Job and jemima hardy weren't londoners by birth. They had both lived in a sussex village until lack of work had sent job and the family to walworth - to a house in stead street. They got it cheap because of the poltergie...Job and jemima hardy weren't londoners by birth. They had both lived in a sussex village until lack of work had sent job and the family to walworth - to a house in stead street. They got it cheap because of the poltergiest but they were sensible folk and decided that eight shillings a week rent was a bargain and - well - if the floors and doors sometimes moved a bit, they could live with it.