Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh

On 8/4/1577, during Sunday services in the parish church of the village, a violent storm arose and battered the church. Lightning repeatedly struck the church, dislodging the church’s spire and causing it to fall through the roof upon the gathered congregation. Amid the darkness and destruction, illuminated only by flashes of lightning, a looming, shaggy, black dog is said to have appeared. Black Shuck rushed upon some worshipers knelt in prayer before running out the church, leaving long black scorch marks upon the large wooden doors. These claw marks are known as “The Devil’s Fingerprints,” and remain today.