Human skull that emits blood-curdling screams when anyone attempts to move it.
Scrying
Form of divination in which the diviner gazes into a reflective surface, in which visions appear.
Scuttlers
Members of neighbourhood-based youth gangs formed in working-class areas of Manchester, Salford, and the surrounding townships during the late 19th century.
Sea Mither
Mythical being of Orcadian folklore that lives in the sea during summer; also known as Mither of the Sea
Sedilia
Seats for the officiating clergy found on the south side of an altar.
Seely wights
Fairy-like creatures at the centre of a shamanistic Scottish cult that existed in the 16th century. Members claimed to be able to enter into a trance which allowed them to fly out at night on swallows, and join with the seely wights.
Select Conversations with an Uncle
Collection of 12 humorous conversations between George and his uncle, and two reminiscences, by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895.
Shakerley
Suburb of Tyldesley in Greater Manchester, anciently a hamlet in the northwest of the township.
Sharston Hall
Former manor house built in Sharston, an area of Wythenshawe, Manchester, England in 1701.
Shoddy and mungo
Manufacture of shoddy and mungo, an early form of recycling, was an important industry in the Heavy Woollen district of West Yorkshire.
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