Real flying ‘saucer’ mystery.
It’s not flying saucers spooking the neighbours in a quiet Folkestone cul-de-sac – it’s flying cups and saucers! And airborne crockery is just one example of the intense paranormal activity which, claim residents, is crammed into the 19 houses of Edgehill Close, next to Shorncliffe Barracks. Ghosts on the landing and spectres in the bedroom have become a regular part of life for people living in the close, off North Road, Cheriton.
Now, after nearly two years of their own personal X Files, householders are saying enough is enough and want help in tracking down the phenomena’s source. Peter Bennett and his wife Jayne, who live in the close, have both experienced poltergeist pranks and are leading the residents’ hunt for an explanation. Mrs Bennett has seen a figure in the bedroom and the couple say things regularly fly off table tops and cabinets. Mr Bennett, who runs the close’s residents group, said: “There have been sightings of monks, children, and men and women.”
Intrigued by the apparitions, teh couple set out to trace the history of the site but have been unable to discover anything prior to the 1790s. Now they are asking Herald readers to help find out precisely what existed on the land before their homes were built in the hope it may hold the key to the mystery. Mr Bennett, who moved to the close in February 1995, told the Herald: “We’d like to know what was up there before the houses were built.”
Fellow resident Pam Bartlett says she believes the site was a former military parade ground. She said: “I’ve had a cup of tea fly across the bedroom and I have seen mysterious figures on the landing.” Mrs Bartlett last saw an apparition two weeks ago.
If you know the history of the site and can solve the mystery of these Folkestone phantoms call the Herald newsdesk.
Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate and Cheriton Herald, 7th November 1996.