tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44458749069616265572024-02-19T06:48:02.015-08:00A GHOST HUNTERS DIARYThis site is all about my investigations.
I have travelled around the country and abroad. I have visited some amazing places.
With the help of my two paranormal groups, Paranormal research and Spectre Analysis, also the magazine Ghost Voices. I will take you on a journey through graveyards, ancient burial mounds, murder sites, haunted pubs, castles and other so called haunted sites.
So sit back, relax and travel with me on my paranormal adventre.Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-79107224044117859622014-10-02T12:08:00.001-07:002014-10-02T12:09:48.907-07:00Private investigation in CreweGill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-67713373419974070412014-09-05T07:45:00.002-07:002014-09-05T07:45:51.922-07:00PRIVATE INVESTIGATION IN CREWE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a private investigation which I have been running now for a couple of years.<br />
I cannot give any details of the owners and address of the property.<br />
Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-38639971862519983382012-10-28T09:55:00.000-07:002012-10-28T09:55:37.104-07:00PRIVATE HOUSE, BRADFORD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BRIEF HISTORY OF BRADFORD<br />
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Originaly known as Broad Ford. Bradford was first settled by the Saxons. Around the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, its population was approx 400. The Manor of Bradford was first held by the De Lacy Family until 1311 and then by the Earls of Lincoln, John Gaunt and then to the Crown. It then passed into private hands in 1620.<br />
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After the Norman conquest around 1070, Bradford was a waste land. But it grew slowly. By the Medieval era, it was given the title of a town and a weekly market was held. By the Middle Ages, a wool and leather tanning industry was growing. In 1461, it was granted the right to hold 2 fairs a year.Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-50799236627234763732012-07-13T07:03:00.001-07:002012-11-06T05:51:26.579-08:00PRIVATE HOUSE, HALIFAXPRIVATE INVESTIGATION<br />
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FRIDAY 8th JUNE 2012<br />
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BRIEF HISTORY OF CALDERDALE<br />
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After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William the Conqueror gave his Knights estates and manors over the country. Most of the area of Calderdale was given to the Earl of Warrene, the first Lord of the Manor of Wakefield.<br />
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Much of this area, at this time, was woodland and moorland. Settlers began to live here between 1100 and the 1340's. Small area's of land were cleared for farming. This farming land became in short supply and most families combined farming with weaving woollen cloth.<br />
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By the late 1290's, one of the first fulling mills in the country was built in Calderdale. Fulling was a way of making woollen cloth strong. Other mills soon followed. This was now turning into big business and turned these little settlements into separate villages.<br />
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By 1475, this area becames the largest producer of Kersey cloth (a cheap but hardwearing cloth). And by the early 1500's, Calderdale cloth was exported all over the world.<br />
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During the English Civil War, Halifax and its surrounding areas, such as Calderdale survived much better than its neighbours like Leeds or Bradford with the fighting and the damage caused. Its commercial centre and busy market towns continued to grow.<br />
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Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-67681836317708319192011-11-18T10:33:00.000-08:002011-11-18T13:22:44.011-08:00HALLOWEEN AT HANKELOW HALL<div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvZFw5Iu0AzrFRrxJx5Cn_Zb5ly6QBRRI2-tquhPmceg1ZZ94MaRqyvVzwBMeBnhzGTwRjjMW9iNpB-5VjD0qwbSSSqKY91eBb-evhfmEmbpLtJ4V-I_R2HwBSXlWFDzd38-aGlieEEdQ/s1600/hhalls.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676435199394306882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvZFw5Iu0AzrFRrxJx5Cn_Zb5ly6QBRRI2-tquhPmceg1ZZ94MaRqyvVzwBMeBnhzGTwRjjMW9iNpB-5VjD0qwbSSSqKY91eBb-evhfmEmbpLtJ4V-I_R2HwBSXlWFDzd38-aGlieEEdQ/s320/hhalls.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Hankelow Hall<br />Nr Nantwich<br />Cheshire<br /><br />31st October 2011<br /><br />PRUK<br /><br /><br />This Halloween, I wanted to return here. Since our last visit, things have moved around, voices and footsteps heard.. Our first visit was taken up with the legend of the George Thomas Bellyse Cooper. With the research that we carried out after our investigation, we needed to investigate this building with fresh eyes.<br /><br />This investigation was not going to take all night, we were only here for a few hours but we didnt want to miss this oppunity to come back to this fantastic building<br />.<br />The weather was cold and windy.<br /><br />We started just after 8pm with a walkround, just so we could plan our investigation and to remind us of the layout of the building. We had been joined by two other people from the house. As we walked round, we heard footsteps, voices, music, a cupboard door opening and stones were thrown by us.<br /><br />We started to set up our equipment just before 9pm. Phil has brought with him a new experiment. This was sent up on the 2nd floor and faced down the corridor. This experiment was to see if a spirit walked through this corridor, the light image would change. In a way, we would be able to see the shape of the spirit. This was recorded at all times on Phil's camcorder. We left this running as we headed into the cellar.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX3xNTxCv33oNd_JstPrnkoMK8K7jJE2z0uPN59Iq4VxS_MmO__dTacyhkzGqZx7WfHgUpRc9FXLWAjtkoMyBaVZl2LXGR2krxDFR3-k_7LyAGbqSNbKoa8TzrXRdCCtw7Yt4H4nYI4Xj/s1600/131.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676446307712500066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGX3xNTxCv33oNd_JstPrnkoMK8K7jJE2z0uPN59Iq4VxS_MmO__dTacyhkzGqZx7WfHgUpRc9FXLWAjtkoMyBaVZl2LXGR2krxDFR3-k_7LyAGbqSNbKoa8TzrXRdCCtw7Yt4H4nYI4Xj/s200/131.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We stood in the cellar, asking out. We thought that we heard something coming from the other part of the cellar, so I went and stood in that area on my own. As the others were asking out, I got the feeling that we were being watched but nothing happened and the feeling that I was getting could have just been my imagination due, in part to the weather. We deceided to have a sceance with the ouija board. Nothing happened.<br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy4jv7vrVs5z8s6DtsTRZj4Vflvkc3sHClonX7O9rdNWva3fkQl1lLqtjrlaa_rNSYEn8UKZ16JCEq4eGoJBTVQoJuzKq1OyrqbnoY0hjPw4qElh5zvQaX-opAp4f8lmbHpnVXA5nthCA/s1600/136.JPG"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy4jv7vrVs5z8s6DtsTRZj4Vflvkc3sHClonX7O9rdNWva3fkQl1lLqtjrlaa_rNSYEn8UKZ16JCEq4eGoJBTVQoJuzKq1OyrqbnoY0hjPw4qElh5zvQaX-opAp4f8lmbHpnVXA5nthCA/s1600/136.JPG"></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS6_65IfrTe0RxeTGG3c6Q1XWrCS3JYQhWs0dd3AcwsQT0kwtrLqtp5BAUl0Ynw0rsfdaIf77FawiTd0wy03xIvOeMKxq6tKOoDONaYnv91CMuqvwvWAiUFLImh-D684HbbRc7-K7gp1A/s1600/147.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676446322363134242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS6_65IfrTe0RxeTGG3c6Q1XWrCS3JYQhWs0dd3AcwsQT0kwtrLqtp5BAUl0Ynw0rsfdaIf77FawiTd0wy03xIvOeMKxq6tKOoDONaYnv91CMuqvwvWAiUFLImh-D684HbbRc7-K7gp1A/s200/147.JPG" /></a>We headed up to the 2nd floor, into the room behind our light experiment. We set up a sceance. As we were asking questions, we heard a few bangs. These bangs could have come from the windy conditions outside and we couldnt count out that the wind was causing these bangs.<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS6_65IfrTe0RxeTGG3c6Q1XWrCS3JYQhWs0dd3AcwsQT0kwtrLqtp5BAUl0Ynw0rsfdaIf77FawiTd0wy03xIvOeMKxq6tKOoDONaYnv91CMuqvwvWAiUFLImh-D684HbbRc7-K7gp1A/s1600/147.JPG"></a></div><br /><div>We headed down to the 1st floor. It was still windy outside but the house had gone very quite.<br />Me and Nicola stayed in this room, Phil had gone into another room down the corridor and the two other guys had moved into the room next door to us. We heard heard a stone landing on the floor. We couldnt tell if it had fell from somewhere or it had been thrown.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs6NolCpCzOnTlNYEm9TiTb9laDi9b5L4kMRhafTtxOh_wK4tjsAWp6QyE3NCtZ7_7EgJHmQRnQIXHiIrxplANmllBvmuVqP2qKflYovBJ-VbMTdVUN0qbQ8KFAKvL0_os4jQdudWgQen/s1600/171.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676446327838282370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs6NolCpCzOnTlNYEm9TiTb9laDi9b5L4kMRhafTtxOh_wK4tjsAWp6QyE3NCtZ7_7EgJHmQRnQIXHiIrxplANmllBvmuVqP2qKflYovBJ-VbMTdVUN0qbQ8KFAKvL0_os4jQdudWgQen/s200/171.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We moved nearer to Phil. Me and our two brave guests stayed in one room and Nicola went into the room next door. We all heard another stone in the corridor. We started to ask out again but nothing happened.<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>By now, our two brave guys had left us on our own. We headed back up to the 2nd floor. We were asking ou but by now the weather was getting worse. It had started to rain and the wind was getting very bad. Any noice, by now, could not be put down to the weather and this ment that if anything moved or any noice was probably due to the weather and not spirits. We had to finish and so we stopped about 12.45am.<br /><br /><br />It had been such a shame that due to the weather, we couldnt finish the investigation. We hadnt planned to stay all night but a couple more hours would have been nice.<br />We did heard music, footsteps and voices. And we couldnt deciede if the stone had been thrown or just fell from perhapes the ceiling. But what was weird was the house. Even though the weather was bad outside, the inside of the house was too quite.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy4jv7vrVs5z8s6DtsTRZj4Vflvkc3sHClonX7O9rdNWva3fkQl1lLqtjrlaa_rNSYEn8UKZ16JCEq4eGoJBTVQoJuzKq1OyrqbnoY0hjPw4qElh5zvQaX-opAp4f8lmbHpnVXA5nthCA/s1600/136.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676446314032010098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy4jv7vrVs5z8s6DtsTRZj4Vflvkc3sHClonX7O9rdNWva3fkQl1lLqtjrlaa_rNSYEn8UKZ16JCEq4eGoJBTVQoJuzKq1OyrqbnoY0hjPw4qElh5zvQaX-opAp4f8lmbHpnVXA5nthCA/s200/136.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-15776457251459714502011-08-20T08:19:00.000-07:002011-10-01T14:23:41.378-07:00GHOST VOICES MAGI have written three articles for this mag and I hope to have included many more in the future. Here are the ones I have had published so far ..............<br /><br /><br />JUNE/JULY 2009<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhWvYk1r2UxVRAeVj3rY3qC-uIGU0M2jkmbWkx-fBf3sEMl6rcWxv0XnlHf1JrvgETHrGDZIt-a10FdxIEbT8zEN-qhsZiZtGZ8X4jJSm7VDL5SXGayEObXnya01Mpzl9X9dAKQvnNCnm/s1600/101_2425.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642959405124288178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhWvYk1r2UxVRAeVj3rY3qC-uIGU0M2jkmbWkx-fBf3sEMl6rcWxv0XnlHf1JrvgETHrGDZIt-a10FdxIEbT8zEN-qhsZiZtGZ8X4jJSm7VDL5SXGayEObXnya01Mpzl9X9dAKQvnNCnm/s320/101_2425.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE48xfWznWjADohLi4sotMLhSA1vksjS-eXXCc2s8Uz8yUb7me07rgy9WrSV4S5exUwbedcPrs7Jz720k7CQYwW8xvih9maOCWeZ9UjUy_BIxxwxW0o-3SCjXmbq4LF3NiGm-URQ4TrwGn/s1600/101_2427.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642960039009966210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE48xfWznWjADohLi4sotMLhSA1vksjS-eXXCc2s8Uz8yUb7me07rgy9WrSV4S5exUwbedcPrs7Jz720k7CQYwW8xvih9maOCWeZ9UjUy_BIxxwxW0o-3SCjXmbq4LF3NiGm-URQ4TrwGn/s200/101_2427.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1D60rxKgwvPZf-4FCToAit7h6GqeuCZ6ngSsneVVskTSJ_78fwzl1Bw0q-90ND7vyLRnCI1gLihDzvCT-osZmYWc06FmOOBNwJAdjXSJbA-hDOqS-klDK9CWE4dqZnVzAHWXIfeF7A5W/s1600/101_2428.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642960040358422514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1D60rxKgwvPZf-4FCToAit7h6GqeuCZ6ngSsneVVskTSJ_78fwzl1Bw0q-90ND7vyLRnCI1gLihDzvCT-osZmYWc06FmOOBNwJAdjXSJbA-hDOqS-klDK9CWE4dqZnVzAHWXIfeF7A5W/s200/101_2428.jpg" /></a>This article was written about an office in my own home town of Crewe.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />OCT/NOV 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiizGylSsFZpRAwrhu6CEMHuJcg-8SBxXmFMK6qtmvHkXUb1Cy95oxdHY8LB5QA5G75w2XkcvQM66zM8JpXy2qIXegr695lw98tXcC5Tle34mpGtKmKNOi9XnPtTP2Z7Hbbzm8udKL8NM/s1600/101_2435.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642961367196456610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiizGylSsFZpRAwrhu6CEMHuJcg-8SBxXmFMK6qtmvHkXUb1Cy95oxdHY8LB5QA5G75w2XkcvQM66zM8JpXy2qIXegr695lw98tXcC5Tle34mpGtKmKNOi9XnPtTP2Z7Hbbzm8udKL8NM/s320/101_2435.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT0gFTZvXIZzj-WOiiZn8mYq96-LFwRDbtmY5-SUKW48GFiRKgu0q7b9Q9eVSqeoK40nyq3hkjucR-KPM05jepc7Ad-NH-3Khpw6Z5ZXWeMlj3Cib7xqcVORq0ujTQxH4-xMX7br802lC/s1600/101_2442.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642961914954672162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAT0gFTZvXIZzj-WOiiZn8mYq96-LFwRDbtmY5-SUKW48GFiRKgu0q7b9Q9eVSqeoK40nyq3hkjucR-KPM05jepc7Ad-NH-3Khpw6Z5ZXWeMlj3Cib7xqcVORq0ujTQxH4-xMX7br802lC/s200/101_2442.jpg" /></a>This article was written showing the areas of possible haunting. It includes such areas as Churches, Prisons and places of violent or untimely deaths.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />FEB/MARCH 2010 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaQJ361mUpIyPexmQyCyr4somK1o8yPKFPIFt_7GdGGYtB_HME5yRYeuJN5Wx7xNMirSiNeRe6Jx8mixErCB2MnlobGa0Kxr7tEZKS7WYZGqEEvUA_Q4u4TyFmr-Ami-wTZXF3TZ6Co7K/s1600/101_2443.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642963228397271314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaQJ361mUpIyPexmQyCyr4somK1o8yPKFPIFt_7GdGGYtB_HME5yRYeuJN5Wx7xNMirSiNeRe6Jx8mixErCB2MnlobGa0Kxr7tEZKS7WYZGqEEvUA_Q4u4TyFmr-Ami-wTZXF3TZ6Co7K/s320/101_2443.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymNKdeW8hsM9CTw1K0hQK6yvPROw_-1_F0ee80YP6RBcuwQY2yRn-OhfXQzqlkiyyRtnA_j6PCNkJSveuznJ4qtE3hIVPGHmIprFOy8JFVOrh6LDaJturyhOBLdmkYgQpDD7SBSW-20kP/s1600/101_2445.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642963854334295042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymNKdeW8hsM9CTw1K0hQK6yvPROw_-1_F0ee80YP6RBcuwQY2yRn-OhfXQzqlkiyyRtnA_j6PCNkJSveuznJ4qtE3hIVPGHmIprFOy8JFVOrh6LDaJturyhOBLdmkYgQpDD7SBSW-20kP/s200/101_2445.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4cdKU_UaDZC9W_WjgL3qHDqvxWbBNGQBCTiwhmtllA7UAUIsUDL2aozor9zPUSWlqF2zypZbDCbYZdwE9bDWh7HDi5h1EPndQsZvF3I9OJrZImw1tiEcdUyNGIFoctXV_p6MZQDb8T5_/s1600/101_2446.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642963863715587442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4cdKU_UaDZC9W_WjgL3qHDqvxWbBNGQBCTiwhmtllA7UAUIsUDL2aozor9zPUSWlqF2zypZbDCbYZdwE9bDWh7HDi5h1EPndQsZvF3I9OJrZImw1tiEcdUyNGIFoctXV_p6MZQDb8T5_/s200/101_2446.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd6glL48WiU-wfcwmdPVwChywfRWCVsJFHbv931_JB3IsYWYh7teuLE8bgfDK-j61Dc8uVrvOu9OVI_2Rb3G-vtJsgqO1yu1n39dAMsUPKmVyuFnbV4B7pmf4kVKnektXGy5PGZO6g8f8/s1600/101_2447.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642963866912524338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd6glL48WiU-wfcwmdPVwChywfRWCVsJFHbv931_JB3IsYWYh7teuLE8bgfDK-j61Dc8uVrvOu9OVI_2Rb3G-vtJsgqO1yu1n39dAMsUPKmVyuFnbV4B7pmf4kVKnektXGy5PGZO6g8f8/s200/101_2447.jpg" /></a>This article was written about one of my favourite places, of course, its Denbigh.Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-55894117956315893632011-07-10T08:13:00.003-07:002012-05-08T02:50:42.702-07:00HANKELOW HALL<div>
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Hankelow Hall<br />
Hankelow, Nr Nantwich<br />
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investigation before. It was such an honour to be the first group allowed to investigate such a wonderful building.<br />
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This whole area, including this family home is full of history and so many interesting tales and legends.<br />
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HISTORY OF HANKELOW<br />
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Hankelow is situated within the township of Audlem. At the time of the Domesday Book, this area was part of the Barony of Wich Malbank (now Nantwich) and it was owned by Richard de Vernon. During the reign of Edward 1st, this side of the Vernon family took the name HUNELOWE. There have been many spellings of Hankelow, inc HUNKELOWE, HUNKYLOWE and HONKYLOWE, so this is why the spelling in my report will change.<br />
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During the reign's of Richard II and Henry IV, William, son of Richard of Hunkelowe was the Bailiff to the Hundred of Nantwich. But between both of the King's reign, Richard Hunkelowe spent time imprisoned in Chester Castle as a debtor. Either through marriage or from the sale from Richard Hunkelowe, but during the reign of Edward III, the Hassall family gained considerable land and powerl. Through the Hunkelowe and Hassall family line, the marriage took place which brought them together into the Wettenhall family.<br />
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The Wettenhall family who stayed in Hankelow until the 18th century. Then the whole estate passed to the Bayley family and then to the Greaves family. Various families and people now own their own part of the area like with every village, town or city.<br />
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CIVIL WAR AROUND THIS AREA <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNsbHF91B8oUXVUV4UC79iCUL0nhkzQBE8jvmDOoYp0FxdFEpo5eBDFL1y_b4wAD2eyc1fxUVs67jNgC8t7EZiaDiZiuoLryLpfdDaHThBVXi24hrqDsF7nS7DmsrOYKPmtL_-U4DQyG5/s1600/101_0216.jpg"><br /></a><br />
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During part of the civil war, Hankelow was ravaged as the two forces met. It was on the 19th May 1644, when Prince Rupert's army engaged the Parliamentarian army at Moss Hall Fields, Hankelow.<br />
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Prince Rupert had stayed around this area before. In May 1642, he had reputed to have stayed at Highfields in Audlem with his army of 10,000 (mostly horsemen and dragoons). They were on their way north to the siege of Stockport.<br />
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During 1643, the Royalist forces occupied most of the areas around Nantwich, including Audlem, Brindley, Buerton, Hankelow, Hatherton, Hurleston, Stoke and Wrenbury.<br />
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In 1644, Prince Rupert's army were camped in fields in Audlem near Highfields. The Parliamentarians were in control of Nantwich. And the skirmish took place.<br />
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Timeline of the Hall and Owners<br />
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- Domesday - Richard de Vernon owned the estate.<br />
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- Edward I (1272-1307) - de Hunkelowe family (part of the de Vernon family).<br />
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- 1374-1585 - Richard Hunkelowe either sold the estate or it passed through marriage to the<br />
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In 1447, Robert de Hassal and his wife Cecily accuired the lands of Hankilow. The Hall became the principal Hassal residence until 1585, when Ralph Hassal inherited Hassall Manor (near Sandbach) and William (his step brother) was given Hankelow.<br />
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- late 1500's - through marriage, the hall passed into the Wettenhall family.<br />
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- early 1700's - the present house dates from the early 18th century. It was built for Gabriel<br />
Wettenhall. It was altered for his son, Nathaniel and remodelled in 1755.<br />
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- late 1700's - Edward Wettenhall sold the hall to the Richardson family.<br />
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- 1817 - sold to Thomas Cooper.<br />
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- 1873 - the estate passed to George Thomas Bellyse Cooper.<br />
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- 1893 - the hall passed through many hands including a wine and spirit merchant and a cotton<br />
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- 1929 - the hall was bought by Commander Claude Alexander Codrington.<br />
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- 1954 - the hall was bought by Peter Glover Nicholas of Fields Farm, Nantwich.<br />
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- 1959 - the hall was bought by John Henry Vernon of Moss Hall, Audlem.<br />
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- 1961 - the hall was converted into flats but by the 1970's, the building had fallen into disrepair. By 1978, it had been condemned by the local authority. But it was saved.<br />
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- 1989 - Mr Victor Vernon sold it to its present owner, Mr Kirk Shenton Homes Ltd.<br />
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There is a legend at the hall that a young man haunts the front door. It is said that he shot himself just before his wedding because he had killed his family on the lake in the hall's grounds.<br />
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The truth behind this tradedy is a little different. The gentleman in question, didnt live at the Hall and his family died in a accident many miles away.<br />
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THE BUILDING<br />
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This Grade II listed building is built of red brick. It is of early Geogian style.<br />
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This long building used to be the Hot House. It was built on an older building.<br />
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This building at the back of the hall, use to be the Engine room. It is said that a spirt has been seen here.<br />
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This photo shows the roof space at the top of the house. This area use to be the living quarters for the servants and during the summer/autumn, the fruit pickers.<br />
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These stairs are narrow and a lot smaller than the main stairs. They were only used by the servants.<br />
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This photo shows a large wooden fireplace situated in a wooden panelled room. This had been the libuary. It suits the room but this fireplace is not from the hall, but it came from Newcastle Hospital a few years ago.<br />
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INVESTIGATION<br />
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We started our investigation at 10pm. The group included us and a few guests (invited by the owner).We walked to the cellar. Geoff told us that he had picked up a man called John from the 13th century. So, as we were all together in the cellar, we decieded to do some table tilting. There was some slight movement and we all heard the sound of a bell, like the bell on a cats collar. We also heard the sound of a small stone being thrown but no one saw it.<br />
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We thought it would be a good idea if we tried glass divertaion with the ouii board, as we had picked up on someone present. We picked up on some names .....<br />
HYWEY WRNEP ... he had been born in 1665 and he was 12years when he died.VAZ was spelt when we asked how he died. Reasearch has shown that Hywey is a Welsh name, for example Hywey Dda (880-950) King of Dyfed, Powys and Gwynedd.<br />
TNANP or TNANQ ... poss female and from the year(possibly when she was born) 1917 or 1907. She died in 1987, at the age of 39years. Born in Hankelow. Of course, no research has to be done to show she would have been older than 39 when she died or did she get her dated wrong on the board.<br />
FLJK ... also lived here but when we asked how they died, LIVE was spelt out. So did they still think they are still alive. But when we asked for a message, it spelt IGEFIVJFHGHDHDIEWDWIFJEEF. We asked where they stood and it pointed over into a corner.<br />
RLNN ... was spelt when we asked if anyone else was with us. He was a male nurse. No other information.<br />
NOZ ... was also spelt out when we asked if anybody else was there but no other information.<br />
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By 11.40pm, a few of the group thought they heard noices coming from the next floor, so I went up on my own and the group stayed and asked for something to happen to me. I heard footsteps on the staircase. At the same time downstairs, Phil and Nicola heard a voice and footsteps.<br />
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At Midnight, there was just the three of us, me, Phil and Nicola. We were trying to debunk the voices and footsteps we had heard. Nicola and Phil heard the same voices. So I went down back to the second floor. Nothing happened. So we all sat upstairs in the loft. Nicola and Phil heard a loud breath and I heard whistling. As we were the only people left in the building, we couldnt debunk the sounds.<br />
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By 1.30am, we deceided to go back downstairs and headed into the Libuary. The last member of the vistors came to join us. So the four of us stood in the Libuary, asking out. We could still hear voices and noices above us, so Phil stayed in the Libuary and we went back upstairs. By now nothing could be heard upstairs but Phil was hearing noices by him. It was as though, these noices were moving away from us. So we went back into the Libuary with Phil. We heard nothing else and we all moved into the next room.</div>
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We stood in the room next to the Libuary and we started to ask out. About 2am, we all heard a loud noice (sounded like a bang). Then we started hearing very weird noices ... sound of bat wings fluttering ( this building does not suffer from bats), dragging sounds and voices again.</div>
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We finished around 3am, by spending a short amount of time around the front door. This after all was the scene of the suicide, according to the legend.<br />
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During my research after our investigation, I found two following pieces of information.<br />
... Geoff had told us that he had picked up on a battle in 1643. My research showed that during this year, the Royalist army occupied most of the area around Nantwich with the Parliamentarians controlling the town of Nantwich.<br />
... The legend about a suicide is not true. George Thomas Bellyse Cooper didnt kill his family and then kill himself out of guilt. It was a boating accident when he was only a baby, on Lake Windermere. He did die, years later, he accidentally shot himself whilst living in Tenby. I cant find any records to show he had married or was due to be married. </div>
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So did we pick up on voices from the past? And did we hear them walking around? All I can say at this moment in time, I love this place and I didnt feel that there is anything negative about this building. I would love to have the honnor to visit here again and conduct a second investigation.</div>
