This idea was refuted by members of the household, however, testifying that all were attending Lord Combermere's funeral. It is thought by some that during that time a servant might have come into the room and sat briefly in the chair, creating the transparent image. The photographic exposure, Corbet recorded, took about an hour. At the time Sybell Corbet took the above photo, Combermere's funeral was taking place some four miles away.
Lord Combermere died in 1891, having been struck and killed by a horse-drawn carriage. Today the Abbey is a tourist attraction and hotel. In 1814, Sir Stapleton Cotton, a descendant of Sir George, took the title "Lord Combermere" and in 1817 became the Governor of Barbados. In 1540, King Henry VII kicked out the Benedictines, and the Abbey later became the Seat of Sir George Cotton KT, Vice-Chamberlain to the household of Prince Edward, son of Henry VIII. Combermere Abbey, located in Cheshire, England, was founded by Benedictine monks in 1133. Lord Combermere was a British cavalry commander in the early 1800s who distinguished himself in several military campaigns. It is believed to be the ghost of Lord Combermere. His head, collar and right arm on the armrest are clearly discernable. The figure of a man can faintly be seen sitting in the chair to the left. This photograph of the Combermere Abbey library was taken in 1891 by Sybell Corbet. The ghost has been seen occasionally since. Upon developing the film, the image of The Brown Lady ghost was seen for the first time. After the flash and on closing the shutter, Captain Provand removed the focusing cloth from his head and turning to me said: 'What's all the excitement about?'" Rather excitedly, I called out sharply: 'Quick, quick, there's something.' I pressed the trigger of the flashlight pistol. All at once I detected an ethereal veiled form coming slowly down the stairs. He was focusing for another exposure I was standing by his side just behind the camera with the flashlight pistol in my hand, looking directly up the staircase. "Captain Provand took one photograph while I flashed the light.
This is what happened, according to Shira: This famous photo was taken in September 1936 by Captain Provand and Indre Shira, two photographers who were assigned to photograph Raynham Hall for Country Life magazine.
As she passed, Marryat said, she grinned at the men in a "diabolical manner." Marryat fired a pistol at the apparition, but the bullet simply passed through. A few years later, Captain Frederick Marryat and two friends saw "the Brown Lady" gliding along an upstairs hallway, carrying a lantern. It also seemed to him that her eyes had been gouged out.
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He saw her again a week later and described her as wearing a brown satin dress, her skin glowing with a pale luminescence. She was seen again standing in the hall in 1835 by Colonel Loftus, who was visiting for the Christmas holidays. In the early 1800s, King George IV, while staying at Raynham, saw the figure of a woman in a brown dress standing beside his bed. Although according to legal records she died and 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.ĭorothy's ghost is said to haunt the oak staircase and other areas of Raynham Hall. It was rumored that Dorothy, before her marriage to Charles, had been the mistress of Lord Wharton. The ghost is thought to be that of Lady Dorothy Townshend, wife of Charles Townshend, second Viscount of Raynham, residents of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England in the early 1700s. This portrait of "The Brown Lady" ghost is arguably the most famous and well-regarded ghost photograph ever taken.
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