Borley Rectory reconstruction—anyone planning to visit?

So there's apparently a reconstruction project happening where they're rebuilding Borley Rectory (or at least a replica) based on the original architectural plans. It's still in very early stages but the idea is to create an actual location for paranormal research, since the original was demolished in 1944.

I'm genuinely torn about this. On one hand, Borley is one of the most famous haunted locations in British history - probably *the* most famous. On the other hand, a replica might not actually carry the same paranormal "charge" or history that made the original so significant.

Is anyone planning to be involved in this when it opens? And does anyone think it's actually viable to have paranormal activity in a building that's reconstructed rather than the original location?

The paranormal attachment is supposedly to the *location* (the land, the history, the spiritual imprint of what happened there) rather than the physical building itself. So theoretically a reconstruction on the same site might work. But obviously the original had decades of reports and a genuine history - a new building won't have that weight of experience behind it.

a replica might not actually carry the same paranormal "charge"

This is the key issue. Paranormal activity seems to centre on specific locations and their histories, not architectural style. A new building at Borley would be interesting as a control experiment, I suppose, but comparing it to historical accounts of the original would be apples to oranges.

I think this is a brilliant idea from a research perspective. You could actually establish baseline readings and do proper investigations without the biases associated with the original building's reputation. If paranormal activity appears in a new structure, that's actually really significant. If it doesn't, that tells us something too.

Where is this project actually happening? Last I heard, the land where the original rectory stood had been sold and developed. If they're not building on the actual site, then yeah, the whole thing is pretty pointless from a paranormal perspective.