On 29th December 1170, four knights arrived at Canterbury Cathedral, atempting to arrest Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. When he refused and fled from the Archbishop's Palace to the main cathedral, the knights pursued him and found him clinging to a pillar to prevent them from seizing him. One of the knights raised his sword and bought it down upon Becket's crown, slicing off the top of his head. The other knights began to attack, and only after the third blow was Becket dead. Now, a pillar in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral holds  mystery dark mark in the shape of a monk. Known as "Becket's Shadow", it's believed to be the mark of the murdered Archbishop himself, still clinging to the pillar which was his final resting place. 
 
Becket's Shadow is a black ghost with a faint, pearlescent sheen and glowing gold eyes.
 
Each Kent Coast Ghost is carefully handcrafted from clay and goes through several processes, which include drying, sanding, sealing, painting, and finally varnishing, (dependent on the final finish).
We don't use moulds to create Kentish ghosts; every feature is added by hand using traditional clay tools, and this gives each ghost its own unique features. Some of our ghosts are not perfectly straight, or may have different expressions in their eyes and faces, and each ghost is individually hand-painted so may contain slightly different patterning to the ghost pictured. 
 
All of our ghosts will be sent in a gift box with a Certificate of Authenticity especially for your ghost, and yours alone. These are put in a special envelope sealed with our very own special spooky wax seal ready for the Ghost Post to deliver them to their new Ghost Host!