Borley Rectory
Borley Rectory is often called "The Most Haunted House in England" Borley Rectory after the fire
Borley Rectory burned down on February 27, 1939. It had recently been purchased by Captain William Hart Gregson, who planned to turn the rectory into a tourist attraction. Some suspected Gregson of arson. A levitating brick at Borley Rectory
In this picture you can see a brick apparently suspended in mid-air in front of Borley Rectory. The picture was taken by a magazine photographer after the rectory had burned down. He claimed the picture to be genuine, although it is easy to imagine how it could have been faked. Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
This famous photograph was taken in 1936 during a photo shoot for the magazine Country Life. The Fox Sisters
The Fox sisters (Margaretta and Kate/Cathie) caused a sensation in the late 1840s, when the news broke that they could communicate with a spirit in their home in Hydesville, NY. The "spirit" communicated through rapping sounds (e.g., two raps for yes). The sisters went on to become professional mediums, and were instrumental in founding the spiritualist movement. Later in their lives the sisters admitted to faking the spirit raps (many researchers had been insisting all along that the noises were faked), but at least one of them took back the confession before she died. Despite this, the Fox sisters are generally considered frauds.