Shadows on the Water: The Haunted Canals and Waterways of Britain

In Shadows on the Water author Allan Scott-Davies presents a unique and fascinating collection of creepy tales and spine-chilling stories, covering locations from Cornwall to the Caledonian canals. Mixing long-established ghostly myths,this fascinating volume takes a look at some of the strange and unexplained hauntings across Britain’s canal and waterways network: echoes in dark tunnels, stone steps stained red with blood spilled long ago; ghostly footsteps accompanying barges beneath a bridge… Based on first-person and historical accounts and featuring photographs and illustrations, this collection is sure to delight lovers of the waterways and the paranormal alike.

Allan Scott-Davies has always had a passion for ghost stories. Possessing a lifelong love of canals, having lived on a narrow-boat and worked on the Midland canals with British Waterways, he brings his interests together in this book. His previous publications include Haunted Shropshire for The History Press and The Ghosts of Bury St Edmunds.