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Sarah Whitehead is the reported name of a woman whose ghost is said to haunt the Bank of England; her ghost became known as The Bank Nun. Background Whitehead's brother, Philip, was employed by the Bank of England from 1797 to 1810. During his employment at the bank, Philip Whitehead "adopted an extravagent lifestyle" and began to speculate on the Stock Market. The directors of the bank allowed him to resign, avoiding dismissal, and he set himself up as a stockbroker. Meanwhile evidence came to light, demonstrating that Philip Whitehead had defrauded Robarts & Co. by "forging an acceptance to a Bill". He was charged with forgery in 1811, then executed on 29 January 1812. The news of her brother's conviction and execution was kept from his sister, Sarah Whitehead, as long as possible. However, upon hearing the news, Whitehead's mental health became unstable and she visited the Bank daily, asking if he was there. This continued until 1818, when the Directors offered Whitehead a financial grant on the condition that she stopped coming to the bank. Whitehead wore black crepe clothing, which was a sign of mourning, and as a result became known as the 'Bank Nun'. However, there is uncertainty over her identity, since there is no recorded 'Sarah Whitehead' in contemporary records. Ghost Whitehead's ghost reputedly haunts the Bank of England, as well as the area on Threadneedle Street nearby. Legacy Literature The story of Whitehead and later on, her ghost, was repeatedly written about and serialised in newspapers in the nineteenth century. The story was re-written as The Lady in Black, or, the Widow and the Wife by James Malcolm Rymer, as penny fiction from 1847-8. Edith Sitwell reimagined Whitehead's story in her book English Eccentrics. The myth of Whitehead's ghost appears in the poem New Year Letter by W H Auden. Theatre In 1861 her story was portrayed on stage at the Bower Saloon Theatre on Stangate Street, Westminster Road. Hauntology Whitehead's story features in several publications and events/programmes about ghosts in London, such as London Ghost Walks; 'Lates' by the Bank of England Museum; and Reader's Digest's List of '20 Most Haunted Places in London'. Historiography Whitehead's story has been repeated in many formats, across a large number of years and the story of her ghost needs to considered against the historical background of concerns about forgery in the 1810s. The story of her brother first appears in The Criminal Recorder in 1815. Whitehead's story was first reported in The Times on 22 February 1828. It was repeated and illustrated in Streetology in 1837. In 1841, a date of death for Whitehead is reported for the first time. References External links Trial of Paul Whitehead at Old Bailey Online Tales From the Crypt at Bank: The Ghost of Sarah Whitehead . Discover the Sarah Whitehead popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Sarah Whitehead books.
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Speaking for Myself
Sarah Huckabee SandersThe Instant New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today BestsellerA candid, riveting account of the Trump White House, on the front lines and behind the s...
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Three Lives
Gertrude SteinGertrude Stein, as a college student at Radcliffe and a medical student at Johns Hopkins Medical School, was a privileged woman, but she was surrounded by women who were trapped by...
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The Cult of Romance
Sarah AyoubWhen your bestie is marrying a guy she barely knows, can you save her from the cult before it's too late?Natalie is living proof that love is a scam. She's traumatised by her paren...
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Sick in the Head
Judd ApatowNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE A.V. CLUB Includes new interviews!From the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer o...
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Labrador
Ben FogleSunday Times Bestseller‘Passionate and wellresearched’ Tatler‘A mustread’ IndependentA social history of Labradors, and how they have become the world’s most beloved dogs, by write...
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The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
John Mandeville & Charles MoseleyOstensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan'...
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Still
Adam Thorpe' outwardly the unfilmable script of a wouldbe English cineste, one Richard Arthur Thornby currently lecturing in Texas on the cinema. He airs a hypothetical movie of both his ...
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Youth
Joseph Conrad'Then, on a fine moonlight night, all the rats left the ship.'Five men sit around a mahogany table, drinking claret. As the wine loosens their tongues, one tells a story from his y...