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</div>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-58049078572648114402011-03-13T13:51:00.000-07:002011-03-13T13:51:30.185-07:00REAL Ghost Heckles TV Crew - Dead End<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5jFy5y-IZr0?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="295"></iframe>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-24373039231676675442011-03-13T10:34:00.000-07:002011-05-02T07:20:40.470-07:00MORECOMBE WINTER GARDENS. THE RETURN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4w9RNH3Y6prfInNMThnKYFynEHf27h3jPkdlWChNqE7dyt6RlL2pdPhFQg-rIkUKOQiThaxdGVY8_49xWJFxmuCQWaYbU2c58-bC2RHYU5m51-xs3Pz5tmDpDZQtNxMlIGpKrzbFOuC-X/s1600/100_1050_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4w9RNH3Y6prfInNMThnKYFynEHf27h3jPkdlWChNqE7dyt6RlL2pdPhFQg-rIkUKOQiThaxdGVY8_49xWJFxmuCQWaYbU2c58-bC2RHYU5m51-xs3Pz5tmDpDZQtNxMlIGpKrzbFOuC-X/s320/100_1050_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602123523943302770" border="0" /></a><br />MORECOMBE WINTER GARDENS<br />MORECOMBE<br />LANCASTER<br /><br />11th March 2011<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is my second visit to this wonderful building. The Winter Gardens has been made more famous for its ghosts thanks to many more ghost groups hiring the property and such shows as Most Haunted.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhAwnzNjQLLaRZG_ZkU9IdlUUEGV5OARUObks_KkjJ4rM5wUlVhyphenhyphenbLOlqI1xpZiAZrvx-nosYqOi3QxxQcRyHphM0xxM5w4lvsMF7esDe6DRCs4PcbOUwzbv1sc9EJrdU7VErqZsoN9ye/s1600/morecombe+winter+gardens.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 200px; float: left; height: 144px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583619711685309202" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhAwnzNjQLLaRZG_ZkU9IdlUUEGV5OARUObks_KkjJ4rM5wUlVhyphenhyphenbLOlqI1xpZiAZrvx-nosYqOi3QxxQcRyHphM0xxM5w4lvsMF7esDe6DRCs4PcbOUwzbv1sc9EJrdU7VErqZsoN9ye/s200/morecombe+winter+gardens.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The land that the Winter Gardens stands on was once occupied by swimming baths, which were surrounded by gardens. The original facilites included 3 plunge baths, 24 private baths and 2 medicated baths. An entertainment complex was added known as the People's Palace. In 1896, it was announced that a new theatre was to be built in 1897 and it is this extension that remains today. It was owned by Mr T Baker and Mr R B Abbott. They were the directors of a west end pier company. The ballroom was designed <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqglDK_3b4qnAvTI8xWuCZ1MDwWG9u4RwP0uQoJ5onvwKGcBDNgZg11KASsE7ZvYv1TU5_Jj_54QD65xXkxNz4EoiuVyU9MUhQ_jl6IuUaiWsFnF19VxJQp7_huQsD8y4ad1J02Z3p5BUf/s1600/101_1986.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqglDK_3b4qnAvTI8xWuCZ1MDwWG9u4RwP0uQoJ5onvwKGcBDNgZg11KASsE7ZvYv1TU5_Jj_54QD65xXkxNz4EoiuVyU9MUhQ_jl6IuUaiWsFnF19VxJQp7_huQsD8y4ad1J02Z3p5BUf/s200/101_1986.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602121866294550546" border="0" /></a>by architects, Mangel and Littlewood, with Frank Matcham as consultant. After this huge transformation, the building re opened and re named as the Victoria Pavillion.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The building was very popular but this didnt last and in 1908, the company went into liquidation. It was bought by Broadhead and Sons and they added a funfair outside and a billard room downstairs.<br /><br />In 1953, the building was sold again. It was bought by Louis Benjamin. The ballroom was converted to the Dixieland Palace and the theatre was leased to Trust House Forte. The theatre closed in 1977 and the ballrom was demolished in 1982 and replaced with an amusement arcade.<br /><br />Over the years, this has been occupied by many things, as explained above, but I did forget the circus. A charitable trust has now taken over the property. The Friends of the Winter Gardens took over in 1986 and work is being carried out to save this building.<br /><br />Many famous acts has graced the floor here, inc --- Laurel and Hardy, George Formby and Thora Hird.<br /><br />The building was taken over during WWll by the RAF. They organised their own shows.<br /><br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY<br /><br />--- this building is said to have a rather unusal type of haunting, there is a claim that there is an invisible line down the middle of the building making a good side and an evil side.<br />--- a seven year old child plays in the building<br />--- 2 male figures seen on the first floor. They are said to be Mangel and Littlewood.<br />--- an Edwardian lady<br />--- a lady in the dressingroom<br />--- man and woman dressed in RAF or NAVY uniforms<br />--- an angry man named Henry<br />--- another man named Stan<br />--- 2 women actress<br />--- Charles Straton<br />--- Alice Shields<br /><br /><br />INVESTIGATION<br /><br />Paranormal research had been invited here to watch the investigation and perhapes offer help and advice. We arrived at 7.30pm. Me and Nicola went for a walk around the building. We then joined Phil and set up our equipment. The psychic, Racheal (who was running the event) and Phil went off to set up some trigger objects and experiments. Me and Nicola joined the main group on the guided tour of the building lead by a member of the Friends of Morecombe Winter Gardens. Nicola held the EMF reader and I took notes and we both took photos as we walked.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N-rJY6PH6cuRS141OfoJy-eM8euhUmt3tBMnzUIR_e1ZIvyP86RfjLTgfdVWpnjPruUgcgCWbSji6WlfXmo93XHHQfxX2Omy7aAwNabe8-NX27vO-n_ijuKl4vt_tTz0FJQld_oZ3Qj6/s1600/100_1069_1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N-rJY6PH6cuRS141OfoJy-eM8euhUmt3tBMnzUIR_e1ZIvyP86RfjLTgfdVWpnjPruUgcgCWbSji6WlfXmo93XHHQfxX2Omy7aAwNabe8-NX27vO-n_ijuKl4vt_tTz0FJQld_oZ3Qj6/s200/100_1069_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602112451511156098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The walk started in the front foyer and the main entrance. The EMF stayed on one green light.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGaMcT5qvcVQoIKMHmgsLf9VsJdq61PNmAlR1aA3VtdC34xJ3r1km9dBY_b6i_ikXr5SUDcH3bZFgnU9WVs5ZuMjDGycs6zm6lX1dwXDqON_r2APdodML8o6xASHHieUcrhHNHz5mwcjW/s1600/101_1821.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGaMcT5qvcVQoIKMHmgsLf9VsJdq61PNmAlR1aA3VtdC34xJ3r1km9dBY_b6i_ikXr5SUDcH3bZFgnU9WVs5ZuMjDGycs6zm6lX1dwXDqON_r2APdodML8o6xASHHieUcrhHNHz5mwcjW/s200/101_1821.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602114249335727698" border="0" /></a>We then went upstairs to the 1st floor. As we entered through the wooden doors, the emf jumped to red and then back to the single green light. Nicola walked through this doorway several times and it never went to red again. As we walked around, through the ladies bar, offices and gents bar, the emf stayed on green. In fact, as we continued around the building, the emf stayed green. No more red lights. We finished the tour at 9.40pm.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg9TDjoaGWLxuxMPAN7TzqIZBPTH87SBG3_gaAyQkW6RZp-0za7u-7lXf31_5ajm_BXQGbGqXuatOuMT7sgZHvfW6t3VzZN8yF8kWKnkPJoFdEanoKuJUVNQTYCzABWfsvWaUbThU1YRK/s1600/101_1925.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg9TDjoaGWLxuxMPAN7TzqIZBPTH87SBG3_gaAyQkW6RZp-0za7u-7lXf31_5ajm_BXQGbGqXuatOuMT7sgZHvfW6t3VzZN8yF8kWKnkPJoFdEanoKuJUVNQTYCzABWfsvWaUbThU1YRK/s200/101_1925.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602112452324597394" border="0" /></a><br />As we walked back to our meeting point on the ground floor, the emf went to red again as we passed through these doors. I thought at first it was the cables, as this area is directly below where the emf went to red on the first floor. Again Nicola passed through this area several times but the emf stayed on a single green light. And the emf had not turned to red earlier as we started the tour as we first walked through these doors. So why turn red now and then disappear?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We all re grouped in our meeting area by the side door and about 10pm we all headed behind the stage. We started with table tilting after Nicola had explained about our emf recorder and what we used it for.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgoVIM7SS3OoCtu7DsaQjEYJYDLJhbtZhnn9Ct7T-1Xee_6L6zvIO1XkKIRCysYBPnnmsDnityhaBWJc7xScpK2jk6f8bOsSqsYNlnP1xchAEZSVvE8Mv-j3B14175o3vxAgbXubgqxKb/s1600/101_1953.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgoVIM7SS3OoCtu7DsaQjEYJYDLJhbtZhnn9Ct7T-1Xee_6L6zvIO1XkKIRCysYBPnnmsDnityhaBWJc7xScpK2jk6f8bOsSqsYNlnP1xchAEZSVvE8Mv-j3B14175o3vxAgbXubgqxKb/s200/101_1953.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602112466825119698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The table tilting had started and I heard what sounded like footsteps above me. I know there was a lot of banging here because of the wind from outside. But these "footsteps" were clearly heard by me. I climbed the stone stairs at the side of the stage. As I stood above the rest of the group, I heard nothing. After a while, I joined the rest of the group back on the stage. Shortly after, Phil also heard footsteps above him and also the sound of a girl laughing. I had also heard these footsteps at the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlA4UJMwa0j1wgmJZX1nUYg-Zs4HWVpLkSEdFrfXVx2huEog0thW7MItbLbsapFlmhgMawGpcepz8q75NrG60tfvzR-3xDKbpjnX7yYIwTFXk9VpIBZo4bGx55_PRIZtcqROAj_Z39hx1/s1600/101_1988.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlA4UJMwa0j1wgmJZX1nUYg-Zs4HWVpLkSEdFrfXVx2huEog0thW7MItbLbsapFlmhgMawGpcepz8q75NrG60tfvzR-3xDKbpjnX7yYIwTFXk9VpIBZo4bGx55_PRIZtcqROAj_Z39hx1/s200/101_1988.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602114256475058066" border="0" /></a>same time as Phil but no other voice. I went back upstairs but again I didnt hear anything. Nor did I see anything.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5hPSGpPmiIKZ0X1RVGpor40W-BtIIsiKFbRmCXVfy0_Y3RPYtQIcy-ieAkC-Q102qtSZx_brKpskWvFoqwLE1cSDF3I1c14x5Fu0czWgr6lWH4nESn5BHFrJFM3B58Jf_sqArZ2Hy4Ph/s1600/101_1805.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5hPSGpPmiIKZ0X1RVGpor40W-BtIIsiKFbRmCXVfy0_Y3RPYtQIcy-ieAkC-Q102qtSZx_brKpskWvFoqwLE1cSDF3I1c14x5Fu0czWgr6lWH4nESn5BHFrJFM3B58Jf_sqArZ2Hy4Ph/s200/101_1805.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602116952865804994" border="0" /></a>We moved into the Auditorium about 10.30pm. Nicola took half the group to the first floor and Phil ran a sceance by the stage. A red light was seen on the first floor balconly by the boxes (not car lights). I went to sit there on my own (do you see a pattern here, as soon as something happens, Im sent on my own. Brave or daft, a bit of both) I had only been there a few moments and at about 10.50pm, I started to hear footsteps and whispering. I radio through to ask where everyone was and I was told that everyone was back in the auditorium. But Nicola and another member of the group had also heard the footsteps.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRgcsbrleL6gtkBxQC1f9KdbCBT6V6kOGYJmw_xwSLmbMbcOgyqB6cd_tpZ0JNUfGs2bDG7Lbo_SDqfqu_B8mchQT55JfQQ3l3rtSIDQTV_i7wah-WM6Sn_McubJZ8DZl6Lv4fKTTUZ9T/s1600/101_1928.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRgcsbrleL6gtkBxQC1f9KdbCBT6V6kOGYJmw_xwSLmbMbcOgyqB6cd_tpZ0JNUfGs2bDG7Lbo_SDqfqu_B8mchQT55JfQQ3l3rtSIDQTV_i7wah-WM6Sn_McubJZ8DZl6Lv4fKTTUZ9T/s200/101_1928.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602114255640120242" border="0" /></a>I went for a walk around along the balconly, looking for a stray member of the group or anyone, as I was so sure it must have been someone from our group as the footsteps were so loud and clear. But I saw no one. But what I did see, seemed unbelievable. As I entered the gents bar, I saw that not only had the car trigger object moved but they had moved onto another table. I radioed this through straight away and I stayed in the doorway without touching anything or going into the room. Nicola and another member of the group were the first to me and they saw for <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NYEO7weQrrsOGl17lJcJ-6Xzf_oRpDQUS3kMG8g4ALA4L2aD-puvn6zg2sweleXvBGtPILalVt-KrTl5juFYTmDRk7BSMRXFfSsMuXyrRSbH0NVfOX9QHyRX_4COajr2aNf6Hqt722TY/s1600/101_2007.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NYEO7weQrrsOGl17lJcJ-6Xzf_oRpDQUS3kMG8g4ALA4L2aD-puvn6zg2sweleXvBGtPILalVt-KrTl5juFYTmDRk7BSMRXFfSsMuXyrRSbH0NVfOX9QHyRX_4COajr2aNf6Hqt722TY/s200/101_2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602114262630920386" border="0" /></a>themselves where the cars were. At this point, I will say with my hand on my heart, that I didnt touch these cars. I am a paranormal investigator and I try to find out for myself if a place is haunted or not. I am just as happy to say no its not haunted, as I am to say yes. But both me and Nicola thought this movement was a little too good. I know that neither Phil, Nicola or myself moved these cars and no body went into the room from the balconly. But this is not a silled room and there is the entrance around the back and we didnt have enough camera's to leave one recording here. So <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLk2E11CFoj0_UsnAps2kGeW-zeEPIwjfyE72z7HdBJLT68dfVG84MVhw8aercAnHV4kPvWZftsq-l42_Op02o1OdlMEtlIi5PQkWleLJtnUkeytcZzVx3f4ARjCd_Bf1RxZmnsPPt4CNo/s1600/101_2009.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLk2E11CFoj0_UsnAps2kGeW-zeEPIwjfyE72z7HdBJLT68dfVG84MVhw8aercAnHV4kPvWZftsq-l42_Op02o1OdlMEtlIi5PQkWleLJtnUkeytcZzVx3f4ARjCd_Bf1RxZmnsPPt4CNo/s200/101_2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602114265063301042" border="0" /></a>did someone cheat or was it paranormal? I cant answer that for certain.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbNZdBOnfY717eOsAEiLijI6uex_w9u50FF2Mc3hFDm4h_WDgIgbt5M9zxTv7RLo8uIVOyv44fkPjaWCZeXkedh7NTDabvoWgjFOSyF7_GuvKIy1vk4de8TTCObbohVMOlbmb6kUKYYJC/s1600/100_1074.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbNZdBOnfY717eOsAEiLijI6uex_w9u50FF2Mc3hFDm4h_WDgIgbt5M9zxTv7RLo8uIVOyv44fkPjaWCZeXkedh7NTDabvoWgjFOSyF7_GuvKIy1vk4de8TTCObbohVMOlbmb6kUKYYJC/s200/100_1074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602116940464083634" border="0" /></a><br />We split up again. Phil carried on with the sceance downstairs. Nicola took a few people into the Gods and I returned to my seat on the balconley with another member of the group. I did this, just in case anything else happened and I would have a witness.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Only a few minutes went by and nearly everyone had heard a child's voice. Nicola's group reported hearing shufflinf noises, one seat was down and strange emf readings on the staircase. Phil's group reported a thud sound on the stage, whispering sounds, temp changes, a young girl's voice cry out and a shadow darting across the foyer.<br /><br />Nicola came back and joined me on the balconly. The three of us heard a child's voice at the same time as Phil heard the same. We also heard more footsteps and what sounded like paper moving. We all decieded to re group and have a brew. But before we went downstairs, we checked tha cars but nothing. So about 11.20pm, we all mew up for a well earned brew.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXMA6_5brKn3DGAeNwh6lT-kDERWzdhcTUmGN-vb3C0c6nNsnj2gK5iSDDEmWMvTBfjgiujJRNCh2oFa6UTuNEDwOOClpKiZXhfI7g3-AtMsHN14OuzUsPw6WnY7XsJxhE5QesJQBKUhh/s1600/101_2019.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXMA6_5brKn3DGAeNwh6lT-kDERWzdhcTUmGN-vb3C0c6nNsnj2gK5iSDDEmWMvTBfjgiujJRNCh2oFa6UTuNEDwOOClpKiZXhfI7g3-AtMsHN14OuzUsPw6WnY7XsJxhE5QesJQBKUhh/s200/101_2019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602116949268332690" border="0" /></a><br />At 11.40pm, I went back onto the first floor balconly and everyone else went back into the auditorium to conduct another sceance lead by Phil. Ten minutes went by and Nicola radioed to me that they had seen a figure walk past me. I looked around but I couldnt see or hear anything. Two other members of the group came up to join me. Us three heard a noice coming from the gent's bar. We went to look and found a packet of earplugs on the floor but the cars were not touched. I made a cross shape in the flour and I asked for <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4TIoCHWqxN6ABZX_24R0aLBVUu8CIQCDS5dJ3Tv8UXz00FnqMU2SNaTz9-WbEKtmG7EtK0ig1Z3SQr4IwUNxwbGg2lQTevgUC8MfA2nXH9deraxQuiHjAtlp2EXBdneNQJAANnHxE54p/s1600/101_2023.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4TIoCHWqxN6ABZX_24R0aLBVUu8CIQCDS5dJ3Tv8UXz00FnqMU2SNaTz9-WbEKtmG7EtK0ig1Z3SQr4IwUNxwbGg2lQTevgUC8MfA2nXH9deraxQuiHjAtlp2EXBdneNQJAANnHxE54p/s200/101_2023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602116960327692962" border="0" /></a>another cross shape to be made in the other patch pf flour on the other table. We placed the earplugs on a chair and asked for these to move. We had a walk around and found that a green toy was also on the floor in the ladies bar toilets. This was re placed back on the chair. Again I can not confirm how the toy had moved and where the earplugs had come from.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHO3KmbO8E2a9Re7hFC2OlAPvclSGKHpU6wyPPDrHOTNQ_-2ISQa4C8B1EoZor-uTlEiRkQprJU65KcuE0H3mAm09UJ4hUJlMWD8_Vb-x_Hlmzmpb4kxDUjv4cEJ80_vkzr3vpf-HD4u4q/s1600/101_2031.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHO3KmbO8E2a9Re7hFC2OlAPvclSGKHpU6wyPPDrHOTNQ_-2ISQa4C8B1EoZor-uTlEiRkQprJU65KcuE0H3mAm09UJ4hUJlMWD8_Vb-x_Hlmzmpb4kxDUjv4cEJ80_vkzr3vpf-HD4u4q/s200/101_2031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602116968493051826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Everyone was now on the first floor and I went back to my lonesome seat. Movement was seen on the main staircase and I was hearing footsteps behind me again. While the group were asking out in the gent's bar, I saw what looked like a torch light on the other side of the balconly but no one had their torches on.<br /><br />By 12.30am, we split into two groups. Racheal took one group down into the cellar and we took the rest of the group up to the Gods. Nothing much was happening to us but some reported that the seating was shaking. I didnt feel anything but I was sitting further away.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahUmllWskO2JR9LrUkiEYqA-mzHlVDlI19hB8fENjLo3uJr5Q9sdb80zn_nQMidwg7x4fMn843YHDtfjx_kGYMKLoZbZsQa29hhUuWCco-FjGTJfu9SK9VYFaGhgQaAATB03MFeBFjF6F/s1600/101_2012.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahUmllWskO2JR9LrUkiEYqA-mzHlVDlI19hB8fENjLo3uJr5Q9sdb80zn_nQMidwg7x4fMn843YHDtfjx_kGYMKLoZbZsQa29hhUuWCco-FjGTJfu9SK9VYFaGhgQaAATB03MFeBFjF6F/s200/101_2012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602119257623875266" border="0" /></a><br />By 1am, our group moved down back to the first floor. We stood with Phil asking questions like "what is your name, why are you here and could they do something". Then it sounded like a stone had been thrown and hit the floor. We then heard breathing sounds. We couldnt find anything out of the ordinary. We carried on asking questions and at 1.05am, another stone was thrown. Again we couldnt find anything. Nothing else happened and so about 15mins later, we moved into the ladies bar to try some table <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPOKl7hS1iUtnryD3_t_syWhqpsex-_xbXO_Ce3neVsj92T0i9RFeVf80oAK-nn-9mR5DBXi7F2vSxtX8BkDGS64_dO0I78KlarfM-X7iy8GnOgyTFGWJ2NdknIKKreGp9DDik9vrx5ga/s1600/101_2034.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPOKl7hS1iUtnryD3_t_syWhqpsex-_xbXO_Ce3neVsj92T0i9RFeVf80oAK-nn-9mR5DBXi7F2vSxtX8BkDGS64_dO0I78KlarfM-X7iy8GnOgyTFGWJ2NdknIKKreGp9DDik9vrx5ga/s200/101_2034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602119251041008674" border="0" /></a>tilting. In this room, there is a smaller room. One brave volunter sat in this room and while we conducted our table tilting, we also asked if something could happen to him. But nothing did.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />During our experiment, the group from the cellar had broken up and they were wandering the building. This now meant, that any trigger objects would be worthless as anyone could now mess with them. Im not saying anyone would, but the possibilty was there.<br /><br />We re grouped and had a coffee break.<br /><br />From 2.15am, we split into different groups, covering the whole building, from the cellar upwards. While Nicola's group went behind the stage, a chair moved slightly when someone sat on it and Nicola's face felt tickerly. Nothing else happened to anyone else even when WWll music was played.<br /><br />We finished about 4am.<br /><br />In my view, this was a missed oppertiunaty for paranormal research. We were invited here just to watch a physic investigation. But we wnded up being more involved and trying to run the investigation towards the end. If we had known, we would have brought more equipment and better trigger objects and had camera's recording them. We would have had the event more structured and organizated. No one would have wondered off in their own groups.<br /><br />But lets look at what happened .......................<br />... EMF went red three times<br />... footsteps heard several times<br />... a child (possibly female) voice heard four times<br />... red light seen<br />... whispering sounds<br />... one seat down in the gods<br />... two shadows, one in figure form<br />... earplugs appear from nowwhere<br />... cars moved?<br />...stones thrown...twice<br /><br />I have checked my photo's and I have found nothing.<br /><br />I have checked my voice recorder for EVP's and I have found several noices I cant explain. These are .........................<br />... whilst I was sitting in the first floor balconly with another member of the group after the cars had moved. We were talking between ourselves and I said that if I was a spirit, I would be fed up of doing stuff and answering questions. The word "YEAH" had been recorded as though it was agreeing with me.<br />... Phil had carried on with the sceance on the first floor, while he was talking there is a weird voice which sounds like "YES". Followed a couple of minutes later by three weird breaths.<br />... Another weird breath was caught on the first floor when people where telling us about the seats shaking.<br />... We also caught the sounds of the two stones being thrown and landing on the floor. But just after that I had said to Nicola that I had a weird and horrible feeling and she said she had a slight pain in her head. There came a "YES" whisper, followed by "HELLO". Four minutes later as a couple of the group were talking to me, there was what sounded like a "LOW WHISPER VOICE" as though it was joining in out conversion.<br />... Still on the first floor around the middle sitting area, Phil had been asking questions and just asked what year is it. We can hear a whisper saying "HELP ME" in a female voice.<br />... In the cellar, Nicola was asking if someone could move the glass, the name "HELEN" is heard followed by a loud "YES".<br />... In the cellar as well, I had just been explaing what this room had been used for, a loud "NO" and possibly another "NO".<br />... Again in the cellar, we were talking amounst ourselves and laughing, a weird voice sounded like "ITS NOT FUNNY" was heard.<br /><br /><br /><br />Other photo's of the theatre<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dy4Urk9DlAYyHKL60zuHNubt0tU0cVz8I5XehKuLlAvmCXhxEO9RscdHZpd7SehMYvoAf4ijzjTcIPS7BMvisQqr1WQpwcahCPIYyCQIxOsHdVFYOilEiH1sHOYzVtn70XH_HHAIVf7l/s1600/101_1978.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dy4Urk9DlAYyHKL60zuHNubt0tU0cVz8I5XehKuLlAvmCXhxEO9RscdHZpd7SehMYvoAf4ijzjTcIPS7BMvisQqr1WQpwcahCPIYyCQIxOsHdVFYOilEiH1sHOYzVtn70XH_HHAIVf7l/s200/101_1978.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602121853594222514" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4x0DamL4OIG4P8ZegezzGbfZuY73XEB4wnePl4t46CCl6t2ua-step2zkJ52HJTFpLpl7JPjmGyAWIm_ISglpTeV7_VZpjZMlGD6i9Jy4bvBzq1J8HE5VH-7Pys_qkyZmDeLvxZa4fU7H/s1600/101_1872.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zbPjzNWmgP3sn1kAt0lzwMoFr0PmjaXmYXoAfloIA7iC75pviTCbFZRAFek6NT4JAoXtTwwHphV5ZAU0PvRCkdr5W8C3xWUWjRH2BFUs8xr6MMCXxk-Rf6vfeQlLHULMWTzW-4Lka14j/s200/101_1890.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602120326412864754" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhawK9_5wXuqu7CBHHBTx92Z1i0G7cP1vm6fZFGT_OZgmL4ttPRfgk-Tv5iCR3iPN_pBPBMuesZbgY6zBWTT7Zsr4YEnf4-I5pyAlbfHavuqqwRUAgIavcCPgSPnNcu80mXzt5-_5-JGmG/s1600/101_1855.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhawK9_5wXuqu7CBHHBTx92Z1i0G7cP1vm6fZFGT_OZgmL4ttPRfgk-Tv5iCR3iPN_pBPBMuesZbgY6zBWTT7Zsr4YEnf4-I5pyAlbfHavuqqwRUAgIavcCPgSPnNcu80mXzt5-_5-JGmG/s200/101_1855.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602120321825524434" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-29312326298413667352011-01-25T08:07:00.000-08:002011-05-02T07:24:05.388-07:00DENBIGH AT HALLOWEENThis Halloween, I returned to one of my favourite towns - Denbigh.<br /><br />I wanted to investigate ---<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipm00jivOBLn0vInhWDoM5j18roT4rJoO4jTIRUeds269et1xqnLIM1O5WfyG2aQamkY99TlUoJwoSozO_YURk6VuFZYjykLaEtcYyMBqOzprHcm2gyG7RbisZE-rjHh4FgFoGAAP9WMyM/s1600/100_0906.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipm00jivOBLn0vInhWDoM5j18roT4rJoO4jTIRUeds269et1xqnLIM1O5WfyG2aQamkY99TlUoJwoSozO_YURk6VuFZYjykLaEtcYyMBqOzprHcm2gyG7RbisZE-rjHh4FgFoGAAP9WMyM/s200/100_0906.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566216804644180738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the hospital<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkfYYdoChRFrPlgmebjPflhqD28b7WZYhaVF6Bqq0w1DCCdamcF539TG4Qpg0nqpatupyZodHPJ9YuufIXfsv9vsyEnvQSxeqKFggGuWGB4WMKzb4_AmJeLRTj4VdCTooL18Y_59PNjM5/s1600/101_0854.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkfYYdoChRFrPlgmebjPflhqD28b7WZYhaVF6Bqq0w1DCCdamcF539TG4Qpg0nqpatupyZodHPJ9YuufIXfsv9vsyEnvQSxeqKFggGuWGB4WMKzb4_AmJeLRTj4VdCTooL18Y_59PNjM5/s200/101_0854.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566218369750084242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the castle<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeySIl2CL2wMsXre4jYp6ddfWcJnm7FTb1MiEMSQuJD6Q4mZq1VprYjGA4Hv4oxKFxeIupbbDpzzPzFI959ZHoZG0Y07Xb1L_ozhyphenhyphenDNYJaw4L5SvtmrlmgXfdFMLuT6wHuFOwj1aFGel4q/s1600/101_0825.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeySIl2CL2wMsXre4jYp6ddfWcJnm7FTb1MiEMSQuJD6Q4mZq1VprYjGA4Hv4oxKFxeIupbbDpzzPzFI959ZHoZG0Y07Xb1L_ozhyphenhyphenDNYJaw4L5SvtmrlmgXfdFMLuT6wHuFOwj1aFGel4q/s200/101_0825.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566218212532452210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the friary<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I wanted to cover these three locations in one night.<br /><br />Denbigh is a market town in North Wales. In Welsh it is DINBYCH, which means little fortress. This area, as with much of Wales has seen much bloodshed and fighting.<br /><br />BRIEF HISTORY OF WALES.<br />Man has lived in this area since Prehistoric times. A human Neanderthal jawbone was found at the Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site in the valley of the River Eley. The person this jawbone belonged to lived about 230,000 years ago. These people probably roamed the land following herds of animals or moving during our different seasons. The earliest farming communities date <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVBOdt5v7WRJcyYXyRASlrywVmBShsb99w54UvyLVgOJ6YCARckzOab7O1qfFnbSmgvK7ZcSuWEU4OUTrxLAahBfKiK-1vAV6yEzQQqlVJumWMFS-Rx7NvS8omBKlg93ERdWqr6FwEzCF/s1600/250px-BrynCelliDdu3.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVBOdt5v7WRJcyYXyRASlrywVmBShsb99w54UvyLVgOJ6YCARckzOab7O1qfFnbSmgvK7ZcSuWEU4OUTrxLAahBfKiK-1vAV6yEzQQqlVJumWMFS-Rx7NvS8omBKlg93ERdWqr6FwEzCF/s200/250px-BrynCelliDdu3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580206371603695986" border="0" /></a>from about 4000BC. During this time, chambered tombs were built including those built on Anglesey. Prehistoric mining first appeared in Wales about 2500BC for copper and then followed by bronze. There was a copper mine on the Great Orme. The earlist iron item found was a sword from Llyn Fawr in the Rhondda Valley, which dates from about 600BC. The Iron Age saw the building of hillforts across the country, example can be seen at Pen Dinas near Aberystwyth. A significant find from this period was <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYAcIzc6lIxul_5LjcaLmr2_VgWtnZGe2ds2JS7-3QXLBf7mD5zMW8PfiHxwfzSTevNuR5tZBag2wrlWxr8DnwVbHKqKBJ3B3ad4Uz3TMY9ys2NzTIBCFtrN4lTQb6I5E3EKiK2HqvEVc/s1600/llyn.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYAcIzc6lIxul_5LjcaLmr2_VgWtnZGe2ds2JS7-3QXLBf7mD5zMW8PfiHxwfzSTevNuR5tZBag2wrlWxr8DnwVbHKqKBJ3B3ad4Uz3TMY9ys2NzTIBCFtrN4lTQb6I5E3EKiK2HqvEVc/s200/llyn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580206271085154322" border="0" /></a>made in 1943 at Llyn Cerrig Bach on Anglesey. Many items were found including weapons, shields, chariots along with their fittings and harnesses.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9kkPxqmyPCelmtNqLSPqFPJl17lEIELs2pkKyCIeyQYfLM-vqDb_suqrjfh1_FO_Z73fBqX-WuoJ3rEv07DaY1Jg9WKk7E_Ui8FTGpgQXaI5JycGHSzMnSNNE0mrDF8-xGY4vobisl2A/s1600/260px-Roman.Wales.Forts.Fortlets.Roads.