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Posted: 01-04-2006 17:19 Post subject: Borley Rectory: Questions and Answers

MAXMOLYNEUX, sorry it took me so long to answer your question about the floating brick i commented on. I read it in an article debunking a few famous hauntings like the Fox sisters and the little girls who photographed the faeries. I'm sorry I can't remember where I saw the article since it has been quite a few years.

Posted: 01-04-2006 18:52 Post subject:

It's ok, take your time posting whenever you want. Smile

I'll try and look for the article myself on a search. Cool

Posted: 11-07-2011 17:43 Post subject:

The producer of this documentary just emailed and asked me to post the following:

Dear Derrick Stott & Fortean Times,

I've just seen your message on the Internet to 'Hopester' on the Fortean Times Message Board.

The comments there about this film are completely inaccurate.

I was the BBC producer of this documentary and we did film in Borley Church, much to the disgust of locals, who later complained about the permitted visit. In the course of the film I used a recording of alleged sounds recorded in there during a visit by some self-appointed ghost hunters. This had no connection with any member of our crew (we filmed during day time) and none of us 'went running out of the church in sheer terror'. Only after transmission were there reports from weirdo viewers, reporting strang events in their own homes.

If you think about it, the last place 'ghosts' would be found would be on consecrated ground in a church. One viewer wrote in afterwards saying the 'ghostly' bangs were probably made by him, because he'd approached the church in the dark and dropped a spanner in the porch. As for the 'nun' invented by Harry Price, two people said they'd seen her - and 'she' turned out to be a crowd of gnats in the air at twilight.

I came to the conclusion that there were never any unusual events at Borley, and that the whole thing was a fantasy of Harry Price - who started, and profited from the tale. Somewhere there is a photograph of him on bed with Professor Joad, waiting for something to happen in the Rectory, before that building mysteriously burned down.

I see you have a copy of my documentary. If you found it, I'd very much like to have a copy.

Regards,

Hugh Burnett

Posted: 11-07-2011 18:34 Post subject:

"If you think about it, the last place 'ghosts' would be found would be on consecrated ground in a church." and why would this be the case?
just as likely to be there as anywhere?

Posted: 11-07-2011 18:39 Post subject:

Maybe it's because congregations are generally falling in numbers these days.

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Posted: 14-07-2011 23:02 Post subject:

Maybe they just like somewhere quiet.

Posted: 15-07-2011 10:58 Post subject:

i googled church ghosts and got 16,900,000 hits,so i think 1 or 2 ghosts may like holy ground . Very Happy

Posted: 15-07-2011 15:11 Post subject:

Some may say that the 'energy' in and around churches, is more suited to spirit manifestation. Personally I doubt that many spirits mind too much where they materialise.....

Posted: 15-07-2011 19:07 Post subject:

The Borley case was one of the tales that first got me interested in ghosts when i was a kiddie,but it was all rehashing of harry price,so i think its time i dug a little deeper.

Posted: 15-07-2011 20:59 Post subject:

Are the soundclips edited into this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-xJSHsInXY

Posted: 16-07-2011 17:53 Post subject:

I think so , good stuff mr Very Happy

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Posted: 06-08-2011 01:52 Post subject:

This documentary is available on Youtube.