Quite unusually, the building that replaced the original was not only famed for its hauntings but it also suffered the same fate…
The same fate…
In 1939, a decade after gaining infamy over its alleged hauntings, Borley Rectory was damaged badly by fire.
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It was damaged so badly that repair wasn’t an option – so the decision was made to demolish the building. The demolition took place in 1944.
A haunted site…
In 1863, just one year after the cleric and his family moved in, the first paranormal occurrences were reported…
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Locals who visited the house claimed to have heard unexplained footsteps wandering around the rectory at the time.
Haunted house…
On 28 July 1900, four daughters of the rector – Henry Dawson Ellis Bull – described seeing what they reckoned to be the ghost of a nun.
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