The Borley Rectory haunting

Record summary

Borley Rectory became famous through reports of bells, apparitions, inscriptions and alleged supernatural disturbances, especially during the tenure of rector Harry Price’s investigations. The case matters for comparison because it links a supposedly haunted residence to media amplification, psychical research and later accusations of fraud or exaggeration. The rectory was destroyed by fire in 1939, and surviving accounts differ substantially about chronology and reliability. Researchers should distinguish contemporary testimony from Price’s published narratives and later skeptical reconstructions.