Weird Gallery

The Queen's House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966

The Queen's House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queen's House, Greenwich, London. The couple had heard about the famous Tulip staircase and took a photograph, however, once developed on their return to the Canada, they saw the photograph had also captured the image of a spectral, shrouded figure, ascending the stairs in pursuit of a second (and possibly a third) figure. The Rev and Mrs R. W. Hardy were adamant there was no figure on the stairway when the photograph was taken. The image remains an enigma to this day... Date: 1966

© The Estate of Peter Underwood / Mark Lyon Collection / Mary Evans

The Pain-Proof Man & Captain Ringman Jack - Ripley's

Arthur Plumhoff The Human Pincushion - The Pain-Proof Man (left) and Captain Ringman Jack, who lifted weights through holes through his breasts! - Both performers at Robert Ripley's "Believe-it-or-not" Odditorium - at A Century of Progress, the International Exposition (World's Fair) held in Chicago from 1933 to 1934. Date: 1933

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Fantasy Austrian New Year Maypole

Fantasy Austrian New Year Maypole - A glamorous young lady enjoys toying with her formerly-dressed suitors, all in miniature form and flying around her on champagne bottles, each with a propeller and held aloft by coloured ribbons!! One of her devotees holds aloft a diamond ring in a box, clearly proposing marriage Date: 1912