| Man Photographs "Ghost" in Park |
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Sheffield Park spook or
spoof? Christopher Petty and his brother decided to spend a day outdoors, enjoying the warm Sussex sunshine. Little did they know when they started out that they would be joined by someone or something else. Su Sunday, May 16th, started like any other day in early Summer. The sun was shining, and like many of us, Christopher Petty decided to make the most of the weather and get out and about. He and his brother decided to visit the National Trust's historic Sheffield Park Gardens in Sussex, England. They took their cameras as it is a beautiful spot, and thought that some photos of their visit would make for some nice memories. As they started snapping away, neither of them expected the following results to show up when the photos were developed: |
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Chris explains: "In the photo there appears to be a shadowy
woman next to me that I can't explain. There was nobody beside
me at the time the photo was taken, nor are there any statues in
that area."
A National Trust representative confirmed that there are no statues in the park. And from there, the plot thickened... On August 4th, 2001, 87 year
old Mrs. Florence Bristow went to the same Gardens, with her son
John and his wife, to enjoy an afternoon out. They rented a
buggy to travel around the edge of the lake at the Park.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Bristow suffered a heart attack and fell across
her son, who lost control of the buggy, which drove right into the
lake. Mrs. Bristow and John were rescued from the lake right
away, but in spite of resuscitation efforts, Mrs. Bristow could not
be saved. |
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Is this the ghost of Mrs. Bristow? Or is it just a passerby
that Chris didn't pay any attention to, who just happens to bear a
striking resemblance to Mrs. Bristow? Please send your thoughts to Jackie@learnaboutghosts.com and we'll post them here. |