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Welsh lighthouse plans statue for local ghost

by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) on Aug 5th 2009 at 9:30AM

Caretakers of an historic 17th century lighthouse in northern Wales are planning to erect a statue to a famous resident--the ghost of a former lighthouse keeper.

Locals and holidaymakers have had numerous sightings of the man standing atop the old lighthouse, pictured here. He is described as wearing old-fashioned clothing and is sometimes seen quite clearly during broad daylight. The building has been locked and unused for a century.

Now Talacre Beach Leisure Group who own the building and the beachfront property around it, want to erect a stainless steel statue to the ghostly figure. Because the lighthouse is a listed historic building, they have to make an application to the local county council, who appear to be enthusiastic about the idea.

Hey, in these hard economic times, anything that helps bring in tourists can't be all bad.

Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, Europe, United Kingdom, News

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