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5th January 2004
Below is an extract from the BBCi website that showcases Craig's
psychic history experiment.
Craig
Hamilton-Parker says he can sense the history of an object
simply by looking at it.
We challenged Craig with three historical objects, and offered
you the same challenge.
Item one is a violin, owned by Dorset based author Thomas
Hardy in the late 1800s. The Victorian house is Max Gate,
Hardy's home near Dorchester. Hardy was taught to play by
his father and played the instrument for fun at local dances.
It is now on display at Max Gate.
Craig correctly identified the owner as an author, and came
up with several possible names including Thomas Hardy. He
also stated that the instrument was played for fun.
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What did
you think about item one? Were you right? Some of your answers
are below
| Aaron, Southampton |
| the Victorians were great inventors
- I sense this violin belonged to one of them. Posibly
a man rendered deaf, dumb and armless in a tragic accident
involving a new kipper smoking technique. He used the
violin to communicate with his servant playing it with
his feet pizzicato style |
| Sheri, Kewaskum |
| a school teacher owned this . and
i believe it was played in the 1800's |
| Louise, Sunderland |
| played by a man in the 1800's |
| Anthony, Huddersfield |
| I feel that this particular item
belonged to a young female of a large family it was played
within the house and was used for learning like feel was
passefd from one to another, would have been played at
joyous times over dinner and wine |
| Alexander, Canterbury |
| A music collector.It was played at
times to check it was up to standard. |
| Anette, Liverpool |
| belonged to a young girl and was
stored after her death |
| Joy, Birmingham |
| the violin i feel was given to a
young child as a gift. the child was talented and cherished
the item. I feel the family was a wealthy family. I feel
that it resided in or around London. Also i feel that
it was used to teach others at some time. Around the 1850's.
But it has been left and not touched for quite a long
time. |
| Melanie, Boston |
| i would say that this violin was
the heart of the house that it was played with great love
that it was part of a duet perhaps played along side a
piano . that the owner loved and cherished it. also feels
to me that there is inheritance feel to it that it had
been passed on to another in the family who had fond memories
from a child of hearing it being played but doesn't play
themselves, that is is more of a cherished heirloom now
still cherished so much so they are scared to play it.
that it is stored away and rarely seen |
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