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9kkPxqmyPCelmtNqLSPqFPJl17lEIELs2pkKyCIeyQYfLM-vqDb_suqrjfh1_FO_Z73fBqX-WuoJ3rEv07DaY1Jg9WKk7E_Ui8FTGpgQXaI5JycGHSzMnSNNE0mrDF8-xGY4vobisl2A/s200/260px-Roman.Wales.Forts.Fortlets.Roads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580206813709517234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />During the Roman Invasion of Britian in 43AD, the country was divided into tribes. The Ordavices and Silures put up the strongest resistance to the invasion. But the Romans finally won. They built roads, forts, mined gold, conducted commerce but mostly military.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When the Romans left, the country was left to govern itself along with the rest of Britain. Welsh Kingdoms were built up with Gwynedd being the most powerful during the 6th and 7th centuries. These kingdoms fought eachother and battles took place in England. A great battle took place at Chester in 616AD, the forces of Powys and other British Kingdoms were defeated by the Northumbrians lead by Aethelfrith.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEgaVzIpZ1oY8mF1GRCV1YjsyKBhxQkb4Dj08G1Ro35Y09P2Plji1zPun1X5-GgA6g261hBlzjanSbSemDIpgMSPogqoYu1P6Z0zleHcTqIfkyxOOKnwL4QCAGXQigAWQY828mQnyda-I/s1600/300px-CymruMap.PNG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEgaVzIpZ1oY8mF1GRCV1YjsyKBhxQkb4Dj08G1Ro35Y09P2Plji1zPun1X5-GgA6g261hBlzjanSbSemDIpgMSPogqoYu1P6Z0zleHcTqIfkyxOOKnwL4QCAGXQigAWQY828mQnyda-I/s200/300px-CymruMap.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580206739672850562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />During Medieval Wales (700-1066), Powys was the major kingdom. This kingdom originally sread into Cheshire, Shropshire and Herefordshire. Its ancient capital was Pengwern which has now been possibly located as Shrewsbury of Baschurch.<br />This map shows the kingdoms in todays border of Wales.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wales started to be ruled by one King. The first to rule most of Wales was Rhadri Mawr (the great), originally King Of Gwynedd during the 9th century. When he died, his land was divided between his sons. Rhodri's grandson, Hywel Dda (Hywel the good) extended his rule from Deheubarth and took back most of Wales by 942. He is traditionally associated with the "Laws of Hywel" (a policy of peace).<br /><br />Gruffydd ap Llywellyn (King of Gwynedd) was the next ruler to unite most of Wales by 1055. At the time of the Norman conquest in 1066, the main ruler in Wales was Bleddyn ap Cynfyn (King of Gwynedd and Powys). The killing of Bleddyn in 1075 probably by the Earl of Shrewsbury's men, led to civil war and gave the Normans the opportunity to seize lands in North Wales. The welsh fought against Norman rule. Gruffydd ap Cynan won part of Gwynedd. His son, Owain Gwynedd allied with Gruffydd ap Rhys of Deheubarth to beat the Normans at the Battle of Crug Mawr in 1136.<br /><br />One of the greatest of Welsh leaders, Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (also known as Llywelyn Fawr the Great) made his capital at Garth Celyn overlooking the Menai Straits. By his death in 1240, he had united most of Wales. His son, Dafydd ap Llywelyn was next in line after his father's death but King Henry III of England would not allow him to be as powerful as his father. War broke out in 1241 and in 1245. Dafydd died suddenly and his brother Gruffudd had been killed trying to escape from the Tower of London in 1244 and so conflict took over in Wales again. Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (known as Llywellyn the last leader) tried to take control and bring order to Wales but Edward I saw this as his chance to seize control of Wales. War followed in 1277 between England and Wales. Llywelyn was lured to a meeting at Hawarden Castle on the 11th December 1282. His brother Dafydd ap Gruffudd continued the battle but he was captured in June 1283 and he was hung, drawn and quartered at Shrewsbury.<br /><br />Edward I built castle's in Wales and he complicted his domination of Wales by crowning his son Prince of Wales in 1301. A Council of Wales was appointed which sat in Ludlow, now Shropshire.<br /><br />There were a number of rebellions after this including Madog ap Llywelyn in 1294-95, Llywelyn Bren, Lord of Senghenydd 1316-18, Owain Lawgoch twice planned an invasion of Wales with French support in 1378, Owain Glyndwr in 1400. He controlled most of Wales for a few years before the English took back control. During his control, he held the first Welsh Parliament at Machynlleth and made plans for two universities. Owain was never caught and he was widely supported by the Welsh people. Because of this, the English Parliament passed the Penal Laws in 1402. This stopped the Welsh from carrying arms, holding office and living in a fortified town.<br /><br />During the War of the Roses (began in 1455), both sides used Welsh troops. During 1485, Henry Tudar landed in Wales with a small force to claim the throne. His claim gained a lot of support in Wales as Henry was of Welsh descent. Henry defeated King Richard III of England at the Battle of Bosworth to becaome King Henry VII of England. His son, Henry VIII, made the laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542. This abolished the Welsh legal system and banning the Welsh language from any official role but it did define the England-Wales border and abolishing the Penal Code.<br /><br />Wales was mostly Royalist during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (Civil War) in the early 17th century. Many Welsh wen fought for the army of King Charles Ist and at least no major battles took place on Welsh soil. But during the second civil war (1648), a few unpaid Parliamentarian troops in Pembrokeshire changed sides and this lead to a couple of small fights on the surrounding borders.<br /><br />The 18th century saw the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and a far more peaceful time for Wales.<br /><br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PZKyYpgSxacwOE4ya-CTb6vezOhoEPqxPWLBU9yotWm8WFzolhSSmP2rPW1gfR5d_xf6fym0I0-MMmNDOyG1Z5jBTl90cQ_mGa8a-kJg5hrc5pQaygWg9FAtcONfKW4BJ6hLpjdCDNlm/s1600/100_0905.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PZKyYpgSxacwOE4ya-CTb6vezOhoEPqxPWLBU9yotWm8WFzolhSSmP2rPW1gfR5d_xf6fym0I0-MMmNDOyG1Z5jBTl90cQ_mGa8a-kJg5hrc5pQaygWg9FAtcONfKW4BJ6hLpjdCDNlm/s200/100_0905.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580207716847009202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />DENBIGH HOSPITAL<br /><br />If you have read my blog, you will know I have been here a few times, so I dont have to cover ite history or ghost sightenings again.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI4VnOIB7ljq_BOcjNQuLq9YU-hu_fLfVfCzmX5q3fUsaEz8eiNDWJ_jueoncqMYypnjDncLHh5u-iIKqH-R-l6lWPyuDy6OjTa2RjInpLLu93KpZmpc88al2GJFH0F2R3Zd_DnL6t1gg/s1600/100_0904.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI4VnOIB7ljq_BOcjNQuLq9YU-hu_fLfVfCzmX5q3fUsaEz8eiNDWJ_jueoncqMYypnjDncLHh5u-iIKqH-R-l6lWPyuDy6OjTa2RjInpLLu93KpZmpc88al2GJFH0F2R3Zd_DnL6t1gg/s200/100_0904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580207863440144690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunally, this building is now a no go area. It is such a shame what has happened to this building and the other buildings associated with it. Security has been stepped up and there is so much damage to the surving buildings, that a proper investigation is impossible.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HMxlyzrfAfz6CIIwnXTA1gLRVpydDwRnZ5WA15-xmEJ9B5o3d8hZ0KlUYa2kHfuqIgQlHUq8eII-rRT3TvyZVjmro0lq6o_Hc9jgknaUQYKp6hzpQQY6_4jFOU_Btl4fZGeVPbu0e_-f/s1600/101_0959.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HMxlyzrfAfz6CIIwnXTA1gLRVpydDwRnZ5WA15-xmEJ9B5o3d8hZ0KlUYa2kHfuqIgQlHUq8eII-rRT3TvyZVjmro0lq6o_Hc9jgknaUQYKp6hzpQQY6_4jFOU_Btl4fZGeVPbu0e_-f/s200/101_0959.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580208108223102738" border="0" /></a><br />If anyone is now so stupid to enter here without permission, I will know that they are just thrill seekers and their conclusions or comments will not be taken seriously by serious paranormal investigators. I will not return to this building again and I will miss her. Unless the building is made safe and permission is given to people like myself who try to find out the truth, this building should now be left alone.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEP7y_97CjcvsCBYQ46uiBv0kEWa-p89z_cD6zWGmIHfOYoiCwWLBLH5NMfnawTh3eiUptB-aIGale8KIB4AB-GVJHsHhGSmiKhcZSPVUfuKErAsIecdojN5MrES3UYl3nzlcJO9MHgBD/s1600/101_0824.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEP7y_97CjcvsCBYQ46uiBv0kEWa-p89z_cD6zWGmIHfOYoiCwWLBLH5NMfnawTh3eiUptB-aIGale8KIB4AB-GVJHsHhGSmiKhcZSPVUfuKErAsIecdojN5MrES3UYl3nzlcJO9MHgBD/s200/101_0824.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580209501317868034" border="0" /></a><br />FRIARY<br /><br />This was my first visit to the Friary and I was suprised that this building is hidden away. It was so small and located about 2 miles from the Castle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The White Friars of Denbigh or Carmelites Monks were unlike other monks as they moved around teaching the word of the Apostles and begging.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxzuKAJQCKKSY1q_Dl6VepWCjfs9wDnHADoyUiG5x9AVKyhLbEQTDNm_aTRsjpsnIbCe4jWUP59R0dAMGZ7b61geLboUHrWE79ctAO3eN0qQ7nv2qD1M35cVVRIePeJ3DtaTHXYG0JFa7/s1600/101_0817.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxzuKAJQCKKSY1q_Dl6VepWCjfs9wDnHADoyUiG5x9AVKyhLbEQTDNm_aTRsjpsnIbCe4jWUP59R0dAMGZ7b61geLboUHrWE79ctAO3eN0qQ7nv2qD1M35cVVRIePeJ3DtaTHXYG0JFa7/s200/101_0817.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580942817803420706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Friary was established in 1289 under the patronage of John de Swynmore. They preached around Denbigh, meeting other parish priests. They were supported in the later part of the Middle Ages by the Salusbury Family of Lleweni and Bachymbyd, many of the family were buried here. It was also supported by the Bishops of St Asaph. Bishop Henry Standish (1518-1535) lived here in the bishop's chamber and so did Robert Purefoy who followed Henry.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Friary was surrendered in 1538 by the orders of Henry VIII. At this time there were four friars in residence and the friary was made up of a choir, vestry, chamber, hall, kitchen, brewhouse and buttery.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jHBIdJJqofntoWdOuzSksfvZOyFT2olkF_rUDiLlU_H2yAQ5iZRkknju5aJl7d-PigFTIGjuq19pcgtjxtR8gUA5akeu1oVWnutvV8idtluLMhyphenhyphen8AOOiD0bHJ15IfGxhEPDvb-lCqP3-/s1600/101_0820.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jHBIdJJqofntoWdOuzSksfvZOyFT2olkF_rUDiLlU_H2yAQ5iZRkknju5aJl7d-PigFTIGjuq19pcgtjxtR8gUA5akeu1oVWnutvV8idtluLMhyphenhyphen8AOOiD0bHJ15IfGxhEPDvb-lCqP3-/s200/101_0820.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580942751681427218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All that remains today is the main church, many of the other friary's buildings like the chapter house etc would have been knocked down or used as farm buildings. This well was dug after the friary had closed for use with the farm buildings.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY<br />--- a dark hooded monk has been seen walking around the friary<br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_-deWForoCbnR3hOwqsAgAkuj0kPbthQe1WCJKwOsN1bmO9nnsbyBzDz2XyvhU29hKkXZahTtcqgpHO8Ly6NNey0zxYfEipUsTGX5qvzqVcJQgN_7babLf83jhU8Qd1re2gfkswjUH1-/s1600/101_0852.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_-deWForoCbnR3hOwqsAgAkuj0kPbthQe1WCJKwOsN1bmO9nnsbyBzDz2XyvhU29hKkXZahTtcqgpHO8Ly6NNey0zxYfEipUsTGX5qvzqVcJQgN_7babLf83jhU8Qd1re2gfkswjUH1-/s200/101_0852.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580942590784311282" border="0" /></a><br />DENBIGH CASTLE<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UosMwGkmEfUWiUHz-9-aLmGI9hC_tbkQNP4LGQg4FBXulFDgl58aC8uv4VOXQXWGIKc8pO_oh9Dv_fBelMiAZU7F6IUKD6kN4nJkmJgFIY02NEU-VktPW4kZZ3vCOHQ6sHeMm3Bafk7m/s1600/edward_i_castles.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UosMwGkmEfUWiUHz-9-aLmGI9hC_tbkQNP4LGQg4FBXulFDgl58aC8uv4VOXQXWGIKc8pO_oh9Dv_fBelMiAZU7F6IUKD6kN4nJkmJgFIY02NEU-VktPW4kZZ3vCOHQ6sHeMm3Bafk7m/s200/edward_i_castles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580940950962219378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Denbigh Castle was built following the 13th century conquest of Wales by Edward Ist, overlooking the town. It was built upon an earlier Welsh stronghold.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The stronghold was held by Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the brother of Llywelyn the Last. A castle was built and this belonged to Llywelyn the Great before 1230.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiry0oPCQM1S0FPNcDMvBAb2685T2W-LSLIoDZTgW8oaFr97fpLlfhJDQbrk78BU4pqJtT5UJci5Zy0AxjzzVHrgCEOiPO12tCDZqWS2nKcfxqFwbtAQRcrnNO9Mx_TCejXUVCijENhIrp5/s1600/101_0879.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiry0oPCQM1S0FPNcDMvBAb2685T2W-LSLIoDZTgW8oaFr97fpLlfhJDQbrk78BU4pqJtT5UJci5Zy0AxjzzVHrgCEOiPO12tCDZqWS2nKcfxqFwbtAQRcrnNO9Mx_TCejXUVCijENhIrp5/s200/101_0879.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580947023687836402" border="0" /></a><br />The castle we see today was begun by Henry de Lacy in 1282. King Edward 1st, gave him this land after the victory over Dafydd. The old Welsh Castle was knocked down and the first phase of the building of the new castle began. In 1294, the incomplete castle was captured back into Welsh hands during the revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn but the revolt collaspsed a year later. Henry de Lacy continued building work and the castle was finished in 1305.<br /><br />In 1400, Owain Glyndwr and his forces attacked Denbigh. The town was bably damaged but the castle was not captured.<br /><br />During the Wars of the Roses (1461-1468), Jasper Tudor, the Earl of Pembroke, tried twice and failed to take the castle.<br /><br />During the 16th century, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, held Denbigh between 1563 uptil his death in 1588.<br /><br />During the English Civil War, the castle was held by Colonel William Salisbury on behalf of King Charles 1st of England, but in 1646 Denbigh and the castle fell to the Parliamentarian forces. It was used as a prison for captured Royalists.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf98hRl25laB2o9kk1xd-g_hrm9dFwPGaEfbLja55Hjqm8rhKvPxxnW1Q38zTOKaV04REsKnOpwOSeZ47rhRkneAsERJK8NQjx5jMR0EXUdGclGg3OArrD_NYyGgHtW_Uroib4kem2xMob/s1600/101_0914.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf98hRl25laB2o9kk1xd-g_hrm9dFwPGaEfbLja55Hjqm8rhKvPxxnW1Q38zTOKaV04REsKnOpwOSeZ47rhRkneAsERJK8NQjx5jMR0EXUdGclGg3OArrD_NYyGgHtW_Uroib4kem2xMob/s200/101_0914.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580947208914123458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />With the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the castle was abandoned and left in ruin.<br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY<br /><br />--- KNIGHT'S FIGHTING--- 2 knights in shinning armour on horseback have been reported by the main entrance. It is said as soon as you look at them, they disappear.<br />--- DRAGON--- this is a legend regarding a dragon which lived in the castle. A man with 8 fingers on each hand killed it.<br />--- GREY/WHITE LADY--- a shinning lady has been seen around the castle and esp in the woods by Goblin Tower.<br />--- BLACK DOG--- a large black dog with red eyes and snarling has been seen just outside the castle walls esp in the woods. Is this the werewolf that was reported in the 18th century between Denbigh and Wrexham?<br />--- BLACK SHADOWS--- dark shapless figure seen dashing arounf Goblin Tower. It is said to be the son of the castle's builder. He was falsly accused of having an affair with the landowner's daughter and he was thrown to his death from the top of the tower.<br /><br />--- YOUNG BOY--- another sightening from Goblin Tower. This involves a young boy seen in one of the tower's windows. He also throws stones at people walking past. He is said to be the son of the builder. It is said that he was playing in the tower when it was still being built and un safe. He fell to his death.<br /><br />--- ROMAN CENTURIAN--- he is said to roam Denbigh Moors but there have also been a couple of sightenings upto the town walls. This phantom is an omen for death for the person who see's him.<br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />INVESTIGATION<br /><br />It is Halloween, the weather was chilly but clear and me, Lee and Phil decieded to spend the evening in one of the most haunted countries in the world. It is beleived in Wales, that on Halloween ghosts manifest at every crossroads and with all the legends that come fron this area, we thought this would make for an interesting outing.<br /><br />The day got of to a very disappointing start as I said earlier, the Hospital is now a no go area.<br /><br />Me and Lee deceided to go to the Castle (Phil wasnt joining us till later).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTQujUEaq2FKQLawcyZ57AUyCd_VTQVYtf99ynsB1edv3K8f1rIq8hWjd9tZsuPoeB8VMi50vgbUFF2uHpAbo9BtXyUb8sLHX-Ngdui858FwD0SlH5BOvk5Ih1ob1btaRqwg8SN45qOzW/s1600/101_0855.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTQujUEaq2FKQLawcyZ57AUyCd_VTQVYtf99ynsB1edv3K8f1rIq8hWjd9tZsuPoeB8VMi50vgbUFF2uHpAbo9BtXyUb8sLHX-Ngdui858FwD0SlH5BOvk5Ih1ob1btaRqwg8SN45qOzW/s200/101_0855.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580946907741332130" border="0" /></a><br />We had a good walk around the castle.<br /><br />I tried some EVP work and took about 100 photo's, but no evidence was caught.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9URhIEwuGsA26AmfgHmSmkVzTpoztFUHGUY9U6Xn1OAyOAP85lwpBJYUFU4A4fd9DgUbxTVKslCbrZUcqa32Q9QQ13IlX2S9i6CcAtoTWYE7P3zOjg_0t8Kzir7Y6Dmfg8yBMj_3uT3O3/s1600/101_0832.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9URhIEwuGsA26AmfgHmSmkVzTpoztFUHGUY9U6Xn1OAyOAP85lwpBJYUFU4A4fd9DgUbxTVKslCbrZUcqa32Q9QQ13IlX2S9i6CcAtoTWYE7P3zOjg_0t8Kzir7Y6Dmfg8yBMj_3uT3O3/s200/101_0832.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580948084752989858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After a couple of hours, me and Lee met up with Phil and we headed to the Friairy (both me and Lee had been here earlier in the day).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoGO0LEz6-EayQW1Jzz000ZEr9aHRZ4-6ibHziyDU3hEzyIhKAIF79LsWEknlxvi5apd7dWgZeywNYGe_ZfadRYcupnIyZy5EJKxooCLFPeosAOFcrUiAhQBkKXQfRF_Xu1uhg3TmyyKf/s1600/101_0993.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoGO0LEz6-EayQW1Jzz000ZEr9aHRZ4-6ibHziyDU3hEzyIhKAIF79LsWEknlxvi5apd7dWgZeywNYGe_ZfadRYcupnIyZy5EJKxooCLFPeosAOFcrUiAhQBkKXQfRF_Xu1uhg3TmyyKf/s200/101_0993.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580948244241783810" border="0" /></a>We started by just walking around and after about half an hour (now about 5.30pm), we settled down for some EVP work. Phil placed his K2 meter on the ground where he had picked up on a reading earlier on. I also put a cross next to it. We asked a series of questions and asked for the lights to be turned on the K2 if the answer was yes. The K2 meter lit up twice, once when we asked if a monk came back here and the other was when we asked if the monk was still with us.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPrJuohLc88ktWAVOLBBEFvbOhL1J7M2KjgExOLQIwlVFu9peQH7p5SvCTgQXEMDSR5OpMneOPO_9I92kgADaHLvkMKkIE84iK4TQeaNFyldoDI9hOpeD9ejjZDOHlWAdjxOef7rC0JG_/s1600/101_0833.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPrJuohLc88ktWAVOLBBEFvbOhL1J7M2KjgExOLQIwlVFu9peQH7p5SvCTgQXEMDSR5OpMneOPO_9I92kgADaHLvkMKkIE84iK4TQeaNFyldoDI9hOpeD9ejjZDOHlWAdjxOef7rC0JG_/s200/101_0833.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580948738280735314" border="0" /></a><br />Lee picked up on a female either Mary Madalene or the Virgin Mary figure. He also picked up on a bowl being placed on this shelf. I later found out that this area was a sink used by the priest to cleanse the chalice and paten (plate) after mass.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYSqfTQnjDaU3AvIqVH22gjV1t9wFd0V6WPRb0RMBdUGLdxfKa5rqv_XSnEMAygpYaaiI-HV_VXqnbG_9ANkZZ6jBe6cKF-3zz2kgHXVVOatH3J7OPscKvEgpgBQhTT6ZE_SPOe86NnGV/s1600/101_0836.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYSqfTQnjDaU3AvIqVH22gjV1t9wFd0V6WPRb0RMBdUGLdxfKa5rqv_XSnEMAygpYaaiI-HV_VXqnbG_9ANkZZ6jBe6cKF-3zz2kgHXVVOatH3J7OPscKvEgpgBQhTT6ZE_SPOe86NnGV/s200/101_0836.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580949750663512466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We continued to ask questions and then Lee picked up on a male staute. He thought its name was St Sebastain and the area where Lee was standing held a safe. I have yet to find a connection with this saint but I will add to this section if I do.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhci-4Ps-xdEF85Onpc2Wu0Ijqg4Xk-QqAZbuBRusaOzhAWEiiXsYn2fb6Z-3RJUk2ONUrjNhq7A4Jb6pi1fpETenmdb4ZqR97wgOFbFqfrBiYVDu34z7PYwySCzOb8bu4ECM4xfuVlg7Mj/s1600/101_0828.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhci-4Ps-xdEF85Onpc2Wu0Ijqg4Xk-QqAZbuBRusaOzhAWEiiXsYn2fb6Z-3RJUk2ONUrjNhq7A4Jb6pi1fpETenmdb4ZqR97wgOFbFqfrBiYVDu34z7PYwySCzOb8bu4ECM4xfuVlg7Mj/s200/101_0828.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580949337676908018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just before we all left (about 8pm), Lee picked up on a cold feeling by this side door. No one else felt anything and as we were about to leave, Lee said this cold feeling had left him.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Had Lee or the K2 meter picked up on the spirit of the monk, with so little to go on, it is hard to say but it has given me enough interest that I will return to the friairy again.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwaKvlGDTu-PepJihNLgznzVLgVhFJvzlfDHdt-H3NV7RcqviomC2VLWk91JxCiwLl-dFOH6ua-rZP1Ho8A5RVKMXpMS7PShG_shJYdCqJxNk07YSP5LAIIOU4NJ6XiheWrPEocK-lJAw/s1600/101_1025.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwaKvlGDTu-PepJihNLgznzVLgVhFJvzlfDHdt-H3NV7RcqviomC2VLWk91JxCiwLl-dFOH6ua-rZP1Ho8A5RVKMXpMS7PShG_shJYdCqJxNk07YSP5LAIIOU4NJ6XiheWrPEocK-lJAw/s200/101_1025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580950797972001266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our last call was to the Goblin Tower, just on the outside of the Castle. The Castle had closed for the day and you can only walk around the Castle at night. Goblin Tower is easy reached if you fancy a walk through the woodland area. Pretty spooky at night but with two big strong men at my side, I had nothing to fear.<br /><br /><br />Goblin Tower was a two storey, irregular hexagonal tower over a limestone cliff. It had a narrow stairway leading down from the lower floor to a deep well. It had a well house which housed the well's mechanism.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnsbKm9dITE6tqBsJI3FqY4E_cLW7VIZgQxf3BxqVWHyIL-47lQpZsRR5joEdjUpGHI9KUNE4f-NZ-34KIuA5hkbsrvqinfhqlxpfw8oiiSDvAktiDymy8XpG5dGmuOr37ZbI9diFiIYJ/s1600/101_1036.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnsbKm9dITE6tqBsJI3FqY4E_cLW7VIZgQxf3BxqVWHyIL-47lQpZsRR5joEdjUpGHI9KUNE4f-NZ-34KIuA5hkbsrvqinfhqlxpfw8oiiSDvAktiDymy8XpG5dGmuOr37ZbI9diFiIYJ/s200/101_1036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580951165163882818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We reached Goblin Tower about 8.30pm. The walk through the woods had made the three of us a little more alert. Walking through this wood made you feel a little more alone esp with it being dark and knowing the legends and ghost stories surrounding it. We looked around the area for a short while and then settled down to do some EVP work. Phil sat down next to the K2 meter and me and Lee stood a little away from him. We asked if there <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwR9ZVN6sib0d9HgD0sdQl1da_G39m9ECwlZQ3cFAYhaaR2Aq4Hv0MLlHzkFwyG9cw_JytmM8ZpWG-xeg2k8sndJv_k9CSD9WvIEJ5V2bDBEXU89-OhfHWTQ4z_dSQWS8i9mUbJQ1gxHqQ/s1600/101_1047.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwR9ZVN6sib0d9HgD0sdQl1da_G39m9ECwlZQ3cFAYhaaR2Aq4Hv0MLlHzkFwyG9cw_JytmM8ZpWG-xeg2k8sndJv_k9CSD9WvIEJ5V2bDBEXU89-OhfHWTQ4z_dSQWS8i9mUbJQ1gxHqQ/s200/101_1047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580950638747010802" border="0" /></a>was anyone with us, could they light this machine up just by standing next to it. After a short while, it lite up. The only information we received was that a male was with us but he wouldnt answer anything else, no matter what we asked. If we didnt get a responce after a while, we asked if he was still with us, which the lights would light up again. So he was there but didnt want us to know anything about him. At times we all heard footsteps circling us and Phil felt someone standing behind him. In fact, I asked if this person was behind Phil and the K2 meter lite up. We heard footsteps again and Lee felt a very cold chill.<br /><br />We stayed till about 12.30am but nothing else happened. Had we met a shy male spirit?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdzUe6mSSY-rbRFXSlNLwYhWUkYI4qO4bFyshmPB6HAfV_6rcHra1OnLCoFmbsBV2iD8iBJQmYSYgEUXjb-Wx4OktOJEFNZhixKJ2W8Epu6zxJKHL03Ag8SbGvHjAo487Q3FD48jwPNk1/s1600/101_0849.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdzUe6mSSY-rbRFXSlNLwYhWUkYI4qO4bFyshmPB6HAfV_6rcHra1OnLCoFmbsBV2iD8iBJQmYSYgEUXjb-Wx4OktOJEFNZhixKJ2W8Epu6zxJKHL03Ag8SbGvHjAo487Q3FD48jwPNk1/s200/101_0849.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580950456210827330" border="0" /></a><br />As we said goodbye to Phil, Lee and myself stayed for a while by St Hilary's Chapel. This tower is all that is left after it was demolished in 1923 when a new church had been built in 1874. This chapel was originally built around 1300 but it had been partly rebuilt in 1707-11 and updated during the 15th century. It had been built for the English who settled here during the time of Henry de Lacy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had stayed here in the hope of seeing something but in the early hours, we left feeling a little disappointed. It had been a quite investigation but had we come across two spirits, one in the friairy and one by Goblin Tower. I think more evidence is needed but hopefully after another investigation in those two places, we can say yes or no.<br /><br /><br />MORE VIEWS OF THE CASTLE<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPeftsQQesltG4hTUDNQwS4QKKLC-bAuiDkNiWVLqph7oE2JhDd3wfUo3hIyfsE91kilcCtVkdkORTUce4IH0AeGv0l0p0X_Epyu8pKRfkNi6KEuOaXAkt5gWpm-BhwCIeK8qjc-zxxZF/s1600/101_0918.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPeftsQQesltG4hTUDNQwS4QKKLC-bAuiDkNiWVLqph7oE2JhDd3wfUo3hIyfsE91kilcCtVkdkORTUce4IH0AeGv0l0p0X_Epyu8pKRfkNi6KEuOaXAkt5gWpm-BhwCIeK8qjc-zxxZF/s200/101_0918.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580952687585883890" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjRtJevkIYJTPBybj7RbQxCiebHzA4dh2qHGNPMJvCzR99GN9AexiV5bs54GXn2u3Rm362EOObM4Ywyl365Np9V_8NR8Kgh8bDJCcGmzAQX_NPwKkZaRf8zpLQtYpPlK4deWi8wfDxp7H/s1600/101_0893.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFggwlBBdioSnTq44GGek2smR4pnFW-KXdLBlD2jRHPY3R32COddU5NaIksdCPOIo1qIDYB_zH9M_WPOCY2oSvztPsSl6tZ6xCS7EQxKzWTKyAtZ778iunS_CG88bTW_0fRW-Nney6lv-c/s200/101_0874.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580951871219712082" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSSRAQ3Dsbcr9iMFv65g2b2ChHxpC8zUFVZp8nSC1JGcTyjTC_qrlz8kn1R-u0BuhPWxFyDjsFESnroYdAxo_YMzcGzz9Yw6mC3R8ceNPubPxDT96bOq_zgA0Fb1O0sjnZSmr4TfGjva0/s1600/101_0857.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSSRAQ3Dsbcr9iMFv65g2b2ChHxpC8zUFVZp8nSC1JGcTyjTC_qrlz8kn1R-u0BuhPWxFyDjsFESnroYdAxo_YMzcGzz9Yw6mC3R8ceNPubPxDT96bOq_zgA0Fb1O0sjnZSmr4TfGjva0/s200/101_0857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580951692110177970" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-91969300286257179282010-10-03T13:44:00.000-07:002011-01-01T07:32:09.818-08:00TIVOLI THEATRE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCciw0M3THXVojz_-so1rddXOQ5At9WKjrjRsdF2_RL3CuaWziybl2G6NCcd_aDCdMJqHWBUCRquYEJB39_v1CLpinKSvuDsrzAoq6ixygBC7kqzCIF7vBNgOk_ztQZ-htGE_trrB6KoDt/s1600/101_0607.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCciw0M3THXVojz_-so1rddXOQ5At9WKjrjRsdF2_RL3CuaWziybl2G6NCcd_aDCdMJqHWBUCRquYEJB39_v1CLpinKSvuDsrzAoq6ixygBC7kqzCIF7vBNgOk_ztQZ-htGE_trrB6KoDt/s320/101_0607.