Image of ghostly man spotted on Google Earth
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A haunting image of a man was captured on Google Earth at the remains of a house in a “ghost village” bulldozed to make way for an airfield.
Fiona Powell, 38, of Bristol, came across the dark figure when she was scouring aerial views online of the Bristol Filton Airfield in South Gloucestershire.
The village of Charlton was destroyed in 1946 so that the airfield in Filton _ owned by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which is now BAE Systems _ could be extended for the giant Brabazon airliner.
Powell, a mother of two, said, “I had recently read about Charlton village and knew that it used to have a pub, a pond, some cottages and farmhouses.
“I love history and old buildings, and learning more about how Bristol used to be. After reading the book about Charlton, I decided to see if anything was left of the village, or could be seen on Google Earth. I was looking around the Brentry and Pen Park area as it's near where I work, and went on to look at Filton Airfield.
“I went to the end of the runway and saw the remains of what looked like two old farmhouses. Then suddenly in the right hand corner I noticed the dark figure of a man with a cap on above the site of an old building.
“It looked quite spooky so I called my husband over. We zoomed in again and again and couldn't believe it. I'm not sure what I think about it now.
It's definitely a shadow of something and looks like a man. I'm quite open-minded about ghosts and this could be one.”
To find the “ghost,” visit Google Earth and type in 'Charlton Road'. Then go to the end of the road to Filton Airfield.