An eccentric, his name was Henry Cope.
He lived in northeast Hampshire, England
and had an obsession with the color green
and only ate green vegetables and fruits.
He dressed in green impeccably and his
apartment was painted green as well as
having a green sofa, green chairs,
green tables, a green bed and green curtains.
His two-wheeled carriage was also green
along with his riding gloves and whips.
Around his neck, he sported a green
cravat.
He was said to have lost his wits from too
much studying or from his rejection by
a beautiful woman he loved.
He is thought to have died in 1810 in
St Luke’s Hospital in Old Street London,
a hospital for “incurable pauper lunatics,”
though other theories about his death abound.
Now he is one of 12-15 ghosts alleged to
haunt Bramshill House in Hampshire, England.
Bob Boyd