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557220553891020146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tivoli Theatre<br />Buckley<br />Flintshire<br /><br />4th July 2010<br /><br />PRUK<br /><br /><br /><br />Buckley (in Welsh its Bwcle) is the second largest town in Flintshire.<br /><br />This town goes back as far as the Anglo Saxons. But it was first recorded in 1294 as in the Manor of Ewloe, as Bakkeley. In 1420, Henry V presented Ewloe to his new wife, Catherine of Valois, as a wedding present. During the 17th and 19th centuries, the town became a hive for pottery and coal mining (the first mine had opened in 1737).<br /><br /><br />TIVOLI THEATRE<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIKwIb_Ta3GTTZtUEBIWadOnxorW3eQjtEMy_wyUcll9EqLuJv-QVfHOEMv5AeVSwscfVjai8r4dlqksIZKdzS2OgN7csCZ-iwRT7ttlhKdVue_Ocw-zPL9xJfuPta1YzGq3V6b1agtSW/s1600/Flintshire%252C%252520Buckley%252C%252520Tivoli%252520Cinema.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px; float: left; height: 125px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551628144442278914" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIKwIb_Ta3GTTZtUEBIWadOnxorW3eQjtEMy_wyUcll9EqLuJv-QVfHOEMv5AeVSwscfVjai8r4dlqksIZKdzS2OgN7csCZ-iwRT7ttlhKdVue_Ocw-zPL9xJfuPta1YzGq3V6b1agtSW/s200/Flintshire%252C%252520Buckley%252C%252520Tivoli%252520Cinema.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This building was built in 1925. It was formerly a cinema and Music Hall. It was built on the site of the former Central Hall which was demolished in 1920.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6naD7xdwpkFZ-8l2pEYoJCaxl8WLPhPSQjBjVLtRXlEPzhM0OYjPudGL9JE_xaA8HFyO-raFKnS-W3nXzJYJTolyIQTEazv0a2GK4vgsX05VJ95RF5FXeSbq1aPtlcUIMytUs8D0I_LOb/s1600/Tivoli+theatre.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6naD7xdwpkFZ-8l2pEYoJCaxl8WLPhPSQjBjVLtRXlEPzhM0OYjPudGL9JE_xaA8HFyO-raFKnS-W3nXzJYJTolyIQTEazv0a2GK4vgsX05VJ95RF5FXeSbq1aPtlcUIMytUs8D0I_LOb/s200/Tivoli+theatre.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557217486484700114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In 1932, a tradition started of running an annual pantomime. Dennis Griffiths produced a version of Dick Whittington in 1933 and a pantomime ran for 27 years. The last performance finished on March 14th 1959. It was Puss in Boots.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY<br /><br />--- a man has been seen on the stairs. This man died as a result of a fire in the projection room.<br /><br /><br /><br />INVESTIGATION.<br /><br /><br />We arrived at 8pm and we had a walk around the building. There was 10 of us in total, myself, Phil, Nicola, Caraline (medium), Geoff (medium) and the rest were from the theatre.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ULa8ekEpJr96LJx5aNXHjZCvwCJwTPTQDYtrqqxqPiYSjyFGxYbJI87yTB3TuZ7zhxUQ4OE1Um-kjhK_8wiHIRaDiiUGWizbWTZnpZlQYLtW7vcsfPbbDLpWNt6eDheun10QvK65cdMe/s1600/101_0611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ULa8ekEpJr96LJx5aNXHjZCvwCJwTPTQDYtrqqxqPiYSjyFGxYbJI87yTB3TuZ7zhxUQ4OE1Um-kjhK_8wiHIRaDiiUGWizbWTZnpZlQYLtW7vcsfPbbDLpWNt6eDheun10QvK65cdMe/s200/101_0611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557219830126165970" border="0" /></a>As we walked around upstairs, Phil was standing in the doorway of the office. He felt his head had been touched with a bit of a thud. We headed back downstairs and at 8.30pm Nicola heard glasses clanging together. This went louder and stopped by the ladies toilets behind the dancefloor. A circle of protection was given by Geoff and Caroline but Phil and I didnt join in.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBx4gWK_oh5EMo80EZqmctZpz_wt12_-dorr6ozAbLVktPmm8o9ly84xtcky6FnVCpT0Upg6LWUpeMZGt4urLHx7im0c0WEexjDYb3tsyZpBj-LQvSgLFhE6oOb7-zvBc2GfgIcoZbTdCs/s1600/101_0662.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBx4gWK_oh5EMo80EZqmctZpz_wt12_-dorr6ozAbLVktPmm8o9ly84xtcky6FnVCpT0Upg6LWUpeMZGt4urLHx7im0c0WEexjDYb3tsyZpBj-LQvSgLFhE6oOb7-zvBc2GfgIcoZbTdCs/s200/101_0662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557218737563647954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At just after 8.30pm, we started in the cellar. This is not a true cellar, just a room behind a bar. Geoff and Caroline picked up on a fire and hanging. Geoff also picked up on a man who didnt like women. He wasnt evil but he did like to push people and move things. The lady from the nightclub did confirm that things did move around and go mising in here.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTijWo9PS_2j6jdpkgYlqNCdsJwTDhqb3s9xuiD6WShVHEKaHmFdY93QlTHsHVnyRCX_7suWmU69h1JevwajcpwFbHeniGmarfJwfOdgtFwcYGk0Gw2QQ872kfmynKjtt7bJ8raVUkntL/s1600/101_0657.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTijWo9PS_2j6jdpkgYlqNCdsJwTDhqb3s9xuiD6WShVHEKaHmFdY93QlTHsHVnyRCX_7suWmU69h1JevwajcpwFbHeniGmarfJwfOdgtFwcYGk0Gw2QQ872kfmynKjtt7bJ8raVUkntL/s200/101_0657.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557219390277649346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As the group moved on, I stayed here on my own and I did hear something like a man's voice. Nothing else happened and as the cellar is quite noisey, I put this voice down to some background noise. So after a short while, I joined the rest of the group behind the dancefloor.<br /><br /><br />Geoff and Caroline were picking up on a few spirits in this area. They picked up on a nasty man named Henry Davies. He was a murderer but instead of being punished, he became an executioner. A tall, thin woman with dark hair. She was involved in witchcraft (what we would call a white witch today) and she had been executed on or near this site. The man (from the cellar) walked here as well.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUjzgBPmh4gjEFMoW5XdIMc47BFIyT5sKu3S-W6Cnhm8IevJA_mGNrPlXersyJLWA86hIU1QwZwhVOsK7GJR_CH93p_Rh10EvfIpPjhpzAYQ39yjXYHFteZP5c8EttEiOiuaX7MpETVg_/s1600/101_0669.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUjzgBPmh4gjEFMoW5XdIMc47BFIyT5sKu3S-W6Cnhm8IevJA_mGNrPlXersyJLWA86hIU1QwZwhVOsK7GJR_CH93p_Rh10EvfIpPjhpzAYQ39yjXYHFteZP5c8EttEiOiuaX7MpETVg_/s200/101_0669.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557223809529225410" border="0" /></a>Just after 9.30pm, we moved upstairs to the first floor. In this room, Goeff and Caroline were picking up on a young boy aged between 9-12 years old. A woman with blonde greyish hair, in her mid 50's named Sarah. A male with either his legs chopped off or sharpe pains in his legs. And a young girl named Louisa, she was 8-9 years old, wearing a white dress with dark shoulder length hair in rinkles. Voices were also heard by a few other people.<br /><br /><br />After spending a short while in the first floor office, we moved up to the second floor onto the balconey. Geoff and Caroline picked up on a nasty male. There was no connection to the building, so he must have been associated with the local land or the land that this building had been built <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJI3DNKpKhpmvY2m3u9iGHYAmGvZKBxpZpAhBR8CZTp95KRO5p4aJImcXDpsU3KhH61tVGL3qhWJtmcV7wNy5C61pJSGGv81-Ql9P_b1ObXM9j3o7chIcFY3WJ_jIq_Xrm8iHF4n51rEHN/s1600/101_0633.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJI3DNKpKhpmvY2m3u9iGHYAmGvZKBxpZpAhBR8CZTp95KRO5p4aJImcXDpsU3KhH61tVGL3qhWJtmcV7wNy5C61pJSGGv81-Ql9P_b1ObXM9j3o7chIcFY3WJ_jIq_Xrm8iHF4n51rEHN/s200/101_0633.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557224358366182498" border="0" /></a>on. A couple of people, including Nicola, felt uneasy and unsteady standing in a certain place. This (to me) was understandable due to the fall next to you but it was claimed that the feeling came and went. Geoff picked up on someone falling over the balcolny, jumped or pushed. A few of the group heard noices. I too heard something but I couldnt tell what it was.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGExujH5uGn6bVM_4uaffl_xLlAVyUlr0CCd0I3vzZ4T4RI1boUVUvVsrCyXmTuABykbg4_SBJp4jHRz_CKODCUtZx-5EMcU0l0JWwIzB9DsABwZLSlO2WyUlKJQI9GD2QNl1UxkhDafAl/s1600/101_0681.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGExujH5uGn6bVM_4uaffl_xLlAVyUlr0CCd0I3vzZ4T4RI1boUVUvVsrCyXmTuABykbg4_SBJp4jHRz_CKODCUtZx-5EMcU0l0JWwIzB9DsABwZLSlO2WyUlKJQI9GD2QNl1UxkhDafAl/s200/101_0681.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557225918526532130" border="0" /></a>We moved into a side room on top of the stairs. This had been the projection room. Geoff picked up on a fire starting in this room. Two men were picked up in this room, possibly a third. He also picked up on three names -- HAROLD, JOSEPH and HARRY. One man died in this fire, one person escaped but one more person was possibly involved.<br />The story that Geoff told us was that one man was possibly asleep when the fire started and this is why he didnt get out. The fire started with a lit cigarette but this man didnt smoke, so there <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaXQAOrsnsIXgfSmPwda_XPUz8SkusCt0BqBZpwTXr77OwOGEhl7hcYPuhv-Y3Uusl-gIojmeNTYseXxIkDx0A6FTQpFCuqfYFIALE6_AmYZYWiORKxSaTNuC6PFmCYrTVpcsmo7uophz/s1600/101_0685.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaXQAOrsnsIXgfSmPwda_XPUz8SkusCt0BqBZpwTXr77OwOGEhl7hcYPuhv-Y3Uusl-gIojmeNTYseXxIkDx0A6FTQpFCuqfYFIALE6_AmYZYWiORKxSaTNuC6PFmCYrTVpcsmo7uophz/s200/101_0685.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557226187799439218" border="0" /></a>must have been another person in this room smoking. This other man had left the room and perhapes not knowing that his cigarette was not put out properly caused the fire as an accident. This fire swept through the 2nd floor and down the stairs. The damaged can clearly be seen today.<br /><br />After soon research, I found out that there had been a fire where one man had died. I will find out more info. But Geoff also said that the year 1920 was important but I no that the fire was in 1946.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFCkZjqJLvMnNqFQV2V4TvV9xxzVBeB53ngIyldIRcfxj652bkdedV4tcB_0mQzCrZK1C0nq3tdTME3c3baEXaxLI6O8g6XsDIACu5elSCCq8IC4aHWC5ebJzaB9nLTt-AzICfb1X8UEe/s1600/101_0686.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFCkZjqJLvMnNqFQV2V4TvV9xxzVBeB53ngIyldIRcfxj652bkdedV4tcB_0mQzCrZK1C0nq3tdTME3c3baEXaxLI6O8g6XsDIACu5elSCCq8IC4aHWC5ebJzaB9nLTt-AzICfb1X8UEe/s200/101_0686.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557227008743117042" border="0" /></a>Just after 11pm, we went back to the room above the dancefloor. We started with some glass work as when Phil had entered the room, he felt his throat tighten. We picked up on an 8 year old girl and after a short time and some questions from our mediums, I asked if she would like to draw a picture. She said "YES". I left these out of our way, on the other side of the room, as a trigger object.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tMRai_dTBKKvXAAXHBPPenYxoaRxUa6AZiPF91_MrnWEe6dg1ebv5Ze-7QWP_GWty43OU0fVFH-3hjuizyxiTLEfoV4N4Rhj838SN-WqsO3m1vvYF7sHwWQzIL0MC_D5txEJEGPnBo2d/s1600/101_0688.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tMRai_dTBKKvXAAXHBPPenYxoaRxUa6AZiPF91_MrnWEe6dg1ebv5Ze-7QWP_GWty43OU0fVFH-3hjuizyxiTLEfoV4N4Rhj838SN-WqsO3m1vvYF7sHwWQzIL0MC_D5txEJEGPnBo2d/s200/101_0688.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557226735037881186" border="0" /></a>Geoff and Caroline now told us that a man now joined us and also a boy. The man was called THOMAS DAVIES, aged 42 years and he had killed himself after killing his brother, DAVID, aged 38 years, his wife, KATHERINE, aged 39 years and his children, FREDRICK, aged 12 years and LOUISA, aged 8 years.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It had all started with a fierce drunken row with his brother. I have kept the details out of this report, as it will be interesting to see if anyone else comes up with the same details. But I am researching this information at the moment and I look forward to anyone else getting in touch with me and sharing our results.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99CfHtXTz5rDcYzR5ohDnbjjfg-KVcBqg4KgYkf2ii5KFWuvyyVx-fEnVsVVCMc-Jzp5k7w3dqkvEypNteweQ3ZLYvP5lFttx980w7SnbUhEx_li3QCGq_PnRwAnIst0mFsoKaMCJ4R6q/s1600/101_0689.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99CfHtXTz5rDcYzR5ohDnbjjfg-KVcBqg4KgYkf2ii5KFWuvyyVx-fEnVsVVCMc-Jzp5k7w3dqkvEypNteweQ3ZLYvP5lFttx980w7SnbUhEx_li3QCGq_PnRwAnIst0mFsoKaMCJ4R6q/s200/101_0689.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557227233269397698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While I was recording this information, my torch turned itself off.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Phil had now taken a small group to a different area and they had had stones thrown at them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lpUKlbFg4WRzqqzMJM1ozoDvkt8cPOcNJIxa6MEKqetEqcvVvwTnaD0JM_XXLDoY9oQ-NJREUaqijTzhTcLOwjl5110dPxTyh9kb3-NEDCNLqL6tOWmO47FsM_Ch3uwkRLwBNP5HJyTQ/s1600/101_0691.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lpUKlbFg4WRzqqzMJM1ozoDvkt8cPOcNJIxa6MEKqetEqcvVvwTnaD0JM_XXLDoY9oQ-NJREUaqijTzhTcLOwjl5110dPxTyh9kb3-NEDCNLqL6tOWmO47FsM_Ch3uwkRLwBNP5HJyTQ/s200/101_0691.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557240494645637954" border="0" /></a>By 12.30am, we all met up again and went into the small room at the back of the dance floor and we conducted more glass work. We picked up on HENRY DAVIES (not related to the family upstairs). A nasty man, murderer turned executioner. He was English and had a hatred of women and the Welsh. But in 1822, at the age of 57, he was murdered. While this was being told, Phil's torch switched on by itself.<br /><br /><br /><br />We finished about 2am and I went back to my trigger object but nothing had happened.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What a great building. I need to research the information given to us by our mediums.<br />A few things had happened to us ......... both my and Phil's torch<br /> Phil's throat<br /> Phil's head touched<br /> stones thrown<br /> glass noise<br /> voices heard<br /> funny feeling in the balconly<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXH3FA574nXJ-vINvVPdVvzM88fNkrYS-BB2o03InHwvm4y_sYxULeZum6ytiYvlIUfrA3fVsSiNqXuCa-WpgQikUjjkdS6ctACjckqkEb-bsv_LPwRj6z2FhQgxnfqCLhlBAp_SYpWlr/s1600/101_0613.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXH3FA574nXJ-vINvVPdVvzM88fNkrYS-BB2o03InHwvm4y_sYxULeZum6ytiYvlIUfrA3fVsSiNqXuCa-WpgQikUjjkdS6ctACjckqkEb-bsv_LPwRj6z2FhQgxnfqCLhlBAp_SYpWlr/s200/101_0613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557228602841966978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUXeJFRImA43hPR-SH4tNQG2cDF3TLV-UFquvh3iwPnPrgJ8nDHihC7X1KHMi1WDGqH8Vl0Mj_q1Ln73cBmkwh_FhKN_BvYZFV5OGgxACNdMfWvJrEb2sgGGLltJDnP_rjpBqY9tPxrik/s1600/101_0620.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUXeJFRImA43hPR-SH4tNQG2cDF3TLV-UFquvh3iwPnPrgJ8nDHihC7X1KHMi1WDGqH8Vl0Mj_q1Ln73cBmkwh_FhKN_BvYZFV5OGgxACNdMfWvJrEb2sgGGLltJDnP_rjpBqY9tPxrik/s200/101_0620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557228929232566850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaWRl1kdorLnOMZKNt3SF9CJif76SuZFQwNIn8ZHvOMZz0HEgkoxlHRkFD8fblAo6fAihqmXl3kiuWZ4eQx2Pu1jaw9iSQ-crlH78eYxYQirAmsLhmMBUnK-6Lq8M-B9irPFQf91XsHGJ/s1600/101_0624.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaWRl1kdorLnOMZKNt3SF9CJif76SuZFQwNIn8ZHvOMZz0HEgkoxlHRkFD8fblAo6fAihqmXl3kiuWZ4eQx2Pu1jaw9iSQ-crlH78eYxYQirAmsLhmMBUnK-6Lq8M-B9irPFQf91XsHGJ/s200/101_0624.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557229204636316690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2FomlYzgkRGguqyZxPIsPD8wnOXX4n6TSZjfHIS6qdS_jW-mq84yffEQQAXI5_FI4WkQeUDO925IS9FF4IdPRSR1FuHuQdzB8-_PLp9ERmLoYq4otk00WSwkO0dbqpb3UupZKfdeAK2H/s1600/101_0637.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2FomlYzgkRGguqyZxPIsPD8wnOXX4n6TSZjfHIS6qdS_jW-mq84yffEQQAXI5_FI4WkQeUDO925IS9FF4IdPRSR1FuHuQdzB8-_PLp9ERmLoYq4otk00WSwkO0dbqpb3UupZKfdeAK2H/s200/101_0637.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557229625460791442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFT-nT4z043XybxwSqyxrQOHrEZtdRDBbgfi59lutHYG69Yv2HYTm65CmISgTFph8C8tk5GCnN7mQm4r9oBwxk3ywi5_1rVX0vV8CZAMyMqKG-kqFHI2OKMSTgpqN-KYAvyaz0-6jCWIi/s1600/101_0643.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFT-nT4z043XybxwSqyxrQOHrEZtdRDBbgfi59lutHYG69Yv2HYTm65CmISgTFph8C8tk5GCnN7mQm4r9oBwxk3ywi5_1rVX0vV8CZAMyMqKG-kqFHI2OKMSTgpqN-KYAvyaz0-6jCWIi/s200/101_0643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557230262376330306" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-83941714787812106222010-03-29T03:25:00.000-07:002010-04-04T08:34:10.622-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71_804U6LtZs5pwM9koahAoKYifAAU-9wInD8uBPbh5k4OGtQ5gxz00rOrxpdU8JOmgShSTwce9W2Atr84g73QNNAem0BWuhf-6zkJongTlhx7TgES2E1zU2GAqVo4h-Rum341u_RjqhA/s1600/Sign2+holt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454505480963845122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71_804U6LtZs5pwM9koahAoKYifAAU-9wInD8uBPbh5k4OGtQ5gxz00rOrxpdU8JOmgShSTwce9W2Atr84g73QNNAem0BWuhf-6zkJongTlhx7TgES2E1zU2GAqVo4h-Rum341u_RjqhA/s320/Sign2+holt.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />HOLT CASTLE AND BRIDGE<br />HOLT, NR WREXHAM<br />WALES<br /><br /><br />GROUP ..... SA<br /><br /><br /><br />Holt is a medieval market town in Wrexham, just on the Welsh/English border. The River Dee is the natural border with Holt on the Welsh side and Fardon (its neighbour) being on the English side on the opposite side of the river. A medieval bridge joins the two.<br /><br />This area has been occupied since the Roman times. A brickworks (possibly called Bovium) supplied clay tiles and pottery to the Roman Fort of Deva Victrix (Chester). The works was located just outside the town, as it stands today. Six kilns, a bath house, sheds and barracks were found by the River Dee.<br /><br />Three Bronze Age butial urns have also been found in Holt.<br /><br />Holt and Farndon had at times uneasy neighbours. Holt was accused of giving shelter to felons who ambushed Cheshire folk living and working in Fardon. Also during the English Civil War, Holt was Royalist where as the Parliamentarins set up camp in Fardon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YXD80O6OGCLIZ_A3RRuIoLBk3pNiIDPHE1FIQ5Eoe9BPDfop_HYHGdAUHZQCHwmAjylHuijSlYmmx72cySp2YUiEUsRjBw2ldZAAPVRiUYiV2LGO1KDu88nBtulC7pLHtT8n-JzkEYm4/s1600/bridge_summer1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454504701054986098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YXD80O6OGCLIZ_A3RRuIoLBk3pNiIDPHE1FIQ5Eoe9BPDfop_HYHGdAUHZQCHwmAjylHuijSlYmmx72cySp2YUiEUsRjBw2ldZAAPVRiUYiV2LGO1KDu88nBtulC7pLHtT8n-JzkEYm4/s320/bridge_summer1.jpg" /></a>HOLT BRIDGE<br /><br /><br /><br />This 14th century sandstone bridge was built during 1338 by John, Earl of Warenne. It links the villages of Holt and Fardon. The bridge contains ten arches, a Tower or Gatehouse (which contained the Lady's Chapel) and a drawbridge. The third arch, viewed on Holt's side, shows the strengthened arch where the drawbeidge was.<br /><br />When the bridge was first built, people had to pay a toll to cross it.<br /><br />During the English Civil War in 1643, William Brereton and his force of Parliamentarians lead by Thomas Myddelton attacked the bridge. They took the bridge on the 9th November 1643 and then won the town but never took the castle.<br /><br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY AT THE BRIDGE<br /><br />There are two ghost tales from the bridge.<br /><br />The first is that of a Civil War solider. This solider was killed nearby and his role was to guard the bridge. I beleive he could be a Parliamentarian guarding the bridge after they attacked and won the bridge. Has he come back to carry on with his job.<br /><br /><br />The second story is about two little boys who were murdered on this bridge. This sad tale takes place soon after the bridge was built. Their names were Madoc and Llewellyn ap Gruffydd. Their parents were Davydd (brother to Llewellyn, the last Prince of Wales) and his wife Emma.<br /><br />After the death of Llewellyn (Davydd's brother), Davydd held a meeting of the Welsh Chieftains at Denbigh and they decieded to carry on with the war against the English. But soon after this meeting, Davydd was attacked near Holt and taken prisoner. He was put to death as a traitor to Edward 1st. Emma (who died in 1270) for reasons known only to herself, handed her two eldest children as wards to Edward 1st. Why hand your children over to the enermy?<br /><br />The children came with thier own land that had been left for them by thier father. Madoc inherited Broomfield and Yale. Llewellyn inherited Chirk and Nanheudwy.<br /><br />Edward 1st gave the children a guardian each. Madoc had John, Earl Warren as his guardian and Llewelyn had Roger Mortimer as his guardian.<br /><br />One night, both guardians on horseback took the boys from Chester to Dinas. John and Roger plotted against the two boys and as they crossed Holt Bridge, they threw the boys into the river. Madoc and Llewelyn screamed for help but their heavy clothes pulled them under. The two men watched as the poor boys drowned.<br /><br />John and Roger reported the matter to Edward 1st. Did they say it had been an accident or did the King know the truth? Either way, the king granted the boys estates to the men, apart from Holt Castle which the King retained.<br /><br />The boys cries are said to still be heard at night.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEYc0tuvN_Nr2INHiaDpHwbwYbGLdtNkn0xtgC2m76S9_KyPW2mVtNFMlEvLnKa95sAPOdLtTWa2-ZcbAPkPflByjd-zH3mwqwH8h5-cwzNZQHtUJtcm-7YHkA8fCjmELwG7UaWqYo94y/s1600/holt+castle.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 154px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454497202565328322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEYc0tuvN_Nr2INHiaDpHwbwYbGLdtNkn0xtgC2m76S9_KyPW2mVtNFMlEvLnKa95sAPOdLtTWa2-ZcbAPkPflByjd-zH3mwqwH8h5-cwzNZQHtUJtcm-7YHkA8fCjmELwG7UaWqYo94y/s320/holt+castle.jpg" /></a><br /><br />HOLT CASTLE<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlEqAapTSxNSWmy5yJg6JCxIGoBG91CaNp5cNmj-G-UpIG8nfYEPpVa2MVCDXpQG8luQhC8iGHVfjkx0iV2Bk3MXxWRc_Sm2iEWpyWni4ygEe4Ro7O7M7rm98Hv2YBt3LvK4qEVu_b0Qm/s1600/how+holt+castle+use+to+look.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 137px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454503289962221858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlEqAapTSxNSWmy5yJg6JCxIGoBG91CaNp5cNmj-G-UpIG8nfYEPpVa2MVCDXpQG8luQhC8iGHVfjkx0iV2Bk3MXxWRc_Sm2iEWpyWni4ygEe4Ro7O7M7rm98Hv2YBt3LvK4qEVu_b0Qm/s200/how+holt+castle+use+to+look.jpg" /></a><br />The castle was built between 1277 and 1311. It was built from sandstone on top of a 39feet (12 meter) sandstone foundation. It was a five towered fortress with a lion motif carved into the stonework above the main gate. This gave the castle its nickname CASTRUM LEONIS (CASTLE LYONS). The castle had a stepped ramp leading to the main gate.<br /><br />Holt castle was another castle built by Edward 1st soon after the invasion of North Wales in 1277.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiWCHcRiqPEnR2m9532-Zak_sPEF4QpHTJYdqEydyoXX5alwSmxKy3zWknO-f8yML80X5SsOUO_YExfL2tbcU8Pwx9OJiTgo3Q-3_tVOQ2ww5FQE5eDtFyju-SJ1JWRblJtPa6uLuPfPw/s1600/Sign1+holt+castle.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 156px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454503165188799634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiWCHcRiqPEnR2m9532-Zak_sPEF4QpHTJYdqEydyoXX5alwSmxKy3zWknO-f8yML80X5SsOUO_YExfL2tbcU8Pwx9OJiTgo3Q-3_tVOQ2ww5FQE5eDtFyju-SJ1JWRblJtPa6uLuPfPw/s200/Sign1+holt+castle.jpg" /></a><br />In 1282, Edward presented this land to John de Warrene (the same man from the story about the two welsh princes's). By 1311, the castle was finished and a planned town had been laid out just for English settlers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />During 1400, the Welsh upraising lead by Owain Glyndwr, destroyed the town but the castle was not taken.<br /><br />By the 16th century, the castle was not used.<br /><br />In 1643, during the English Civil War, it was used to garrison Royalist troops. Three years later, after a long seige, Holt was captured by Parliamentarian forces. By 1650, everything had been stripped from the castle so it could not be used as a fortification by Royalists.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuKbKIozJ5rZ3SXK85RJ0jf0c6J1rGwLFxth7XH7n9zqYK7vTQSAml8z7RIClMOL8JQO-bDhDnmVc_w5t5yamQPkSv9_DMpxvMJqTgE5H9X0G-q2Ix-H5Yb-WQyKzWf32kv7Kv1LevQUQ/s1600/holtcastle+2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454497514069544898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuKbKIozJ5rZ3SXK85RJ0jf0c6J1rGwLFxth7XH7n9zqYK7vTQSAml8z7RIClMOL8JQO-bDhDnmVc_w5t5yamQPkSv9_DMpxvMJqTgE5H9X0G-q2Ix-H5Yb-WQyKzWf32kv7Kv1LevQUQ/s200/holtcastle+2.jpg" /></a>Between 1675 and 1683 much of the castle's sandstone had been shipped in barges to rebuild Eaton Hall. This had been organised by Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet of Eaton.<br /><br />All that remains today is the sandstone base and a little bit of the castle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PARANOTMAL ACTIVITY AT THE CASTLE<br /><br /><br />... figures have been seen around the castle<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kath and I went to explore this poor remain of a castle and to see if we could find out who haunts the ruin.<br /><br />The castle has been fenced off because it is crumbling away. Armed with our cameras and recorder, we asked questions.<br /><br />Nothing was caught on either.<br /><br />We moved to the bridge and spent some time walking across it and under the bridge on its banks. We conducted an EVP test and took photo's but we were unlucky again.Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-38748879988618269622010-03-06T11:56:00.000-08:002010-03-22T12:59:37.178-07:00Beaumaris Town, Goal and Castle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGn6DO8ZA5Cx5yy14TR3-IaFP6yYw_slc6aDhj-sYt_sEosnMjiLG_txybQMU4m79tltdLx2ELoknhDO1pnhsEX16A-lIcfDCV6VGy7hh6-GIRG_eMSMf1L5Re0VHOZC2HW1PJXRkLS3qn/s1600-h/Beamaris+town.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGn6DO8ZA5Cx5yy14TR3-IaFP6yYw_slc6aDhj-sYt_sEosnMjiLG_txybQMU4m79tltdLx2ELoknhDO1pnhsEX16A-lIcfDCV6VGy7hh6-GIRG_eMSMf1L5Re0VHOZC2HW1PJXRkLS3qn/s320/Beamaris+town.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451549254496358642" border="0" /></a><br />Beaumaris<br />Anglesey<br />Wales<br /><br /><br />GROUP ... MYSELF<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRVqC3tYpShPbUB8rXTm69en58gF_PXYA3QOepOEFzixzayEI6CSV51c9Z4pCQlUJPmy-XcESWDXki4gcNm5fgCAxR-mjEO-TFnW991N2odR1PWhuL2vzYTMRsDaUpjCtKi29BSryL6ZI/s1600-h/220px-Beaumaris_Castle_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRVqC3tYpShPbUB8rXTm69en58gF_PXYA3QOepOEFzixzayEI6CSV51c9Z4pCQlUJPmy-XcESWDXki4gcNm5fgCAxR-mjEO-TFnW991N2odR1PWhuL2vzYTMRsDaUpjCtKi29BSryL6ZI/s200/220px-Beaumaris_Castle_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445976432842259474" border="0" /></a>Beaumaris was orignally a Viking settlement known as PORTH Y WYGYR (Port of the Vikings).<br />The town itself began to develop in 1295, when Edward 1st of England (after he conquered Wales) built Beaumaris Castle as part of his chain of fortifications around the North Wales coast.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Shipbuilding was a major industry in Beaumaris and during the Saxon times, Beaumaris was one of the three important Saxon ports in the UK.<br /><br />Extending into the Menai Strait, is a piece of land nicknamed GALLOWS POINT. This is because the town's gallows ere erected there, originally named Osmund's Eyre.<br /><br />RED HILL is so named because during the second Civil War in 1648, the hill leading north from the town was said to have been covered in blood from The Siege of Beaumaris.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SiFmI3cGQPbjpzr4oUUQmMUDp1PLCnVELqiO-BiAPAE6jRxGbXnzLeUNRE2-ehLXMfXybQfZrNDMceERuzLjT64DrYhDhSX8vMczv01z_CYSWBAjfOr0cHNeFarHCJKdMHk691hi6D4o/s1600-h/Beaumaris+St+Marys+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SiFmI3cGQPbjpzr4oUUQmMUDp1PLCnVELqiO-BiAPAE6jRxGbXnzLeUNRE2-ehLXMfXybQfZrNDMceERuzLjT64DrYhDhSX8vMczv01z_CYSWBAjfOr0cHNeFarHCJKdMHk691hi6D4o/s200/Beaumaris+St+Marys+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445976359249715170" border="0" /></a><br />Notable buildings in the town include the castle, a courthouse (built in 1614), St Mary's Church (14th century), town goal, timber framed Tudor Rose (14th century) and The Bulls Head Inn (built in 1472). Beaumaris Pier was opened in 1846, rebuilt in 1872 after a storm. There was also the site of an old Franciscan friary just to the east.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggT-IQIfzrlHcZa64lTKkTv5ZNL3F6Z8sbBtyoDpRVyp_g-1uwF1_9FTHD21RoB5t9GQNrOVn63rn5uHKsBeo1g8uVGHEy6oCDohgYfez2hoRS6c8F6nEQr9ebmjHe5z1QUYaAZlj1sAyY/s1600-h/Anglesey,+Menai+Bridge,+Llantysilio+Church.