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Mystery face appears in ‘haunted’ pub’s window
Friday 7th January 2011, 11:24AM GMT.
The face in the window of the White Hart in Ironbridge
Drinkers in one Shropshire pub have been left scratching their heads after a series of spooky goings on – including this face appearing on the bar’s window.
Staff and punters at the White Hart pub in Ironbridge might have been accused of drinking one too many ales until one customer snatched this picture on his mobile phone. Bar manager Mike Herbert said there have also been spooky goings on upstairs in the pub’s restaurant.
The mystery face was only noticed on the window on Wednesday and since then, staff have noticed other peculiar things happening.
Mr Herbert said: “We just don’t know what it is.
“It was noticed on Wednesday and everyone has been trying to guess who it is. One person said it looks like Elvis Presley.
“It just appeared on the window and we don’t know if it is on the inside or the outside. We don’t want to touch it incase we disturb it either.
“Then on the same day, upstairs in the restaurant we noticed something weird on one of the seats. It was only a short time after we saw the face on the window.
“It was a strange triangular indent on the seat and when the housekeeper when to clean it off it just disappeared.
“Then we went back later and it was there again, so we went to get the camera, but it disappeared again. No one can explain any of this, it’s very strange.”
Mr Herbert added the pub has never seen anything like it before.
“No one knows who the man in the window looks like and we have not come across this kind of thing in the past.”
Mr Herbert had to intervene yesterday when it appeared the face might be destroyed.
“We had the window cleaner around and I had to stop him from cleaning that window,” he added.
- Do you know what this might be? If so, contact the Shropshire Star newsroom on (01952) 242424 or e-mail newsroom@shropshirestar.co.uk
By Jason Lavan
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I am sorry to say but i have a similar picture on my phone from another pub in coalport that i took a few months ago. I am sorry but this is a hoax and it is very easy to do!
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I suspect it looks like the person who pressed their face against the window on, or just before, Wednesday.
Does no-one ever consider a rational explanation before leaping to supernatural conclusions?
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Nice bit of free advertising, hats off the to landlord.
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I wonder if the Star have done even the smallest amount of research before publishing this. Try this one for example
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/local/county/8438833.Mystery_of_ghostly_face_pressed_to_pub_window_at_The_Bell_Inn__Almeley/
Anyone else see the similarity? Does the word ‘hoax’ spring to mind? I reckon someone sat in the White Hart and said “I bet you a tenner I can get the Star to publsh some rubbish about ghosts – after all they go for every UFO hoax that’s going!”
Nothing to see here… move along to the next story please…
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“No one can explain any of this” said bar manager Mike Herbert, although he admitted that it had been errily quiet after Christmas and New Year……
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….any chance of a story in the Star about the poltergeist that keeps altering my spelling when I post comments on here? Our business could use the free advertising and we’re not far from Ironbridge.
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Try Googling ‘Mystery face Hereford Times’ for all you need to know about this one.
Given that it’s the same face, unless this ‘ghost’ is on a bit of a pub crawl through a variety of Midland Shire counties I think we can put this to bed as a hoax…
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