andrew Barron just looked at Anya sceptically and said, \u201cYour room is NOT haunted Anya\u201d. Anya hesitated for a moment, and said, \u201cyou don\u2019t have to SLEEP there Barron\u201d.\u00a0 So I guess that puts Barron and I into the \u201cnon-believers\u201d category and Anya into the \u201cbelievers\u201d one…but ultimately it\u2019s not really about truly believing in the existence of ghosts, it\u2019s about what historical value can be discovered from these legends and what hidden cultural significance lies within these oral stories. I\u2019m hoping that this tour will aid in my understanding of Norwich\u2019s history and not simply be some silly tour meant to frighten 6-7 year old girls; I want to extract the deeper essence that brings past societies and ideals back to life. Lastly, if any of you have an interest in watching a brief clip from the tour guide himself without paying the 6 quid, here is a link http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j1rDNQbo5x8<\/a>. For now, I\u2019m off to walk the loop around Norwich!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As a brief interlude before my series of blogs begin: I recognize that I haven’t posted these in a timely fashion, but nevertheless they\u00a0chronicle\u00a0my experiences in consecutive order. Enjoy! Well it\u2019s Thursday, April 8th and I am about to embark on a very interesting tour. 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