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggT-IQIfzrlHcZa64lTKkTv5ZNL3F6Z8sbBtyoDpRVyp_g-1uwF1_9FTHD21RoB5t9GQNrOVn63rn5uHKsBeo1g8uVGHEy6oCDohgYfez2hoRS6c8F6nEQr9ebmjHe5z1QUYaAZlj1sAyY/s200/Anglesey,+Menai+Bridge,+Llantysilio+Church.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445976084997341026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Beaumaris was also famous for pirates, many lived in the town. It was a great place to land their smuggled goods either near the town or along the coast.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />BEAUMARIS CASTLE<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEiU9UK7RuZDU63CEMtlPTe3lyzkS5AJIq_1C8ulkk9_1ykWCZe-kt-S4GR6kzOwp5w9dxjkMXy28ezJ56bCuXsDby6Wb2lbKl40R84qgQeV7z2WkZO-M-_UkSradlK-EepWoonfsMwQl/s1600-h/Beaumaris+castle+air+view+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEiU9UK7RuZDU63CEMtlPTe3lyzkS5AJIq_1C8ulkk9_1ykWCZe-kt-S4GR6kzOwp5w9dxjkMXy28ezJ56bCuXsDby6Wb2lbKl40R84qgQeV7z2WkZO-M-_UkSradlK-EepWoonfsMwQl/s320/Beaumaris+castle+air+view+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451549997421867986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Beaumaris Castle was the last of the castle's that Edward 1st ordered to be built during his campaign to conquer North Wales (others included Denbigh, Conway, Caernarfon and Harlech). He commissioned the building in 1295. The castle was designed by Master James of St George but it was never completed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPpwRvWa7iX7mMtCkqiYgIk5coNb0A1Z5mh-aCxnyAbZhL6bdjuxWO_Ls_kKxp01VAg9hDw4hpZ0-XEMb4YQcf_Uy_YmtjAYPa1BkMQLSgOdoWSQeykacwo_X0iQK15f3zebgSDOCg4ip/s1600-h/Beaumaris.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPpwRvWa7iX7mMtCkqiYgIk5coNb0A1Z5mh-aCxnyAbZhL6bdjuxWO_Ls_kKxp01VAg9hDw4hpZ0-XEMb4YQcf_Uy_YmtjAYPa1BkMQLSgOdoWSQeykacwo_X0iQK15f3zebgSDOCg4ip/s200/Beaumaris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451549489077804098" border="0" /></a><br />This site was choosen because it ensured control of the Menai Strait and it stood looking down on GARTH CELYN, the headquarters of The Prince of Wales prior to the Edwardian conquest of 1283 on the opposite shore.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Beaumaris was awarded a Royal Charter by Edward 1st (which was similar to what he had done in his other towns). This meant that the native Welsh residents of Beaumaris were not allowed to carry weapons, buy houses or land, hold meetings and hold any civil office.<br /><br />Work began on the castle in 1295 and continued for 35years. Over 3,500 workmen were employed but finances and materials ran out when King Edward turned his attentions towards Scotland, as his Welsh Conquest was nearly over and he needed his money for The Scottish campaigns.<br /><br />Such work as the towers of the inner ward or the great gatehouse were built to their full height. Many other buildings were left unfinished but smaller jobs were still carried out into the early part of the 14th century.<br /><br />During The English Civil War, the last battle was fought here and if the Royalist had won, Beaumaris may have been the capital of Braitain, as local landowner Colonel Bulkeley had invited Charles 1st to rule from his home at Baron Hill and he may have used the castle as his base. But the Parliamentarins won. The castle itself did not suffer during the civil war and it is now run and managed by CADW.<br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY IN THE CASTLE<br />--- Figures seen walking around the grounds<br />--- Footsteps heard<br /><br /><br />This was not an investigation as such but a family day out. But whenever I visit a place such as this, I always try and conduct my own mini investigation.<br /><br />I go off on my own and ask questions. I always carry my recorder and camera. I look a little more closely at my photos because you just never know.<br /><br />This time I came away empty handed but I would love to do a full investigation here.<br /><br /><br /><br />BEAUMARIS GAOL<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyJeLP5cGvvRHzmmeLm9_SdHqGENfK4wsmQPZZtOvVuvcPF2xnLg4Y-8-Rzi1tCRR04tzfxpfpAgh7fVNGok2ZWACUlwgXz3oegg1Y5y4iQEQpUBgeWZADpO0Le8v43kWP5szbYuqpEkX/s1600-h/BeaumarisGaol.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyJeLP5cGvvRHzmmeLm9_SdHqGENfK4wsmQPZZtOvVuvcPF2xnLg4Y-8-Rzi1tCRR04tzfxpfpAgh7fVNGok2ZWACUlwgXz3oegg1Y5y4iQEQpUBgeWZADpO0Le8v43kWP5szbYuqpEkX/s320/BeaumarisGaol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451547813936289954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The gaol was built in 1829 and designed by Joseph Hansom (designer of the Hansom cabs). It was expanded in 1867 due to an act which meant that the gaol could add more solitary confinement cells. The gaol could now accommadate approx 30 inmates but it closed just 11 years later.<br /><br /><br />The building has since been used as a Police Station until the 1950's, a child's clinic and since 1974 a museum. The town's air raid siren was located here during the second world war and it was still in operation during the Cold War, incase of nuclear attack.<br /><br />Punishment was brutal and harsh. Punishment through hard labour was its main aim. The prison's most brutal methods included the whipping room with a whipping frame, stretching racks and chains. There was also a treadmill outside in the courtyard. This treadmill pumped water to the top of the building. So it was a job as well as a punishment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPigXqO1hvuR2JJlfZrk-bKKcM1xlKHa_1KY1BeJMEzkfd5kUJFICmivp6DfMLiEDwlx3ppyWqRBkBrbKbajkzjG8Sy3hrt1fv223E-CsCPIdShmuYesW-5veTUYQjVW0rb7sBsBb8-lCg/s1600-h/Beaumaris+goal+nursery.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPigXqO1hvuR2JJlfZrk-bKKcM1xlKHa_1KY1BeJMEzkfd5kUJFICmivp6DfMLiEDwlx3ppyWqRBkBrbKbajkzjG8Sy3hrt1fv223E-CsCPIdShmuYesW-5veTUYQjVW0rb7sBsBb8-lCg/s200/Beaumaris+goal+nursery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451544852628488738" border="0" /></a>The Nursery<br />This was for women who had babies and brought them in with them and for women who gave birth in prison. Women were able to rock the child's cradle from the workroom below using a rope without stopping their work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Woman's Workroom<br />The women worked from 6am (8am in winter) till 6pm. Their work included spinning, sewing, knitting and in other parts of the gaol they did the cooking, cleaning and washing.<br /><br />Kitchen<br />Their diet included oatmeal, bread, meat, potatoes and soup. The quanity of food given depended on the work you did and the lenght of your sentence. Food was prepared by the women prisoner's. It was served in the workrooms or cells. Stoppage of meals was a punishment. Prisoners confined in the punishment cell were only given dry bread and water.<br /><br />Punishment Cell<br />This was completley sound proof and dark. You were sent here for refusing to work, speaking to other prisoners in the exercise yard and bad behavior.<br /><br />Condemned Cell<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr82JaF2HTigqC1Q_CX4eAm2bPgSF2HNW-l7MVCmzm3Xo1KXLhPn27IQGuH3FNGSU3wce4tFYd-5P_peUuB5LMAMnNBufXXOVwzgKcBB0spq0f43F5KnH7YB8E5W6kgTUlaHfiCa7CcTcA/s1600-h/Beaumaris+door+to+gallows.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr82JaF2HTigqC1Q_CX4eAm2bPgSF2HNW-l7MVCmzm3Xo1KXLhPn27IQGuH3FNGSU3wce4tFYd-5P_peUuB5LMAMnNBufXXOVwzgKcBB0spq0f43F5KnH7YB8E5W6kgTUlaHfiCa7CcTcA/s200/Beaumaris+door+to+gallows.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451544766321032338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was twice the size of the ordinary cells. And this also had a fireplace. On the morning of execution, the person would leave the cell, walk along a corridor to the door in the wall and along a wooden ramp to the gibbet.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cells<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Oof7QtHDeRoTMlbyQUEwocoXj6HNNlxI5pAnETSD9XCl8asbWwlaZtmmdLgLq3RcOJqBZVsxAU7mYhjsp3vWpRBnVq50tStxrjGLVZVaRbpB45dlV2v_dd9HH7jtvov9enDa_H7bZs8_/s1600-h/Beaumaris+cell+inside.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Oof7QtHDeRoTMlbyQUEwocoXj6HNNlxI5pAnETSD9XCl8asbWwlaZtmmdLgLq3RcOJqBZVsxAU7mYhjsp3vWpRBnVq50tStxrjGLVZVaRbpB45dlV2v_dd9HH7jtvov9enDa_H7bZs8_/s200/Beaumaris+cell+inside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451544537622928578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />These were 10feet by 6feet. There was a hammock or wooden bed, a seat, table, enamel washbowl and toilet (which was flushed by water from the washbowl) in the cell.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OOe-OSTERe-GNkvNEt5-jplsGHJCycp6yJyiJwlozCkdBHkSTsw87si7VjY3K_3HRB_sPG4zeNg2K2gCLTCJNnKdya5Ydwov-hAPpw6_1UI7ZqOWuiEEPlQHbrL_dADASQNp6sMTQrHX/s1600-h/Beaumaris+goal.+The+governors+office.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OOe-OSTERe-GNkvNEt5-jplsGHJCycp6yJyiJwlozCkdBHkSTsw87si7VjY3K_3HRB_sPG4zeNg2K2gCLTCJNnKdya5Ydwov-hAPpw6_1UI7ZqOWuiEEPlQHbrL_dADASQNp6sMTQrHX/s200/Beaumaris+goal.+The+governors+office.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451545085167144226" border="0" /></a>Other rooms in the gaol included The Governor's Office and a Chapel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ESCAPES<br />Only one person was able to escape from the gaol. His name was John Morris. He escaped on the 7th January 1859, using rope he had stolen. His escape was slightly amazing because he broke his leg whilst escaping but he still made it out of the town before he was recaptured.<br /><br />EXECUTIONS<br />There were only two hangings that took place here.<br /><br />The first was William Griffith in 1830. He was sentenced for the attempted murder of his first wife. William tried to barricade himself inside his cell on the morning of his execution. He was dragged to the gibbet.<br /><br />The second and last hanging was Richard Rowlands in 1862. He had been found guilty of murdering his father in law but always protested his innocence. Legend has it that he cursed the church clock from his gallows, saying that if he were innocent the four faces of this clock would never show the same time. Which for a while after his death they did not.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNWuYGvmyQQR1LUSDhup2rh-VDCDic5azCP68hD8M61KIrbT4IBvewJhd9ZWtKbPtAS-U6wINZK6i8JfhOHhUNzBU5wYLncI5l1of3gqSuCxiW-9sy-UZfqv80gfnsSoFBemF9OwvBsfu/s1600-h/350px-BeaumarisGaol+courtyard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNWuYGvmyQQR1LUSDhup2rh-VDCDic5azCP68hD8M61KIrbT4IBvewJhd9ZWtKbPtAS-U6wINZK6i8JfhOHhUNzBU5wYLncI5l1of3gqSuCxiW-9sy-UZfqv80gfnsSoFBemF9OwvBsfu/s200/350px-BeaumarisGaol+courtyard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451548287335999186" border="0" /></a>Both men were buried within the walls of the gaol, in a lime pit. But no one knows the exact location.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY IN THE GAOL.<br />--- Dark shadows seen in corridors<br />--- Flashing lights<br />--- Hair pulled<br />--- Stones are thrown<br />--- Doors open and close with a bang<br />--- Keys heard rattling<br />--- Heavy footsteps<br />--- Figure of a man seen in the Governor's office<br /><br /><br />It is no surprise with the history of this building that there are tales of ghosts. From Pirates to the last Civil War battle, what other events have happened in this area before the gaol was built.<br /><br />Even as a gaol, there has been misery, confinement and death here. The walls and the land the gaol is built on, must hold some fantastic tales.<br /><br />Walking around this building, it is quite easy to imagine the harsh life that the prisoners use to <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjox0ouPbUjNjbA0fl2497hseHRbnkkKZi7JiZOW2KR8Rv0CqayGv_jUZ8rsWBFZcLA2_yNp78wd7ctQDKEEv12TlAiKApkVy_-jl15CSunWJ5Bpwed4KcLG6mQGPj_u4heqe2bZnysuWmj/s1600-h/Beaumaris+goal+staircase+to+the+gallows.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjox0ouPbUjNjbA0fl2497hseHRbnkkKZi7JiZOW2KR8Rv0CqayGv_jUZ8rsWBFZcLA2_yNp78wd7ctQDKEEv12TlAiKApkVy_-jl15CSunWJ5Bpwed4KcLG6mQGPj_u4heqe2bZnysuWmj/s200/Beaumaris+goal+staircase+to+the+gallows.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451544979544331250" border="0" /></a>have. Even though I caught nothing on camera or my recorder, I did get the feeling of being watched esp as I walked down the corridors. I would love to walk this building on my own just to see if anything happened. Fantastic building.Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-75755692028841916762010-03-06T11:55:00.000-08:002011-03-18T05:24:47.544-07:00Harlech Castle<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmRZNmgrMmEZYX52iXDm05W7wXpdb40-wRJ8-sV_sfKqbE3KXf2bCnNDIJ4HHfVODxoy5zXDX5SrPydTz1ILuSyrCKebtYm-lptswBPZLqXu2mJAU7rLMBZD2tM3Z5PvDJguh0B0Ls1XP/s1600-h/100_1944.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448897319419883746" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmRZNmgrMmEZYX52iXDm05W7wXpdb40-wRJ8-sV_sfKqbE3KXf2bCnNDIJ4HHfVODxoy5zXDX5SrPydTz1ILuSyrCKebtYm-lptswBPZLqXu2mJAU7rLMBZD2tM3Z5PvDJguh0B0Ls1XP/s320/100_1944.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Harlech Castle<br />Wales<br /><br /><br />GROUP ..... Myself<br /><br /><br /><br />HISTORY OF HARLECH CASTLE<br />Harlech is one of the group of castles built by King Edward 1st of England during his campaign to rule North Wales. There were fourteen castles built together ...<br />FLINT ...................... building work began in 1277<br />RHUDDLAN ............ building work began in 1277<br />RUTHIN .................. building work began in 1277<br />HOPE ....................... building work began in 1277<br />BUILTH .................. building work began in 1277<br />ABERYSTWYTH .... building work began in 1277<br />CONWY ................... building work began in 1283<br />HARLECH ............... building work began in 1283<br />CAERNARFON ....... building work began in 1283<br />DENBIGH ................ building work began in 1284<br />HAWARDEN ........... building work began in 1284<br />HOLT ....................... building work began in 1284<br />CHIRK ...................... building work began in 1284<br />BEAUMARIS .......... building work began in 1295<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oHP_3CRuLpiCPQVVMQo4YDpcys8tSHhmbxaA1gZIXv87olxytE4g-cUNPl8i1OhqDgUoqz2KsZAjCwEmKiYbDoGHOU9vZRPao-9lqqAYqJnWdj2PGulUcTv3tu5nTaX_NUA7rYQ140lo/s1600/100_1928.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oHP_3CRuLpiCPQVVMQo4YDpcys8tSHhmbxaA1gZIXv87olxytE4g-cUNPl8i1OhqDgUoqz2KsZAjCwEmKiYbDoGHOU9vZRPao-9lqqAYqJnWdj2PGulUcTv3tu5nTaX_NUA7rYQ140lo/s200/100_1928.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464401927439715490" border="0" /></a>Harlech was designed by Master James of St George (he designed Beamaris as well). After it was built, Master James was appointed Constable of Harlech Castle (which he held for three years). The castle took seven years to build and cost £8,190 to build (in 2009 this worked out as £88 million).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This site probably had a Welsh fortress on it before the English invaded, perhapes as far back as the Iron Age. The first fortress is said to have been built by Maelgwn Gwynedd during the 6th century. During the 11th century, the fortress was known as Caer Collwyn. Collwyn ap Tango (who lived here during the 9th century), lived in a square tower in the fortress. Remains of this can still be seen today, as some, if not all, of its walls were used as the base of todays building.<br /><br />In 1294, Madoc ap Llywelyn, began an uprising against the English. He lay seige to the castle that winter but he gave up by the following spring.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TFQ5Y7cgnqOzXM7BMWzce5Dct6aupi07OyaBw8bURX3p94hp407pj9lC1jds9Uu8XSgNkkbHmlRW_L6kes-IJGFKISj0cdq_wV8qfLgZaiMvhg4zlKN6cDS5AscnBJ6USUkZqUV255n1/s1600/100_1879.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TFQ5Y7cgnqOzXM7BMWzce5Dct6aupi07OyaBw8bURX3p94hp407pj9lC1jds9Uu8XSgNkkbHmlRW_L6kes-IJGFKISj0cdq_wV8qfLgZaiMvhg4zlKN6cDS5AscnBJ6USUkZqUV255n1/s200/100_1879.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464400993008188930" border="0" /></a>In 1404, Owain Glyndwr lay seige upon the castle and finally won. He made it his home and his headquarters.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In 1409, Prince Henry (later Henry V) and a force of 1000 men lead by John Talbot, took back the castle after an eight month siege. After the siege, Owain's wife, Margaret Hanmer, two of his daughters and four grandchildren were captured and later imprisoned and died.<br /><br />During the Wars of the Roses (1461 - 1470), Harlech was a Lancastrian stronghold. In 1468, Harlech was the last Lancastrian fortress to surrender after a seven year siege. It was the longest known siege in British history.<br /><br />Harlech was the last Royalist fortress to hold out against the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War. Its surrender took place on 16th March 1647, over a year after King Charles had been captured.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkZidmCiBInEDe6Xirt5radeeEXLHWavvcy8hElpJSRfk_YKUrq3TwC-Ak4Xwo9gXJix-5OXOdMHyFISbkl80P9-XiUhqGszSnKReizMFTI_2S7KeVcSsQnxxghkHNYnsx0l2bukHLWd6/s1600/100_1862.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkZidmCiBInEDe6Xirt5radeeEXLHWavvcy8hElpJSRfk_YKUrq3TwC-Ak4Xwo9gXJix-5OXOdMHyFISbkl80P9-XiUhqGszSnKReizMFTI_2S7KeVcSsQnxxghkHNYnsx0l2bukHLWd6/s200/100_1862.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464401293802418802" border="0" /></a>The castle is now looked after by CADW.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY<br /><br />There is no recorded activity in the castle that I can find, but if anyone knows of any tales, please let me know.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5cSdm0uL-U7xgCiGss93M5h7mB10weOElefSMiK1c5mSCWUtnR3QCfWDLKm-w2k2GzsnXVBFXlpet2IT3Anp2Ab5LIXlP01CRjDke6-0cnycHNksE9l3q890r8ddTKCSNFper_opsupM/s1600/100_1894.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5cSdm0uL-U7xgCiGss93M5h7mB10weOElefSMiK1c5mSCWUtnR3QCfWDLKm-w2k2GzsnXVBFXlpet2IT3Anp2Ab5LIXlP01CRjDke6-0cnycHNksE9l3q890r8ddTKCSNFper_opsupM/s200/100_1894.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464401537002299298" border="0" /></a>As with any building of this age, it is so easy to imagine the beauty and the harshness of everyday life for people living on this site. Not only for the people connected with Harlech Castle but the Welsh fortress that stood on this land first.<br /><br />We have births and deaths associated here. Bloody battles and long sieges, then a period of peace, only to start all over again.<br /><br />Personnaly I can imagine ghostly battles, ghostly feasts and celebrations and at least a couple of wondering lost souls.<br /><br />Walking around this building, your imagination can work on overload, esp at dusk<br /><br /><br /><br />MORE PHOTOS OF THE CASTLE<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoq4ImucfgiABAHa5C0PDrTObeE0AeW_0llWs0qKkx0Fo-qsvF_4oovPqMFWrhBkEACRd1_ReFW-1oyIyP5CgAyvxdaJht2wCAlR865dHUPCOEGcP9qcgPCkrAyF0YNIt2OcGIf0Cfq0E8/s1600/100_1847.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoq4ImucfgiABAHa5C0PDrTObeE0AeW_0llWs0qKkx0Fo-qsvF_4oovPqMFWrhBkEACRd1_ReFW-1oyIyP5CgAyvxdaJht2wCAlR865dHUPCOEGcP9qcgPCkrAyF0YNIt2OcGIf0Cfq0E8/s200/100_1847.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585392472604142498" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTh0W1Rdj-Q0-S0qtzaVCM-P-5ol468J7x-y0HlNvjWqQ_NK0eIVjNccAm9iOA22T16ckEwklT97dybApwnDYgriHdjduVDLyVjI043QR2RoITWQetmqKJTeVvsBP1hgimJHnOMyK4O3F/s1600/100_1833.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KpuzIzA3v_TAmWQd-xz8Zci3DGn-HsM-x-SGfXneW_gz8P5T__8YdPXI7Oy9ku9mrTj_l6d1Q5jZjrR39R_dRn-UBAN5yoT0uLxEuSUm7CV4L2MTzd5eMGdVsPYltJsdOKVlw57vGU8w/s200/100_1893.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585393382141712594" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJH1lCDSOTYUyLrWrPqZOx4nGQYoIm6v828igqJotSDOq6jaxtUbHMJgQ8V505wt59mni9ddZ3HiaMQ8u4x-JxqyTbVtPLGS7Xd-NM3lhaNz-NNdVxbwe7to7IMacnDadORZbIUEhNN9GB/s1600/100_1884.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJH1lCDSOTYUyLrWrPqZOx4nGQYoIm6v828igqJotSDOq6jaxtUbHMJgQ8V505wt59mni9ddZ3HiaMQ8u4x-JxqyTbVtPLGS7Xd-NM3lhaNz-NNdVxbwe7to7IMacnDadORZbIUEhNN9GB/s200/100_1884.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585393019653581986" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-82968267970783999952010-03-06T11:52:00.000-08:002010-03-07T10:45:06.240-08:00Calveley Airforce Base<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6qYF_kwYFweMKutR35nIfoHQ23TJ3nQEX5DF4TkPXJVuJQBDnO8ZrD6A3DXc6qaSyg0hE8x2gshBcITr5tzVkkI9sYEtYuSRcXLHxgrbI4Gba2_zXsoxaSkPTI2EpN_npDXcxFIk8TOi/s1600-h/Calveley+airfield+3+Tower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6qYF_kwYFweMKutR35nIfoHQ23TJ3nQEX5DF4TkPXJVuJQBDnO8ZrD6A3DXc6qaSyg0hE8x2gshBcITr5tzVkkI9sYEtYuSRcXLHxgrbI4Gba2_zXsoxaSkPTI2EpN_npDXcxFIk8TOi/s320/Calveley+airfield+3+Tower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445962882119285810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Calveley Airforce Base<br />Calveley, Nr Nantwich<br />Cheshire<br /><br /><br />GROUP ... Spectre Analysis<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqDWlzA7qj0ug6SZEbMkHgqPUUnogZN3KXMPqHlRHg9CYWeHEI4uNsOeqPqyUjYTJUlsyeLCyex5-fdOGCMcl_7LRmtrPkl9zfIN2prXHe8VLdswvAZ8gVd4oQqDo57MV2TlUBZb33rIu/s1600-h/th_CalverleyAirfield08Sept2006062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqDWlzA7qj0ug6SZEbMkHgqPUUnogZN3KXMPqHlRHg9CYWeHEI4uNsOeqPqyUjYTJUlsyeLCyex5-fdOGCMcl_7LRmtrPkl9zfIN2prXHe8VLdswvAZ8gVd4oQqDo57MV2TlUBZb33rIu/s200/th_CalverleyAirfield08Sept2006062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445963211110335122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This airfield was built in 1942 and opened on the 14th March. It closed in October 1946. This was a training station and the local airfield to support Liverpool, Manchester and Cheshire during World War 2. There used to be three runways which are now demolised, two hangers and a Watch Tower.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1HK20-0eCPspYBh0G4egwEM7R337FyRCjaFQVprmDjzEfftZZkSyCCB3jMf3O2Rf4E2zKlkP8-JWMXOPOY1Sx9shXWSYSY1cFkgWxIaTcs06E2utwa5E4H40f_Un6QjM0Lf_b5RAJ2ib/s1600-h/Calveley+airfield+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1HK20-0eCPspYBh0G4egwEM7R337FyRCjaFQVprmDjzEfftZZkSyCCB3jMf3O2Rf4E2zKlkP8-JWMXOPOY1Sx9shXWSYSY1cFkgWxIaTcs06E2utwa5E4H40f_Un6QjM0Lf_b5RAJ2ib/s320/Calveley+airfield+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445963022565738402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />HISTORY DATES<br />14th MARCH 1942 ... RLG for Tern Hill with No 5 (pilot) Advanced Flying Unit with Miles Masters were based here.<br /><br />MAY 1943 - 1st FEB 1944 ... No 17 AFU moved here from Watton and Bodney Squdran disbanded here.<br /><br />31st JAN 1944 - 21st JUNE 1945 ... No 11 AFU moved here with Oxfords from Shawbury. Later equipped with Masters, Ansons, Harvards and Hurricans. The squadran was then disbanded here.<br /><br />21st JUNE 1945 - OCTOBER 1945 ... Station became 5 ACHU, Aircrew Holding Unit.<br /><br />22nd OCTOBER - MAY 1946 ... 22 Service Flying Training School formed here with Harvards. It then moved to Ouston.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f8O14rjeBT95VsWAjroT_hPknvNAIU_SztxHtQsXvRFyXLK-LyjXQIln80DhuTv8-81OPYUFSuCvydp4pbP-KSGJtqgrcV-QdTuZ_O3P7FaxkUTS6dp9KuR46XFwIQNtlLyBeIcnS30V/s1600-h/th_CalverleyAirfield08Sept2006081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f8O14rjeBT95VsWAjroT_hPknvNAIU_SztxHtQsXvRFyXLK-LyjXQIln80DhuTv8-81OPYUFSuCvydp4pbP-KSGJtqgrcV-QdTuZ_O3P7FaxkUTS6dp9KuR46XFwIQNtlLyBeIcnS30V/s200/th_CalverleyAirfield08Sept2006081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445963439456646162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY<br /><br />... Airmen have been seen walking around the base.<br />... The sound of a Bomber aircraft has been heard when the sky has been clear.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRouqh6kwevt8ioe4q-YDnIByJmvk0PuwXlserneYChYT_KdznFsIg_6jdB822OhxRMA-Gw9SsU6IUR2Qt5njwyfNzJieJhXwh46yfjiSLy4BOYSwFMo66GWTIzBVrGF-Z_1R2I1PMQN51/s1600-h/th_CalverleyAirfield08Sept2006072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRouqh6kwevt8ioe4q-YDnIByJmvk0PuwXlserneYChYT_KdznFsIg_6jdB822OhxRMA-Gw9SsU6IUR2Qt5njwyfNzJieJhXwh46yfjiSLy4BOYSwFMo66GWTIzBVrGF-Z_1R2I1PMQN51/s200/th_CalverleyAirfield08Sept2006072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445963286131584162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kath and I went for a walk around this airfield.<br /><br />There has been so much of the airforce base destroyed but as you walk round your imagination takes over and you can easily picture people abot their day to day jobs.<br /><br />As we walked round, we were asking out loud and conducting EVP experiments. My imagination did take over and I did get the feeling that I was being watched.<br /><br />We did not catch anything and after a couple of hours we deceided to finish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia21nmwMcBFIAHx6PN_EIkgkoL9OWpT5Pq8akV1pK5MAe6DLY1UUWb1lVpBsA2DZLHAEoNMLVmDRUATak2rLfFtQW4zImAXKHM_DpfnbOXY8sCLXEN4wWYidPPlEkcJTjDaZ76ORkRLsi1/s1600-h/Calveley+airfield.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 53px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia21nmwMcBFIAHx6PN_EIkgkoL9OWpT5Pq8akV1pK5MAe6DLY1UUWb1lVpBsA2DZLHAEoNMLVmDRUATak2rLfFtQW4zImAXKHM_DpfnbOXY8sCLXEN4wWYidPPlEkcJTjDaZ76ORkRLsi1/s320/Calveley+airfield.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445962676490312562" border="0" /></a><br />This is a great location but not with easy access, so an overnight investigation is nearly impossible, which is such a shame but you are now unable to reach this area without going on private land and most of the land has been demolished.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTl4x9AYEhfrYeNXW6oq_gTWs2LRxK7iOdP-eJg8lAA_-jy9Wch446r_APOeTcUQ6-BfwpCHklipMJTEvbJzj73R15JSE3KQIrWjwXE_F9VWkWNytJHXk42DYeVX3OK1NmtrWeGoD8w3w/s1600-h/th_FigureatCalverley.firstgroundwindow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTl4x9AYEhfrYeNXW6oq_gTWs2LRxK7iOdP-eJg8lAA_-jy9Wch446r_APOeTcUQ6-BfwpCHklipMJTEvbJzj73R15JSE3KQIrWjwXE_F9VWkWNytJHXk42DYeVX3OK1NmtrWeGoD8w3w/s200/th_FigureatCalverley.firstgroundwindow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445963506304787666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Some people have looked at this photo and said they could see a figure standing at the window.<br />See what you think.Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-17630426160425998722010-03-02T06:00:00.000-08:002011-03-13T10:56:01.910-07:00THE ANCIENT RAM<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EdkuRtQXyjcoKdAMXWh-_6_sZMnUdy8oOoJxMVIwMKvfb_3u1y19egiX57_nQadsXdLgJ-8Bha97x0QhlhkrA8JbsfP7_b75GDH_qftuJRLlE5197Ta98_UOOg3xIcTMeguN91kLen-j/s1600-h/101_0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444058800034123186" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EdkuRtQXyjcoKdAMXWh-_6_sZMnUdy8oOoJxMVIwMKvfb_3u1y19egiX57_nQadsXdLgJ-8Bha97x0QhlhkrA8JbsfP7_b75GDH_qftuJRLlE5197Ta98_UOOg3xIcTMeguN91kLen-j/s320/101_0006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />THE ANCIENT RAM INN<br />STROUD<br />GLOUCESTERSHIRE<br /><br /><br />DECEMBER 2009<br /><br /><br />GROUP ... PARANORMALRESEARCH UK<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoiZN1980FZmAKTB8414zmj8zjt23Dc-7qBPTEgPIn_pW0tGAZOWrd6_awisaeBXVzudF2ck14Q8jr2C2sb_pKxSXBcZ-dekasnduYcb5ZJkI94EAHDveOp4ryuCDTIP-HO2rk-IBWdnM/s1600/101_0038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoiZN1980FZmAKTB8414zmj8zjt23Dc-7qBPTEgPIn_pW0tGAZOWrd6_awisaeBXVzudF2ck14Q8jr2C2sb_pKxSXBcZ-dekasnduYcb5ZJkI94EAHDveOp4ryuCDTIP-HO2rk-IBWdnM/s200/101_0038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563560657216063154" border="0" /></a><br />The inn can be dated to 1145, possibly earlier. It started life as a house which was used by the Masons building St Mary's Church, just across the road. After the church was finished, the house became known as Church House and was home to the Bishop or Vicar for the Church.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkhNA0DcZw2XZX51IDZDMWVujMma_6c-h9R6QaqS7zfQvPce-sMWfUdKF7bEL5DQNsiPZoGJUlS6MIMRgwqLsvxt6b5KlptyI_6VTHZ6v8xzZtds8PmnzRRJg6CTcCbDOZaGQB6hk-9fM/s1600/101_0039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkhNA0DcZw2XZX51IDZDMWVujMma_6c-h9R6QaqS7zfQvPce-sMWfUdKF7bEL5DQNsiPZoGJUlS6MIMRgwqLsvxt6b5KlptyI_6VTHZ6v8xzZtds8PmnzRRJg6CTcCbDOZaGQB6hk-9fM/s200/101_0039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563559745233362962" border="0" /></a>It is claimed that there are two tunnels leading from the inn to the church and to Lacock Abbey. There are said to be located in the fireplace. These tunnels have also been used by Highwaymen.