Ghosts of the Waterways

It's been a busy day, but rather my own fault. I laid in bed watching the Lord Mayors procession this morning. This afternoon, I did a few hours studying. This evening, I wrote and designed a mini website appealing for information. This is what I wrote:-

THE BOAT gently rocks, water lapping on the hull. It's late and dark. Somewhere nearby an owl gently hoots. Then, in the blackened stillness, the boat starts to rock. A passing boat? An uninvited boarder? Or perhaps one of the hundreds of ghosts, visions or experiences on our waterways?

Maybe you recognise this spectre?. Maybe you know the 'being' you're 'seeing'? A long lost friend or acquaintance perhaps?

I'm looking for stories. Your stories. Real stories. Take me with you. Take me there.

If you have experienced, or know someone who has experienced, a ghost on an inland waterway, I would like to hear from you. Please send me an email at sloughwriter@gmail.com or call/text 0777 466 0557.

A Ghost Story For Christmas http://richardhill.co.uk/ghosts.pdf  Canal and Riverboat Magazine, December 1998.

Notes on the above illustration The main photograph was taken under the bridge at Norbury Junction over ten years ago. The figure in the shadows is Simon Hawthorn with his little American Cocker Spaniel Annie. The 'spectre' was compiled of images found on the internet.