Rectory of the Damned: Part One - The House that Hell Built

The Devil Within

EVIO Creative

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🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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🎧 The Devil Within The Rectory of the Damned Episode 1: The House That Hell Built This week on The Devil Within, we begin a two-part investigation into one of the most famous hauntings in paranormal history: Borley Rectory in Essex, England—often called “the most haunted house in England.” The legend of Borley stretches back centuries to a medieval priory once built on the same ground. According to local lore, a young nun named Marie Lairre was murdered after attempting to flee with a monk, her body secretly buried on the monastery grounds. When Reverend Henry Bull built Borley Rectory in 1863 on the ruins of that priory, strange events reportedly began almost immediately. The Bull family described sightings of a mysterious woman in white walking the grounds, unexplained footsteps echoing through empty corridors, and a ghostly figure whose nightly route became known as “the nun’s walk.” For decades, Borley became one of Britain’s most documented hauntings. But when the Bull family era ended, the activity would take a darker turn. 🎧 Follow The Devil Within wherever you listen so you never miss an episode. ⭐ If you enjoy the show, please leave a five-star review—it helps new listeners discover the podcast. 📱 Follow us on: Instagram & TikTok: @thedevilwithinpod Facebook: The Devil Within YouTube: Evio Creative And share the episode with a friend who appreciates a good mystery… or a good scare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.0	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.0	From rags to riches.
0:06.0	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.0	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.0	Poor climbers, you and me.
0:12.0	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.0	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:17.0	A Woman of Substance on Channel 4.
0:19.0	Stream now.
0:20.0	EEO. A Woman of Substance on Channel 4, stream now.
0:22.6	EEO.
0:37.7	The fire that consumed Borley Rectory on February 27, 1939, burned with an intensity that defied explanation.
0:41.6	Flames leapt 60 feet into the Essex night,
0:44.5	visible for miles across the flat countryside,
0:49.2	consuming 76 years of accumulated mystery in a single night of supernatural fury.
0:54.7	Fire chief William Weber would later report
0:57.1	that the blaze behaved unlike any house fire
1:00.3	that he had encountered in three decades of service.
1:04.4	The flames, they seem to move with purpose,
1:08.0	consuming some rooms completely,
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