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| Tatton Old Hall |
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An investigation took place here on Saturday,
25th October, 2008. Present were the team and eight other guests.
Tatton
Park, Cheshire, is host to the Old Hall, set some distance away from both the entrance and the current hall. It was
once the heart of the estate and stands nearby where Tatton village used to be. It was built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, and the single
story Great Hall still reflects it's Tudor roots. The cross-wing shows the 350 year ownership of the Edgerton family
and their wealth. Later, it was turned into cottages for the estate workers. It is now a museum, with rooms furnished in different periods, and is
fully accessible from one area to another. Unfortunately,
the night of our visit must have been one of the wettest of the year and staying dry proved not to be an option! Also,
I must mention the extreme cold that was to be found everywhere in the Hall. It certainly did not reflect the temperature
outside which read 9 degree celsius, and at several times during the evening people were standing outside in the rain to get
warm!!
After our initial protection and energy gathering session
in the Visitor Centre hub we proceeded to the Great Hall, where we decided on a large seance. We were made aware of
a presence by a faint light showing on video camera, then a man by the name of Samuel Bainbridge introduced himself.
He was a Dickensian looking character, but at the time was not forthcoming with any other information. We did, however,
have lights on video, (see clips below), and both Andrea and Lila smelled dung! Lila also complained of feeling
paralysis to the eye/cheek area, Angela spoke of having her hair pulled, and David had trouble swallowing.
| The Great Hall from the balcony |
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Clip 1
Clip 2
Clip 3
| The living room |
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We now split into smaller groups to cover the rest of the
rooms. I will give the information per room, for the sake of brevity. Ground floor - 50/60's
Living Room.
This room was particularly interesting to me, as it reflected the room
I lived in as a child! However, the initial presence was one of a man from a much earlier time who presented himself
at a writing desk, over by the window, writing with a quill. In this place now there is a record player, and we did
get two faint lights on camera, in this area and the link is below. Angela was aware of his presence too, describing
him as wearing a waistcoat, complete with watch and chain, and during the description she felt a breeze blowing directly
into her face. There then came a drain on the camera batteries and the door from the Great Hall began to rattle as though
someone was trying to gain entry. The other group at this time were at the other end of the house. The atmosphere in the room then changed. The temperature dropped
dramatically, Angela felt as though she was being pushed back into the chair and David felt a cold blast on his neck and the
sound of a breath was heard very close to the camera. One man had been replaced by another stronger energy, who, by
the end of the evening we were calling, 'The Protector'. It would seem whatever information either group were
gathering from the spirits present, it would stop immeadiately this one turned up. It was almost as though there were
secrets about the house that were not allowed to be divulged, and he appeared at various places and several times
throughout the night. Another trait associated with this spirit was one of distraction. There would always be
movement or noise in the next room, wherever you were in the house. The next group had the same experience of distraction, but did get a few faint lights showing on camera, and
a noise from the doorway leading into the hall. This prompted them to move next door...
Clip 4
Dining Room
At
the begining of filming a small light was caught coming along the corridor wall towards the dining room, and certainly spirit
presence would seem to have arrived, given the flurry of activity from that point on. Andrea was describing a man in his 40's wearing 1930's clothes,
(see two boxes below).
It was decided to do a session of table tilting
to see if some more information could be gathered about this man. Straight away there was noise down the corridor, and
one of our visitors swore he saw a little white cat. To our knowledge there is no cat in the house. A breeze began
to blow across the table, followed by a small light across the same man's shoulder. As the table began to tilt in
reponse to our questions, the following information was gleaned. The spirit was a man named Philip Burgess, ( a joint
effort from Lila and Andrea!), who had served in the RAF during WW2, and was a friend of one of the male occupants of the
house, and was a frequent visitor. He was a member of the famous 'Dambusters' squadron, but he died in an accident
rather than in war, (Lila thought it had something to do with a fire, and indeed the plane was hit by flak and ended up hitting
power cables), and his records CAN be found at www.thedambusters.org.uk/aj-e.html. It was while discussing air bases and Liverpool docks, that the follwing two lights were caught on
tape, link below.
Clip 5
Asked if Liverpool docks had any significance the was
another light, see clip below, and also if there was a Scottish connection, another faint light. I must mention here,
that all the way through this session the table tipped continually in answer to the questions. The session was completed
to the sound of music, heard by Paul and Craig, the source of which could not be found.
Clip 6
The next group visiting the dining room were aware
of lound clicks and a shuffling sound during the protection. It was then that Angela was pushed very hard in the back
and her movement can be seen quite clearly on tape. A moment later we had a light going down the wall to the plate,
after asking for a sign of the presence. Then as we spoke of the energy in the room, another light appeared behind my
head, see two clips below. This was accompanied by a noise, which we asked to be repeated and it was, followed by a
very strong smell of excrement! The lady present gave
her name as Margaret and explained that she had once been a cook at the house. Ian was particularly affected at this
point, feeling cobwebs on his face and we asked for a light if this was being caused by spirit. The reply wa a faint
light across his head. The 'Protector' then put in an appearance and her energy faded.
Clip 7
Clip 8
| Small bedroom, ground floor |
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The ground floor bedroom seemed to contain the same
characters again, as the group containing Lila picked up a 19th century lady called Margaret, (we had not at this point spoken
to each other!), and she did produce a light. See clip below. The table tilted on yes as she explained she could
also be found in the Great Hall and that she had a particular reason for wishing to speak. Then she left, as the room
became extremely cold. It was still bitterly cold when
we arrived a short while later, and there present was 'The Protector', and there was an immeadiate drain on the stills
batteries. We decided on a glass divination session
to see if we could get more information about this man, and there was a surge in energy before the glass moved. It was
at this stage on the tape we heard the cry of a woman (at the end of the clip), which was strange, as nobody heard it
at the time. Click on box below.
Clip 9
The man did not want to communicate, and after the
initial movement disappeared, leaving behind a cold breeze across the table, only to be replaced by another female, perhaps
the one who's cry we had not heard. We swapped to table tilting, although she was a weak energy. Her name
may have been Mary Ellen, but she seemed very far away and was difficult to hear. As Andrew moved in to take over the table a light appeared across his back. See clip below.
There was no further information from the lady, but just before we left there was the noise of someone trying the door, but
when we opened it there was nobody there.
Clip 10
To be continued on Page 2 ....
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