The Great Fog of 1846: The Seventh Door

Findings

• A house is reported in fog where there is only an empty lot.

The record

Friday, 8 October 1926

1. 14:28 Initial report received. Several witnesses report a door numbered 7 appearing in blank walls.
2. 14:28 A new development in an older matter: The Great Fog of 1846: Dead Letters, closed 1 October (unresolved).
3. 16:12 Ashcombe, Bell & Wren take up the investigation.
4. 18:19 Ashcombe arrives 41 minutes late.
5. 18:20 Ashcombe, Bell & Wren arrive at Lyman Photographic Studio.
6. 18:29 Search of the back parlour.
7. 18:42 Someone was watching from across the way. When looked for again, nobody there.
8. 18:43 Strong smell of old carpet and mothballs noted.
9. 19:01 Rain running down the windows noted in the upstairs landing.
10. 19:18 Investigators report pipes knocking.
11. 19:38 Clue recorded: “A Plate from 1846”.
12. 19:54 Finding: A house is reported in fog where there is only an empty lot.
13. 20:19 Investigators leave Lyman Photographic Studio.

Connected files

• The Great Fog of 1846: Dead Letters22 September