THE MOST HAUNTED HOUSE IN THE WORLD

THE MOST HAUNTED HOUSE IN THE WORLD

In 1863, a new house was built in the village of Borley, about 100 kilometers north-east of London. Soon after the house was finished strange things began to happen.
The first owner was a man named Henry Bull and he often saw “The white Lady”. She was a tall white ghost wearing old-fashionated clothes. She used to walk down the garden path at night. She also used to frighten the Bull family by looking in through the window when they were having dinner.

Many other unexplained things happened at this time. Every Monday night a ghostly coach and horses used to race up to the front door. But when the door was opened, the coach disappeared. Plates and glasses used to fly around in the kitchen and the family used to hear strange voices and footsteps. On one occasion the house became full of strange smells.

In 1930, Mr. Foster and his wife Marianne moved in. They never used to believe in ghosts but they soon changed their minds! Soon after moving in, they found mysterious messages written on the walls. One message said simply “Marianne, please help”. The Fosters couldn’t settle down in the house.

Harry Price, a famous ghost hunter; spent a year studying the house in 1937. He found a place on the first floor called “the cold spot” which always used to be six degrees cooler than the rest of the house.

On the top floor; doors used to lock and unlock themselves, and furniture used to fall down the stairs. In one bedroom, the Blue Room, people used to be thrown out of their beds at night! Even the bathroom was haunted. A woman going past the door was given a black eye when an invisible hand slapped her face.

In 1939, the house was burned down in a fire. By then, people had reported seeing over 200 ghosts there. Nothing is left today of what used to be the mot haunted house in the world- except ghost stores and a lot of unanswered questions.

NOW ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1.- What did the “White Lady” do at night?

She was a tall white ghost wearing old-fashionated clothes. She used to walk down the garden path at night. She also used to frighten the Bull family by looking in through the window when they were having dinner.

2.- What did the coach and horses do?

They ran to the front door

3.- What used to happen in the kitchen?

Plates and glasses used to fly around in the kitchen and the family used to hear strange voices and footsteps.

4.- What was unusual about the “cold spot”?

The place always used to be six degrees cooler than the rest of the house.

5.- What used to happen on the top floor?

doors used to lock and unlock themselves, and furniture used to fall down the stairs.

6.- What used to happen in the Blue room?

people used to be thrown out of their beds at night!

7.- What happened to a woman outside the bathroom?

A woman going past the door was given a black eye when an invisible hand slapped her face.

8.- What happened in 1939?

the house was burned down in a fire