Silent Treatment
Superstitious people may refuse to speak, or may even hold their breath, when walking under this 250 year old cedar tree in Caterham High Street.
The fear is of a witches curse after one was either hanged from the branches, or tied to the tree until she died. It is said that the witch placed a curse on the tree.
The curse takes different forms depending on who you ask, but most versions state that if you talk while passing under the tree something bad will happen to your loved ones.
Other versions of the curse state that if you share gossip under the tree the same gossip will come back to hurt you.
Just to be on the safe side I kept my trap shut (well I was on my own!) when I took this shot, and felt it looked better in black and white. The latter decision was mainly because I felt the lighting suited it, but also having read up about it's dark history.
Silent Treatment
Superstitious people may refuse to speak, or may even hold their breath, when walking under this 250 year old cedar tree in Caterham High Street.
The fear is of a witches curse after one was either hanged from the branches, or tied to the tree until she died. It is said that the witch placed a curse on the tree.
The curse takes different forms depending on who you ask, but most versions state that if you talk while passing under the tree something bad will happen to your loved ones.
Other versions of the curse state that if you share gossip under the tree the same gossip will come back to hurt you.
Just to be on the safe side I kept my trap shut (well I was on my own!) when I took this shot, and felt it looked better in black and white. The latter decision was mainly because I felt the lighting suited it, but also having read up about it's dark history.