Ghosts always use the stairs
This photo was taken in 1936 at Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England. This portraint of “The Brown Lady” is arguably the most famous and well-regarded ghost photograph ever taken. The ghost is thought to be that of Lady Dorothy Townshend, wife of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount of Raynham, residents of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England in the early 1700s. It was rumored that Dorothy, before her marriage to Charles, had been the mistress of Lord Wharton. Charles suspected Dorothy of infidelity. Although according to legal records she was buried in 1726, it was suspected that the funeral was a sham and that Charles had locked his wife away in a remote corner of the house until her death many years later
from http://www.ghost-sighting.co.uk/
The Brown Lady is famous mostly as being one of the most reliably photographed ghost in history. Although she has not been seen since 1936, she is said to wear a long brown dress or cape. No one knows who the Brown Lady is, or how she is connected to Raynham Hall.
The first sighting was reported in 1835 by a house guest, Colonel Loftus. He actually viewed her twice. He said she was wearing a brown satin dress and had only black empty sockets for eyes. Another sighting was made by Captain Frederick Marryat. He intentionally slept in the “haunted room,” but instead caught a glimpse of the Brown Lady an upstairs hallway. His description was the same as Loftus’, except this time the Brown Lady was carrying a lantern. Marryat happened to have a gun with him, and fired point-blank at the figure. The bullets, of course, passed right through the ghost. The ghost was not reported again until 1926, at which time it was viewed by two little boys. In 1936, the famous photograph was taken by photographers Captain Provand and Indre Shira during a shoot for the magazine -Country Life-. Shira saw the ghost on the stairs, an instructed Provand to take a picture.
The 17th century Old hall inn was formerly a farmhouse. A woman dressed in Grey has been sitting on a window ledge and a drop in temperature has been recorded.
The village of Happisburgh lies on the Norfolk coast. It has a beach, a church and a lighthouse. It also has a Ghost – The pump hill ghost – or the Happisburgh Torso.
One night in 1765 three smugglers fell out over their booty. Shots were heard. The following day large pools of blood were found on the beach but there was no body found. A few months later farmers saw a strange figure in the vicinity of Whimpell Street. Dressed in Sailors clothes. It was said to have no legs and its head was dangling backwards.
Felbrig Hall is one of the best-preserved 17th century houses in East Anglia. It dates back to 1400. The Gothic library is said to be haunted by the original owner – Lord Windham. In 1810 he died when trying to rescue books from a burning library.
Many ghosts are said to exist at Bircham Newton. They vary in their origins, but most tend to date from the period spanning World War II, up to the date of the RAF base closure in 1962.
There are various stories told, but one of the most famous is that of the Squash Courts at the RAF base.
It is said that a bomber crashed on the landing strip at Bircham Newton, killing three of its crew members. These three men often return to the Squash Courts at the old base to play their favourite sport. The sound of a ball echoing in the completely empty building an be heard and one man dressed in an Officers uniform has also been sighted.
Anne Boleyn’s ghost is said to appear on the anniversary of her execution [May 19th].
