LINCOLN Lincoln is the principal city of the county of Lincolnshire, dating back to Roman times. The place is atmospheric and contains enough Roman walls and architecture still standing to keep generations of history students happy. Along with the attraction of the Roman connection, there are stories of ghostly goings-on at the Castle, which once housed criminals destined for a date with the hangmans noose. In 2004 at the Observatory Tower, a family were taking photographs and one of the prints featured a strange figure of a man who had not been in the viewfinder of the camera. They reported that the area where they had been standing was noticeably colder than anywhere else during their visit. Some years previously, other witnesses stated that they saw two figures ahead of them on the external stairs of the Observatory Tower, but by the time they had reached the top flight the figures had disappeared. The High Street in Lincoln boasts a variety of shops both old and new. Jesters Fancy Dress shop owner Hazel Smith and her son James say their shop is haunted by the ghosts of two children from the Victorian era. James Smith has witnessed a hand slide through the wall, push a hanging costume and leave it swinging backwards and forwards. Even shop staff have heard ghostly footsteps when the Smiths have not been present. Lincoln Cathedral has multiple ghosts – it is so notorious that it has its own organised Ghost Walk. Even its steps are reputedly haunted by a 17th Century cleric who witnessed a murder, but before he could escape and report the misdeed, the killer silenced him permanently.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 18:01:11 +0000
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