One possible explanation for the White Lady is she was killed on the old railway line on her wedding day. Did she jump from the Rail Bridge on to the old railway track? There may be more to this tale than just the unfortunate and tragic death of a young lady.
Also more about The Priory Church in the same archives dated 07/2015
You can also read more about Dalmeny House and Barnbougle under 'Surrounding Areas' (found in 'More'), archives dated 12/2016
“While walking from HP Social Club (which was at the time of recounting Agilent Technologies - and is now, in 2008, Station View Housing Estate), I saw a figure standing halfway between where the last houses of Atheling Grove stand and the HP boundary (along Lovers Lane). The figure looked like an older woman in a long coat. She was standing in the middle of the path looking North as I walked towards her. As I looked away momentarily then looked again along the path, she was gone. There was no way that the woman could have left the path in the time that passed so I took a look around the place where she had been. Searching the undergrowth and hedgerow in the wooded area both sides of the path thinking she must have fallen down – I was unable to find anything. There was no explanation – nothing. I was so convinced though with what I had seen that I went straight to a friend’s house to get them to come back with me to that place to continue searching.
On reflection there was a feeling that she wasn’t really there, almost like I imagined the whole thing, but I didn’t …….”