In this chapter, Harry Price charts the history of Borley Rectory — and explains all about its key 'appurtenances'. 
We also hear — for the first time — about the 'inquisitive spectral nun' and how the Reverend Henry Bull apparently bricked-up one of the dining room windows to stop her looking in at him whilst he ate chops.

In this chapter, Harry Price charts the history of Borley Rectory — and explains all about its key 'appurtenances'. We also hear — for the first time — about the 'inquisitive spectral nun' and how the Reverend Henry Bull apparently bricked-up one of the dining room windows to stop her looking in at him whilst he ate chops.

Chapter IV — 'The Story of the Rectory'

Harry Price remains the most famous psychical researcher of all time. 

The Most Haunted House in England (1940) is his own vivid account of, arguably, his most well-known case. Borley Rectory was a vast, warren-like, Victorian building renowned for poltergeist activity, wall-writing, and strange manifestations. Most notably, the forlorn figure of a spectral nun, seen by countless witnesses over many decades.

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Harry Price remains the most famous psychical researcher of all time. The Most Haunted House in England (1940) is his own vivid account of, arguably, his most well-known case. Borley Rectory was a vast, warren-like, Victorian building renowned for poltergeist activity, wall-writing, and strange manifestations. Most notably, the forlorn figure of a spectral nun, seen by countless witnesses over many decades.

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