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| The Castle Keep |
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| Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
An investigation took place on September 27th, 2008.
Because we previously had a problem with noise carrying from one area to another, we carried out this investigation with fewer
people in attendance.
Throughout the night we carried out solo vigils in the mezzanine chamber
for those wishing to try it, so I begin the report with a summary of their findings.
Lila, a WYPG member, was first to try her luck. Her main report
was that of a very cold breeze touching her hand. There was a slight noise which could have been a cough and what sounded
like a single footstep.
Secondly, came Carly and Jon, who, despite asking out, found the area
quiet and had nothing to report.
Paul, another WYPG member came next, and suddenly the room became very
active. A growl and other noises were heard and lights were caught on the video camera. Please click on box and links
below. We recommend that you view the clips in the dark with the sound turned up to full, for maximum enjoyment!
Lock-off 1
Lock-off 2
Lock-off 3
Emma, WYPG, was the next to take part, and so the activity
continued. She was quite startled when out of the quiet came a sound near the fireplace, like a stone being thrown.
Click below. Later, a small strange light appeared on the stairs at the side of her. We took a photograph of the
image and that is also shown below. There is no evidence to suggest that is an insect because we cannot see any wings,
and the room itself was in complete darkness.
| The Mezzanine Chamber |
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| Emma on her solo vigil |
The main investigation began in the Great Hall, with all
attendees present. After a period of protection and energy gathering we began asking out. The first reaction from
Andrew, who complained that his rear end had been pinched. I began asking for a noise to show that spirit was there, shortly
after a voice came from the King's Chamber, everybody agreeing that the voice had said, 'yes'. Click on the box
below. Apologies for the bad language, but we don't have access to a bleeper!
There suddenly sprung up a cold draught between Jon and
myself, (the temperature reading on me was 23 degrees and 32 on Andrea!), and the spirit present identified himself
as Robert (Berens or Berance). The clip below shows a light appearing at the back of my head, to the right of the screen,
at the mention of his name. When I asked his job he replied, Master at Arms, which is unusual, given that this is a
naval term. Research is being done to see if this could be a possibility.
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It was at this point that Lila said she could smell something
unusal. A mixture of leather and sweet oil was as near as she could guess. When asking if this was spirit causing
the smell, a light apeared to come from my third eye, (on the right in the clip below).
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It then became incredibly cold right around the circle.
Lila saw a shadow across the wall and then a light was seen by David with his naked eye, but he hadn't realised that he actually
had caught it on camera. Again, the light is on the right.
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| The Great Hall Fireplace |
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| Activity later in the night |
This was then followed by a series of physical effects.
Jon complained of his ear being touched, Lila and myself both experiencing the cobweb effect on our faces, and Dave, literally
brought to his knees by a severe pain in his back. So bad was it, that he actually had to put the camera on the floor,
for fear of dropping it! Suddenly, this spirit departed.
We swapped then from seance to a session of table tilting, and, whilst
doing so, Jon was convinced that the name of the spirit present now was Joseph Surtees. The information gathered
from the session, where there were violent movements as well as shaking and lifting of the table, told us that this man
had worked in the castle, and was buried underneath it. It has been documented that there is a graveyard associated
with an earlier castle on the same site, and it is indeed, situated under the present castle!
A noise from the Great Hall whilst in the King's Chamber, prompted
a visit by a smaller group later in the night. They were rewarded by two lights going to and from the fireplace,
after persuing a line of questioning regarding James the Second. See clips below.
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| The corrodor above the Great Hall |
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We then shifted our attention to the small gallery corridor
that looks down on to the Great Hall, and the overwhelming sensation in this area seemed to be that of a young man in his
early twenties, who was charging up and down this area, not stopping for anything. I did ask him to stop and strike
up some conversation with us, but whatever inducement I offered nothing would slow him down. In his wake however, he
did leave some evidence of his presence. See clips below.
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Paul, our cameraman, was distracted when hearing a noise
behind him on the stairs. When he turned to see what it was he caught two lights in the same area at the end
of the corridor, (see below). Also, an orb was picked up on stills on the stairs at the same time.
| The end of the corridor |
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| Steps leading down to the Great Hall |
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As we continued asking out for information to be recorded
on the dictaphone, Emma complained of a sudden pain in her head. As Paul scanned the area with the camera, two faint
light anomolies were captured going into the Great Hall, accompanied by a massive breeze. We wondered if the young
man had somehow fallen from the corridor into the Great Hall, and passed away from head injuries.
| The King's Chamber |
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Our next area to cover was the King's Chamber, where we
had heard the voice emanate from, earlier in the evening. A man immeadiately made his presence felt, and as we were discussing
this a large light passed in front of me. See clip below.
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We decided it might be a good idea to have a glass divination
session to gather some information, because he was only showing himself to me holding a sword upright from his navel upward
and taking two steps forward, then two steps back. I wondered at the time if it was some kind of ceremonial gesture,
and the research for that information is on going.
We began by trying to discern his rank in society, but as we were running
out of options, somebody suggested king, and the glass began to move violently. Following that line of questioning there
was no movement on King of England, but yes to King of Scotland. The glass confirmed that his mother was Mary, Queen
of Scots and that this castle was not his official place of resdience, but a convenient place to rest on his way south.
His wife's name he said was Anne, and that he had three children. We were rewarded by a couple of lights, see clips
below.
With the energy fading in this room and the night drawing to
a close, it was decided to make a quick visit to the chapel.
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| The Chapel |
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Now although there was short seance conducted, and a brief
divination session, it was reported that the area seemed fairly quiet. However, the stills photography brought forth
a plethora of orbs. See photographs beneath.
This was our second visit to Castle Keep and each visit
we make seems to bring us more and more. No doubt this will not be our last visit!
many thanks to the staff, who continue to make our visits a pleasure.
Pat Adams-Wright for WYPG
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