'UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA' CAPTURED BY THE CAMERA OF DR. EILEEN PALMER.

Dear Chalice Well

The enclosed photograph was taken on Saturday July 8th 2000 at approx 12.45 in the Chalice Well Gardens. It was taken on a Pentax Espiro 928 using Kodacolour Gold 200 and developed at Hendrens Photoprocessing, Station Street, Cockermouth, who have no explanation for the unusual lighting effect. The rest of the film, including adjacent exposures in other parts of the gardens is completely normal. The unusual lighting effect is clearly visible on the negative. The shaft of light appears to be entering (or emerging from) The Lion's Head area where pilgrims come to drink the water, or collect it in bottles to take away.

I do believe it is a very beautiful, unusual; and inspiring photograph, particularly as it was taken by a doctor, in a place of healing, in an area reputed to be the birth place of English Christianity, in the year 2000. I find it quite extraordinary. I have the original photograph and negative. I would be very interested to know if you are aware of other, or similar photographs, taken either here or in other places with reputed healing power.

The Chalice Well Gardens I visited 3 times, in my 4 day stay….I found them for me a very good and restful space to which I felt a deep and spontaneous connection.

Yours sincerely

Dr Eileen M Palmer