House haunted by Titanic's Captain goes up for sale.

My haunting goes on: Couple sell house plagued by ghost of Titanic captain who was born there (...and it even had a flooded kitchen)

 

A couple are hoping to sell the house where the Titanic’s captain was born - despite it being haunted by the doomed vessel’s skipper.

Former residents of the 19th century Victorian property - the birthplace of Captain Edward John Smith - are convinced they’ve seen the ghost of the ship’s master in the bedroom.

The previous owners of the house even reported a mysterious flood in the kitchen and an ICY chill in the dining room.

Captain Smith, who was among 1,500 people who died when the Titanic struck an iceberg a century ago, lived at the house until he began his naval career as a teenager.


Married couple Neil and Louise Bonner paid £35,000 for the two-bedroom property in the Hanley area of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, in 2002. 


But after renting it out for the last decade, the couple say there have been a number of ghostly sightings and 'spooky goings-on'.

Freelance writer Mr Bonner, 64, said: 'Some years ago we had a single chap living in there and he rang up one day convinced he had seen the ghost of the captain.

'He had been at sea himself and said he was in bed when he saw him drift across the room. 


'The ghost wasn’t in a naval uniform or anything but he was certain he had seen him.

'It hasn’t caused anyone to move out, but without doubt it could be haunted by the captain’s ghost because other people have reported spooky goings-on.

'We’ve heard of things going bump in the night from other tenants. 


'Some have said they felt a really cold chill passing over them - as cold as an iceberg.'

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the disaster, the couple, who live in Baswich, Staffordshire, are now putting the house back on the market for £80,000.

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Pub with a special spirit

MYSTERY: Who's the ghoul captured in spooky snapshot?

A pipe-smoking old man who spookily appeared in a pub photo could be a ghost, according to regular drinkers at the bar.

Adrian O'Brien, who took the photo on Arthur Guinness Day in Wicklow, is adamant there was no similar man present when he clicked his camera.

Locals at The Gin Mill pub in Arklow do not recognise the phantom punter and have no recollection of seeing the man on the day.

Adrian has strongly refuted any suggestion that the pictures have been tampered with.
"The pictures are 110pc genuine," he said. "The leading expert on photography in the
world is free to come down and examine the photos. They haven't been touched.

Examined
 
"It would have been difficult in the past to super-impose an image on to a photograph, but
it can be done nowadays.

"Why would I bother in conjuring this up on a computer when anyone with knowledge of
computers and photography could do it

"We have the raw files, which can be examined by any labs."

Meanwhile, staff at the pub are especially interested in locating the ghostly figure, to bar
him for smoking in the premises, as the man appears to have a pipe.

"There is a blown-up copy of the photo in the bar and nobody has the faintest idea of who
 it is," said a barmaid, who was working on the day the photo was taken, September 24.

"The plan was to take a photo to mark the occasion. It's so weird.

"I certainly didn't serve him on the day."

Mr O'Brien, a photographer, admitted to be shaken up about the photo and that his studio
in Arklow has been engulfed with people trying to identify the elderly man.

"It's created a mad buzz," he said. "We have loads of people coming into the office to view
the pictures to see if it's their dead relation.

"I don't believe in ghosts or anything, but this has sent shivers down my spine"

Even the most ardent believers in the paranormal are sceptical as to whether this image is
that of a ghost.

Brian Gallagher, of Leinster Paranormal, an organisation which investigates paranormal
activity using "logic before paranormal", can't be sure of what was captured on camera that day.

"We see this sort of thing very often" he said.

"To be certain, we would have to interview everyone involved, but it is likely the person
in the picture is not a ghost but a reflection of some sort.

"Of course, we cannot be 100pc sure about its authenticity, but at this early stage I would
be sceptical."

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Eastenders Star, Lacey Turner: I felt the spirit of my dear gran.

Lacey Turner: I felt the spirit of my dear gran.

 

LACEY TURNER is perfect for her new supernatural roles – she has had messages from beyond the grave. 

 

The former EastEnders star portrays a paramedic who sees dead people in Sky Living’s Bedlam and is set to play a witch in ITV2 drama Switch.

And she believes her gran has been in touch since she died.

Brunette beauty Lacey also admits having visited mediums and clairvoyants for advice.

