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A spooky sign? That's the spirit
Shropshire Star ^
| 24 Aug 04
| Shropshire Star
Posted on 08/24/2004 6:52:37 PM PDT by CurlyBill
A spooky sign? That's the spirit
A Shropshire ghost looks set to be one of the first in the county to be honoured with a plaque as councillors discuss the idea to celebrate their haunted heritage. Wem's spooky past centres around a ghostly photograph.
It attracts international attention and the town hall spirit will be discussed at a meeting on Thursday.
Councillors will decide if they should put up a spine-tingling tribute after the image of a young girl standing in the flames of the blazing building was snapped by amateur photographer Tony O'Rahilly in 1995.
The idea has been put forward by Councillor Peggy Carson because the story and picture attracts so many tourists and she would also like to see a copy of the photo under the plaque.
Members have agreed to give it some consideration at the meeting which will be held in the town hall at 7.15pm.
She said: "I think there's a lot of people coming to town and looking for where this picture was taken. I believe there's something in it.
"People working in the town hall during the 1930s and 40s always said there was something there and one chap had actually seen a figure on occasion but never said much out of fear of being a laughing stock."
She also added Mr O'Rahilly also struck her as the sort of man who did not mess around. After he took the picture paranormal enthusiasts flocked to Wem and an expert analysis of the print could not prove if it was a fake.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; Philosophy; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: fire; ghost; ghostlyphoto; ghosts; haunted; shropshire; wales
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posted on
08/24/2004 6:52:37 PM PDT
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CurlyBill
To: CurlyBill
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posted on
08/24/2004 6:55:56 PM PDT
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CurlyBill
(John Kerry = Paris by Proxy)
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posted on
08/24/2004 6:56:20 PM PDT
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CurlyBill
(John Kerry = Paris by Proxy)
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posted on
08/24/2004 6:56:52 PM PDT
by
CurlyBill
(John Kerry = Paris by Proxy)
To: CurlyBill
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posted on
08/24/2004 6:57:15 PM PDT
by
Fedora
To: CurlyBill
I love threads like these!
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posted on
08/24/2004 6:58:04 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
("FR, best viewed with a budgie on hand")
To: CurlyBill
Please add me to your ping list.
To: Welsh Rabbit
You're on. We have over 100 FReepers on this ping list now. I try to do about one per week or so. As we get closer to Halloween I may post more often.
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posted on
08/24/2004 7:02:09 PM PDT
by
CurlyBill
(John Kerry = Paris by Proxy)
To: CurlyBill
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posted on
08/24/2004 7:11:00 PM PDT
by
prophetic
(Dems investigate for pre 9/11intel - but now we've LOTS of Intel and they claim politics)
To: CurlyBill
I would love to see the photpgraph.
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posted on
08/24/2004 7:16:41 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: CurlyBill
I think it's about time the news websites woke up to the fact they are reaching people through the World Wide Web. They should give a location by Country, State or Providence and city.
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posted on
08/24/2004 7:17:47 PM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(Vote a Straight Republican Ballot. Rid the country of dems.)
To: Ditter
It was in the article. Sort of clear for a ghostly image, don't you think?
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posted on
08/24/2004 7:19:51 PM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(Vote a Straight Republican Ballot. Rid the country of dems.)
To: CurlyBill
enlarged 2X
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posted on
08/24/2004 7:25:50 PM PDT
by
B4Ranch
(Don't be so open minded that Your Brains Fall Out--Respect shouldn't be given, It Must Be Earned)
To: Shooter 2.5
Doesn't look right does it. More like an artist rendering than a photograph.
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posted on
08/24/2004 7:26:05 PM PDT
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Ditter
To: zip
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posted on
08/24/2004 8:12:38 PM PDT
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Mrs Zip
To: CurlyBill
Thanks for the ping!
Neat picture.
To: CurlyBill
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posted on
08/24/2004 10:17:39 PM PDT
by
texasflower
(in the event of the Rapture, the Bush White House will be unmanned.)
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posted on
08/25/2004 4:08:29 AM PDT
by
CurlyBill
(John Kerry = Paris by Proxy)
To: CurlyBill
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posted on
08/25/2004 5:35:11 AM PDT
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Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
To: B4Ranch
Dang!
I shudda read the WHOLE thread!
;^)
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posted on
08/25/2004 5:35:59 AM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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