London is known as the ghost capital. It just so happened among the mystics. And even if you do not believe in ghosts, then visiting the capital of England, willy-nilly, imbued with the mysterious atmosphere of medieval legends. So, what ghosts among those living in London have won worldwide recognition?
Black nun
This ghost lives in the garden of the Bank of England. And his story is as follows. In 1811, bank employee Philip Whitehead was arrested for check forgery. The man was sentenced to death, his sister, Sarah Whitehead, shocked by the incident, went crazy. The distraught girl came to the bank every day to find her missing brother. When Sarah died, she was buried in the grounds of the old church, near the bank. And since then, bank employees have often seen the ghost of a woman in black robes, who is still looking for her brother.
A headless ghost living in the lake
While wandering around London's West End, you will inevitably come across King's Park, you should be careful, because the park has a lake in which a ghost lives. As soon as you approach the lake, a terrible headless ghost suddenly floats to the surface of the dark water and scares visitors with screams. The question is: how can he scream if he has no head?
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The ghost of the Countess of Salisbury living in the Tower
In the Tower you can see the "ghostly" scene of the execution of the Countess of Salisbury. The lady was beheaded by order of King Henry VIII. And every year on the anniversary of the execution, history repeats itself: the ghost of the countess appears, the ghost of the executioner approaches her, screams are heard, but after the execution, the vision disappears.
Anne Boleyn's ghost
Anne Boleyn, wife of King Henry VIII, was beheaded and her body burned in the Tower of St. Peter's Chapel. However, her ghost still haunts the Tower of London. Earl of Grenfell had once encountered him while serving in the fortress as a young lieutenant. Grenfell saw the decapitated ghost of Anna at the walls of the royal chambers, where she spent the night before her execution. The lieutenant could not bear what he saw and fainted, the authorities did not believe the lieutenant, suggesting that he was drunk. However, other guards confirmed that they too often see Anna's ghost.
The ghost of William Terris in the London subway
At Covent Garden Station, the ghost of 19th century actor William Terris can be spotted. The young man was killed in this place in 1897, then there was a bread shop. William, who came to the store for baked goods that ill-fated day, was killed by robbers. Now, a tall, thin man in a black hat wanders around the subway station and cannot find peace.
GUSAKOVA IRINA