The Stoneground Ghost Tales Compiled from the recollections of the Reverend Roland Batchel, Vicar of the parish.

Nestled on the gravel‑capped ridge of the ancient Fens, the village of Stoneground is a quiet place where the parish church and a venerable vicarage dominate the landscape. Reverend Batchel, a solitary yet scholarly clergyman, welcomes two summer‑visiting schoolboys, one of whom turns his new camera on the garden and house that have watched centuries pass. Their youthful enthusiasm brings a fresh eye to the familiar grounds, capturing a view that will soon hint at something far beyond ordinary scenery.

When Batchel examines the developing negative, a faint, comet‑shaped blur appears in the centre of the image, accompanied by a subtle streak that seems to reach into the shadows. Intrigued, he sends the plate to a neighbour—a fellow clergyman with a talent for photography—hoping to enlarge and clarify the odd mark. The mystery of the inexplicable smudge begins to stir whispers of the village’s lingering spirits, inviting listeners to step into a world where history and the unseen intertwine.