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq72NpKbFDMOzo6rvjwkVsUJwlTpTZATFxv-2fOyyijNycFw3YH6XjLxwGCuQKjJY647HXCDwRadwFgf77VDNfrA3GbJj36CB3Y5xMZ__MLJZW1urOV2kfFnyaZHKiOwfNd2sjuMPJbtY1/s1600/101_0047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq72NpKbFDMOzo6rvjwkVsUJwlTpTZATFxv-2fOyyijNycFw3YH6XjLxwGCuQKjJY647HXCDwRadwFgf77VDNfrA3GbJj36CB3Y5xMZ__MLJZW1urOV2kfFnyaZHKiOwfNd2sjuMPJbtY1/s200/101_0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563560855788151698" border="0" /></a>This site is also associated with an ancient pagan burial ground dating back over 5000 years. This doesnt sound as far fetched as first thought, as most church's are built on pagan sites and as the church is only across the road, this is possible. This site is also associated with Devil Worship, ritual sacrifice of children and murder.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xEgtVnJKRYrvlBAFVZVfojqC1FOKnBXJCsLBFbCOXr7Cy_M_eMFIHHls_28vzTywwi6EP9GSMR84FbovtTIeNMyh4akdQf8qg6AyGc-yKb4kZwIUidJjFSZZQmgZq_G_9O07KobuHPGR/s1600/101_0029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xEgtVnJKRYrvlBAFVZVfojqC1FOKnBXJCsLBFbCOXr7Cy_M_eMFIHHls_28vzTywwi6EP9GSMR84FbovtTIeNMyh4akdQf8qg6AyGc-yKb4kZwIUidJjFSZZQmgZq_G_9O07KobuHPGR/s200/101_0029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563559578087232978" border="0" /></a>Although this black and white building has changed very little, ancient maps show the original building could have been three times larger than today's building.<br /><br />This building has been known by three different names ...<br />1145 - 1350 CHURCH HOUSE, used by the church<br />1350 - 1820 THE OLD TAN HOUSE, owned by different owners to house Tanners, Cloth Makers, Card Makers and a Mayor.<br />1820 - THE ANCIENT RAM INN<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY<br /><br />EDWARD - tall, strong man. Powerful and nasty spirit. Often seen holding a staff.<br />MICHAEL - a very nasty man, murderer. Seen in the Bishop's room.<br />MARY ANN - nice old lady who sits in the chair next to the fire in the Bishop's room.<br />ALICE - nasty black witch.<br />INCUBUS and SUCCUBUS - a male and female spirit who lure their sleeping vicitms into sexual<br /> intercourse.<br />2 CATS - one is a dark, big nasty cat, thought to belong to Alice, seen mostly upstairs.<br />The other is smaller, black and roams everywhere else.<br />DOG - described looking like a Doberman or Rottweileer.<br />CHILDREN - many children heard and seen around the building.<br />HIGHWAYMEN - at least two highwaymen hide in the attic.<br />THE BLUE LADY - thought to be Lady Elizabeth. She was murdered and buried beneath the<br />bar area. Appears on the 1st floor landing.<br />CAVALIER - thought to have ben murdered and also buried under the bar area.<br />HANGING BODIES - seen in the barn and a woman's body seen hanging in the witch's room.<br />BIKER - this man died quite recently in a motorcycle accident outside.<br /><br /><br /><br />INVESTIGATION<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eqb8Th2NmFZ8wnHMqtXLzUAlEjBh7HX1qWCPoZk07q3-Y-09hnt5Un9dbIZEiXs53yguaCuypj_7PTagPEpetC0v8HBaKPbZ5HK_oM2Uk8z5Jwu4tYIVOgB4uMCjC3x4pN8XFe61j1ih/s1600/101_0036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eqb8Th2NmFZ8wnHMqtXLzUAlEjBh7HX1qWCPoZk07q3-Y-09hnt5Un9dbIZEiXs53yguaCuypj_7PTagPEpetC0v8HBaKPbZ5HK_oM2Uk8z5Jwu4tYIVOgB4uMCjC3x4pN8XFe61j1ih/s200/101_0036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563562146354348082" border="0" /></a>This investigation was a little different to any PRUK has undertaken before. This time we were working with a film crew from Sky tv and we had our very Captain Jack.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14icUua2byleddbZmIJiEEtLpbscfqyMeyFM1mkV3tBOFr6KMwACbeenqoOk5e2iy7IUAVltgzpbXBAEwSmv0C_kmP7E91TCK0LeLCgTQFRTDBNZ1-05E2fqizydJ90UhVRlLb3hx-TZ0/s1600/101_0061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14icUua2byleddbZmIJiEEtLpbscfqyMeyFM1mkV3tBOFr6KMwACbeenqoOk5e2iy7IUAVltgzpbXBAEwSmv0C_kmP7E91TCK0LeLCgTQFRTDBNZ1-05E2fqizydJ90UhVRlLb3hx-TZ0/s200/101_0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563563210643741410" border="0" /></a>My first impressions of the building was how fantastic it looked from the outside. But as soon as you enter the property, you first notice how dusty and cluttered each room is. The temperature outside was very cold but it was just as cole inside, mainly due to the poor state of repair to the property. But this is known as one of the UK's most haunted locations and we couldnt wait to start.<br /><br /><br /><br />We sat and listened to the owner, John Humphries, tell us the history and hauntings of the building and then he gave us a tour of the building about 10pm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0akn33JKZYBuitlqdzEf7hLkhJC-eR3hV2H5ddbfFTOfSfQbMj4dThuGqUO-hisvf-XdEcyO73LhAHp4xqIFPtsWROaHYoPTYfS_903PuKmhTuBzXgdQ3czgkSFpHN2FfaePg36bxRj8/s1600/101_0037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0akn33JKZYBuitlqdzEf7hLkhJC-eR3hV2H5ddbfFTOfSfQbMj4dThuGqUO-hisvf-XdEcyO73LhAHp4xqIFPtsWROaHYoPTYfS_903PuKmhTuBzXgdQ3czgkSFpHN2FfaePg36bxRj8/s200/101_0037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563562454470422658" border="0" /></a>This is our first room. This room, the bar room, has what is claimed a grave. This room is associated with ritual child sacrifice, murder and an ancient graveyard and tunnels.<br />This grave is said to belong to Lady Elizabeth, who was murdered and buried here.<br />Children are also seen around this area.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ9oq-moB3As1oll-8qVYWr-Ndyazv07P5D570j4yQNMdmgOGPVZG21iEXJUBedBi05sT3wlP_wwVSqVZa34m7Q5OjxQiJ5rIPf1F882-C6ZdJ9l4sC-BpHJUJv4AXFRxeU28IOig0wUa/s1600/101_0044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ9oq-moB3As1oll-8qVYWr-Ndyazv07P5D570j4yQNMdmgOGPVZG21iEXJUBedBi05sT3wlP_wwVSqVZa34m7Q5OjxQiJ5rIPf1F882-C6ZdJ9l4sC-BpHJUJv4AXFRxeU28IOig0wUa/s200/101_0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563562752064437666" border="0" /></a>We stood here asking out loud and running an EVP session. But nothing happened, so we moved to the other side of the room towards the fireplace. This fireplace is said to be the entrance to a tunnel. This tunnel was used to carry a corpse to the church, monks were said to use it as they sneaked in from the local abbey for a pint or local highwaymen wishing to enter or leave unseen.<br /><br /><br /><br />We stayed in this area for quite a while but no evidence was caught.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNRnRft1hXfnQpZWCYZtH5HEoGlxTUXPIMeXeyxTmF0gY7-oMiQIQTqck0lUu2noDlWt6BZszEIVamreFqc28rkk6N4O2lInYzN2di7HVGXjqMb4iKJ8FlAoi-xmvG8N4VzFllW1e375H/s1600/101_0066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNRnRft1hXfnQpZWCYZtH5HEoGlxTUXPIMeXeyxTmF0gY7-oMiQIQTqck0lUu2noDlWt6BZszEIVamreFqc28rkk6N4O2lInYzN2di7HVGXjqMb4iKJ8FlAoi-xmvG8N4VzFllW1e375H/s200/101_0066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563572658184756706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our next point of call was the barn which joins onto the building. John claimed that post holes dating back centuries had been found under the floor. The story associated with this room didnt start until John re roofed this part with a roof he had bought from a local farmer who was dismantling his old barn. Once this roof had been fitted, John started seeing bodies hanging from the beams. After <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLz8nZU8OrHKtOZ6l2GaehwmNscgUXSME2sZtLVICAJPISMZ-baWkr_wP65TUSji-gzD9sOfDijD7khRJR2PdLLrEWHpxzPlIg_wtHDvmm-xGbsPCqAqgd_HRBG1WW-K7NUPWTjRIZfbgj/s1600/101_0062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLz8nZU8OrHKtOZ6l2GaehwmNscgUXSME2sZtLVICAJPISMZ-baWkr_wP65TUSji-gzD9sOfDijD7khRJR2PdLLrEWHpxzPlIg_wtHDvmm-xGbsPCqAqgd_HRBG1WW-K7NUPWTjRIZfbgj/s200/101_0062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563572811404285394" border="0" /></a>some time in this room, taking photos and conducting EVP, the only things we could see and feel was the dust and the cold weather, nothing else was caught by us on this night in the barn.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqhx206AWMn6A_V3bc-cAHcl7a0iUaENrqBa0vTp32xKVEuLWzxTinJipWXv1uqW8jT3JYuY5h61N79_fFUo8GDACQotsXY9L3c_7eP3I61-VmbOla0g3oKE6SzEULz8MMGIyOjKf_dBy/s1600/101_0068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqhx206AWMn6A_V3bc-cAHcl7a0iUaENrqBa0vTp32xKVEuLWzxTinJipWXv1uqW8jT3JYuY5h61N79_fFUo8GDACQotsXY9L3c_7eP3I61-VmbOla0g3oKE6SzEULz8MMGIyOjKf_dBy/s200/101_0068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563572982800361490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As we climbed these narrow stairs, you are again reminded of the clutter that fills this building.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgJFfuKQahSw6x3uNXVPy5STxmoKQ9DIBcFecuFTnptOccKHI0t74oM3sGSoSzh6tRTKV9WeFuYRvVs6GZFFs1cHycjfeoTWJhnAR1SpnFyDaw1Y_7HheeuhYrR1k_dTTcTo8RjGW0wiY/s1600/101_0072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgJFfuKQahSw6x3uNXVPy5STxmoKQ9DIBcFecuFTnptOccKHI0t74oM3sGSoSzh6tRTKV9WeFuYRvVs6GZFFs1cHycjfeoTWJhnAR1SpnFyDaw1Y_7HheeuhYrR1k_dTTcTo8RjGW0wiY/s200/101_0072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563573292966411186" border="0" /></a>he first floor, this room is called THE WITCHES ROOM or BEAUFONT ROOM. The spirit of a woman is said to have been seen in this chair and she doesnt like other people sitting in it. Nicola kindly volueetered to sit in the chair but nothing. We stayed for a while but again nothing happened.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GBvTx5nrGcSdL35gGhI7YV0BGsW1GGdp26hgW06XRBe8AphfOuihxN3KAez09mbNPLO04pvd8-DaTuhZNdtcJ7xCz7z-hQlSEIwz7ZFcewC5ciRjwrcVh534olgwFANuCmke9C8tvT4n/s1600/101_0086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GBvTx5nrGcSdL35gGhI7YV0BGsW1GGdp26hgW06XRBe8AphfOuihxN3KAez09mbNPLO04pvd8-DaTuhZNdtcJ7xCz7z-hQlSEIwz7ZFcewC5ciRjwrcVh534olgwFANuCmke9C8tvT4n/s200/101_0086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563573563245108818" border="0" /></a><br />As we moved back onto the landing, we looked in a couple of other rooms.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVR_GjakINylkZUfXsMWtsAY1HUYhUTXfcnQu2OKvycd5OC9ZB-5MrrhoIJ3Lkp7BtquEFxGcN7QUyt2C2pE16zmXhksZPN_hAG6Dns79MIvqIK_bkWloeUFirOpv8NKkGNZgElrS-LQb/s1600/101_0091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVR_GjakINylkZUfXsMWtsAY1HUYhUTXfcnQu2OKvycd5OC9ZB-5MrrhoIJ3Lkp7BtquEFxGcN7QUyt2C2pE16zmXhksZPN_hAG6Dns79MIvqIK_bkWloeUFirOpv8NKkGNZgElrS-LQb/s200/101_0091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563573751398523314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />John told us that several spirits are seen around here including the blue lady. But tonight, they must have been<br />somewhere else. It was now about 1am.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We continued to THE BISHOP'S ROOM. John told us to stand back as he had to knock on the door three times with a large staff before entering this room. To me, it just looked like a touch of showmanship but we all watched before we were told to enter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZ1q7uXSA65gKk4qvLqFQDN13NDwlir1sj9W1s0HlX9mHWHCMM0f7eKpBG_ZnmS4Ilj3NQlRIaOkxXGQIQwjWf1SpccGJg3pVFHGIYTtv3N3auT6cicNd3Er3K0SfzZD_Wb8HiN14D9lo/s1600/101_0095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZ1q7uXSA65gKk4qvLqFQDN13NDwlir1sj9W1s0HlX9mHWHCMM0f7eKpBG_ZnmS4Ilj3NQlRIaOkxXGQIQwjWf1SpccGJg3pVFHGIYTtv3N3auT6cicNd3Er3K0SfzZD_Wb8HiN14D9lo/s200/101_0095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563577491682713650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This room was indeed strange, whether it was down to the large dark fireplace or the paintings on the wall that seemed to follow you around the room, I dont know. What I do know is that I was freezing. John told us about the spirits in this room: -- a ghost of a Calavlier, 2 highwaymen who hid in the attic above, the blue lady, 2 monks, the ghost of a woman seen hanging from the roof and <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcXzQbUNoXFqmrX7Qry9L2hO1b_1Hhw1A4l-mfdl2PwhKsPc5qE490wkDElcEQaINpkY8sId5f27KMyxTxCul_V8Y7qOFvVQqtyUxXXIwoQaotvKfhwWxgaWG6aQ7gPxedDGYjv37UaBR/s1600/101_0097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcXzQbUNoXFqmrX7Qry9L2hO1b_1Hhw1A4l-mfdl2PwhKsPc5qE490wkDElcEQaINpkY8sId5f27KMyxTxCul_V8Y7qOFvVQqtyUxXXIwoQaotvKfhwWxgaWG6aQ7gPxedDGYjv37UaBR/s200/101_0097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563577694721542674" border="0" /></a>there are two haunted paintings. John claimed that evidence had been found of devil worship in the chimey of this fireplace.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />John stayed for a while but left us to roam the building on our own. So with our film crew and Captain Jack to guild us, Phil, Nicola and myself set about finding the spririts.<br /><br />After Phil had done a piece to camera for the show, we settled down to a investigation. We started an EVP section with recorders and camera's rolling. We all took it in turns to ask questions and some of us thought they heard noices on the landing but when they went to loo, nothing was there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL-PDpAR6q-4w2r7rq-RlmRASKjldVnZzDsWBpM0qXTkLbVeZlDJUWBahuKJRKy7prXi9JCcf_uu_SfiWVBQNdkUIRGFNIZ_RG_NgQ3UX9SfdpB6JuGRwWkSxFSMw4NOzftBFEnzU9kd7/s1600/101_0107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL-PDpAR6q-4w2r7rq-RlmRASKjldVnZzDsWBpM0qXTkLbVeZlDJUWBahuKJRKy7prXi9JCcf_uu_SfiWVBQNdkUIRGFNIZ_RG_NgQ3UX9SfdpB6JuGRwWkSxFSMw4NOzftBFEnzU9kd7/s200/101_0107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566151055365084642" border="0" /></a><br />Me and the cameraman thought we heard footsteps from the attic above. The access to the attic was at the far end of the room and so I climbed up but as soon as I looked into the attic, the noice stopped and I could see nothing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQLI-vd0kis1ftN8XyCFSpJh-yJqhZcq5xZE2lDJvh4y1sEFYZRHmjpl1jFXEflQ0FCuaE6CFqInkqVdSR-V3x6FTSuPaPW2WQsyvMpzne3pYQUJrgsyL9Ox-Y69d1HMZbpHmFg6OyAOl/s1600/101_0093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQLI-vd0kis1ftN8XyCFSpJh-yJqhZcq5xZE2lDJvh4y1sEFYZRHmjpl1jFXEflQ0FCuaE6CFqInkqVdSR-V3x6FTSuPaPW2WQsyvMpzne3pYQUJrgsyL9Ox-Y69d1HMZbpHmFg6OyAOl/s200/101_0093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566151429605330290" border="0" /></a><br />By this time, some of us were just sitting down and Captain Jack was making us laugh. Then one of the film crew heard a noice and said he saw the outline of a tall man standing behind me. The knuckles on his hands had a blast of cold air across them. Nothing showed on camera and I heard and felt nothing. Other noices were heard inside the room and again on the landing. But no evidence was caught.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9sEfM9kd60Gn6Uujf0SEPf2RhtxdCRVFjmh7SMxT2xhkWpxcSk_TMhXEXUet6ChM67h8FsXbM0GFqDCgqxo1Z2f_MuMl6-OmBs7g_8SGidqT0593PByooNejABJoCk_hxlaFLYnbrbxG/s1600/1Ancient+Ram+TV+Shoot+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9sEfM9kd60Gn6Uujf0SEPf2RhtxdCRVFjmh7SMxT2xhkWpxcSk_TMhXEXUet6ChM67h8FsXbM0GFqDCgqxo1Z2f_MuMl6-OmBs7g_8SGidqT0593PByooNejABJoCk_hxlaFLYnbrbxG/s200/1Ancient+Ram+TV+Shoot+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566215551151434098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The film crew left us now as they had some other filming to do and this left me, Phil and Nicola upstairs. We had been asked here as part of a fun car show but we also wanted to use this time to do a serious investigation as well. Time was now against us but we did as much as we could. If we had been here on our own all night, we would have done things diffent but this was such a golden oppunity, we continued in our normal fashion.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So about 2.30am, we decided to go back into the Witche's Room.<br /><br />Nicola sat in the chair again and we took it in turns to ask questions. But nothing happened. Phil left us as we thought just females in the room would make a difference. But no.<br /><br />We finished just before 4am.<br /><br /><br />I thought after hearing the stories regarding this building, that we would have had more activity than this. Apart from some noices and perhapes a shadowery figure standing behind me, it had been a very quiet night. 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3ZzGiechVqyKm-cbx7u72NC9PUNNwQU0VNsQQ1px-I6p42BIU9Dgp9nx4OTmcbBnC79N44vMp95hOwin7RDW8yRqZe_16P43yaDOAVEEfnkbpJfntcxbsvrC82mzywXuXeXFbVaRmPp1/s200/101_0081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583623667686716738" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-17738413347803176452010-03-02T05:58:00.000-08:002010-10-03T15:48:26.449-07:00BLAKEMERE CRAFT CENTRE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypMjIBF6IUvOKCSoyFrFLoV3dQUqiHEFbj94CcmN9LHFID1Yh1qXNKZ-sEoCF-g5OFYjvcl62SXXYidDRv4hQAj1N83uK0bDff1Y4-8yaEYuLzSMoqxaeqCJ1CMwzbFITRbnHdaGk3mXr/s1600-h/100_3638.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypMjIBF6IUvOKCSoyFrFLoV3dQUqiHEFbj94CcmN9LHFID1Yh1qXNKZ-sEoCF-g5OFYjvcl62SXXYidDRv4hQAj1N83uK0bDff1Y4-8yaEYuLzSMoqxaeqCJ1CMwzbFITRbnHdaGk3mXr/s320/100_3638.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444060623728359954" border="0" /></a><br />BLAKEMERE CRAFT CENTRE<br />BLAKEMERE<br />CHESHIRE<br /><br /><br />31st October 2009 HALLOWEEN<br /><br /><br />GROUPS ... PARANORMALRESEARCH UK<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwD1BilF7V9SHoTTZocomfq0EHTPTCTyddbrPg2gtSL1wrG6lfbj5viJlopZICuzGQsFjqjACmTyctyhDK6YtNBS4HF9JjiCpe1DXyT5u2Gc0J2Otv_x0kiJ5TlEDIR3yjirWyWMjxKYn/s1600/240px-Mara_and_Mondrem.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwD1BilF7V9SHoTTZocomfq0EHTPTCTyddbrPg2gtSL1wrG6lfbj5viJlopZICuzGQsFjqjACmTyctyhDK6YtNBS4HF9JjiCpe1DXyT5u2Gc0J2Otv_x0kiJ5TlEDIR3yjirWyWMjxKYn/s200/240px-Mara_and_Mondrem.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523915752290000610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This area of Cheshire in prehistoric times was covered in what we call today Delamere Forest. This area is full of history, a Bronze Age Burial ground in Norley, Iron Age hill fort at Eddisbury and Oakmere, a medieval road running along the line of the A49 called Peytefinsty (sty was a Saxon term for old roman road). Saxons are said to have built a small settlement in this area and also a buriel ground.<br /><br /><br /><br />Saxon Kings and Earls, Norman Monarchs, Cheshire Barons, Edward 1st, James 1st and up to Charles 1st, there households and possibly themselves have all hunted in this area.<br /><br />Delamere has always been thinly inhabited with small settlements. These possibly grew to the villages/towns we see today.<br /><br />Delamere was much larger than today. It wasnt all woodland, it was pastural and arable land. Hunting was the realm of the very high class and if an ordindary person killed or hurt one of the hunting beasts, like boar, it was punished by death or mutilation. These regulations were enforced by special courts, a Chief Forester and the Forest Eyre (travelling justices for the King or Earl).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf69v1tz6Sj9duPlnRWAdAjF_p6bzQqLY7XfkCTSMLQafTqH5fsGC183YdWt0ECVtUMZxyaPv-U5fFxS-CRueDSeXuwHD8q2bWQS4Eoun-g6FPIKyQIAgTzWP4lpV0VQH35y6vG8YxT4kl/s1600/old+vale+royal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf69v1tz6Sj9duPlnRWAdAjF_p6bzQqLY7XfkCTSMLQafTqH5fsGC183YdWt0ECVtUMZxyaPv-U5fFxS-CRueDSeXuwHD8q2bWQS4Eoun-g6FPIKyQIAgTzWP4lpV0VQH35y6vG8YxT4kl/s200/old+vale+royal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523922195710426050" border="0" /></a>Our area, Cuddington and Sandiway, is closely associated with Vale Royal Abbey, near Whitegate, once the largest Cistercian Abbey in Britain. Vale Royal was founded by Edward 1 in 1277. Most of this area was held and ruled by the Abbott. The Abbey was lost during the Dissolution and a Mansion was built by Sir Thomas Holcroft. This later became the home of the 1st Baron Delamere (Cholmondeley Family). This mansion has now been divided into apartments and a club house for Vale Royal Golf Club.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsmgO_FsC2-82GdEtnSWMhat6T5KfASc_TBQ-U9DB1vvykFe6PIe-sULvmyc_tRGmjNhmJf7fCQ75jO1bEShTado808TaRBSykHPiamY_1qamcIMaPSz8YLOhfDfvPFYzgRBB_JtlXBiT/s1600/225px-Round_tower_lodge_sandiway.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsmgO_FsC2-82GdEtnSWMhat6T5KfASc_TBQ-U9DB1vvykFe6PIe-sULvmyc_tRGmjNhmJf7fCQ75jO1bEShTado808TaRBSykHPiamY_1qamcIMaPSz8YLOhfDfvPFYzgRBB_JtlXBiT/s200/225px-Round_tower_lodge_sandiway.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523920914788424386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />As I travelled to the Craft Centre, I passed the Round Tower Lodge on the A556. This was built about 1816 as a Gate Lodge to Vale Royal.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjMgxV_jnbRSRvrIL9wUFD82VTE1pHuVpKtHmU53yZAtYng9Zc7eEic02g6NpTBd_qdXU6ju5FZS9yzetELk657U_wzs7iwBmJZo55yUIiYoN1FvMsPstaApOIj2K7RjizZTjatfkaoBn/s1600/200px-Delamerehouse1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjMgxV_jnbRSRvrIL9wUFD82VTE1pHuVpKtHmU53yZAtYng9Zc7eEic02g6NpTBd_qdXU6ju5FZS9yzetELk657U_wzs7iwBmJZo55yUIiYoN1FvMsPstaApOIj2K7RjizZTjatfkaoBn/s200/200px-Delamerehouse1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523920669965978690" border="0" /></a>Also in this area was Delamere Lodge (later renamed Delamere House). This house was built for the Wilbraham Family with 100 acres of parkland. This family owned and controlled thousands of acres of land and farms around Cuddington and neighbouring villages. This building survived until just before the second world war when the last George Wilbraham built Delamere Manor nearby. After Delamere House was demolished, its parkland became an army camp and it housed British and American troops prior to the D Day invasion. This area is now a housing estate.<br /><br />Blakemere is derived from little black mere. Blakemere Craft Centre is housed in a restored Edwardian Stables. These stables were built around 1890 for both coach and riding horses. They belonged to Blakemere Hall. The hall was built in 1878 for Mr Berkeley Paget.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39W_4rl6WMsK1KM5NkXr9QY2gTuEL0ucDrNTwaRmqD1tJ0SJ-IGOiGsorX-QtuFqI1D_y0BkDUKQdUOGWtdlcbVCyrlIrk3Kv_-kYCegI_hqVTq5vTsDIC5CW4KoZercWOV4kloFcrNeZ/s1600/225px-Delamare+camp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39W_4rl6WMsK1KM5NkXr9QY2gTuEL0ucDrNTwaRmqD1tJ0SJ-IGOiGsorX-QtuFqI1D_y0BkDUKQdUOGWtdlcbVCyrlIrk3Kv_-kYCegI_hqVTq5vTsDIC5CW4KoZercWOV4kloFcrNeZ/s200/225px-Delamare+camp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523920822348091522" border="0" /></a>During WWII, the Government commandeered the premises to use as a bake house to supply American soldiers with bread and then later to accommodate Polish refugees and then German prisoners of war. Returning troops were also seen here by military doctors.<br /><br /><br />Blakemere Hall was demolished in 1950 and now only the stables remain.<br /><br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY<br /><br />--- Children --- seen and heard everywhere<br />--- Lady --- named Sarah<br />--- 2 men --- both called Henry, seen in the crystal shop and one walks along the 1st floor<br />--- 2 white ladies --- seen in 1st floor office and in the end shops<br />--- white lady with a baby --- seen in wool shop<br />--- feeling of being watched<br />--- hair pulled<br />--- voices heard<br /><br /><br />INVESTIGATION<br /><br />This was PRUK's first evening in charge of guests.<br /><br />We started the night at 9pm in the Saddler's Kitchen. We introduced the team and mediums to everyone and Nicola gave a brief history of the site.<br /><br />The mediums took us on a short walk around the site, telling us about anything they picked up on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlx3slYT3dQ0LLAycG8MtechYKUxEysC4TW_wkURT2AGnn4iiK2rmlhcvbPHlP05Hqg8_GQPd_FIr5hnCWFqC3fKsZbR91mvWqYfgg5VBdzZh-bMUqcdd_f-QIfri6zAac-wjVkeszBX8/s1600/100_3641.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlx3slYT3dQ0LLAycG8MtechYKUxEysC4TW_wkURT2AGnn4iiK2rmlhcvbPHlP05Hqg8_GQPd_FIr5hnCWFqC3fKsZbR91mvWqYfgg5VBdzZh-bMUqcdd_f-QIfri6zAac-wjVkeszBX8/s200/100_3641.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523951463996463026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We split up into two groups, me and Nicola took our group into the wool shop. We stood for a while asking out and we all heard a few noices. So we decieded to sit around a table and started glasswork with Caroline (one of our mediums) and 4 guests. The information they picked up on was 2 women came through. One with a baby and one with a 2-3 year old child, a couple of children and the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDV9bZoDJPYqO-8HhI0Ul_ogfp-yZwfc0ghirSvJ1RQY5M9b6nskW1Mq1zT9OVoRDpAaHJSQEh_RU92Hh0zj5aE_M4wg65479Tuye0Y9XUSrgHuFEQkEtYLnoDbIaQ9FZYDSNt-YP2645/s1600/100_3683.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDV9bZoDJPYqO-8HhI0Ul_ogfp-yZwfc0ghirSvJ1RQY5M9b6nskW1Mq1zT9OVoRDpAaHJSQEh_RU92Hh0zj5aE_M4wg65479Tuye0Y9XUSrgHuFEQkEtYLnoDbIaQ9FZYDSNt-YP2645/s200/100_3683.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523950819234774770" border="0" /></a>letters O,E and T. No details or other information came through. The people sitting around the table went very cold and we all heard the sound of fragging of chairs and tables from upstairs. At this point, I would like to say that no one had access there and it was locked up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTm1uaebwzU48LawI1yU7Ru2fphOx_vR5MTQrXAqTCvkKbdUUOCYE-PQgqUYSUnpPPncNlczmCQkPDeC8LYqiiPgZm5Cns66X1oqxizF0f94QTnX4K1tHItC67WPL204sifD6qAiXii-Y/s1600/100_3695.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTm1uaebwzU48LawI1yU7Ru2fphOx_vR5MTQrXAqTCvkKbdUUOCYE-PQgqUYSUnpPPncNlczmCQkPDeC8LYqiiPgZm5Cns66X1oqxizF0f94QTnX4K1tHItC67WPL204sifD6qAiXii-Y/s200/100_3695.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523951119339248434" border="0" /></a>At 10.30pm, we moved to the Wendy House. Caroline picked up on a nasty man. This man hated women.<br />As this man hated women, we decieded to split into male and female groups.<br />We stood either end of the shop. The men and Caroline picked up on a servant girl who was killed by this nasty man. With the all girl group, I was trying to bring this man out. We all heard a growl followed by a sickly sick smell. I decieded to face this man alone and stood in the middle of the shop. We all heard dragging sounds <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBJwwboxgTizO8PYLxilboupTpJX6xrG-HEte9ykps5TGHd8WDBEa2xi8LjUVYg0Hi1b6jl9Ih0mzn2NllKstCY-bFmXpp3OujYJxpKDwJ9hT1Xtu5J5K7fQlHIozBY7RAU3bYRHi0Psm/s1600/100_3693.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBJwwboxgTizO8PYLxilboupTpJX6xrG-HEte9ykps5TGHd8WDBEa2xi8LjUVYg0Hi1b6jl9Ih0mzn2NllKstCY-bFmXpp3OujYJxpKDwJ9hT1Xtu5J5K7fQlHIozBY7RAU3bYRHi0Psm/s200/100_3693.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523954269359370354" border="0" /></a>again from upstairs but nothing else happened.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We moved into the end shop. There was the smell of lavender as you entered, which wasnt normal. Caroline picked up ona woman who walks through the shop.<br />Most of the group stood in a circle asking out, there were getting headaches and feeling cold. Many thought they saw a figure and at the same time, I got the feeling we were being watched. I has stood just to the side of the main group so I could watch that no one moved.<br /><br />Phil's group had been upstairs in the Conference room across the courtyard. They had heard whistling, scratching on the table, heavy breathing and many people felt cold on their hands. Geoff (our other medium), picked up with a man named Henry and a boy named Jabcab.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeup5q8utAkeiNUmABkKO9iKiQBFMxbdyYjmjFAusc8CPI-xM03VAH9U9G7th3_CMkO1t7c0ejdzqaDw5EKEXjpSW9WFaegj0wi-tu_k7gEC9KJBL09SKMfU7SmUImqWatKmBiPCSBk50/s1600/100_3639.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeup5q8utAkeiNUmABkKO9iKiQBFMxbdyYjmjFAusc8CPI-xM03VAH9U9G7th3_CMkO1t7c0ejdzqaDw5EKEXjpSW9WFaegj0wi-tu_k7gEC9KJBL09SKMfU7SmUImqWatKmBiPCSBk50/s200/100_3639.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523951283322855410" border="0" /></a>We all met up in the courtyard and made our way back to the kitchen for a brew.