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Wem Town Hall Fire Girl Ghost

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Wem Town Hall Fire Girl Ghost

Postby Dellycat on Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:34 pm

Wem Town Hall Fire Girl Ghost

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This famous ghost photo of a young girl looking out from a raging fire was taken during a 1995 structure fire at Wem town hall in Shropshire, England. Shot from across the street by a local photographer, nothing unusual was seen at the time but once the negative was developed he noticed what appeared to be a young girl standing in the doorway of the burning building. Though at first thought she appears to be a very alive person caught in the flames, firemen found no bodies in the building afterwards. Interestingly, however, there is a bit of local folklore which claims that a young girl named Jane Churm accidentally burned the town hall to the ground in 1677 by dropping a candle, and her ghost has been reputed to haunt Wem town hall ever since. Once a firebug, always a firebug it seems.
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Re: Wem Town Hall Fire Girl Ghost

Postby Spookannie on Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:03 am

This is a really famous one and one of my favorites. I'm bumping it up for anyone who hasn't seen it or would like to comment on it.
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Re: Wem Town Hall Fire Girl Ghost

Postby Spookannie on Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:53 pm

Now it looks like the famous photo may have been outed as a fake. It looks like it may well be the same image cleverly lightened and photoshopped in. The faker probably found it pretty easy to put the vertical bars of the balcony railing back in. Disappointing, but some people think it is not the same girl, but a girl wearing a similar dress. What do you think?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1279329/Wem-ghost-picture-mystery-resolved-eagled-eyed-pensioner.html
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Re: Wem Town Hall Fire Girl Ghost

Postby Gwinni on Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:37 am

I have read ideas on the net that it's a fake, Spookannie. It's possible, and can't be ruled out. How disappointing though, for those of us who thought it was a genuine one! :agheadshakeno:
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