Comments on: Does postcard solve ghost riddle?

By: marco

marco — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:25:59 +0000

So now we have proof that the same ghost has been haunting the area since at least 1922. I wonder why she has appeared in that specific doorway?

And what about the other figures in the postcard? The man is not a ghost because he has a clear shadow, but more intriguing are the two little girls on the right – we simply cant tell one way or another!!!

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By: Joseph Azerrad

Joseph Azerrad — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:54:48 +0000

With or without Photoshop?.

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By: Rob, Telford

Rob, Telford — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:38:34 +0000

…the hundred years’ war at Ludlow Town Council….

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By: ad

ad — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:08:03 +0000

identical, clearly you have spotted a fake, well done for revealing his fraud

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By: doctoratlantis

doctoratlantis — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:55:17 +0000

Fantastic work! I’d been working on this case and was suspicious of the previous findings that it was a video-capture. What an interesting discovery!

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By: Nistagmus

Nistagmus — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:02:42 +0000

I think it’s pretty obvious what’s happening here…it’s the ghost of the same girl appearing in the same pose in two different photos. I make this conclusion based on her clothes. They look wrong (based on my virtually non-existent knowledge of what people wore in the 1920′s).

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By: spencer

spencer — Wed, 19 May 2010 10:23:15 +0000

Tory rag, blah blah blah.

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By: Andrew Owen

Andrew Owen — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:32:49 +0000

And why you’re so biased against Shrewsbury Town / AFC Telford (delete whichever applicable).

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By: spencer

spencer — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:18:29 +0000

Don’t forget the Tesco beaters, i particularly like that one..

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By: Jayne Oliver

Jayne Oliver — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:12:00 +0000

..and why is the comments facility disabled on some stories?

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By: Andrew Owen

Andrew Owen — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:07:25 +0000

Yes. And don’t forget UFOs and ‘Why Shropshirestar.com isn’t as good as it used to be…’

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By: Rob, Telford

Rob, Telford — Wed, 19 May 2010 07:59:41 +0000

The “Ghost” photograph was the result of some fairly basic darkroom work – now can we get back to the usual topics – knocking Telford, and the eternal question “Shroosbury or Shrowsbury?”……

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By: Alf

Alf — Wed, 19 May 2010 07:06:35 +0000

There is a dark section of the belt to the left side of the middle of the girls body.

There is a small section which appears to be a lump jutting upwards which is exactly the same on both photos.

It’s a very good fake. Amazing how people still try to wheedle out of the obvious when they need to believe in ‘supernatural’ stuff.

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By: Compton

Compton — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:29:14 +0000

This is an interesting story! I’ve heard of the Wem ghost, but never really paid attention to the story, being a grown up and all that.

Anyway I was fascinated by this story. It didn’t seem likely that the person who took that photo at the town hall would have happened to choose a photo of a girl from the same town.

So I compared the two images a bit closer and was surprised at what I found. You can check my results here:

http://www.kuxas.com/94/spooky-case-of-the-wem-ghost.html

I took both the images directly from this story, and compared them directly as you can see. I hope the Shropshire Star doesn’t object to me using the images like that!

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By: Kasser

Kasser — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:08:47 +0000

Agreed, shadow across the face and the crumples in the dress is the same

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By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:15:15 +0000

May I suggest that from the costumes the original photograph was taken well before 1922 – I suggest that it is probably pre-WW1. The postmark on the card was 1922 – that gives a latest time but doesn’t date the picture.

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By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:59:00 +0000

Unless the photographer of the postcard photographed the same ghost?

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By: severn

severn — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:54:30 +0000

Except that the ‘ghost’ in the photo isn’t shaped like the young lady in the picture – the ‘ghost’ (if it is a ghost) has a long neck like a giraffe.

http://www.wisewords.demon.co.uk/shropshire/ghost.html

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By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:53:58 +0000

Yeah, if you look carefully, even the layout of the cloths are the same. Looks like this picture was used for the fake!!!

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