The Haunting of 37 Abbott Road: The Bournemouth Poltergeist

In August 1981, a family home in Bournemouth, England became the centre of a short but intense poltergeist case involving moving furniture, flying household objects and repeated disturbances witnessed not only by the family, but by neighbours, police officers and a retired clergyman. The case later drew in mediums, newspaper reporters and psychical researcher Cyril Permutt, yet the activity stopped almost as suddenly as it had begun.

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Research Links:

https://poltergeistarchive.co.uk/bournemouth-hampshire-1981/

https://www.spr.ac.uk/book-review/poltergeist-bournemouth

https://www.newspapers.com/

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