Time slips is a phenomenon
where a person or persons witness scenes or objects apparently from another
time period--predominantly in the past.
One case of a phantom house
being seen happened near Bury St. Edmunds, in Suffolk, England in 1926.
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| Bradfield St. George church |
Ruth Wynne had moved to the
area recently to teach school. Wanting to explore her new home Wynne and a
14-year old pupil, a Miss Allington went for a walk from Rougham Green rectory
toward Bradfield St. George church.
It was a cloudy day as the
two women walked through a farmyard toward the road. Opposite them was a high
brick wall and iron gates through which they saw a large Georgian house
surrounded by tall trees.
Miss Wynne was surprised
because no one had mentioned such a grand house being in the neighborhood. The
two women unconcerned then proceeded to their destination the church which was
only 300 feet away.
They returned home via a
shortcut so they did not pass the stately house again.
It was a year later when both
women walked the same footpath through the farmyard to the road but this time
they where astonished to see there was no wall, iron gate or grand house.
Instead the area was
overgrown with trees, weeds, plants and ponds. The two never saw the house
again. They did research but where perplexed to find there was no record of a
Georgian mansion existing in the area.
No one has been able to
explain what the two women saw.
Another, more fanciful time
slip story involves a mother and daughter whom are traveling together. This
well-known legend is called The Vanishing Hotel Room.
They were returning from
India and stopped at a hotel room in Paris. The mother fell ill so the daughter
heads out to get some medicine for her mother.
When she finally returns to
the hotel after hours of searching she does not recognize anyone and both the
hotel room--they were staying in--and her mother have vanished.
In a classic ending it is
stated the daughter never finds her mother or finds out what happens to her.
In another twist to the
ending it is stated the daughter after a long investigation finds that the
hotel management upon finding the mother has the plague has her moved from the
hotel in order to avoid a public panic.
This story is cited in
several books as a “true supernatural story.” But this story is a classic example of
folklore.
In a previous post the story
of two English married couples in 1979 who stayed at an old-fashioned hotel in southern
France on their way to Spain is shared. On the way back, the hotel that
appeared to be from another era is no longer there.
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| Bold Street |
The Bold Street, Liverpool
time slip stories are also shared
In this post the Palace of
Versailles time slip story is briefly mentioned. Both these stories are considered
by some to be more credible and can be found here.
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