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Haunted
Charleville Mansion, a century-old deserted castle, was built in the British Era in Shimla, the hill station in the state of ‘Himachal Pradesh’ in North India. In colonial era, Shimla was the summer capital of the British rulers. The climate of Shimla resembles the climate of England, so the British colonials used to stay in Shimla for the summer months for avoiding the terrible heat of India. This way Shimla was made with prominent British influence. Even today, the old mansions are bearing that influence.
Charleville Mansion is one of such mansions that were made in British era. This mansion is said to be haunted since long. In 1913, Victor Bayley who was appointed as Assistant Secretary of the Railway Board arrived in Shimla along with his lovely wife and was searching for a good mansion for them. Charleville Mansion was available at that time at quite an low rent for some reasons. Victor and his wife both liked the house very much and decided to move in immediately. When they inquired about the reason for such low rent, they were told of a spooky tale; but they both ignored the tale completely. After few days they started living in mansion, supernatural incidents started to happen. One night, they heard a loud crashing sound from the room and when he opened it to check, he found the room in a complete state of disarray. Everything in the room had been turned upside down; furniture thrown against the wall and mirrors broken; as if a storm had just passed through there. One night they saw a shadow figure of an English man walking from one room to another room. The very next day, Bayley and his wife decided to vacate the place. After that incident, many people tried to live in the mansion but they vacated the mansion in few days. Since long, no one dared to stay in the mansion.
(The above shot is dedicated to special one who is my inspiration to search history)
Haunted
Charleville Mansion, a century-old deserted castle, was built in the British Era in Shimla, the hill station in the state of ‘Himachal Pradesh’ in North India. In colonial era, Shimla was the summer capital of the British rulers. The climate of Shimla resembles the climate of England, so the British colonials used to stay in Shimla for the summer months for avoiding the terrible heat of India. This way Shimla was made with prominent British influence. Even today, the old mansions are bearing that influence.
Charleville Mansion is one of such mansions that were made in British era. This mansion is said to be haunted since long. In 1913, Victor Bayley who was appointed as Assistant Secretary of the Railway Board arrived in Shimla along with his lovely wife and was searching for a good mansion for them. Charleville Mansion was available at that time at quite an low rent for some reasons. Victor and his wife both liked the house very much and decided to move in immediately. When they inquired about the reason for such low rent, they were told of a spooky tale; but they both ignored the tale completely. After few days they started living in mansion, supernatural incidents started to happen. One night, they heard a loud crashing sound from the room and when he opened it to check, he found the room in a complete state of disarray. Everything in the room had been turned upside down; furniture thrown against the wall and mirrors broken; as if a storm had just passed through there. One night they saw a shadow figure of an English man walking from one room to another room. The very next day, Bayley and his wife decided to vacate the place. After that incident, many people tried to live in the mansion but they vacated the mansion in few days. Since long, no one dared to stay in the mansion.
(The above shot is dedicated to special one who is my inspiration to search history)