Osborne House

Osborne House
Topic Started: Feb 14 2007, 02:57 PM (501 Views)
PSYCHIC MINDS	Feb 14 2007, 02:57 PM Post #1
Founder of solent paranormal research team Posts: 345 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: January 21, 2007	Osborne House In 1844, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert rented Osborne House as a holiday refuge. The view reminded Prince Albert of the Bay of Naples. The House is situated on a rise overlooking the Solent. In 1845, they bought the house and its 1000 acres of land from Lady Blachford. When the estate was purchased the original house was not big enough for a large family. Prince Albert designed a new replacement. Building started in June 1845 and finished 15 months later. By 1851, the new Osborne House, based on the Prince's ideas and assisted by Thomas Cubbitt, was a huge project. Prince Albert designed the House and supervised its construction and landscaping. It was built in the style of an Italian villa with Renaissance design. Osborne House was the much-loved home of Queen Victoria and her family which also gave them privacy from public life. Prince Albert's design is apparent in the Grand Corridor. This corridor links the Pavilion, main wing and household wing. The walls and ceiling are highly decorated (the first floor corridors have ornamental decoration). The Grand Corridor served as a classical Sculpture Gallery which were very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Royal couple took pleasure in their statues. They also doubled the Grand Corridor as a useful 'promenade' for use in bad weather. Apart from the magnificent ceilings, the rooms also contain some impressive character with imitation marble even for the legs of the billiard table which was designed by Prince Albert. Although primarily a family home, Osborne House was still a Royal residence where affairs of the State had to be dealt with. In the Council room, the Queen's Privy Council of Ministers met. The badge of the Garter can be seen on the ceiling. Prince Albert influenced the Great Exhibition of 1851, with the exhibits at Osborne House. Displayed throughout the house are numerous gifts to the Queen from around the world. The Royal nursery remains untouched as does the Private Suite of Victoria and Albert with its wonderful views of the estate and the Solent. One fascinating feature is the Durbar room and corridor. In 1876, Queen Victoria became Empress of India and Maharajah Duleep Singh and his family became important allies to her. She also had an Indian servant who later became her personal Indian Secretary. He taught the Queen Hindustani. When it was decided to create a State Banqueting Hall, Rudyard Kipling's father Lockwood designed it with an evident Indian influence. Completed in 1893, the room resembles a Medieval Hall with a Minstrels Gallery and spectacular coffered ceiling. Every aspect of the Hall was carefully decorated, with the 'peacock' taking over 500 hours to create. With the beauty and elegance of Osborne House it is not difficult to understand why Queen Victoria was reluctant to leave her island paradise and return to London. The Ghosts Osborne House Osborne house is residence to an array of ghosts and paranormal activity. It is mainly haunted by Royalty. With its accounts of the mystifying sound of music and bagpipes playing, it is believed they are the ghost of John Brown who was a servant to the Queen. The distinct figure of a woman dressed in black has also been reported at an upstairs window of the house. It is not known whether this is Queen Victoria who mourned the death of her beloved Albert until her own death.



cherone	Nov 9 2007, 07:32 AM Post #2
orb Posts: 29 Group: Members Member #50 Joined: August 14, 2007	The first time I visited osborne house I found that the nursery had very sad viberations, when I walked into it I nearly passed out they were that strong. Most of the feelings seemed to come from the small crib, it was that strong that I had to get out of it pretty quickly, and the tears flooded out of me before I reached the other door. I when there agian a year or so later and the feelings where still there but not as strong, I think this was cos I prepared myself for them. I still got the sadness and the feeling that one or more children may have died in the crib, I also got the feeling that eigher the nursery was'nt orginally where it is placed or that something had been removed from it that should of been there. I did see a woman in Queen Victorias bedroom, but couldnt get a clear picture, she was stood over by the far side at the bottom of the bed. The room with all the idian things in seemed to be a very happy room, I felt very smily in there and content. One of the living rooms downstairs I felt had a man in it sitting at one of the tables, no idea who it was though. The kitchens didnt really had much feelings to them, though I could sense that the ones you arent allowed to go into had a lot more "life" in them.


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