<br />Some people thought they saw dark figures in the courtyard after most of the group had left.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />At midnight, our group went into the conference room and Phil's group covered the shops.<br /><br />Again our group split into male and female groups and we sat at either end of the 1st floor.<br />The men were hearing a few noices and I saw a dark figure by the door leading to the stairs. But when I went to look, I saw nothing.<br />The ladies in the far room were sat around a large table. One of the ladies became very weepy and had to leave. When she came back, she sat down and her whole body started to hurt. She became upset again but she stayed. I felt a cold blast on my back and the EMF reader, placed on the table, went off a couple of times.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DVLtulrJuw3Grx15H8ggZKp7qzOT2Fq_-tT8GjPpTRzZZvYaIBilgmh78wHlhtz4BolC2gdBvgCHsQMMgrIgg3U2-Apzz9YShcrKMs58p-PChzd3jtf9StdJ2b5d1BmERoz2Ixx6dUjv/s1600/100_3643.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DVLtulrJuw3Grx15H8ggZKp7qzOT2Fq_-tT8GjPpTRzZZvYaIBilgmh78wHlhtz4BolC2gdBvgCHsQMMgrIgg3U2-Apzz9YShcrKMs58p-PChzd3jtf9StdJ2b5d1BmERoz2Ixx6dUjv/s200/100_3643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523952665244771458" border="0" /></a>Just after 1am, we all met up and went for a walk in the woods. Both mediums picked up on people hiding in the woods. We all heard noices but this could have been animals. We also saw a few strange lights but we cant discount car lights. But to me, this was unlikely.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtkIfIuFKehOhK1VjJL1sPMw9CwQUh6LN-g6NkQfSSlGZmyXIYdd0_eBGmQH0LFGKrf6dI10PKB0u2VoZtvtBd0Tf9hvI5EAzMKyOH5Tc8b_stRHvXFOiBqRui9rK6DbqqicGzXaz-KCO/s1600/100_3730.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtkIfIuFKehOhK1VjJL1sPMw9CwQUh6LN-g6NkQfSSlGZmyXIYdd0_eBGmQH0LFGKrf6dI10PKB0u2VoZtvtBd0Tf9hvI5EAzMKyOH5Tc8b_stRHvXFOiBqRui9rK6DbqqicGzXaz-KCO/s200/100_3730.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523955103939012002" border="0" /></a>By 2.30am, we all headed into a building called The Paddocks. This building is under going work. We all stood in a large circle, asking out. We heard footsteps from upstairs but this was not possible as there was no floor laid.<br />About 15mins later, one lad started sweating and his girlfriend didnt feel very well. This was the same poor lady from earlier. I showed everyone how to use dowsing rods and pendlums. Everyone had different results. I spent time with the lady who had been effected and by using these rods, she felt that she was in contact with a family mamber.<br /><br />While Nicola took the group around the courtyard, Phil, myself and a couple of other people went into the Clockhouse. One of the group told us that he too was a medium and he asked if he could do an experiment.<br /><br />I sat in a chair and he told me to relax and close my eyes. I held a light that changed colour. I didnt feel any change but Phil and everyone else saw my face change. I changed into a male with a high forehead and it looked like my eyes opened and closed. I looked evil.<br /><br />We finished just after 4am.<br /><br /><br /><br />For our first organised event, I think we did very well.<br />A few things happened, footsteps, dragging sounds, dark figures, the poor lady who had been effected most of the evening and what had happened to me.Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-46179364408057190852010-03-02T05:57:00.000-08:002011-03-18T05:33:55.279-07:00OLD ST CHAD's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDF_7WwSHsmQ1eI-3OON7ONKkRuABoS84cnPiadX7BJ-T62ja0deI_e2jDTpyB8KNwXq7i7oqk5JzXXMHq-dMCMXjZZm6UcBvqJtdEGPtqaCbq4L9jyjRkf1fFjpM1INNUz_RWV6nZURf6/s1600-h/100_0641.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444060262892766498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDF_7WwSHsmQ1eI-3OON7ONKkRuABoS84cnPiadX7BJ-T62ja0deI_e2jDTpyB8KNwXq7i7oqk5JzXXMHq-dMCMXjZZm6UcBvqJtdEGPtqaCbq4L9jyjRkf1fFjpM1INNUz_RWV6nZURf6/s320/100_0641.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />OLD ST CHAD's<br />TUSHINGHAM<br />NR WHITCHURCH<br /><br /><br />June 2009<br /><br /><br />GROUP ... SPECTRE ANALYSIS<br /><br /><br /><br />This is my second visit to St Chads but Steve's first visit. We stayed here just for a couple of hours in daytime. On my first visit, I caught a strange shape in one of the church's windows.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyy-cekN1JWvLxbapfhPSplt6T3Ppj1qGVjpxupitS8dr8P7aLAxTePdw61uNKvt8KZnMcOUeNtJBTnUDyN7dR8uxtiHBMJM95D-sbQexmCjB2P7mndV6d8Yn07dlkL2E1tGyoW7KKa52V/s1600/100_0658.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyy-cekN1JWvLxbapfhPSplt6T3Ppj1qGVjpxupitS8dr8P7aLAxTePdw61uNKvt8KZnMcOUeNtJBTnUDyN7dR8uxtiHBMJM95D-sbQexmCjB2P7mndV6d8Yn07dlkL2E1tGyoW7KKa52V/s200/100_0658.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482688677752931218" border="0" /></a>This visit was not as scary as my first visit, as it was daylight. The whole area was peaceful. We stayed in the graveyard and around the outside of the church, as we couldn't enter the building as they were locked.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This church was built in 1689 and it replaces a much older timber framed building. The new church was built in 1863 and this church and graveyard was left isolated in the fields. Perhapes because of its location, gives it the feel of eeiryness. Some people believe that graveyards do not have ghosts as it is only where the persons body is left but there are so many reports from all across the world of ghostly sightenings in graveyards. I believe that spirits do return to where their bodies are. It is the only link with their life that may be left.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEfDC_octePDNkcRyMiiReS9k6AVwfAR8El533YByC2x_IXCAvd88Cp7JupRQ0cbCEtAyrr99__schrXRbu4HsEBxAQw4etoe04GLbXL0aTY82-40okgjNCwXHH_N2LWie1Yd5DpTQmGz/s1600/100_0659.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEfDC_octePDNkcRyMiiReS9k6AVwfAR8El533YByC2x_IXCAvd88Cp7JupRQ0cbCEtAyrr99__schrXRbu4HsEBxAQw4etoe04GLbXL0aTY82-40okgjNCwXHH_N2LWie1Yd5DpTQmGz/s200/100_0659.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482688954155848130" border="0" /></a>As Kath, Steve and myself walked around, we were asking out and taking photo's.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We caught nothing on either our recorders or photo's<br /><br />MORE PHOTOS<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNR_4e8AtkTB4d-g2AFD9sh8VbxlsyBnaFRX8aSZwOBMwAgefdCsNHN6gsuqvkeI6ieCIL0SNYsxQVAaeM7fSq4GY7itpqi9Y4WBKJ_SPViQxgUwWhNzK4jHloj2cBM-g3BAuF0FsqXgBK/s1600/Tushingham+006.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTJxJmVcJ0UQPzQ08CzXKjV9DOogo-VQ0TMXQ7L_iiSsymCW_MMWBSMBCr2pH_0jNMSpOfx_bU5oKzqQGone-SVg6EpOdKb-HyRcPsSVsJAwFCW91ACRVzgXtwZfW_3z0AD9TGQRpBbOy/s200/Tushingham+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585396262669733474" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xdYPh6Rv_f7IBhEItA4w8pu3B_u9rv-GicZ3SfeVX21EcQQG2lGjZkBwC852q8kE-q2lCfX4m_1XHMhpAX4vq-CLXfnsV68DXzIHpxUAVUHtot-Vb1QE2g5LkM-zIKtbNBDmuaInKt9j/s1600/Tushingham+012.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xdYPh6Rv_f7IBhEItA4w8pu3B_u9rv-GicZ3SfeVX21EcQQG2lGjZkBwC852q8kE-q2lCfX4m_1XHMhpAX4vq-CLXfnsV68DXzIHpxUAVUHtot-Vb1QE2g5LkM-zIKtbNBDmuaInKt9j/s200/Tushingham+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585396345766495426" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-34879006701012796922010-03-02T05:55:00.000-08:002011-03-18T05:54:50.379-07:00LOWER ARBOUR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4suiYWXptKo3AMA8lUBBwqNpT95Rnj8SSw3yepr1_-oUZDk7aehm1utfZqVzo6pZ-aynaXeq97jHAakU7rSSS-pYyjHHM-SKQvjLJk9suJD8WHH4klb-c6lDUsjhksoO3-RVWEqsqAHq/s1600/100_2158.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4suiYWXptKo3AMA8lUBBwqNpT95Rnj8SSw3yepr1_-oUZDk7aehm1utfZqVzo6pZ-aynaXeq97jHAakU7rSSS-pYyjHHM-SKQvjLJk9suJD8WHH4klb-c6lDUsjhksoO3-RVWEqsqAHq/s320/100_2158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585402553601688738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_IPZIxex-xCj5QFp5Gv1Pa3op2IuCChyBJMyvxVZ-nnDcj4P-yyuWwaFiuMD9yLIC08HX80w0zsLgNaXEQTcESsqeE5cWCEeFppUY9LMm1X7eErsSpBMAJrwHIJtYL4v8UhAUtRwf-Ju/s1600-h/100_2175.jpg"><br /></a><br />LOWER ARBOUR<br />DERBYSHIRE<br /><br /><br />29th April 2009<br /><br /><br />GROUP ... ME<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGj15Qx-TufFProVw0wQ9I_xbWrF3w6v-dekCsxPuOFUD7U6DCU6aLi7DYdDRmX89T3nbIO4_nuvNRws9FO5bXyxBgMWfc8WE3vtOucMPUI84aogWOAQ9PLACE0ywaaApkmosqlORzH20/s1600/100_2174.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGj15Qx-TufFProVw0wQ9I_xbWrF3w6v-dekCsxPuOFUD7U6DCU6aLi7DYdDRmX89T3nbIO4_nuvNRws9FO5bXyxBgMWfc8WE3vtOucMPUI84aogWOAQ9PLACE0ywaaApkmosqlORzH20/s200/100_2174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464425551988007506" border="0" /></a>Arbor Low is located nr Bakewell, Derbyshire. It is in an area known as the White Peak zone because of the Carboniferous Limestone layer lying below the surface.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It is managed by istrict National Park but the site is on private land.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZ-lm9mzNO53WKLOh4YyZGruTfZgR0CABd_WqUnxFv0-yBJzQhn91M5l6z7e0hPtn9x5V58Gh3NopDy_qAeFJaB4MlEbZvT9v_l_arbdZy7pxQfPisPov98X845ZcvHG3Wi6lH-B6x1Ml/s1600/100_2145.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZ-lm9mzNO53WKLOh4YyZGruTfZgR0CABd_WqUnxFv0-yBJzQhn91M5l6z7e0hPtn9x5V58Gh3NopDy_qAeFJaB4MlEbZvT9v_l_arbdZy7pxQfPisPov98X845ZcvHG3Wi6lH-B6x1Ml/s200/100_2145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464425048470874610" border="0" /></a>The site has about 40-45 large limestone blocks. These were quarried from a local site. The shape they form on this plateau is simular to an egg shaped circle. It has monoliths at the entrances and a possible portal stone at the south entrance. A large pit is at the north entrance which may have once contained a stone. The stones range from 1.6 to 2.1m tall, with the monoliths being between 2.6 and 2.9m tall. In the centre lies seven smaller blocks. No one knows for sure if all these stones stood up or whether some where always lying on the ground. The plateau which these stones are on, is an earth bank measuring 90 by 85m. It is 2m high with a surrounding ditch around it. There are two causeway entrances crossing the ditch into the circle.<br /><br />During 1901 and 1902, excavations were carried out in this area. Human skeletal remains were discovered within the circle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0JGy-Q5lSaji5rdqxePRco3lwP5TDZD8jo6lnilfzKc75Txn9dGcQmRJpvUDbF4RZ0qfDpd44BjCr2sCG-kCTYAfOuWTYJc5HZ6f5SOJvo8KHf3UgCqFex84eVJvBk_PgpxIW-Jf_-2N/s1600/100_2173.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0JGy-Q5lSaji5rdqxePRco3lwP5TDZD8jo6lnilfzKc75Txn9dGcQmRJpvUDbF4RZ0qfDpd44BjCr2sCG-kCTYAfOuWTYJc5HZ6f5SOJvo8KHf3UgCqFex84eVJvBk_PgpxIW-Jf_-2N/s200/100_2173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464426006260317666" border="0" /></a>It is thought that the henge was possibly built in the Late Neolithic period and the stones were added before 2000BC. It was probably used up to the Bronze Age. These circles were used for religious or ceremonial gatherings. They could have also been used for tracking the movements of astronomical bodies or just a meeting place. I think they were very special places which the alignment with the sun, moon and perhapes other celestrial bodies played a very important part of the ceremony.<br /><br />Arbor Low is part of a larger complex with a Bronze Age barrow called Gib Hill. It is about 300m away. It was excavated by Thomas Bateman in 1845 and he found a large burial cist here in 1848.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnSivoTX7H-EVFlrV4B65EL2IXLMbzUZYkT0oFsG8wTu1x-XltKh9z90fHMWWoRzlyz_7pDlWl_WFCZIsXLz9JXqJt2rEt6hFsOyyd1wqZDpxHwY_T-Fgw3IiH7l6drFMiYg1xQdRObIH/s1600/100_2179.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnSivoTX7H-EVFlrV4B65EL2IXLMbzUZYkT0oFsG8wTu1x-XltKh9z90fHMWWoRzlyz_7pDlWl_WFCZIsXLz9JXqJt2rEt6hFsOyyd1wqZDpxHwY_T-Fgw3IiH7l6drFMiYg1xQdRObIH/s200/100_2179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464427317008899778" border="0" /></a>Gibb Hill was used as a hanging hill for a local murderer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4iwutF6f9vBW1LP49zKrlChQ5tOwMUoTsp6yyn_fCabEG7PXJp5P8AMr2Jh4Bwm2nThDoNGKRoBiMlvX1EyZwKSvlVD5adkCeB34_BkajBavNKmnLOTcIccZ6Unw0PZQncSZEx7NTl3F/s1600/100_2177.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4iwutF6f9vBW1LP49zKrlChQ5tOwMUoTsp6yyn_fCabEG7PXJp5P8AMr2Jh4Bwm2nThDoNGKRoBiMlvX1EyZwKSvlVD5adkCeB34_BkajBavNKmnLOTcIccZ6Unw0PZQncSZEx7NTl3F/s200/100_2177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464427579206858114" border="0" /></a>There are also a large earthwork which was built. During 1845, this was excavated by Thomas Bateman and a cermation burial and grave goods were found inside. These we taken out and they are in Sheffield City Museum.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY<br /><br />---- a boggart is said to haunt this circle and if you stay after dark, you are at risk of upsetting him<br />--- ghostly figures are seen around this area<br />--- well known UFO horspot around this area<br />--- unusual light and sound phenomera(some say that people are picking up on chanting)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As I arrived at this site, I found it very easy to imagine joining a group of people making our way into the circle for a religious service.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5L6Y7pGXRvXs26Z6jZQhQ0QtYwrYnKrPlBQRWG77H2gFKpYIzp6xf198A_xNyqBI3MujX5wlg6QAb1DzLWXyQpovYrI4gK90ChFV2qo4FgN2frFv8fmO3lW4_D6Zi0clfy347x0kQo6cw/s1600/100_2156.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5L6Y7pGXRvXs26Z6jZQhQ0QtYwrYnKrPlBQRWG77H2gFKpYIzp6xf198A_xNyqBI3MujX5wlg6QAb1DzLWXyQpovYrI4gK90ChFV2qo4FgN2frFv8fmO3lW4_D6Zi0clfy347x0kQo6cw/s200/100_2156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464426337951172338" border="0" /></a>The whole area seems full of electricity. Was I picking up on the earth energy lines(or ley lines) that is said to run through this site or was it my imagination.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I did not see or hear anything on this visit but I did feel something. My friend Lee gave me a mineral to hold. Unknown to me, Lee had asked for this mineral to go hot in my hand. I know what you are thinking, things go warm once you have held them. But this went quite hot and it wasnt until I told Lee what had happened, that he explained what he had done.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjgrD_wbL10gkFiEAy0CZzxHSdBYl0puRvDTOByQMZvx0rQPllhMJWUQCncOCQnh7OE08qbrVxZ6a_cla5guwY3oS9XW8OcpjEweQlOxI5gq2UGJNUIATFYOcbJdnVp2x-m08EJmXI6lO/s1600/100_2163.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjgrD_wbL10gkFiEAy0CZzxHSdBYl0puRvDTOByQMZvx0rQPllhMJWUQCncOCQnh7OE08qbrVxZ6a_cla5guwY3oS9XW8OcpjEweQlOxI5gq2UGJNUIATFYOcbJdnVp2x-m08EJmXI6lO/s200/100_2163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464427811294651602" border="0" /></a>I cant explain this and I have tried this experiment myself but with no results.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I would like to conduct a full all night investigation here esp on an important date like mid summers eve.<br /><br />MORE PHOTOS<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic25uXIfP-DqoyONBxHyryelY8-X91Mu_Grs41TKN1aEHOlH0yL9Rv9xcUdhiifNLQgRz4B7i8ZLUFD15D5fsA9Zr5JhwzYdS8m5ceCW08xflXRMR3zBwrw2fj6fbb61iB-iJblBWoF9eM/s1600/100_2181.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4gTLl0dbIUEnpvWigQQJM_V21xMDq7bSMUZTCdTlHlhnMuJpTWDY3p_QhbSfOKFBktk-VglhnR6YvJVLBLTHw-Y_9rXxJLLLzWbi4TYf2_9HXEEWdsnrXfwAgxGAoVIzlYquBej6PW_4/s200/100_2174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585401040980602914" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0tCT69dVhmJnp8-eFBWNdDRd7hGStF-PwYGbeWjPyzx1Q32fyR_xJ5LxLOCB9WUdR3WleeEiB81gjo4KvXk3ooF4X0fHVpwYxk5WI1XG-_Mi2c6Je-_xrM-qHHB-rAUApjPYsQlOBEY2/s1600/100_2169.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0tCT69dVhmJnp8-eFBWNdDRd7hGStF-PwYGbeWjPyzx1Q32fyR_xJ5LxLOCB9WUdR3WleeEiB81gjo4KvXk3ooF4X0fHVpwYxk5WI1XG-_Mi2c6Je-_xrM-qHHB-rAUApjPYsQlOBEY2/s200/100_2169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585400885573151714" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-10175289109674289752010-03-02T05:54:00.000-08:002011-03-18T06:08:57.024-07:00ASTBURY CHURCH<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrgujfeoBnGsfsZnG4rVoHF6Y6djmBQY7XvE8cvfURHEn5vM2r0HWilBM2sBceScSeWMXfN3PMr0DrENJEfhhmwJmAZt4PcxaVYxPAVbi1u98wBlrSLiFdGQcyjMVMFYFEAMy4DHfvjuZ/s1600-h/100_2090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrgujfeoBnGsfsZnG4rVoHF6Y6djmBQY7XvE8cvfURHEn5vM2r0HWilBM2sBceScSeWMXfN3PMr0DrENJEfhhmwJmAZt4PcxaVYxPAVbi1u98wBlrSLiFdGQcyjMVMFYFEAMy4DHfvjuZ/s320/100_2090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444061605918485378" border="0" /></a><br />ASTBURY CHURCH<br />ASTBURY<br />CHESHIRE<br /><br /><br />29th April 2009<br /><br /><br />GROUP ... ME<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTOku7bXjJcgUwra8wFw0dBR1-4YTFl66a47YXUcoJXE1xPUeACPgE1hiRFpw7FL9Yv4tUlXKJ2uxUaNquHfCmTAbdZTn2Hm-dVWGQSbF3XQWkOb3IkysAN9Ba_V870DUhPvbapMZVtak/s1600/100_2135.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTOku7bXjJcgUwra8wFw0dBR1-4YTFl66a47YXUcoJXE1xPUeACPgE1hiRFpw7FL9Yv4tUlXKJ2uxUaNquHfCmTAbdZTn2Hm-dVWGQSbF3XQWkOb3IkysAN9Ba_V870DUhPvbapMZVtak/s200/100_2135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464884628562721234" border="0" /></a>There has been a church on this site since the Saxon times. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The Saxon church was replaced by a Norman church. This was knocked down and replaced by a building built in the early English style and replaced most of the building during the 15th century with the present church. This church is a grade 1 listed building.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />During the Civil War, Sir William Brereton's Roundhead troops, stabled their horses in the church. They caused a lot of damaged.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlImaIdegechmzVncuQ9o6fesJjjKx4ckFuY55vszCFr-CY53Zv5qWtyc0VB8Fz3bFzFQbw2pqBJC1TsB40dDkTI0-baruYVa98ejAEFjfhb_0y8mvS-tmsiEsYw7VeSVK8y4PJ6X0aYD/s1600/100_2127.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlImaIdegechmzVncuQ9o6fesJjjKx4ckFuY55vszCFr-CY53Zv5qWtyc0VB8Fz3bFzFQbw2pqBJC1TsB40dDkTI0-baruYVa98ejAEFjfhb_0y8mvS-tmsiEsYw7VeSVK8y4PJ6X0aYD/s200/100_2127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464886071694606002" border="0" /></a><br />The spired tower dates from the mid 14th century and is made from millstone grit. The main church is built from yellow ashlar sandstone with a metal roof.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Inside the church are more medieval fittings and furniture than anyother Cheshire church. Fixtures include ... a chancel screen dated 1500<br /> alter rails are from the early 17th century<br /> pulpit is 17th century<br /> and the pews are Jacobean.<br />There are 76 memorials in the church. Including the 14th century tomb of Ralph Davenport, which shows the figure of a knight wearing armour.<br /><br />The church is very beautiful but it was the outside in the churchyard that I was more interested in.<br /><br />There are 51 gravestones that date from the 17th century in the churchyard. There is an 18th century octagonal pillar which stands on two steps which were the base of a cross dating back to the 16th century.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVR3v82uiYIYA7jpaxmoWlGOL2KK3-iNO4jSQh_Z7Ju03MVszIixovFeOFwkG0onv8UyV9oJyD_kibh4e-4KoxpB78iVq-1YnbP0MEHGpJaKnUMgy4H6BhxvC6KFs_ox5ClcJ5qE6R2fz/s1600/100_2091.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVR3v82uiYIYA7jpaxmoWlGOL2KK3-iNO4jSQh_Z7Ju03MVszIixovFeOFwkG0onv8UyV9oJyD_kibh4e-4KoxpB78iVq-1YnbP0MEHGpJaKnUMgy4H6BhxvC6KFs_ox5ClcJ5qE6R2fz/s200/100_2091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468160807755924898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This Yew Tree is said to be over 1,000 years old.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46NeUQdbKc1t0cBWxBB0U7xW7OXY833f9qDRJg9nThEWpZZ6gaifO7OGPu0Vtps-Lvk0Xl-XqSpUxl6LGZ6D8M-lX-8Ik1ewDSpaCb-XAXMBqJPO3d9QINuyrf-NhoBu2Y2gXYabCM1VF/s1600/100_2098.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46NeUQdbKc1t0cBWxBB0U7xW7OXY833f9qDRJg9nThEWpZZ6gaifO7OGPu0Vtps-Lvk0Xl-XqSpUxl6LGZ6D8M-lX-8Ik1ewDSpaCb-XAXMBqJPO3d9QINuyrf-NhoBu2Y2gXYabCM1VF/s200/100_2098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468161385987843474" border="0" /></a>This tomb dates from the late 13th century and the canopy dates from the 17th century. It use to be inside the church but for whatever reason, it was moved outside. It is Grade 11 listed and is the only one of its kind in Cheshire.<br /><br />This tomb is a monument to a member of the Venables family but a 16th century inscription says it belongs to a member of the Brereton Family. WHY THE MIX UP?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRV413wykL-BKTWd1zv-GHD9O0kPrnrz4OO6EWGnoCYFaxzFy7oYW3JIZK9aaFMVp8moXfX-lmxY7V-s4p6XLZHUEpA5H_vh3wEIkU6kdcQuDLsnQzVkSLAsS7PnfIX8HVB4e8CDw0i6lz/s1600/100_2099.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRV413wykL-BKTWd1zv-GHD9O0kPrnrz4OO6EWGnoCYFaxzFy7oYW3JIZK9aaFMVp8moXfX-lmxY7V-s4p6XLZHUEpA5H_vh3wEIkU6kdcQuDLsnQzVkSLAsS7PnfIX8HVB4e8CDw0i6lz/s200/100_2099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468161792618492482" border="0" /></a>The tomb displays two figures lying on top of the slab under the canopy, male and female. They lie with their hands clasped in prayer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZQzs6MDiJMOgVQEwqdknYRz1_FMgR-LqRldyRKTTFPATIyfOJEZGLHHnVRBRLsQ7rzETEcB4aUxfWjCwkvFVHxPB6zB0w7v6PWat3XSWRWdqucxT0FgE0j7faR6fRPaG9xDDb8cqnH7e/s1600/100_2092.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZQzs6MDiJMOgVQEwqdknYRz1_FMgR-LqRldyRKTTFPATIyfOJEZGLHHnVRBRLsQ7rzETEcB4aUxfWjCwkvFVHxPB6zB0w7v6PWat3XSWRWdqucxT0FgE0j7faR6fRPaG9xDDb8cqnH7e/s200/100_2092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468162884358393842" border="0" /></a>At the side of the tomb are two other tombstones with carved figures on.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg103aP6eJCqv_UHTs9tXFG7u-WDS7zPqFx-6jOyTZ-NQYYzRULWEOj-rg9tV0EgusNNhhnNpGL0rrvl6tHMgPsSfAE_7ui55jDQoU4iROW4inE5VQIKReMhlIMDkX5Mrs2nFLvJBDRrY-X/s1600/100_2096.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg103aP6eJCqv_UHTs9tXFG7u-WDS7zPqFx-6jOyTZ-NQYYzRULWEOj-rg9tV0EgusNNhhnNpGL0rrvl6tHMgPsSfAE_7ui55jDQoU4iROW4inE5VQIKReMhlIMDkX5Mrs2nFLvJBDRrY-X/s200/100_2096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468163157313820706" border="0" /></a>These could be knights but no one knows who they are.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There has been no parnormal activity reported in the graveyard. But just outside Astbury there is a haunted pub.<br /><br />I would not be surprised if there are a few stories about but my visit was so short, that I didnt have time to ask anyone.<br /><br /><br />As you walk around this beautiful church and through the graveyard, you do get the sense of its history. From the early Saxon Church and lets not forget the Romans. They had a small camp at Bent Farm and they built a road through to Biddulph. Many generations of families have lived here in the village, so perhapes one day I will be able to come back and conduct a full paranormal investigation with lots of tales to investigate.<br /><br /><br />MORE PHOTOS<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FAHFizRO4hRYwPRTHqSy3ALDJt_4juOZzF5x628whMwFXRtRMDeMZU9iHA0RshBs11QsI9JgcSehz1LMmbrSQxlSCMexm-dQe828JxQLYYuNDNcjAg0FVtd6sYXeHH5s3W616-iKuyLO/s1600/100_2115.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FAHFizRO4hRYwPRTHqSy3ALDJt_4juOZzF5x628whMwFXRtRMDeMZU9iHA0RshBs11QsI9JgcSehz1LMmbrSQxlSCMexm-dQe828JxQLYYuNDNcjAg0FVtd6sYXeHH5s3W616-iKuyLO/s200/100_2115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585403901726233282" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXbc_Y5_-yMTJTXod7_lGlfYouVIip6XExaXWp6tf2h6a1Mxwa2FqoXdnw41VHib-3-TJyMDnjXV3iiImY537-vRXshzX7lUaCuRAg-PlgvF4DNurYG81Q8hjB-OlZ3Pch5t1YiRbGEqa/s1600/100_2114.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_RIfa-iWgMEAjcRe6IZd0r8dAO-dzs0VnoNxQFh_BTiTXCYMkpNKEciwvC8BTSP6tUPS1G612hNFudWSHQyGRTQt83eSZawp5ZqjLkwFw19TWo55JVt84vk5nXp_VLoIUKfAuqI8f9rY/s200/100_2134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585404947506975922" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-10616184857573616442010-03-02T05:53:00.000-08:002011-03-18T06:43:52.413-07:00MOW COP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2Vm0heAZmGrET8-z-zvGOStIhYwTdm_9e1vUj4DT7kAoJVQiBjCWlVkeBmTuZlSF2vvDCipiz6qdfwX6f7JlGOW-IIQiLcoiffNNQh9NAlZ-3cby1LrUE7Yvtz5wgaJXjRIW0yo_0Mxj/s1600-h/100_2081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2Vm0heAZmGrET8-z-zvGOStIhYwTdm_9e1vUj4DT7kAoJVQiBjCWlVkeBmTuZlSF2vvDCipiz6qdfwX6f7JlGOW-IIQiLcoiffNNQh9NAlZ-3cby1LrUE7Yvtz5wgaJXjRIW0yo_0Mxj/s320/100_2081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444061883274889858" border="0" /></a><br />MOW COP<br />CHESHIRE<br /><br /><br />29th April 2009<br /><br /><br />GROUP ... ME<br /><br /><br /><br />Mow Cop is a village on a hill overlooking the Cheshire/Staffordshire border. The village is first recorded in 1270 as Mowel. But traces go back to a prehistoric camp.<br /><br />Mow Cop is famous for three things - quarrying, The Old Man o Mow and Mow Cop Castle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zWFyOAjUlbqC0DclakzGYtA0bQ4d0tBtYEIOU665mjsk_OIh-Mc_7kzEXqHYhcFDWjWJoCFYlwcSzJ2ijGmVJx7gjus2P7AiNyKM2XAFex4j4otwiuWHTDrT2-Q5FfKLU68X0LJ-zRek/s1600/100_2048.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zWFyOAjUlbqC0DclakzGYtA0bQ4d0tBtYEIOU665mjsk_OIh-Mc_7kzEXqHYhcFDWjWJoCFYlwcSzJ2ijGmVJx7gjus2P7AiNyKM2XAFex4j4otwiuWHTDrT2-Q5FfKLU68X0LJ-zRek/s200/100_2048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468180951815573922" border="0" /></a>Quarrying has taken place here since the Iron Age. Millstones were used in water mills and the stone was taken and made from here. This trade ended during the Victorian times but quarrying for stone continued until 1937.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdHp6ZtRNJCf9UNplgghHSizICy99gNCxrbON6oXpeWuHygVM0jpM0EZgYGs8yfGNcYi1wgimQzoPanp_OmK65FyhX2PCsW9cScEvQAE4zG177uokt9VEF2I3OFTeQh1Sd0Q2F47xpm9z/s1600/100_2038.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdHp6ZtRNJCf9UNplgghHSizICy99gNCxrbON6oXpeWuHygVM0jpM0EZgYGs8yfGNcYi1wgimQzoPanp_OmK65FyhX2PCsW9cScEvQAE4zG177uokt9VEF2I3OFTeQh1Sd0Q2F47xpm9z/s200/100_2038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468181268390090674" border="0" /></a>The Old Man o Mow is a large stone which looks like the face of a man. I heard a tale about this when I was a child. I was told that a giant fell asleep here. He is still asleep today but all you can see now is his face. Will he wake up one day?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmKBI9qnkho5PDiXQHJHefwu2RXguzSy7e58xQKDjXhVLjJFLMt1nb-Co_HsLC6HLT7TYviiW4YnWZFDlj3Dena4iHDopi2x0To7zASwU9cX9R29OnBfj33K3FaRYTvXTRiBOPHx85XJI/s1600/100_2044.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmKBI9qnkho5PDiXQHJHefwu2RXguzSy7e58xQKDjXhVLjJFLMt1nb-Co_HsLC6HLT7TYviiW4YnWZFDlj3Dena4iHDopi2x0To7zASwU9cX9R29OnBfj33K3FaRYTvXTRiBOPHx85XJI/s200/100_2044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468182302999543186" border="0" /></a>Mow Cop Castle is really a folly of a ruined castle and not a real castle at all. Although some people believe that the Romans built a watchtower overlooking the area during their occuption. There is no evidence of this perhapes its been destroyed by the years of quarring and mining.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mow Cop Castle is really a folly of a ruined castle and used as a garden feature but some people believe that there was a building built here or close by. They think that Romans built a watchtower overlooking the area during their occupation. There is no evidence of this unless its been destroyed by the years of quarring but it would have made a good site for them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDTw60askR-unukCmBVZRc5gVWHljeQ6jQSL9jWevdk8HWDddz03rLt5ldJXaJJ0EesXlMjSNYRps8gayR-eKK3XsXtvheTC5-_1IiSnefxeRyvsb12-s1Am_uveA9SYMTjmFnEDq7I6P/s1600/100_2062.