“My husband and I visited Witley Court a couple of years ago and when looking over our pictures we found the following image. It is important to note that there are NO floors in this building because they were completely destroyed by a fire. It was a very overcast day and actually down poured not long after this picture was taken. I have shown it around and have never told people what is in the upstairs alcove, they have always found it themselves. The English Heritage staff at Witley Court felt that it was light reflections off my SLR camera. No one else is convinced by their comments”
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March 31, 2009 at 1:25 am |
Sweet! That’s a very convincing ghost. But what if it’s just a cardboard copy of a priest hidden eerily in a castle?
March 31, 2009 at 4:11 am |
It’s a reflection. It’s not a reflection of your SLR camera. Either the person didn’t know what they were talking about or you misunderstood them. It’s a light reflection…
Your assumption that the lack of floors in the building would invalidate the idea of it being anything other than a ghost is simply incorrect, since light doesn’t require floors to stand upon and it’s OBVIOUSLY light. It might resemble a cartoonish Disneyesque figure, but that’s called pareidolia.
There is no reason to believe otherwise.
March 31, 2009 at 7:52 am |
Yes it just appears to be light cast on the inside wall beside the door!
March 31, 2009 at 8:59 am |
Totally agree with Shayalon and Jon. Light reflected from the wall – especially since you can see that this building has no roof and light is flooding in and bouncing from the walls, reflecting out.
March 31, 2009 at 9:35 am |
This is a very convincing image, at first glance! If you examine the whole of the photo however you can easily see that there is very bright light falling at an acute angle from the right. The shadows on the protruding small butresse at ground level show the angle of the sun along with the brighter broad patches of light on the driveway.
I magnified the downstairs window directly below the image in question and you can clearly see a line of colour that matches the colour of the upstairs image, this implies that the colour of the stone inside the building is being illuminated by the sun and creating the ‘Ghost’.
Sorry but not supernatural but a very unusual photo for all to enjoy.
March 31, 2009 at 2:41 pm |
try pointing your camera towards the sun, (not directly at it and dont look through the view finder) and you’ll see on the photo that similar things appear. the ghostly image here is reflected light rays from some reflective surface, possibly a window, shining onto the camera film/sensor.
March 31, 2009 at 3:51 pm |
Actually, I think that it’s unlikely that a camera reflection would situate itself in precisely that position. Plus a portion of the reflection is blocked by the door. I think that it’s just a reflection of the sun off of some shiny object, possibly an intact window, or even just a piece of glass.
I think the submitter is also implying that it can’t be a reflection because it’s an overcast day, but clearly the sun is shining on the ground and on the building.
March 31, 2009 at 5:40 pm |
I like it, it looks even better magnified .
April 1, 2009 at 3:33 am |
It is obvious now that I look at it closer the building appears to have brick on the inside walls or some other wall that is red. Any way the red body of the figure is actually a depth illusion caused by shadows and light if you look past the fiure you will clearly see the body is just red rock.
Seeing that the shadows are moving away and to the left of the camera explains why there is a face. The light is being blocked by the wall and coming through the window or possibly a part of the roof that is still there. The light is projected onto the wall and looks like a face because we are looking for a face.
If you look at the whole picture you will see that my above analysis is very true.
April 1, 2009 at 11:52 am |
its just sunlight
April 2, 2009 at 10:14 pm |
i believe this to be very genuine! Well done!
April 3, 2009 at 8:57 am |
Agree with nearly everyone, sunlight I’m afraid. Brick in sunlight.
April 3, 2009 at 11:02 am |
Yep, definately brick in sunlight. The left hand opening on the front of the building probably being the source, hence the shape of the ‘ghost’. The image was quite clearly taken on a sunny day, hence the foreground shadows from buildings situated behind the picture taker and as such would conclude that the pale colours and apparent lack of light suggest that the white balance on the camera was set incorrectly or that the hue/saturation have been altered in post.
April 3, 2009 at 11:35 pm |
these theories seem so logical but just think of the coincidences. It makes you wonder…
April 22, 2009 at 5:43 pm |
Light reflection on back wall.
April 27, 2009 at 2:44 pm |
curtain
April 28, 2009 at 5:26 pm |
Heh, it’s just light shining on the wall.
October 9, 2009 at 12:26 pm |
It looks kind of like a Pharoh. Or an Ancient Egyptian god.
