Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Saint Nicholas Parish Church: Addendum

Further to my post about the church in North Walsham my lovely lady partner has pointed out a weird picture I took on my phone.

I had taken a couple of pictures of the old iron chest with the crappy camera on my phone but after glancing at the last one I decided it was way too dark and didn't think any more about it.
Today my girlfriend was flicking through the photos on my phone when she suddenly asked "what is this weird picture of the faces?"
I looked and realised it was one of the two pictures of the chest but unlike the one I checked there appears to be a strange anomaly and, yes, something that does look like a face...

Left to right: very dark photo, photo with the anomaly, enhanced anomaly with magnified "face."

Saint Nicholas Parish Church

North Walsham church is a wonderful building with a rich history and a spooky place to hang out after dark on Halloween! We did not stay long so no real experiences to speak of unfortunately. The old parish chest made my Android EMF detector register very high readings even though I could find no electrical devices or wiring anywhere near it. I know iron will produce natural EMF but how much? More research into this and the history of the chest is needed...

After some Googling and discussion I have come to the conclusion that unmagnetised iron should not produce EMF as high as I could read off the chest. Of course cold iron is supposed to repel spirits but why would it give off such high EMF? Perhaps iron has some characteristics that have lead to these folk tales; could it be that iron some how absorbs and contains spirit energy which is why it was considered to ward off evil entities?
Maybe this old parish chest is protecting the church from the effects of hauntings and this is why no ghost stories or reported paranormal events concerning the church exist, despite it's turbulent history?