tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063102372115760035.post766597036061691962..comments2023-12-29T18:20:17.239+01:00Comments on Beach-Combing Magpie: The character in a door.... and a doorway...Beach-Combing Magpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020396792408524201noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063102372115760035.post-91372081170378480172014-04-02T22:51:57.784+02:002014-04-02T22:51:57.784+02:00There's usually something gruesome lurking ben...There's usually something gruesome lurking beneath the surface of most historical buildings, though I didn't think that included actual skin! <br />I lived in a centuries-old farm house where a murder had once been committed. I only learnt about the exact circumstances of that death many years after moving and - more precisely - after having had a dream about the same event. I felt a bit cheated because I must have missed out on a really spooky atmosphere during all those years spent there.<br />Not sure what would be better - to be able to travel back in time (in 'The Time Machine' fashion) or to have the visit of a ghost, in the present day...Beach-Combing Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020396792408524201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2063102372115760035.post-36162950097092445962014-03-31T15:39:08.603+02:002014-03-31T15:39:08.603+02:00Very interesting, loving seeing the beautiful carv...Very interesting, loving seeing the beautiful carved work too! One of the most interesting doors in Bristol is the front door of the Hatchet pub. It is supposed to be about 300 years old and to have layers of human skin underneath the layers of tar covering it. The pub itself dates back to about the fifteenth century. You can see it here:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/2097827928/<br />For lovers of ghost stories; my friends and I, whilst sat in this pub, have seen full pint glasses completely upend with no one touching them or the table that they stood on. Very odd...Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16375556738066106681noreply@blogger.com