A “HAUNTED” painting which brought misfortune to a series of unlucky owners is the chief suspect behind two devastating floods at its new home.
The artwork – a sombre portrait of a young girl – was returned to a charity shop a number of times after it sparked chaos for buyers.
James Kislingbury said the attraction has been flooded twice since the portrait arrivedDoug Seeburg
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Then the London Bridge Experience bought the cursed piece for £1,600 – and workers’ lives have been blighted since.
Manager James Kislingbury’s car broke down on his way to collect the piece before he injured his collar bone.
At the venue – which covers the capital’s history of death – cameras have switched off and Wifi has stopped working.
All their TV’s in the attraction went down and again the tech team came in and couldn’t find a reason.
Lights have flickered and a figure in a black skirt was spotted by staff member Shannon Fagan in the morning.
She has now revealed the site has been flooded twice in the space of a month – with the entire basement filled with water.
Shannon told The Sun: “We’ve seen leaks but this is completely off the scale.”
The infamous “haunted” painting of a little girl went viral after it was pictured for sale in the window of a charity shop in Hastings, East Sussex with a warning, reading: “She’s back!!! Sold twice and returned twice! Are you brave enough?”
The portrait’s previous owner Zoe Elliott-Brown claimed she was chased by a “black figure” after purchasing it for £25.
She was so spooked she ended up selling it to James Kislingbury, managing director of The London Bridge Experience, on eBay for £1,680.
James put the painting up in the reception of the tourist attraction – which takes guests on a walkthrough tour of the capital’s history – as part of their Halloween display.
But the 44-year-old says he and his staff have been plagued by bad luck ever since.
In fact, he claims the attraction in Tooley Street has flooded twice since the painting arrived.
James said: “We’ve had a couple of floods on the site between November and December. We came in one morning and the basement was flooded.
“We’ve had small leaks in the past, but nothing on this scale.
“We’re lucky that the building is quite robust, so the damage wasn’t too bad, but it was a little bit unexpected.
“I know a cynic would say it’s just a coincidence, but given the volume of things which keep happening, I do find myself questioning whether there’s more to the painting than meets the eye.”
On the day James brought the portrait to the London Bridge Experience, their WiFi went down and one of their TVs suffered an electrical fault.
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