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The Spinning House
The Spinning House was not its proper name. In fact, it didn't have a name like some of the wealthy houses. 'The Spinning House' was simply 57 Larch Tree Drive. A large detached Victorian townhouse in a leafy suburb of an ever expanding city. And was owned by a wealthy Miss Lloyd who was an eighty year old spinster.
She once shared the house with her father. But no one ever remembered seeing a Mr Lloyd although that didn't stop the rumours. Some said he lived and died working in the South African diamond mines. Other said he made his fortune on Wall Street.
Whatever the truth was behind Miss Lloyd's wealth, Mr Lloyd never made an appearance within anyones living memory. Miss Lloyd lived all alone at 57 Larch Tree Drive.
So, who gave the name of 'spinning house' to 57 Larch Tree Drive. Simply, It was those who managed to escape from it that gave the house it's dubious name.
The first recorded incident of people going missing happened some time in the 1952.
Britain was still counting the cost for six years of war with Nazi Germany. Money was tight for everyone and so those vulnerable in society were an easy target for criminals.
A particular nasty gang of five petty criminals had been casing Miss Lloyd house for a month. They noted when she left the house and when she returned. Eventually, they gained enough intelligence to know that a Wednesday afternoon was when she was gone the longest. So a Wednesday would be a day they would break in take what they could and make a quick getaway.
Smash and grab, the police would call these type of break-ins. A brutal entry to the property, a quick ramshackle for anything that looked valuable and a quick exit. It was always better if their intended victim were away. The last thing any of them needed was a fight with the owner leading to their...
She once shared the house with her father. But no one ever remembered seeing a Mr Lloyd although that didn't stop the rumours. Some said he lived and died working in the South African diamond mines. Other said he made his fortune on Wall Street.
Whatever the truth was behind Miss Lloyd's wealth, Mr Lloyd never made an appearance within anyones living memory. Miss Lloyd lived all alone at 57 Larch Tree Drive.
So, who gave the name of 'spinning house' to 57 Larch Tree Drive. Simply, It was those who managed to escape from it that gave the house it's dubious name.
The first recorded incident of people going missing happened some time in the 1952.
Britain was still counting the cost for six years of war with Nazi Germany. Money was tight for everyone and so those vulnerable in society were an easy target for criminals.
A particular nasty gang of five petty criminals had been casing Miss Lloyd house for a month. They noted when she left the house and when she returned. Eventually, they gained enough intelligence to know that a Wednesday afternoon was when she was gone the longest. So a Wednesday would be a day they would break in take what they could and make a quick getaway.
Smash and grab, the police would call these type of break-ins. A brutal entry to the property, a quick ramshackle for anything that looked valuable and a quick exit. It was always better if their intended victim were away. The last thing any of them needed was a fight with the owner leading to their...
