Belitionlee: Apparition of Headless Monk Forces Ride Relocation

Monday, February 7, 2011

Apparition of Headless Monk Forces Ride Relocation

Excavation of stone coffins at Chertsey Abbey in 1855

UKPress - A new ride at one of the country's biggest theme parks, in Surrey, has been moved after fears that it disturbed an ancient burial ground, prompting paranormal activity.

Workers creating the water ride at Thorpe Park for the new season said they started noticing ghostly sightings nearby, including what appeared to be a headless monk.

There were reports of objects being moved, workers feeling like someone was watching over their shoulders and sudden cold feelings being experienced.

A paranormal detection agency was called in to carry out tests and found that an ancient burial ground or settlement could have been disturbed.

Managers relocated the ride to another area of the park and called in a forensic team, South West London Paranormal, to investigate.

The 64ft water ride, Storm Surge, was originally planned for an area known as Monk's Walk, an old footpath that has linked the ruins of nearby Chertsey Abbey to Thorpe Church since AD666.

The ride's foundations would have been over 15 metres deep in an area of the park where stone coffins have previously been excavated.

Jim Arnold, of South West London Paranormal, said results were picked up immediately, with orbs, ghostly images in photography and ouija reaction results being strongest around the site where Storm Surge was to be built.

He said: "The results were so strong, we felt the only explanation could be that an ancient burial ground or settlement was being disturbed, prompting the extra paranormal activity."

Forensic geophysicist Peter Masters, of Cranfield University, called in to analyse the site using deep ground radar, said: "From the preliminary investigations, we have picked up signatures similar to that of a burial ground - possibly ancient."

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Headless monk forces ride to be moved at Thorpe Park

news.com.au - Bosses at a British theme park have been forced to move a new ride after workers reported seeing what appeared to be a headless monk, Sky News reports.

Staff building the ride at Thorpe Park, near London, encountered several strange phenomena, including the ghost and reports of objects being moved.

A paranormal detection agency called in by park bosses to carry out tests found that an ancient burial ground or settlement could have been disturbed.

Managers at the theme park decided to relocate the ride to another area and also called in a forensic team to carry out further investigations.

The ride, named "Storm Surge", was originally meant to have been built in an area on the site known as Monk's Walk. The old footpath has linked the ruins of nearby Chertsey Abbey to Thorpe Church since the year 666 AD.

The ride's foundations would have been in an area of the park where stone coffins were previously excavated.

Paranormal expert Jim Arnold, who carried out tests at the site, said that "results were picked up immediately, with orbs, ghostly images in photography and Ouija reaction results being strongest around the site where they were proposing to build Storm Surge".

He added: "The results were so strong we felt the only explanation could be that an ancient burial ground or settlement was being disturbed, prompting the extra paranormal activity."

History of Chertsey Abbey

Click for video - the construction of the 'Storm Surge'

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