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The Dodleston Messages

The Dodleston Messages

Update: 2023-01-09
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The Dodleston Messages are a mysterious series of communications that were received via an early computer in the mid-1980s by Ken Webster, a teacher living in Dodleston, Cheshire, England. Webster and his girlfriend, Debbie, had moved into a 16th-century cottage which they were renovating. They began experiencing strange occurrences, such as inexplicable noises and objects being moved.


The most intriguing aspect of their experience was the appearance of messages on a BBC Micro computer that Webster had borrowed from his school. These messages, written in archaic English, claimed to be from a man named Thomas Harden, or Lucas, who purported to be from the 16th century. He described his life and events from that period, expressing confusion about the modern objects and people in the house. As the exchanges continued, a third party, identifying themselves as "2109," allegedly from the future, became involved, seemingly facilitating the communication between the past and present.


Despite various investigations, the Dodleston Messages have been met with skepticism. Critics argue that the messages could have been a sophisticated hoax, possibly perpetrated by someone with access to the computer. However, no conclusive evidence was found to definitively prove or disprove the phenomenon.


Ken Webster detailed the entire saga, including the content of the messages and the strange events surrounding them, in his book "The Vertical Plane." The Dodleston Messages have since become a topic of interest within the paranormal community, with various theories proposed to explain the phenomena, ranging from time travel to interdimensional communication.


Theories about the origin of the messages vary. Some suggest they were the result of a time slip or temporal anomaly, allowing communication across centuries. Others believe they were a well-executed hoax, potentially involving someone with a deep knowledge of historical English and access to the computer. There are also those who attribute the events to psychological phenomena or other paranormal activities.


The Dodleston Messages remain a captivating modern mystery, blending elements of historical intrigue, technological anomaly, and paranormal speculation.

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