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| The Courtyard |
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| An unexplainable mist |
I asked Kevin, the landlord, if anything had been happening
during the period since our last visit. Apart from the usual bumps and bangs and five pence pieces he mentioned an unusual
phenomena that has been occuring for quite some time. Toenail clippings! These have been turning up in the bar
area for quite some time, with absolutely no explanation whatsoever. Very strange.
The night began with our period of protection during which
several people noticed a bright flash of light, even with their eyes closed. The only person not involved in
the circle was David, and he was not taking stills photos or using anything else that would cause a flash of light.
Our first vigil of the night began in the upstairs function
room. This room is currently under refurbishment and a considerable amount of building work is taking place.
The first thing of note was how cold the room was, which was
surprising because it was open to the rest of the pub. Then people began feeling physical effects, Chris and Lila both
having backache and a feeling of lethargy, Ian feeling very lightheaded and dizzy and Rachael feeling very sick and a pain
in her heel. Also, Lila could smell puss, as though someone was near her with an infected wound.
It was then that we heard a tapping coming from the smaller
room, beyond the hole in the wall. Emma and David decided to investigate and we thought it might be a good idea to throw
a few stones into the room to see if any were returned. None were on this occasion, unlike later in the night.
David was convinced he had seen something white moving across the floor at the same time as Rachael and I had seen a white
shape moving right to left through the hole. Various orbs of different shapes and colours were caught on digital camera,
the most impressive shown below, in a very unusual lilac.
We then split into two groups, covering the cells and pool
rooms alternately. Lila, Chris, Kevin, Donna, Bill and Bhavesh began in the pool room by calling out and asking
spirit to make themselves known. Two spirits were in contact, the first being a young man of twenty-two that had been
killed in a motorcycle accident in 1965, (to be researched), and the other of a former landlord that had died of a stomach
complaint in 1970, (also to be researched). It was during this time that Bill felt as though he was being touched on
the shoulder, so a photograph was taken and on examination it does seem as there is something there.
| Is there something touching Bill on the shoulder? |
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David, Ian, Darren, Emma, Rachel and Simon and myself made
up the second group and our visit to the pool room produced some very unusual phenomena. After asking out the EMF meter
that had been placed on the pool table began clicking very rhythmically. When David looked through the video it was
showing a reading of one. There had been no readings at all previously and no elecrical appliances in the vacinity,
and definitely nothing turned on. As we used the glass to communicate with the spirit of a woman who used to employ
other women to entertain men, the glass and EMF meter seemed to be working in tandem. The faster the glass moved, the quicker
the EMF meter sounded. It finally peaked at a reading of two and stopped the same time as the glass. A two reading
is the equivalent of placing the meter beside a lamp that is turned on! We did try some table tipping also, but
did not elicit much of a response.
Group one, filmed by Chris, had some physical effects in
the cell. Bill was pushed in the back, Chris had his hair touched and Lila felt as though she had been stabbed in the
back and then later in the elbow. This stabbing pain in the back was also being reflected in the pool room where both
Emma and I were feeling this at the same time. They did have some success with stone throwing, where it was thrown into
the corner and returned immeadiately.
Group two followed in the cell and were rewarded straight
away with a light anomaly travelling across the floor caught on video. I felt very uncomfortable and sick, but after
asking for this to be lifted, it did go away. The spirit of a young man presented himself. he was called Ben Dunn/Dove who
had been arrested and kept incarserated for three days for being a member of a highway gang, which he strongly denied.
He had been arrested at his home in Low Moor and brought before Judge Maybury/Mayberry. He insisted that the rest
of the gang could have helped him, but wouldn't. I felt a very sharp pain at the back of my neck, so I can only
assume he was either hanged or beheaded.
As I asked his spirit to move around the group Emma saw a
shadow move betwen Ian and David, then David felt his head being touched.
As we and the other group met up in the bar Darren
noticed that four beer mats had been thrown on the floor. We had all been accounted for.
| The cell |
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The vigil in the Coach house proved very productive as far
as the video camera was concerned. Apart from asking spirit to make themselves known, we didn't do any more asking out,
prefering on this occasion, just wait and see what happened. It was very active. As usual, exceptionally cold,
felt by everyone without exception. Light anomalies were seen at both ground level and on the balcony, and caught on
both video camera and stills. Movement was heard at the bottom of the stairs, followed by a very bright flash on the
bottom of the video camera. Luckily we had two going at the time so we were able to check on the other to see if anyone
was using a flash at the time. Nobody was.
Jess, Kevin's dog was obviously feeling very unsettled, whining
and whimpering, as the activity seemed to increase upstairs. We thought it was a good idea to each throw something
into the darkness to see if we could get it thrown back. We were rewarded by capturing on tape an object that was, indeed thrown
back. What makes this incident remarkable is the fact that the object crosses directly in front of the camera lens at
Chris's shoulder level, travelling from right to left, but the only thing on Chrs's right is a wall. We cannot come
up with a reasonable explantion as to where the object came from. We did try whistling to try and get a reply, but we
were unsuccessful.
The intense cold finally took it's toll on everyone so we
proceeded back into the pub.
| Chris in the Coach House |
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| Just before the throwing incident |
To finish off the night a small group held a vigil in the
bedroom that had previously held the spirit of a nun. This time the group picked up on the spirit of a man called James
Harris/son, who was extremely busy, sorting out some kind of party, ( to be researched). It's believed he was from the
'Royal'? Chris felt somethng pressing down on his foot and again, this backache was felt by Emma and Lila.
After another very productive night and the continuing phenomena,
Kevin extended another invitation to attend in January, 2008, and we were more than happy to accept.
Below you will find a few more interesting photos that were
taken at various times during the evening.
Pat Adams-Wright for WYPG.
| The Coach House |
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| Bill in the Pool Room |
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