There was speculation that the girl was 14yearold jane churm, who accidentally started the disastrous great fire of wem in 1677 and was reputed to be haunting the town hall. The interior of the building was completely destroyed by fire on 19 november 1995. Wem town hall is a building in the market town of wem in shropshire, england. Unfortunately, tony orahilly died in 2005 but he always stuck to his guns on the legitimacy of the photo. The girl in the postcard, which dates from 1922, so closely resembled the wem town hall ghost that the mystery now appears to have been.
This short film uses archive footage and animation. The 62yearold who is the resident chemist at the black country living museum was part of the team that helped solve the mystery of the wem town hall ghost. The famous wem town hall ghost girl was allegedly captured in a photograph on november 19th 1995 as a fire raged in the 90 yearold building. The face of a young girl appears in the flames of a great fire.
The most recent claim involves a postcard with the image of a similar looking girl from the period. The historical record shows that the 1677 fire was caused by a young girl. The image was of a girl in the doorway of the burning building and none of. The wem town hall ghost real paranormal experiences. The incident became famous as a result of a blackandwhite photo taken by amateur photographer tony orahilly, which appeared to depict.
The infamous photo of the wem ghost, showing a girl in the fire at wem town hall in november 1995 the legend of the wem ghost was. This short film uses archive footage and animation to reveal the truth behind the notorious wem town. On november 19, 1995, the interior of the building was completely destroyed by fire. The town hall burned down once before, a long time ago. Locals averred that this was the ghost of jane churn, a young girl who was accused in 1677 of starting a fire in the same town. Ghost girl wem town hall england real horror stories english. The infamous photo of the wem ghost, showing a girl in the fire at wem town hall in november 1995 the legend of the wem ghost was born. Amateur the dwindling pool of credible ghost photographs has been reduced yet further, with another classic image succumbing to normal explanation a hoax. Since then, the wem girl in the flames picture figure 1 has become one of the best known and widely published ghost photographs ever taken. Mna digital services book a classified ad making a complaint. Jul 29, 2014 wem town hall in england burned to the ground in 1995 as the fire raged, a man named tony.
A sign on the outskirts had a makeshift alteration to read ghost. The wem town hall ghost november 1995 although tony orahillys photo appears to show the ghost of a young girl in the doorway to the burneddown wem town hall, it. In november 1995 the town hall of wem, shropshire, england, burned to the ground leaving only the brick. Ghost girl of wem town hall theresas haunted history.
It is currently used as a venue for music and dance concerts, films, stage shows and exhibitions. The wem town hall ghost november 1995 although tony orahillys photo appears to show the ghost of a young girl in the doorway to a burning down wem town hall. In shropshire, england, there is a building called the wem town hall. Wem town hall fire girl with images ghost pictures, creepy.
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