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. Books on amazon author kimberly prints about kimberly blog humor debunked. Unfortunately, tony orahilly died in 2005 but he always stuck to his guns on the legitimacy of the photo. The incident became famous as a result of a blackandwhite photo taken by amateur photographer tony orahilly, which appeared to depict. 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. 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.
The interior of the building was completely destroyed by fire on 19 november 1995. An amateur photographer named tony orahilly managed to get a photo as wem town hall burned. The historical record shows that the 1677 fire was caused by a young girl. There was speculation that the girl was 14yearold jane churm, who accidentally. 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. 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.
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. Ghost girl wem town hall england real horror stories english. The image was of a girl in the doorway of the burning building and none of. First screening of wem ghost tale that captivated world shropshire. Over the years, skeptics have had a field day with the ghost picture taken in the burning town hall. Ghost girl of wem town hall theresas haunted history. The face of a young girl appears in the flames of a great fire. The wem town hall ghost girl in shropshire, england, there is a building called the wem town hall. It is currently used as a venue for music and dance concerts, films, stage shows and exhibitions. The town hall burned down once before, a long time ago. In shropshire, england, there is a building called the wem town hall. A sign on the outskirts had a makeshift alteration to read ghost. Ghost girl of wem town hall the town of wem, located in shropshire, england, is a small market town with roots going back to the 1200s. 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.
Wem town hall is a building in the market town of wem in shropshire, england. The most recent claim involves a postcard with the image of a similar looking girl from the period. The wem town hall ghost real paranormal experiences. Wem ghost, pictured during the fire at wem town hall in november. Wem ghost picture mystery resolved by eagledeyed pensioner. Amateur the dwindling pool of credible ghost photographs has been reduced yet further, with another classic image succumbing to normal explanation a hoax. This short film uses archive footage and animation to reveal the truth behind the notorious wem town. Wem folk enthusiastically embraced the story which put their town under the spotlight. This short film uses archive footage and animation.
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