HMS Barham was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. Completed in 1915, she was often used as a flagship and participated in the Battle of Jutl
Barham underway at low speed, mid-1930s
Aerial view of Barham in Scapa Flow, 1917
Barham leading Malaya and the aircraft carrier Argus in the late-1920s
Barham in the Mediterranean
Victoria Helen McCrae Duncan was a Scottish medium best known as the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735 for fraudulent claims. She was famous for claiming to produce ectoplasm,
HMS Barham (04)
…was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross that day. The Barham's crew are commemorated by a memorial bench, located in Nothe Gardens, Weymouth. Helen Duncan, considered the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735, came to the attention of the authorities after claiming to have contacted…
Photograph shot by Harvey Metcalfe during a 1928 séance, revealing Duncan with dolls.
Duncan with cheesecloth and a cut out newspaper face
Duncan with ectoplasm made from a rubber glove