History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind · Diane Student

BONUS: #10 Downing Street

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A worker at 10 Downing Street felt a ghostly presence and heard a taffeta dress rustling in the dark.
This bonus episode explores the history and hauntings of 10 Downing Street, the British Prime Minister's residence. It details the building's shoddy construction, numerous renovations, and ghostly sightings, including apparitions of former Prime Ministers and a lady in white.

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A haunted tour of Number 10 Downing Street that pairs renovation history with ghost stories.

History Goes Bump frames Number 10 Downing Street as more than a political address, pulling its repair history into the center of the story. The episode moves through the house's 300-year run, the early shoddy construction, and the 1950s reconstruction that left much of it…

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You want a haunted tour of Britain's most famous political address.

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