In an interview with Radio Times, out today, she said: “I was four when she died and her name was Amelia, which is my middle name, but we called her Nanny Leo because her dog was called Leo.

“I’ve been to see mediums and they’ve said, ‘Your nan’s here’ and sometimes I do think that I’ve been with her.

“I was at an awards do once... I felt a hand on my shoulder and there was no one there.

“I don’t know if you make yourself believe it, but I do think she was there.”

Despite believing in ghosts, Lacey has decided to stop trying to communicate with the spirit world.

Talking about visiting psychics, Lacey said: “Some things they say I think, ‘Hmm... Googled.’”

Next up for Lacey is the BBC1 drama True Love, co-starring ex Doctor Who David Tennant and This Is England actress Vicky McClure.

Since leaving her role as mouthy Stacey Slater in EastEnders 18 months ago, Lacey has had a guest slot in Being Human and played the doctor’s bride in BBC3’s music and dance extravaganza Frankenstein’s Wedding.

Talking about leaving EastEnders, Lacey said: “However much I loved working there and loved playing Stacey, I came into it so young.

“I was curious to see what else I could do.”

And the starlet has also inspired her sisters to tread the boards behind her.

Her youngest sister Lily Harvey, 11, arrived in Walford as Shenice, daughter of Kat’s troublesome pal Martina, and Daisy Turner, 21, appeared in Hollyoaks last year as Jenny.


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Haunted Scotland.

Scotland’s spectres: Haunted castles, part 2





SCOTLAND is famous the world over for its castles - the fortified homes of the great (but not necessarily good) of times gone by - and each one of them has at least one ghostly story to tell.

In the second part of our series on haunted castles, we look at five castles in Scotland with their fair share of ghostly goings-on.



Braemar Castle

The castle at Braemar has been leased to the local community since 2006, but is owned by the chief of the Farquharson Clan. During its long history it has served as a hunting lodge, military garrison and family home.

The ghost that haunts Braemar Castle is said to be a young woman who lost her life through a tragic misunderstanding, over two hundred years ago, with her new husband. Women were, at the time, virgins until marriage, and the wedding night was, perhaps understandably, treated with a certain level of apprehension and in some cases, fear. It is said that this particular young woman woke early on the morning after her wedding night to find that her husband was nowhere to be seen. Becoming distressed and then ashamed as she came to the conclusion that her husband had found her to be an unsatisfactory lover, she jumped to her death from the window of the bridal room. The bridegroom had in fact been on an early-morning hunting trip, and returned to the castle to be met with news of his wife’s death. These days, the young woman’s ghost returns to the castle whenever newlyweds are staying there.

Brodie Castle

The seat of the Brodie family for hundreds of years, Brodie Castle experienced paranormal activity on a September night in 1889. The castle had been rented out, with the then Earl of Brodie abroad in Switzerland, with the servants remaining in the castle. The butler heard strange noises coming from the Earl’s study; moaning, and what sounded like papers being rustled or pages being turned. The other servants reported hearing the same, despite the study having been locked when the Earl had left for Switzerland and instructions left that no-one be allowed to enter the room in his absence. The servants searched for a key, thinking there might be an intruder in the castle, but couldn’t find one.

News that the Earl had died the previous night in Switzerland reached the castle the following day, with the assumption that the strange noises heard in the study had been the ghost of the Earl, who had returned to his study after his death, perhaps to deal with some outstanding business.

The Castle of Mey

Situated a few miles from John O’Groats in the far north of Scotland, the Castle of Mey was for many years the Highland home of the Queen Mother. The castle is home to a Green Lady who haunts a room at the top of the old tower, said to be the ghost of Elizabeth Sinclair, daughter of George, the fifth Earl of Caithness. After falling in love with a local farmhand, deemed a most unsuitable partner for a young lady of Elizabeth’s status, she was confined to the tower as her father sought to put an end to the relationship. Elizabeth is said to have died when she leaned out of the tower window to catch a glimpse of her love working in the fields in the distance, lost her balance and fell to her death.

There are still Sinclairs who live in the surrounding area, possible descendants of George and Elizabeth.

