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Post by Spooky on Apr 16, 2007 10:08:28 GMT
oooh I do have one of her books from when we went over in Feb. Will have a look tonight and see if there is a mention of it. She had them all available when she came to visit but I just wanted one particular copy which had the tale of this girl who went back in time during a great storm on the island so I only bought the one but it has lots of other tales in it so may well have Osbourne house to. We are going camping over there this year so that goingto be an experience and a ahalf for me, not done a night under canvas since I was a scout  |
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Post by jules on Apr 16, 2007 16:31:47 GMT
oohh very scary camping on the island
should be a good experience for a ghost hunter
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Post by Spooky on Apr 16, 2007 20:08:06 GMT
Ha ha not sure Ill get much of that done the rest of the troop arent exactly the scooby gang  |
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Post by jules on Apr 17, 2007 7:44:02 GMT
shame as it would have been great
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Post by Hartswood on Apr 17, 2007 7:49:21 GMT
First time I ever went camping was on the IOW as a kid...great fun! Spooky you must visit Osborne House if you didnt do so in Feb!
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Post by Spooky on Apr 18, 2007 14:12:14 GMT
Well I have dug my book out by Gay Baldwin and it is book Six which has a whole chapter dedicated to Osborne house. The good news is Queen Victoria is there Staff have reported smelling Jasmine, her favourite perfume at the bottom of the stairs. This was reported by a number of visitors but only now and then so it was not all the time. In the Queens bedroom Orange Blossom, another of the Queens scents would fill the room. People would comment on what an amazing air freshner it was, though there was none. Again this happened 4 times to one member of staff who worked there 13 years. They would go in the morning to open the doors and drapes and would announce the Queen is here upon smelling the scent. The room was supposed to have great presence when she visited. Though no one has ever seen her spirit she does seem to go back there. One member of staff reports she felt a hand rest firmly on her shoulder one day, she turned around and trhere was no one there. Thats my summary of what the book says about Queen Victoria but it does go on about a number of other ghosts at the house as well. |
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Post by Hartswood on Apr 19, 2007 7:18:58 GMT
That's interesting Spooky. Her bedroom is a lovely room, although the photo above the bed of Albert lying In State is a bit gloomy. Would you want a photo/picture of your dead husband hanging over your bed! (it was there when she was still living at Osborne!)  |
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Post by jules on Apr 19, 2007 8:10:05 GMT
it would be better to have a picture of when he was alive, but each to his own
thanks for that spooky, it is great to hear of the old Queen still around
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Post by Spooky on Apr 24, 2007 20:40:55 GMT
Osbourne is on the list of places to do that weekend, I checked whoopee ;D Now just got to get Sam to loan us her EH membership  |
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Post by Hartswood on Jul 2, 2007 8:01:48 GMT
Was Queen Victoria still lurking at Osborne Spooky???
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Post by Spooky on Jul 3, 2007 8:21:13 GMT
Hi Osborne really is a nice old house isnt it. We had a great day there despite the rain.
Carisbrooke Castle was also very impressive and in good shape considering its age.
Last year it was a tour of NT houses now we got the EH card we are on a mission there. The South West next week ;D
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Post by thedevilyouknow on Oct 18, 2012 12:35:48 GMT
Yeah Queen Vic haunts Osborne House... interesting note is that it was never bombed by the Luftwaffe in WWII because (supposedly) Hitler wanted it as his summer house when he'd won the war... likewise the Midland Hotel in Manchester was going to be the Gestapo UK headquarters and so was never hit... though with that one its probably a myth, Osborne however may be true.
The Devil.
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