The Enoch Stone memorial stone is located Derby Road just passed Raynesway Island and on the corner of Oregon Way, the stone marks the spot where Spondon villager Enoch Stone was found severely injured following an attack in 1856.

Murder stones are a rarity – there are probably around 100 in the UK and I have been to least 3 of these. I am interested in true crime and I feel that when some injustice as been done that if our energy does live on, if someone came along who was willing to try and communicate, I know myself I would do my very best to try and come through to them. So, if its a old case I will always open that window and ask questions, just curious to what could be said.

I think with such memorials, when you visit, you always want to dig a little deeper to find out who had done this, especially when it is unsolved or as some mystery around it. I remember after visiting Elizabeth Shepard’s Murder stone located in Nottingham, I spent endless hours trying to piece together the facts, and its one ghost story that I feel quite protective about.

After visiting Enoch Stone memorial today, I am left with more questions than answers.

Enoch’s Story

On the night of June 23, 1856, Enoch Stone, a 49-year-old framework knitter and musician from Spondon, was found on Nottingham Road with severe head injuries. This quiet but popular local had been the victim of a terrible assault and robbery.

Derby Police, the Spondon Constable and village doctor Dr Thomas Cade (owner and resident of the Homestead at the time) were called to the scene. Enoch was transferred by cart back to his home in Church Street, Spondon and was tended to through the night by Dr Cade. Sadly though, Enoch died of his injuries at 6am the next morning. He was buried two days later in Chapel Street Cemetery.

A Police investigation began into the murder and, on July 1st, Reward Notices were displayed offering the princely sum of £120 for information leading to the assailants’ capture – the Government offering £100 and Spondon Parishioners the remaining £20. It produced various leads but no culprits were ever found. On 21st July 1856, an inquest held at the Malt Shovel Inn closed the case.

Such was the infamy of the crime that a memorial stone was later laid on the exact site on Nottingham Road where Enoch was found.

My visit

The memorial stone is located on a busy road, which only gave me the opportunity to do a spirit box session for a short time. I decided that if Enoch wanted to come through he would want to say who took his life. I did a short session of 1 minute and within that time little radio was coming through.

I asked twice who it was who murdered him and to give me the name of the man… or women who did it.

A response I received was ‘Edie’.

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I did not hear this response at the time but upon reviewing, it is quite clear.

Normally I would not ask for the name of the man or women who had committed the crime, I would normally ask just for name but felt it was important to mention both genders.

Now, this is obviously not conclusive evidence that an Edie did indeed kill Enoch, but I do find it very interesting that I was given this response at the time of asking.

I’ve also looked up close family members and I could not find any assiocation to the name Edie. Enoch wife was named Elizabeth, but Edie is normally a shorten name for the name Edith or Enid generally.

I do however, find it very interesting that Enoch’s case was closed due to it going cold and it is worth mentioning that during the 18th century, women was overlooked as being suspects as it was thought that a women was not capable of such a crime. But as we know, women was and still are and how many cases during the 18th century were closed because many of the main suspects were women!