After some tourists took a photo during a visit to the Queen's House in Greenwich, they returned with a strange picture currently known as Tulip Staircase Ghost. Even today, people are still debating whether the spirit in the picture was real or not.
If there is one thing that the British serve exceptionally well except tea, there is a haunted story. And the queen's house in Greenwich? Oh, serves ghostly chills with photographic evidence. This stunning piece of 17th-century architecture can be a vision of classic elegance, but under its beauty lies a paranormal playground.
There were already ghostly legends around the aged house, before the photo was taken with children laughing in the corridors, a ghostly maid washing blood. The heart of his spectral reputation is a particularly known spirit: the spirit of tulip stairs.
A house that matches the queen … and her ghosts
The queen's house was ordered in 1616 by Anne of Denmark, the wife of King James and as an apology after a public curse. It is worth noting, however, that she had just shot his dog, although it was an accident. Designed by the revolutionary architect Inigo Jones, it was the first classic England building – a clear contrast with Gothic styles that appeared earlier.
The house was inhabited by many royal women over the centuries. However, Anne could never enjoy royal retreat because she died in 1619 before its end. The house was finally completed in 1635 under Queen Henrietta Maria (wife of Charles I), but from the very beginning it seems that this royal residence was to be haunted.
For centuries, the queen's house was home to members of the royal family, navy officers and later the National Maritime Museum. With so many veins passing through his corridors, it is not surprising that the whispers of amazing meetings began to appear. Strange voices, phantom traces and inexplicable shadows were reported in its enormous walls. But none of them compare themselves to the chilling secret of Tulip stairs.
Spirit caught on the camera
Let's release until 1966 – when the eminent image of the spirit Tulip Staircase was made on the stairs. Retired Canadian Reverend, RW Hardy and his wife visited the queen's house on a free tourist trip. Around 17:00 Rev Hardy photographed the interior of the building. He used the Zeiss Ikon Contina camera with the Anastigmt Zavar lens and the fog filter from the K2 film. He took a seemingly innocent photo of the eminent tulip stairs at home, architectural miracles with an elegant spiral design and fine handrails made of forged iron.
At that time no one was there, it was also according to his wife, standing at his side. There was also a sign of “lack of admission” and nobody was around them.
When the film was developed, what should be a plain shutter became one of the most eminent paranormal photos in history. The photo clearly shows the company, a shadowy form rising up the stairs, grabbing the handrail with an almost skeletal hand. Not one, but two hands, in fact, like someone – or something – climbed up.
Experts – including Kodak in their laboratory – studied negative, excluding manipulation or double exposure. The amazing, translucent figure remained unexplained, strengthening its place in traditions hunting for ghosts.
Who – or what – shades the queen's house?
Theories about the spirit of tulip stairs are full, but the queen's house does not have only one restless spirit. Some believe that a spectral figure belongs to the 17th-century maid, which was murdered on the stairs. Legend has it that she was pushed – or fell – until her death, and her tormented soul remains to this day. Visitors and employees reported that they heard Phantom stops on the stairs, feeling unseen hands, and even noticing a woman in aged -fashioned clothing drifting through the corridors, cleaning the pool of blood before he disappears into the air.
But she is not alone. Other ghostly residents allegedly include the sound of abusing children, laughter, echoes of mysterious singing and the sudden appearance of shadowy characters that dissolve when they approach. One particularly disturbing report comes from a group of restaurant employees in the 1960s who claimed that they heard deafening, violent steps following them – only to turn back and not find anyone there.
Visitation lasts through the screening
As the news about the ghostly photo of the ghosts of Tulip Staircase, seven members of the paranormal investigative organization The Ghost Club decided to spend the night on Saturday, June 24, 1967 at the Queen's House to examine the claims. They had to wear pliable shoes, synchronize watches and wear a working torch, notebook and pencil at all times. Everything was to be recorded, from strange sounds and smells to a sense of presence.
According to some sources, they found surprising discoveries, such as bells and shadowy characters. However, the vigil and the session did not give any decisive evidence of paranormal that night or other night.
Visitation that passes the test of time
Today, the Queen's House is part of the Royal Museums of Greenwich and the so -called aged Royal Naval College. Although he is best known from the collection of art and architectural significance, people who have sight for supernatural ones know better. The spirit of the stairs Tulip Staircase remains one of the most convincing elements of paranormal evidence ever captured, and the building itself still exudes the atmosphere of secrets.
Skeptics can mock by rejecting a ghostly figure as a lithe of lithe or an overactive imagination. But those who felt the coldness of unseen eyes, watching them or heard spectral echoes of the past, know that the queen's house is more than a historical landmark – this is a place where the past refuses to be buried.
So, if you ever find yourself in Greenwich, walk around the queen's house. Admire its beauty, immerse yourself in your history … and maybe, he can just look at the shoulder. You never know who – what – dislike following you up the stairs of Tulip.
References:
The Tulip Staircase Ghost – burials and more
Greenwich, Queen Anne and the ghosts of the Queen's House – historical secrets
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