Otherside of Time

Nick Hammond

Nick Hammond

Photo image of The Longstone, Mottistone Isle of Wight.

Longstone, Mottistone. Druid Stone, Ship to the Stars or Cosmic Clock?

Seen in isolation, the oldest human-made structure on the Isle of Wight, Mottistone's Longstone is an unsolvable mystery. Viewed in a landscape context, it becomes part of a giant timepiece.

Newspaper report of inquest into Swaithe Colliery Disaster, Barnsley Chronicle December 18th 1875

Proof of Life. The Margo Williams Clairaudient Archive

Margo and Walter Williams believed they had uncovered evidence that human personality can survive bodily death. Whether they were correct remains one of the central questions this archive invites readers to consider.

Photo image of Swainston manor chapel, Swainston Isle of Wight.

Swainston Manor. Time-Travel Chapel

Strange things happen in the old chapel at Swainston Manor. Some visitors hear music. Others glimpse guests who seem to belong to another century. Are they ghosts, or tears in time?

Photo mage of St. Helen's Church tower, St. Helens, Isle of Wight.

St. Helens. Did a Roman Emperor Live on the Isle of Wight?

Tall tales of ghosts and legends accrue like mist to this old church tower in St. Helens. A whopper of an untold story features an A-List celebrity Roman resident.

The Belgae. The Island's Oldest Mystery?

The Belgae. The Island's Oldest Mystery?

Across the Isle of Wight stand abandoned churches, ruined abbeys, forgotten manor houses and folklore of vanished settlements. Yet one corner of the Island seems never to have been forgotten, except its name.

Photo image of Knighton Gorges gateposts. All that remain of the island's finest house.

Knighton Gorges. A House Lost in Time

Knighton Gorges no longer exists; its stones were carted away more than two centuries ago. Yet witnesses continue to report sounds of celebration, racing carriage wheels and, occasionally, the house itself.

Photo image of Carisbrooke Castle battlements

Carisbrooke Castle. Monarchy, Melancholy and Memory.

A spectral figure sometimes is seen drifting along the battlements of Carisbrooke Castle. Guesses gather like mist around the mystery of its identity.