The Sefton Church ghost was photographed in Sefton Church, Merseyside in 1999. Only two photographers were inside this church when the photograph was taken and neither report seeing the ghost when their own eyes but when they took their pictures the ghost clearly showed up in the doorway of the church.
The Newby Church Ghost was photographed by Reverend K. F. Lord at Newby Church in North Yorkshire, England in 1963. He claims he was merely taking a photo of the alter and didn’t see anything unusual at the time, until the photograph was developed. This particular photo has been the subject of many arguments and much controversy over the years due to the rather “fake” appearance of the figure in the photo.
A BBC team examined this photo back in the 1970s and concluded that it was definitely NOT a double exposure and that the negative had not been tampered with.
The Newby Church was built in 1870 and, as far as anyone knows, did not have a history of ghosts, hauntings or other peculiar phenomena. Those why have carefully analyzed the proportions of the objects in the photo calculated that the spectre of the ghostly monk is about nine feet tall!
Reverand Ralph Hardy, a retired clergyman from White Rock, British Columbia, took this now-famous photograph in 1966. He intended merely to photograph the elegant spiral staircase (known as the “Tulip Staircase”) in the Queen’s House section of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England.
Upon development, however, the photo revealed a shrouded figure climbing the stairs, seeming to hold the railing with both hands. Experts, including some from Kodak, who examined the original negative concluded that it had not been tampered with. It’s been said that unexplained figures have been seen on occasion in the vicinity of the staircase, and unexplained footsteps have also been heard.
On November 19, 1995, photographer Tony O’Rahilly snapped this shot as Wem Town Hall, Shropshire, England, was burning. No one had seen what appears to be a small girl in a doorway. According to the story, the apparition may be the spirit of Jane Churm who died in another fire in the town hall in 1677.The Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena and also Dr. Vernon Harrison, former president of the Royal Photographic Society, analyzed the print and negative. Both parties were convinced it wasn’t a fake, a film glitch and was in no way altered or tampered with – it was genuine. Dr. Harrison wasn’t convinced it was a genuine ghost photo, however, and said he thought it was an illusion caused by some of the smoke, shadows, flames and angles. That’s one hell of a random arrangement of smoke and shadows, eh?Who could it be – was there someone who had a history with the building? A fire was started in Wem Hall by little Jane Churm in 1677. It was said she haunted the building although there’s no explanation as to why she would. I couldn’t find information if she had died in the fire she set long ago. Had the flames sent her to the door only to have the spectral chains prevent her from leaving the place she haunted?
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Thursday March 18th to Tuesday March 23rd 2010!
The award winning Mary King’s Ghost Fest will be back in 2010 at a new time of the year! As always the festival will be packed year with a programme of events will kept the most avid of ghost hunters and the most serious of sceptics entertained for hours….perhaps the darker nights of March will draw out more of Edinburgh’s spooky residents? Every year the festival offers a wide range of exciting events which allow people the opportunity to explore and examine under supervision the truly ‘haunted’ nature of extraordinary Edinburgh.
This year highlights include medium Chris Conway (from Living TV’s Most Haunted) visit The Real Mary King’s Close for the first time, a Scottish first as Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe and Steve Parsons bring their ‘So You Want To Be A Ghost Hunter’ workshop north of the border and many new and favourite locations open their doors for overnight vigils – Blair Street Vaults, Damnation Alley, the Dalmahoy Hotel and Scotch Malt Whisky Society vaults are just a few of the highlights!
As always, you can also take a break from investigating and hear stories of Edinburgh’s mysterious past at fascinating locations such as Newhailes and Lauriston Castle, watch some classic spooky movies at The Scotsman Hotel or find out what the future could hold from a medium at the Psychic Fair or Edinburgh College of Parapsychology. New for 2010, you can take a walk on the darker side of Edinburgh’s history with the Burke and Hare Murder Tour or the Ultimate Supernatural Tour.
The event will be held at one of Dead Haunted Nights’s favourite locations PETERBOROUGH MUSEUM, in Cambridgeshire.
Saturday 24th april 2010
Most Haunted-LIVE demonologist FRED BATT will be popping in to support our event in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital charity.
All profit from this event will be donated to this worthy cause.
There will also be some great signed goodies up for auction too… thanks to Karl & Yvette of Most Haunted
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The landlord and landlady who were running the Crown and Raven some years ago had heard that it was haunted when they moved in but were a bit scepical.A woman who claimed to be a medium came to the pub and was unwilling to go into the catering kitchen. People have also felt cold spots in the pub. The landlady has heard that there are supposed to be two ghosts at the Raven, although she has never seen either of them. One ghost is supposed to be of a girl called Evaand the second ghost is to be that of a cavalier.
Mr Les Stewart, a past landlord of the Crown and Raven, never saw anything whilst he was there, but there was always a lot of noise at night which could not be accounted for, including footsteps. The compressed air would also switch itself off on its own occasionally. A past landlady at the pub Mrs Chris Sandy,also had a few strange experiences. She had two Alsatian dogs when she moved in but the dogs not go into the upstairs flat. They would sit outside the door with their fur on end and refuse to move. Also the bathroom light kept switching on by itself. Mrs Sandy down one morning at about 7.30 am. She had employed a man part time to come in early to do the bottling up. He commented, when she said good morning that she was a bit more socialble than the young woman he had seen earlier. He said the woman had come in and gone behind the bar and when he spoke to her, she had ignored him. Mrs Sandy was unable to account for this strange woman because because she had no one stayingwith her at the time.
Most of the experiences seemed to happen in the Crown part of the pub, Mrs Sandy and some friends held a seance one evening and they received a message from a young girl. She said she was 19 years old and was a chambermaid [the property used to be a hotel]. She was engaged to a man but found out that he was having an affair with someone else. She killed other girl and was executed for murder.
excerpt from Bridgnorth Ghost Book by Mark Hartley & Julie Wareing
The disused railway tunnel which runs under the town is believed to be haunted.
During the last war when the tunnel was still use, the entrance was guarded by mambers of the home guard. One night while on guard duty ,a young soldier saw a ghostly figure coming towards him out of the tunnel. He experienced a feeling of extreme terror which prompted to aim his rifle at the figure. He remained rooted to the spot for what seemed to be hours as the figure moved closer until it disappeared.
Since the closure of the tunnel it has been used as a playground by local children. One bonfire night while playing with fierworks in the tunnel a ghostly, brightly figure came towards a group of children, who ran away in terror, vowing never to enter the tunnel again.
During the tunnel construction a workman was run over by a cart and suffered fatal injuries. Perhaps it is he who walks the tunnel.
Perhaps Bridgnorth best known ghost is that of a young girl, dressed in a black cloak and laced up boots who has been known to appear in the High Street, near the Swan Hotel, and in Cartway.
Witnesses who have seen her include two policemen who used to meet up at the same time every night on their rounds. While having a chat they heard footsteps approaching as they stood by Cranes the fishmongers, although they could see no one.Then suddenly a woman was there walking towards them.One policman asked “Are you alright love” and he heard her reply “Yes thank you” before turning into Cartway and disappearing. This thought it odd that she would suddenly appear very late at night, wearing old fashioned clothes. So on the third night they folled her closely as she turned into Cartway where she simply vanished before their eyes.
The ghost has been seen on many nights and it is believed that she is a ghost of a woman who commited suicide after her lover broke her heart.
excerpt from Bridgnorth Ghost Book by Mark Hartley & Julie Wareing
