The Brompton Time Machine
In an old cemetery in the West of London, half-hidden by trees, there stands an imposing twenty-foot-tall mausoleum, built of dark, polished granite with a pyramidal roof and a large copper door. Intended as the final resting place of the 19th-century heiress Hannah Courtoy and her two daughters, the mausoleum was designed by the Egyptologist and sculptor Joseph Bonomi, possibly with the help of eccentric inventor Samuel Warner
Since its construction in 1854, a legend has arisen that it is, or houses, a Time Machine
After a number of odd dreams, Stephen Coates began to research and write about the Courtoy mausoleum, and, as people all around the world became interested, his research began to be reported widely, including by the international press
In this talk, he will expand on his investigations into Hannah Courtoy, Joseph Bonomi and Samuel Warner, and why they might have tried to build a time machine. He will also reveal an extraordinary alternative theory about the mausoleum
Whether or not you are a believer, for now, leave your scepticism behind, bring along your imagination and enjoy as we climb aboard The Brompton Time Machine.
Speaker Bio:
Stephen Coates is a musician, broadcaster and cultural curator
https://linktr.ee/StephenCoates
Hosted & Curated by:
Lena Schattenherz Heide-Brennand is a Norwegian lecturer with a master degree in language, culture and literature from the University of Oslo and Linnaeus University. She has been lecturing and teaching various subjects since 1998. Her field of interest and main focus has always been topics that others have considered strange, eccentric and eerie, and she has specialised in a variety of dark subjects linked to folklore, mythology and Victorian traditions and medicine. Her students often point out her thorough knowledge about the subjects she is teaching, in addition to her charismatic appearance. She refers to herself as a performance lecturer and always gives her audience an outstanding experience
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