The derelict building in the photo above is not a place to enter
lightly. Though the small village of Borley, near Sudbury, UK, is not
the sort of place one would associate with ghosts, it has a dreadful
reputation because it was the site of the infamous Borley Rectory,
reputedly the ‘Most Haunted House in England’.
Built in 1863 for the Reverend Henry Bull, it sits on the site of an
ancient monastery. The ghost of a mournful nun who patrolled the
so-called ‘Nun’s Walk’ had often been seen there. An old story claimed
that she had fallen in love with a monk from the Borley Monastery – to
much outrage – and the two had tried to elope together but had been
quickly tracked down. The monk was executed and the nun bricked up in
the cellars of the monastic buildings!
2. Stanley Hotel
There are countless tales of ghosts from all over the world, but some
are more skin-crawling than most. Many of us remember the superb horror
film
The Shining, based on the novel by Stephen King. The book
was inspired by a stay at the Stanley in Estes Park, Colorado. Assigned
Room 217, King reportedly heard ghost children playing in the hallway.
Many have experienced paranormal activity here, but these real-life
ghosts seem harmless. Many spirits are said to haunt the place, while
guests and employees claim to have heard faint music coming from the
ballroom and seen the piano keys moving.
3. Tower of London
The picture here is of one of the most famous spirits to haunt the
Tower of London: one of the wives of Henry VIII, beheaded in the Tower
in 1536. Her ghost has been seen on many occasions, sometimes carrying
her head, on Tower Green and in the Tower Chapel Royal.
Other ghosts include those of Henry VI, Thomas Becket and Sir Walter
Raleigh. One of the most gruesome ghost stories describes the death of
the Countess of Salisbury. According to one account, “the Countess was
sentenced to death in 1541 following her alleged involvement in criminal
activities (although it is now widely believed that she was probably
innocent). After being sent struggling to the scaffold, she ran from the
block and was pursued until she was hacked to death by the axe man.”
Her execution ceremony has been seen re-enacted by spirits on Tower
Green.
4. Woodchester Mansion
Woodchester Mansion in Gloucestershire, England, is another building
with a ghostly reputation. Building work has never been completed here,
and in the last 200 years workers have repeatedly run from the place and
seven builders are rumoured to have died in inexplicable accidents.
Comments
Post a Comment