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December 1998

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Saxon Ghosts haunt the Cathedral Grounds.

A Japanese Tourist holidaying in Ely had to be treated for shock when she discovered apparitions on one of the photographs she had taken locally.
The picture has been studied by members of the church and the regional manager of Kodak, both of whom were very skeptical, but could offer no reasonable explanation.

We asked local photographer Bob Mozejko of the Ely Standard to analyze the photo for Ely OnLine. His conclusion is as follows...
"The photograph was taken in the afternoon at about 4pm to 5pm about six weeks ago with a Kodak Compatible Analog Film Camera. The photograph shows the Ely Cathedral with the afternoon sun behind causing an amount of Lens Flare as we professionals call it.. The picture also seems to show two transparent figures. They appear to be male (left) and female (right). The male appears to be holding a lantern and is wearing an old fashion Hat similar to that of Anglo Saxon times. The female has a headband or under hood head garment which seems to suggest the attire of a Nun.
In my opinion the photograph cannot be "real" and although Kodak cannot find any indication of forgery
, I believe it to be a FAKE! I have photographed the Cathedral many times and I have never seen anything like this. I think it is the "double exposure" effect. Maybe the tourist that took this picture forgot to wind the camera on or something... If not that then it must be a freak Lens Flare Effect, a phenomina which, like the lottery, once every 14,000,000 snaps will produce lens flare that looks like real objects...

The tourist however denied trickery saying she has never taken a picture of ancient Britons, so could not understand how it could be double exposure. She had also never won anything thing on the lottery.

Ely OnLine have researched into the clothes seen in the picture and have found them to have a distinctly Mediaeval look. We believe the picture to indeed, shows a Nun, maybe even Sister Etheldreda the Lady Princess who invented Nuns and is remembered as a Saint. The male is perhaps The GateKeeper, Guardian of the Holy Isle who has been seen many times, always at the olde boundaries of the ancient Keep.
A spokesperson for the Witches of Ely said. Long before Christianity came to this place, when the Pagan Gods Ruled and Christ himself was a wee sprog, the Isle we now call Ely was the ancient Island of Mists and Tides, a place of eerie enchantment, un-inviting and inhospitable, yet strangely compelling. Many believe it to be Avalon, mystical spiritual land of Arthur, King of the Britons. It is also said that it is from Avalon he will rise again to unite the people of the One World. His appearance will be preceded by the visions of Saints and Sinners, gathering one and all for Armageddon, the Judgment Day...

Worse than Jehovas Witnesses them Witches. Anyway, it is for you to make up your own conclusions.

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