October 30, 2009 at 12:58 pm |
Yep this is just a perfectly normal photo of Witley Court. I regularly visit Witley (to photograph the fountain) and can attest that the interior is mostly brickwork. It’s a ‘normal’ photograph of brick through a stone window. No more, no less.
October 30, 2009 at 12:59 pm |
Oh yeah, forgot to mention, there’s no roof either so the sunlight shines on everything.
October 30, 2009 at 10:51 pm |
interesting… but I think it’s a reflection. pretty pic
October 31, 2009 at 3:36 pm |
Although stated that it was very overcast, there does appear to be shadows on the ground. As this photo is of the north end of the east wing, it’s possible an afternoon sun could be on the far(east)wall. The grey shape which forms the left of the image is a damaged shutter still hanging. Still a very atmospheric photo!
October 31, 2009 at 8:04 pm |
I don’t think it’s real though!
November 13, 2009 at 7:13 pm |
i wouldn`t be suprised if that turned up in the photo because there has been sightings so to all of you that said it`s not true. GO TO WITLEY COURT!!!!!!!XXX
November 29, 2009 at 5:30 pm |
THERE ARE NO CURTAINS IN THE WHOLE HOUSE. CAUSE I`VE BEEN. IT`S AMASING. IT`S SO REAL.
November 30, 2009 at 12:54 am |
its not real, its flare on the lens due to light reflecting out of the window
April 12, 2010 at 11:43 am |
Never been there but England is famous because of many ghost buildings castle or houses. There was a fire in 1937 and the only thing that was restored was the ground and the fountains. One wing was gutttered by the fire while the rest was almost in tact afther this,but insurence would not pay so I think thats why they left. I think its wonderful to walk there. about a appearence in the upstairs alcove. Well I dont think its a flash light or a light that plays tricks. The one with what looks to have an eye looks like that creepy doll puppet Chucky in the scary horror movie .
But It looks like there more faces in that sort of window althought you can never be 100% sure ofcourse.
Did people died there in the fire? Or are there more who lived or died there? Has it to do with the war? Maby best to search for the total history of this. Anyway the one still looks like that Chucky puppet to me give me the creeps.
April 26, 2010 at 2:23 pm |
Very interesting picture but i agree everyone else. Its obv a light effect.
November 28, 2010 at 3:57 pm |
Why am I putting myself through the pain of looking at idiots photographs. Idiots may be a bit strong, but certainly disillusioned, gullible, impressionable easily led and perhaps simple minded could be used.
Not a single one is convincing… Thank you and good night! Actually, I take back the thank you.
October 6, 2011 at 9:08 am |
I visited Witley Court with two friends , at around 1am the bell rung on its own, and apprently it happens every hour on the hour. is this true and why? thanks.
October 18, 2011 at 9:31 pm |
if you look in the close up picture you can clearly tell that it looks like a woman with a hat but thats my opinion
January 23, 2012 at 5:40 pm |
yes yes i believe and a woman looks like holding a candle,maybe she accidently started the fire and still checks the place out now and then.Lady JANE GREY i,m led to understand,and why shoud,nt she although im glad she never when i worked there all night on the security.
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July 21, 2012 at 3:22 pm |
it looks very demonic to me it has red eyes
April 25, 2013 at 4:34 pm |
Loads of people are saying its a reflection, but with a face? I don’t know, but its not a person because there is no floors to get up there… , although everyone has there own point of view 😉
May 22, 2015 at 8:59 am |
I spent many times at Witley Court at night when I was a teenager. We could explore the whole place back then as it had been left as a ruin. I had quite a few ghostly experiences & was left absolutely terrified twice. One night I clearly saw a greyish-coloured lady in one of the top windows. There were no floors or steps, just an outer wall so it was physically impossible for anyone to be at the window. It was dark at the time. This place has a lot of spiritual activity. I have never forgotten what I experienced there. Some of you say it is “obviously” light but I just can’t see that. It could very possibly be a figure. We will never know but I don’t understand how some of you can speak so adamantly about something so unclear. I do know that non- believers will convince themselves of anything in order to deny something they can’t accept. Let’s be a bit more open, folks. There’s a hell of a lot of stuff out there we don’ t know about or which can’t be explained…
August 29, 2017 at 6:29 am |
That’s a ghost also what’s very spooky is she’s holding a candle and there appears to be a painting on the wall go her left?
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