Overview
- Media outlets on Saturday, July 11, 2026 republished decades of eyewitness reports about brief ‘time slips’ on Liverpool’s Bold Street, renewing public interest.
- The best‑known account, collected by paranormal researcher Tom Slemen, describes a July 1996 episode in which a witness named only as ‘Frank’ said the street briefly looked like the 1950s and a nearby bookshop appeared as an older department store.
- Slemen’s account includes a second onlooker, identified as ‘Emma,’ who also reported perceiving the same sudden shift and later found the shop had reverted to its 1990s appearance.
- Reporters note that Bold Street sits above confirmed subterranean features—walls, waterways and a well uncovered in 2001—that locals and commentators cite when offering possible explanations for the sensations.
- The stories remain anecdotal and unverified by independent research, and the recent spike in attention shows how social media and AI imagery can re‑amplify local folklore and prompt fresh personal recollections.