Claypotts Castle

The White Lady of Claypotts Castle is a more unusual tale of the paranormal. The castle was built at the end of the 16th century by John Strachan and his son Gilbert, and has passed through various ownerships throughout history. A White Lady appears at an upstairs window on 29th May each year, appearing to be very distressed and waving a handkerchief. She is said to be the ghost of Marion Ogilvy, daughter of the first Lord of Airlie, who was in love with Cardinal Beaton of St Andrews. She used to wait at the window for him to arrive and wave a handkerchief as a signal. On May 29th 1546, she waited in vain, as the Cardinal lay murdered in St Andrews Castle. On the anniversary of his death, she resumes her vigil - but here’s the strange part. Claypotts Castle in its present form, and the window from which the White Lady waves, wasn’t built until well after 1546. Marion Ogilvy, who is believed to be the White Lady, never lived at the Castle - she lived at Melgund Castle - and Cardinal Beaton is not known to have had anything to do with Claypotts Castle either. If he ever visited, there is no record of this taling place. So who is the White Lady and what’s the real story?



Comlongon Castle
Another Green Lady haunts the Dumfriesshire castle of Comlongon, said to be the ghost of Marion Caruthers. In the late 16th century, she was coerced into marrying a man she didn’t love, and fled to Comlongon Castle to take refuge in the home of her uncle. Not much is known about Marion Caruthers, but it looks like she eventually despaired of the whole sorry situation and threw herself to her death from the castle’s tower.



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Haunted Scotland.

Scotland’s specters: Haunted castles, part 1

 

Scotland, a land steeped in mystery with a bloody history to match. One of the many things that attract people to Scotland is its vast amounts of castles and the dark and sinister past they goes with them.

Scotland is famous the world over for its castles - the fortified homes of the great (but not necessarily good) of times gone by - and each one of them has at least one ghostly story to tell.

Here we begin a new series on these old castles and the mysterious ghosts which reportedly frequent them.

Abergeldie Castle

The 16th century Abergeldie Castle, which stands barely two miles from the royal family’s country home at Balmoral, has had its fair share of visiting guests over the years. But it also has an extra, uninvited ‘guest’, known as French Kate or Kitty Rankie. She was apparently a French woman who was employed in the castle at one time and was suspected of witchcraft. After being confined in the castle she was taken to a nearby hill and burned at the stake. So it’s perhaps no surprise that her angry spirit returned to the castle after her death.

Balgonie Castle

Balgonie Castle in Fife is open to the public again after falling into disrepair in the 18th and 19th centuries. The ghost for which the castle is most famous, Green Jeannie, has been seen by the laird, members of his family, and visitors. She usually makes an appearance at night, in a particular part of the castle. As well as Jeannie, there have been reports of strange noises and shadowy figures at Balgonie.

Ballindalloch Castle

This Banffshire castle has not one but four well documented apparitions. In the Pink Room, a bedroom, several visitors have reported a beautiful lady dressed in crinoline; she is a benign presence who means no harm. The Green Lady, meanwhile, is a mystery figure but has been seen on more than one occasion in the dining room. There is also a male ghost who is thought to be General James Grant of the American Wars of Independence, who died in 1806 and is buried close to the estate. The fourth ghost is a sad young woman who fell passionately in love, only to be rejected. She used to be seen crossing the old Bridge of Avon on her way to post another letter to her beloved.

Barcaldine Castle  

Situated near Loch Creran in Argyll, Barcaldine Castle is haunted by a pair of Campbell brothers. In the 18th century the laird of Barcaldine was Donald Campbell, who had been involved in a bitter feud with Stewart of Appin. Stewart killed Campbell with his sword and then sought refuge at the home of the victim’s brother Duncan, who had not heard about the murder. Duncan was haunted by visions of his brother, but by the time he realised what they meant, Stewart was gone.

Bedlay Castle 

This castle dates from the 12th century and was first built as a palace for the Bishops of Glasgow. One day, around the year 1350, a certain Bishop Cameron was found dead, face down in the waters of a nearby loch. His ghost caused considerable torment to the castle’s inhabitants for centuries to come, and there was even reported to have been an unsuccessful attempt at an exorcism in the 18th century. There have been reports of the Bishop’s large figure appearing spontaneously, and the sound of him pacing relentlessly in neighbouring rooms. 


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