I set off to Lincoln at 5:00 am which wasnt my idea of fun! Thankfully I am a morning person so I just had my coffee and I was good to go! I made sure I had packed everything that I needed to and I was prepeared for the Journey. I suffer from anxitey so whenever I go up to london on my own, its a big deal for me. Waiting at the deserted train station I tried to get signal on my phone. I had recently added new songs to my playlist so that I could listen to them on my travels.
Looking at the station clock, I could not help but feel pleased with myself. I was in plenty of time and was very organised! Everything would be alright becuase I had made sure it would be! I decided to take one last look into my wallet before setting off, Just to make sure I had everything. Which I didnt! A feeling of dread and panic washed over me as I realised I had not packed my ID! So without hesitation I unpacked my suitcase on the platform.
Bras and tights were flung into a messy pile onto the bench, as I frantically searched for my ID. Looking at the clock I cursed. Ringing up the taxi rank I explained my situation trying not to nervously laugh. The Taxi was on its way, and so I stuffed everything back into my suitcase. Considering that my suitcase was half the size of me, I decided to hide it under the stairs whilst I raced home and got my ID.
The taxi came and I rushed home got my ID, and then when we arrived back at the station the train had just pulled in. It was a miracle! I ran up the stairs and across the bridge. Just as I was about to jump on the train it left! Typical now I would have to wait another half an hour. After five hours of being on the train I finally arrived in Lincoln.
The following week I went to Lincoln castle and the Victorian prison. The city of Lincoln is famous for its beautiful cathedral as well as being home to the Magna Carter.
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Your last subheading indicates that no photography is allowed of the Magna Carta.
Would it be allowed to draw, paint, sculpt or sketch the document alone or the document and its protective setting?
The computer crashed before I could ask another question related to Lincoln as a place with a lake.
Would the names Lindon and Lindum be selected just to inform area inhabitants and visitors of freshwater resources or of something special, be that comforting or unsettling?
Thank you, Frank, for the foundation story and the original name regarding Lincoln.
The computer screen contents sometimes jump up and down so that it isn't clear that there are comments between the earliest and the latest. So I just noticed on this day, with the screen somewhat quietened, your comment from July 19, 2022.
The Wikipedia article on Lindum Colonia pairs the name with the reconstructed Brittonic name Lindon, for lake or pool.
Would that name relate to Brayford Pool?
Your subheading Lincoln ghosts acknowledges among famous ghostly Lincolnites a horseman and a town wanderer and among famous ghostly locales Browns Pie shop, Court room, Grease stone steps, and White Heart Hotel.
Which ghostly Lincolnite and which ghostly locale would be considered the most unsettling?
Lincoln is a very old city that was founded in Roman times,hence it's name,from Lindum Colonia, so it has had a long time to build up a spectral legacy.
The local lore has it, according to your subheading Lincoln ghosts, that a horseman rides through the Lincoln castle gates during the middle of the night.
Is that a happening every night? And would the gates happen to be closed (scary scenario) or open?
Revisiting your wizzley brought to mind what I'd meant to ask you after the first reading and my shared reactions.
Did you feel any energy anywhere else in Lincoln? For example, does Lincoln cathedral have spiritual energy opposite to the unsettling type in Lincoln castle?
Arabella Mortimer Hendry, Thank you for taking us on the tour of Lincoln Castle, Cathedral and Prison. The Magna Carta is such a site to see even though it's a challenge reading the script from back then, and particularly when wits are frazzled from ghostly presences and spirit-charged atmospheres. I'm glad that everything cooperated to get you to -- despite having to go back for your ID -- and back again.
Magna Carta: it means great charter.
Interesting visit you had...is it Magna Carter or Magna Carta or are they two different things? I am not much for believing in ghosts, but did go to a hotel in Colorado that was supposed to have them years ago, and we convinced ourselves we heard some :-)