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London walks: Bermondsey ghost tour.
Follow storyteller Neckinger Nell as she brings Bermondsey’s streets to life with her ghostly tales of the lives and legends that make up the rich history of this traditionally working-class neighbourhood. This walking tour can be downloaded on to your mp3 player or mobile and used as an audio guide on location along with the map, which you can print out or use on your phone.
via London walks: Bermondsey ghost tour | Travel | guardian.co.uk.
More City podcasts available here.
Strange Random Ghost Quote:
Science fiction is no more written for scientists than ghost stories are written for ghosts. – Brian Aldiss
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Halloween is here, Halloweek part 7!
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For this last post of the week, we take a look at the work of one William Hope, paranormal investigator and pioneer of “spirit photography“. He claimed to be able to contact the spirits of deceased relatives of his subjects and his work became especially popular in the years following World War I, as people searched for clues regarding their family members lost in the conflict.
In 1922, however, Hope’s work was proven to be nothing more spiritual than double exposures. Despite this setback, he retained a good following and his fellow spiritualist, author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, refused to believe that Hope was fraud and even wrote a book (The Case for Spirit Photography) attempting to clear his name.
Useful links:
Gallery of Hope’s spirit pictures.
Enjoy and have a spooky time!
Strange Random Ghost Quote:
“It rubs me the wrong way, a camera… It’s a frightening thing…Cameras make ghosts out of people.” – Bob Dylan (American folk singer, b.1941)
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