Sybell Corbet took this photo in 1891 in the Combermere Abbey Library in Cheshire, England. The Abbey was founded by benedictine monks in 1133 & later became the seat of Sir George Cotton KT, vice chaimberlain to the household of Prince Edward, son of Henry VII. Sir Stephen Cotton, a descendant, took the name "Lord Combermere" & after his distinguished service in the British Cavalry in the early 1800`s, later became the governor of Barbados. Lord Combermere died in 1891 after being struck by a horse drawn carriage.

 

While everyone was attending his funeral four miles away, Corbet decided to take advantage of the fact that no one other than two servants would be on the premises, & take a photo of the library. When the photo was developed, Corbet noticed what appears to be a transparent figure of Lord Combermere sitting in his favorite chair. His face & arm on the arm rest are very visible.

 

But Lord Combermere`s body was laying in a casket some four miles away. Some say that because camera exposures in those days took about an hour to complete, that someone could have entered the room & sat in the chair for a few minutes, which would leave a transparent image on the picture. But other than Corbet, the only other people on the premises were two servants. The servants insist they never went near the library because they knew that Sybell was working in there and didn`t want to be disturbed. Furthermore, the servants were dressed in white suits with white bow ties & the image in the chair is wearing a dark suit.