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDTw60askR-unukCmBVZRc5gVWHljeQ6jQSL9jWevdk8HWDddz03rLt5ldJXaJJ0EesXlMjSNYRps8gayR-eKK3XsXtvheTC5-_1IiSnefxeRyvsb12-s1Am_uveA9SYMTjmFnEDq7I6P/s200/100_2062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468182991237985026" border="0" /></a>The Castle we see today, was built by Randle Wilbraham of Rode Hall in 1754. He built it as a summerhouse and it would improve his view from his newly built Rode Hall. Mr Wilbraham employed two local stonemasons, John and Ralph Hardin, to build the folly. They were paid one shilling a day. There is a local legend that one of the Hardin family lost a hand while building took place.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />During the mid 1800's, Ralph Sneyd of Keele Hall, claimed that part of the folly had been built on his land. It was ruled that both families would share the building and the cost of its upkeep. The public were also allowed free access to it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnEcjPzIg7YMdkxRLn5UFbryN8Qzp1CYUQPw-i3hHxn1MsMexbP5RnqCggfV7tYuIJZ4Z9il3rDx7YT1zsI7Id-a6M6rEO1q4clhF9eD9C8mLCuIP1cD16M3pJMBG6VaYzWfvNPB-XXDN/s1600/100_2068.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnEcjPzIg7YMdkxRLn5UFbryN8Qzp1CYUQPw-i3hHxn1MsMexbP5RnqCggfV7tYuIJZ4Z9il3rDx7YT1zsI7Id-a6M6rEO1q4clhF9eD9C8mLCuIP1cD16M3pJMBG6VaYzWfvNPB-XXDN/s200/100_2068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468183174003083154" border="0" /></a>By the end of the 19th century, it had fallen into disrepair. The windows and doors had gone, the grass had been washed away and the building was unsafe.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The land and folly was bought by Joe Lovatt in 1923 for quarring. People were furious and this started a bitter legal row that lasted until 1935. Joe Lovatt continued to quarry the land until even with protesters on the land.<br /><br />Finally in June 1937, the deeds for the land and folly were given to the National Trust.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOXPapEpPW62BCgpEDv080kiBsm8iwAWZ7Bam-GbSKg7vqnTCMgI4HFp4SQsjfBPSxT_CIKa6q1i-yFuhFzCFzmkdbuHZseOA_o6J19bX0YOunOaMaYZkL1GD-UC5q8IwmK2Ggq0qK2Vu/s1600/100_2088.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOXPapEpPW62BCgpEDv080kiBsm8iwAWZ7Bam-GbSKg7vqnTCMgI4HFp4SQsjfBPSxT_CIKa6q1i-yFuhFzCFzmkdbuHZseOA_o6J19bX0YOunOaMaYZkL1GD-UC5q8IwmK2Ggq0qK2Vu/s200/100_2088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468183378772768962" border="0" /></a>Restoration work was done in 1999 by the National Trust but the folly was closed to the public and a large iron gate was added and locked. More work was done to the folly during September 2002 to reinforce the foundations.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrsFDQRldeagT0_Cu-6Rvw3uaP3jXbhEyMm5F1Q2lCIQHvljpvnS2dhv4r6a-U8oUI1OxIHCbnC8WRigeeHgy-kKewL2W6lD4eZMoMQIB_K9oLRNnVhjgN2ppqOTgaQ1npDA1FxNEFKrO/s1600/100_2060.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrsFDQRldeagT0_Cu-6Rvw3uaP3jXbhEyMm5F1Q2lCIQHvljpvnS2dhv4r6a-U8oUI1OxIHCbnC8WRigeeHgy-kKewL2W6lD4eZMoMQIB_K9oLRNnVhjgN2ppqOTgaQ1npDA1FxNEFKrO/s200/100_2060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468183660437449746" border="0" /></a>The Folly has since been fenced off due to an instance of suicide off the cliff edge.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I came here just for a walk but I conducted a mini investigation as I walked round, you never know if anything would happen. I may have come across a Roman Solider, a member of the Wilbraham family taking tea in the summerhouse or even the poor last soul of a suicide victim.<br /><br />Nothing happened and a night investigation by the folly would be a little dangerous but there is nothing stopping me on the surrounding area. Worth thinking about.<br /><br />MORE PHOTOS<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAqKg191DVNfzJVLvwm9j-E95mMsQxvhkxInay0S0deO-0YbaNUXS3zgaLT-awWgbu4pxOzlP4If8iakiaPafADV-AcWCfPEr7lzWg2Vtw3RKPXyMjn6L9AENmYg5Dm2cCvzrVexg6KaK/s1600/100_2037.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAqKg191DVNfzJVLvwm9j-E95mMsQxvhkxInay0S0deO-0YbaNUXS3zgaLT-awWgbu4pxOzlP4If8iakiaPafADV-AcWCfPEr7lzWg2Vtw3RKPXyMjn6L9AENmYg5Dm2cCvzrVexg6KaK/s200/100_2037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585413245022404002" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdxVm4iivVgbzDWuubsKoAsp3ReX7Udf9DKHY_Ndjl7E8eGi_4xpu01HctsYh651JakocuTLk2EfHLzPB0vRVxa3PxLw83byzB7aMMqLWoBgT0DFB-ad__-1W_4DqFkJ_McDQvg2lhbay/s1600/100_2034.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdxVm4iivVgbzDWuubsKoAsp3ReX7Udf9DKHY_Ndjl7E8eGi_4xpu01HctsYh651JakocuTLk2EfHLzPB0vRVxa3PxLw83byzB7aMMqLWoBgT0DFB-ad__-1W_4DqFkJ_McDQvg2lhbay/s200/100_2034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585413081712890626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ45icMYNE-YvU4NBtVn4oXxZikJebG7TwTN6RYxDffEXRZF7ETiv-ZqXd4lHZJtVeASDwJvSCximbkRuFEv6VGym-ikYcDO_JqjpQXUkZIOZqZNC7yOQE51zOZw0hkTMVxM_AQpqe6f-6/s1600/100_2057.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2m4uPP0U8I-RTNRkAYqRy2-8TgY20sC5fHe0CLuvpIhA7Nq8v7jMkawyKhWTnBKQhIxT9vPzCMD6e17Cb3eKWvrjj7Obc4APb34qW16V69mB5HkbWLRk1ajqH6UzStSM1d7tXpTkzIjKb/s200/100_2074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585414463101572818" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27w9gUuugWaAouVwMP7hpNYDzZYE6cE5AgdaNJAa4QqUtF8EWYhJjxblaoLSk2O2wsqAdNML_CZpp1duv3nxQreBnm4nEiYAkfnx1LJdqVxveIke1hJbd6TfmkJkYQ9rfCSNicKLxucHa/s1600/100_2078.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27w9gUuugWaAouVwMP7hpNYDzZYE6cE5AgdaNJAa4QqUtF8EWYhJjxblaoLSk2O2wsqAdNML_CZpp1duv3nxQreBnm4nEiYAkfnx1LJdqVxveIke1hJbd6TfmkJkYQ9rfCSNicKLxucHa/s200/100_2078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585414298323001122" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-69008157377564362672010-03-02T05:52:00.001-08:002011-03-18T07:07:35.557-07:00BALA LAKE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEzFb_WaMqKWklaxgPh13KB7hJeb0vJci8cqjBCnvcSpB-ymwPpaMowlLRtxlH34vzveDgPSODQuu46ZTFiEpvLYTFXZ8Rl-Tp1EhBlA3x97D8fx1mOeY7oNQ4iD8IK_96ZGO4jx5GJY1/s1600-h/100_2006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEzFb_WaMqKWklaxgPh13KB7hJeb0vJci8cqjBCnvcSpB-ymwPpaMowlLRtxlH34vzveDgPSODQuu46ZTFiEpvLYTFXZ8Rl-Tp1EhBlA3x97D8fx1mOeY7oNQ4iD8IK_96ZGO4jx5GJY1/s320/100_2006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444062327657060290" border="0" /></a><br />BALA LAKE (Llyd Tegid)<br />BALA<br />NORTH WALES<br /><br /><br />April 2009<br /><br /><br />GROUP ... ME<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiziKcSdGErKAS7kH0Z2e1UWxbtCgjpz-YhvyrXH9NO1FOstQuP8j7s1-55ZJvtsz_UlkmXp7flBbSRUnzTKNz-9n71yuQV6BIRR0VyZFUgUPoOzYKTKnHJDjT-CFvqtoR2j1z5KaPKN8/s1600/100_1966.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiziKcSdGErKAS7kH0Z2e1UWxbtCgjpz-YhvyrXH9NO1FOstQuP8j7s1-55ZJvtsz_UlkmXp7flBbSRUnzTKNz-9n71yuQV6BIRR0VyZFUgUPoOzYKTKnHJDjT-CFvqtoR2j1z5KaPKN8/s200/100_1966.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464408103431415618" border="0" /></a>This area holds a special place for me, as it was my nan's favourite locations. I can see why my nan loved the area so much.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif87B5QALOqBvZjBg9Jmzj09ghZelzChkL3Nj26Mkf5ICgKmfxC2Qw-5e0j23sZosKRgOMHPNeS0CoSc9w4WU__K3FGfiY57N27QxZAtkk1ChLPx8pJ1i9FIKGmpO5tWVA8L5bUlR_T4zu/s1600/100_1965.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif87B5QALOqBvZjBg9Jmzj09ghZelzChkL3Nj26Mkf5ICgKmfxC2Qw-5e0j23sZosKRgOMHPNeS0CoSc9w4WU__K3FGfiY57N27QxZAtkk1ChLPx8pJ1i9FIKGmpO5tWVA8L5bUlR_T4zu/s200/100_1965.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464407889243521042" border="0" /></a>It was the largest natural body of water in Wales prior to the level being raised by Thomas Teldord to help support the flow of the Ellesmere Canal. It is approx 4 miles long and 1 mile wide. The river Dee runs through it. The toen of Bala is at the northern end and the narrow gauge Bala Lake Railway runs along the southern shore.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bala Lake is the english name. Llyd Tegid is the welsh name. The lake's name comes from Tegid Foel, a character in the Mabinogi - a series of Welsh stories and legends from around the 6th century.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1fPqWTiAfjUFaXECAGerjTZ7pcmYf3qgAiIAqlkTVYWlL5KdujQsBmnqRiaJVwuxqHN6Pv105Pu6CCjDM7CA2OD-9DKWlZW8ut1GTL0e56iICzjYWw4cfLiYHfg5OOD4WNwAg1rZoq-r/s1600/100_1962.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1fPqWTiAfjUFaXECAGerjTZ7pcmYf3qgAiIAqlkTVYWlL5KdujQsBmnqRiaJVwuxqHN6Pv105Pu6CCjDM7CA2OD-9DKWlZW8ut1GTL0e56iICzjYWw4cfLiYHfg5OOD4WNwAg1rZoq-r/s200/100_1962.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464404379752561538" border="0" /></a>The lake today is used by various companies providing kayaks, yachts and other types of boats for use on the lake.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />PARANORMAL ACTIVITY<br /><br />Legend says that the lake is home to a water dragon. We have all heard the tales of Nessie from Loch Ness in Scotland but our welsh version is known as TAGGIE. Its been reported here since the 1920's.<br /><br />There is said to be a ghostly town under the lake. Legend states these buildings are the palace of King Tegid, husband of Ceridwen, the mother of the famous welsh bard Taliesin (c534 - c599). On moonlit nights, towers and buildings are said to be seen under the water. Also you can hear a church bell ringing at night.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I have wanted to come here for such a long time. You could very easily imagine the tops of buildings seen in the lake, it is quite a magical place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2I0dzAgiSPa40i85j_sFOb6CU0KhfX9kgulaT_HWrLneK24pNm0slWnngFYy3WZ4QklSLtF-yYyH1kdILxy0JU2i5eVl3H0ItElzbxQ0i7I-l6a2H4V-3VT34oWP4bDTfCvqu0AHWdx33/s1600/100_2009.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2I0dzAgiSPa40i85j_sFOb6CU0KhfX9kgulaT_HWrLneK24pNm0slWnngFYy3WZ4QklSLtF-yYyH1kdILxy0JU2i5eVl3H0ItElzbxQ0i7I-l6a2H4V-3VT34oWP4bDTfCvqu0AHWdx33/s200/100_2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464404699507465202" border="0" /></a>Walking around the lake you feel miles away from anywhere. You are walking along the shore and finding yourself in different worlds.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As I walked along the shoreline of the lake about half a mile from the cafe, I found a beauyiful little country church.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp8x4TIkSox2gvi3pMgFMwmPv0pkCQdgy289uOY974DVasPyzuylRA2UBYd2wLstoKlWC46A87gfrnqIaq2IQwZpNOA-Bp24LOEFl6oxWWSA4uwwFKyDKEP8tzOFPSCIyEGImbH7NUB2y/s1600/100_1996.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp8x4TIkSox2gvi3pMgFMwmPv0pkCQdgy289uOY974DVasPyzuylRA2UBYd2wLstoKlWC46A87gfrnqIaq2IQwZpNOA-Bp24LOEFl6oxWWSA4uwwFKyDKEP8tzOFPSCIyEGImbH7NUB2y/s200/100_1996.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464404913049762162" border="0" /></a>LLANYCIL CHURCH<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AnUHxfu5GpPeXX5FyV3YCfamoRwYHCtIDCwhv57lT6As03B-K4qe22LPncn61EzCDM3BigvG0dtPWZcuin1OvVSiZVnoy1-Fhr_jmtiYULYJUCp4nMVqOaGzzve6zrCpiF3Hhx-fQc43/s1600/100_1984.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AnUHxfu5GpPeXX5FyV3YCfamoRwYHCtIDCwhv57lT6As03B-K4qe22LPncn61EzCDM3BigvG0dtPWZcuin1OvVSiZVnoy1-Fhr_jmtiYULYJUCp4nMVqOaGzzve6zrCpiF3Hhx-fQc43/s200/100_1984.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464405273943121154" border="0" /></a>This church occupies an ancient Celtic site.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It is famous as the destination for a 15year old girl called Mary Jones. In 1800 she walked for 26 miles from Llanfihangel-y-Pennant to buy a bible from Rev Thomas Charles. But he had sold out. When he found out how far she had walked, he gave her his bible. She walked back home the same day, very happy.<br /><br />The church closed in 2003 and is now used as a Heritage Centre by the Bible Society.<br /><br /><br /><br />On the other side of the lake, I came across another small church.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_86i05qcqsgIp8iBb2-UhXhb9ov0h7kaRe8dknvIT5VuVw3rrOKc8_kOaK08Wu9mEsiRb9sXPcEtPTjwvBY8Lm4z0mkalFX2qi-vWNuM1bptdatBjE3gKlcQdr_3cy6c22ny0Tc_H9rp/s1600/100_2023.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_86i05qcqsgIp8iBb2-UhXhb9ov0h7kaRe8dknvIT5VuVw3rrOKc8_kOaK08Wu9mEsiRb9sXPcEtPTjwvBY8Lm4z0mkalFX2qi-vWNuM1bptdatBjE3gKlcQdr_3cy6c22ny0Tc_H9rp/s200/100_2023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464408444246980594" border="0" /></a>LLANGOWER CHURCH<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Llangower is a small hamlet. It means enclosure or yard in Welsh.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHfSmkU0Fiy4eMy0M1QhwF3svGBQWD6Dkd2KZDKmCs1qoYhLhUCdDrm5zKQzyFiCWlLtCOh3tK6IPIdOaaKofUHY0OIuX_RMbnIBjEOaprHOf5fxcrv7oCeARBTc5w6Ry_MBYOrvcTwWH/s1600/100_2020.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHfSmkU0Fiy4eMy0M1QhwF3svGBQWD6Dkd2KZDKmCs1qoYhLhUCdDrm5zKQzyFiCWlLtCOh3tK6IPIdOaaKofUHY0OIuX_RMbnIBjEOaprHOf5fxcrv7oCeARBTc5w6Ry_MBYOrvcTwWH/s200/100_2020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464408749409315826" border="0" /></a>The church is dedicated to St Gwyr or Cywair. It is an ancient structure and in the churchyard there is an old yew tree .<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The church is situated on the original turnpike road leading from Dinas-Mowddwy to Bala and Corwen<br /><br />MORE PHOTOS OF BALA LAKE<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFRFc_LTaoR4AQj057w2Xz4SWHiPaaq4-nyrzq-djEpiC5d6kKCwUsg9oA0QDX30prkZxNE-wd79LM_FKD_y2zSZ-kg_RewAre98gl4JifHUcx6RWrKb8c8wIaxx3rNuDRcjFvYlCIkg_/s1600/100_1964.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFRFc_LTaoR4AQj057w2Xz4SWHiPaaq4-nyrzq-djEpiC5d6kKCwUsg9oA0QDX30prkZxNE-wd79LM_FKD_y2zSZ-kg_RewAre98gl4JifHUcx6RWrKb8c8wIaxx3rNuDRcjFvYlCIkg_/s200/100_1964.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585418785447865634" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-61zzWsbFRYlwmdawF8M1cP0NRO_KQ3NvTXLFu6U94l-lNkfdFWN1l0HqMrxxY3zIHg9OqZDfU2HchkVxAvkfOCK3Wm_gqNRHhZgZI4f19BE_kAil717ZDsKJ7KG9TriaeGyE2V3Tnipv/s1600/100_1959.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpRbLG030UsvTOL0KVfWoBxwfyfY6oMiRAqJuAzQ_NA5CJBcf_jt-JoXtXuxuJx2mkNZPgQhRi_MIw9-IrS7vyZTm9CGYO96DHJNINPHF511q-Lzzd1w-Y2RuZd6EiJcGC4q57KqN-YHn/s200/100_2014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585420233198291842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d3JxTWWRFPnO78GdIMUCoQANpoQgGtkHOnf7-ZUMU6XMkUYv6QjWViVhazTNckgYNVVyXspFJYQqpOhBE_zfVsxe403SdOT-9KS_tfSgKfviysNj8n4b9uyc0GpvFvzp9yYvga9HLNeE/s1600/100_2012.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d3JxTWWRFPnO78GdIMUCoQANpoQgGtkHOnf7-ZUMU6XMkUYv6QjWViVhazTNckgYNVVyXspFJYQqpOhBE_zfVsxe403SdOT-9KS_tfSgKfviysNj8n4b9uyc0GpvFvzp9yYvga9HLNeE/s200/100_2012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585420082089742882" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-34264621143277377702010-03-02T05:50:00.000-08:002011-03-18T07:22:00.858-07:00DANE MILL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfd4OhzWtz4QfHfPRUd6NIeQBa6eqSqDvITZG1rt49s5ptuJjvkBpmY6RGpkFMGMoPgjbkgCQgkFytY1Y3O3ciSdzr3WIsCuY6MUnLs55PQB0Gyo1etesq7UcckCv6nCNf8__jlNE2dDg/s1600-h/100_1308.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444062561113688386" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfd4OhzWtz4QfHfPRUd6NIeQBa6eqSqDvITZG1rt49s5ptuJjvkBpmY6RGpkFMGMoPgjbkgCQgkFytY1Y3O3ciSdzr3WIsCuY6MUnLs55PQB0Gyo1etesq7UcckCv6nCNf8__jlNE2dDg/s320/100_1308.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />DANE MILL<br />CONGLETON<br />CHESHIRE<br /><br /><br />18th April 2009<br /><br /><br />GROUP ... SPECTRE ANALYSIS<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeKh0HsghjeBvlKAks4u8DQDaFVyTwUDku1gsQrgsNeJjtVGtpzImmPUIk539pnA3N4Zf-T2wbP5up0Rwbkp0wyUMRgmgqxWFS58QIu8HgEtSydejf-eIV43rzUvA-DiRqFod2E4rgRL0/s1600/100_1310.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeKh0HsghjeBvlKAks4u8DQDaFVyTwUDku1gsQrgsNeJjtVGtpzImmPUIk539pnA3N4Zf-T2wbP5up0Rwbkp0wyUMRgmgqxWFS58QIu8HgEtSydejf-eIV43rzUvA-DiRqFod2E4rgRL0/s200/100_1310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585422886662806850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is our second visit to the mill and after our 1st visit, we had high hopes of a busy night.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5erV3_naHWOX7hx8jZoYshdr0FHUF6g4EaygWtMvv53kYvShg2TgTc3mlJTZIyGQHEtq1txkndLtitV-ZsN2Kl_dbhpXfIUIAMFpqbWzgSYK32rv82vQy0PcaDaDbQCxEhf8lamemEhwf/s1600/100_1436.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5erV3_naHWOX7hx8jZoYshdr0FHUF6g4EaygWtMvv53kYvShg2TgTc3mlJTZIyGQHEtq1txkndLtitV-ZsN2Kl_dbhpXfIUIAMFpqbWzgSYK32rv82vQy0PcaDaDbQCxEhf8lamemEhwf/s200/100_1436.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585423832030189058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At 10pm, we split into three groups. Kath's group went into the lift area, Racheal's group went into the far office on floor two and my group stayed in the mag's office on the same floor.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I put a different experiment under the desk where the child is said to go, this time I used some crayons and paper. As I was setting this up, Steve felt the back of his head touched. We settled down and I started to ask out. We were getting batteries draining, we all saw movement in the office, footsteps were heard as though a child was running on carpet and one of the computers turned on and off twice.<br /><br />We all met together at 11.15pm. Kath's group had no activity but Racheal's group heard music.<br /><br />By 11.30pm, we were off again. I took my group into the far office. We had set up a pendlum on the table. We could hear music but it sounded as though it came from outside (was this what Racheal had heard). We all saw a shape in the doorway, as though someone was peering in. And we also heard footsteps as though they were wearing boots. This room had a horrible feeling about it and we all felt that we were being watched. Steve then saw a small shape dart across him.<br /><br />Kath's group were in the other office and they could hear sounds in the corner. Kath asked for the spirits to do something to Jon (who was in Racheal's group by the lift and stairs).<br /><br />Racheal's group were hearing bangs, voices (esp a female voice which seemed to answer Racheal's questions). Orbs were also seen. All of a sudden, Jon shouted out "SOMEONE HAD PUSHED HIM" and "ITS GOING THROUGH ME", "ITS HOT", "MY EYES ARE WARM". He then fell into a crouched postion and said "THEY'VE GONE". They then thought they saw someone at the top of the stairs. Had Kath got what she asked for? There is no way this was planned and the building is so large, Jon could not have heard Kath asking the request.<br /><br />We met together for a chat and a brew at 12.30am. We now knew that we wanted to all go back into the far office and the stairs.<br /><br />First we all headed into the far office. We sat around the table but nothing happened.<br /><br />So about 2am, we all headed by the lift and down to floor one. The group formed a circle but Kath and I stayed on top of the stairs (floor 2). Nothing happened to the group but Kath's EMF reader went off twice and it suddenly went very cold by us.<br /><br />We finished at 3am<br /><br /><br /><br />What a great night. It did go a lot quieter when we were all together, so in future we will stay in smaller groups. Had Jon had someone pass through him? Had we seen someone standing by the office door? Had we been spoken to?<br />I will leave you to deceide.<br /><br />MORE PHOTOS<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xLG3JxCkUc3afJfL39PE7uStim1vqXP0gM1Y4nmsCjM6FVQYtS9lwnwERbWFaAW4gaW_ZZM11GVhbY5VL3PJR636amLIQDqBk-zZpFcwWTTRGboJevTSbPBI31Oz_lxCEE1OpRjMZsfJ/s1600/100_1312.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xLG3JxCkUc3afJfL39PE7uStim1vqXP0gM1Y4nmsCjM6FVQYtS9lwnwERbWFaAW4gaW_ZZM11GVhbY5VL3PJR636amLIQDqBk-zZpFcwWTTRGboJevTSbPBI31Oz_lxCEE1OpRjMZsfJ/s200/100_1312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585423184866392354" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESyYWiBoq2xzuvwbQKu_cIT2Q5BZoS1FHH-EyxYLTQR3WbjpNdzJyKe1_sXYZiNMb9IF5vsEHS7UXBLj0ltacP8hn1FoOJlJDN9aF6XW1nyc5o7M9i5tBp_O80vP1Nfpzpg52kiN3GGCh/s1600/100_1317.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESyYWiBoq2xzuvwbQKu_cIT2Q5BZoS1FHH-EyxYLTQR3WbjpNdzJyKe1_sXYZiNMb9IF5vsEHS7UXBLj0ltacP8hn1FoOJlJDN9aF6XW1nyc5o7M9i5tBp_O80vP1Nfpzpg52kiN3GGCh/s200/100_1317.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585423424251947314" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhG7uTmh6ULHi6oB6QPUuG5OSSS-AePQ2cgw1-_iYTsrRgBNPHttzEYsWpmmkuFtCQO1Se7f7SbJlJ3LVJwtfvxqpF1keS0rZCd9hmVVD9pZ92pi9H9VL9Z8jVVICOXaJ4n7WsKM0DQuA/s1600/100_1315.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhG7uTmh6ULHi6oB6QPUuG5OSSS-AePQ2cgw1-_iYTsrRgBNPHttzEYsWpmmkuFtCQO1Se7f7SbJlJ3LVJwtfvxqpF1keS0rZCd9hmVVD9pZ92pi9H9VL9Z8jVVICOXaJ4n7WsKM0DQuA/s200/100_1315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585423309732810562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFXx2CPmo8vQQAOfOvdqsRc24Z6tbyHrYKfqtI2Y1-JT-L2f_Us3R_O-xxNHsEa7yHfYoMNgdp_NQzFShXZXqL1XK_bSAF7N-scHmk91WPuNTmtqHYP2HHGe8tOtJcc2j2wY9q9dzpY0W/s1600/100_1333.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFXx2CPmo8vQQAOfOvdqsRc24Z6tbyHrYKfqtI2Y1-JT-L2f_Us3R_O-xxNHsEa7yHfYoMNgdp_NQzFShXZXqL1XK_bSAF7N-scHmk91WPuNTmtqHYP2HHGe8tOtJcc2j2wY9q9dzpY0W/s200/100_1333.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585423604372064114" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445874906961626557.post-40617806669993774962010-03-02T05:47:00.000-08:002011-03-18T07:41:42.208-07:00ACTON CHURCH AND BATTLEFIELD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaArrGvn_qExmTW3PBRuZswSj9r4tAdemG6ClK8gmttGyHm3szdbeCDcEBJ0vcS_8YBpK3pE1ScaoeMW3XGoHsznaAay-2R4-GYQrTKu1vhT9KsH_VBnBBhQsGrzNN3j0owMRR5HCUvsb/s1600/acton10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaArrGvn_qExmTW3PBRuZswSj9r4tAdemG6ClK8gmttGyHm3szdbeCDcEBJ0vcS_8YBpK3pE1ScaoeMW3XGoHsznaAay-2R4-GYQrTKu1vhT9KsH_VBnBBhQsGrzNN3j0owMRR5HCUvsb/s320/acton10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585427364903882466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHaVcxd9-jM39dcDrCLcHXQIWCBmiAaI-mfSD6x9PmgdoWdlyBsRVhV8PM1KvNAib3i-W0iEYctbSBCeVfOiBnq1RLMrWO6vU7Tk8QkOvg26GtpW6nQvoPPzUZgQTKNLt4qUA7EAJRNUN/s1600/180px-St_Marys_Church_Acton_Cheshire.jpg"><br /></a>ACTON CHURCH AND BATTLEFIELD<br />ACTON<br />NR NANTWICH<br />CHESHIRE<br /><br /><br />4th November 2008<br /><br /><br />GROUP ... SPECTRE ANALYSIS<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzFj06nt1m5YZm9l9YOqveLIZDiXwZX7Mle7BlFz_Iy0hY5fYfKCZzRnqD6pYzkzEaz4QsrxUdms3MsdcmdQ6azwoPyfUkWiLYFBhxifj_5CEIqFwotXAitO1jnqNg3Ok5KK27A2sQRCa/s1600/Acton%252C+nr+Nantwich+006.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzFj06nt1m5YZm9l9YOqveLIZDiXwZX7Mle7BlFz_Iy0hY5fYfKCZzRnqD6pYzkzEaz4QsrxUdms3MsdcmdQ6azwoPyfUkWiLYFBhxifj_5CEIqFwotXAitO1jnqNg3Ok5KK27A2sQRCa/s200/Acton%252C+nr+Nantwich+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585425900149290290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This site is of course the area where the Battle of Nantwich took place in 1644.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ACTON CHURCH<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aqtLAeHB4BJZ_vreG6XuI29owH7PhnnVdU0pbFZ9BPFqjFpoHQkDlyafyIAE8766zuofaIeiayRwJnhtE4STSmB8MOMMSxMCRyU95cUFe9WWz6Pt7F3yjmrIzB6Nq2Tz1KBKqDEx4RNn/s1600/180px-St_Marys_Church_Acton_Cheshire.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aqtLAeHB4BJZ_vreG6XuI29owH7PhnnVdU0pbFZ9BPFqjFpoHQkDlyafyIAE8766zuofaIeiayRwJnhtE4STSmB8MOMMSxMCRyU95cUFe9WWz6Pt7F3yjmrIzB6Nq2Tz1KBKqDEx4RNn/s200/180px-St_Marys_Church_Acton_Cheshire.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585427629039472034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There could have been a Saxon Church at Acton. This is believed by many because of the number of Priests here reported in the Domesday Survey and the discovery of Saxon carvings in the foundation of the present building. It has been suggested the first church was built by Edwin, Prince of Mercia, who probably lived in a large house somewhere near the pool at Dorfold. Edwin was the brother-in-law to King Harold. Of course this church was probably a timber structure and nothing would be left of it today.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlYm8KSRGIV0eY6QHrjZpquohXY01yEUd1VPN7tTWrVvOsW371Fik8z01PcblbfnVT_oD6bPq0vJG9Pn3dn72YFDE7dOcC3PzoxOifCKSEHhI4dqQkO0r-D7_tBwJy_YmTcnXo9fWLNPn/s1600/acton8.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlYm8KSRGIV0eY6QHrjZpquohXY01yEUd1VPN7tTWrVvOsW371Fik8z01PcblbfnVT_oD6bPq0vJG9Pn3dn72YFDE7dOcC3PzoxOifCKSEHhI4dqQkO0r-D7_tBwJy_YmTcnXo9fWLNPn/s200/acton8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585427714385766162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was established in 1180 by the Monks of Combermere Abbey. The tower and central arcade probably date from this time. But most people date the church from the 13th century and the first recorded vicar was Nicholas (1288-1300).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />St Mary's has seen its fair share of fighting and bloodshed. It was often used as a safe house when the Welsh were raiding the area.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkYhI0tr7wFKrwpe_DOgGFwEsiDqZahLmXTTVVf4gnkiU9yFmhaEo4Nc0VCkyoCvnZgAIzCjSaYtfpp-2zszbMs1SNmDpyuPUc-sjBPceT1ITJAZg-0FiYYNsr4R2xwHYxJc3qolEkLhE/s1600/Acton%252C+nr+Nantwich+024.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkYhI0tr7wFKrwpe_DOgGFwEsiDqZahLmXTTVVf4gnkiU9yFmhaEo4Nc0VCkyoCvnZgAIzCjSaYtfpp-2zszbMs1SNmDpyuPUc-sjBPceT1ITJAZg-0FiYYNsr4R2xwHYxJc3qolEkLhE/s200/Acton%252C+nr+Nantwich+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585425744926517042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />During the Civil War, this whole area was the scene of the Battle of Nantwich in January 1644. Many of the dead soliders were buried in the churchyard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There is a local legend that the vicar buried the church's silver somewhere nearby but this has never been found and the poor vicar died before he had chance to dig it back up.<br /><br />ALMHOUSES<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrah8A3cMUa3lZx7yUTfFa17sYLJ9ftp_w208I444y6klTVwQCWcOgvoFXnulMFWzW_MXjKIjJXMeMMcprHKoQt71Ok3JvKX9UqHhnmy2Vvf-_mOxAPWZmUUT9Uz5A6KlPTk_a85HTqdY/s1600/Acton,+nr+Nantwich+003.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrah8A3cMUa3lZx7yUTfFa17sYLJ9ftp_w208I444y6klTVwQCWcOgvoFXnulMFWzW_MXjKIjJXMeMMcprHKoQt71Ok3JvKX9UqHhnmy2Vvf-_mOxAPWZmUUT9Uz5A6KlPTk_a85HTqdY/s200/Acton,+nr+Nantwich+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504235316335452786" border="0" /></a>In the churchyard, there are two Almhouses and they were probably founded by Sir Roger Wilbraham in 1613.<br /><br />Each house has 2 bays and is built of red brick with stone dressing and stone edged windows. They consist of two tenements, each having one good room and a small garden.<br /><br /><br /><br />They were built to house 2 old persons from the parish. They were each given £4 every year and a new cap and gown every two years.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlSVwQ8gosgLwngunVvqwgSisPJh0jM_V-P1nJGIxLqEcNVuGFurIAlBwRww4PKpsze_al6UHqpds8B9JBMEw1Z-HuRaPR-lchqDa0xuBm9ooUz2csXqvaTrYL7rssfwFk0dXq4v-Uq9V/s1600/Acton%252C+nr+Nantwich+001.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlSVwQ8gosgLwngunVvqwgSisPJh0jM_V-P1nJGIxLqEcNVuGFurIAlBwRww4PKpsze_al6UHqpds8B9JBMEw1Z-HuRaPR-lchqDa0xuBm9ooUz2csXqvaTrYL7rssfwFk0dXq4v-Uq9V/s200/Acton%252C+nr+Nantwich+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585425390961136514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These buildings are only used for storage as no one has occupied them since before the war.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />THE BATTLE OF NANTWICH<br />During the Civil War, Nantwich was the only Cheshire town occupied by Parliamentary forces, under the command of Sir William Brereton. They were besieged for six weeks by Lord Byron's Royalist army who were based at Dorfold Hall and Beamheath.<br /><br />Parliamentary troops barriccaded the town off. The seige lasted for six weeks until the 25th January 1644 for the final battle at Acton. Both forces met just between Acton and Henhull. 5,000 Royalist forces and after Thomas Fairfax brought his forces, the Parliament forces also had 5,000. The battle only lasted a few hours, but in that short time, so many died and 1,500 prisoners were taken. Lord Byron and what was left of his Royalist army (mostly cavalry) escaped. The Parliamentary army had won.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9VPZtPL1Q0iybSLan_AHOXGQxcqCaLIXHX3UthzDdK9xchUxC_mGpwR_nVRKjEA9ZzEMS51omYNf6sJFvArs-L6emWRlpbY2ULkxQlBhMdxCDfltoj_TNaWKwad441hEYJiBb5ploRrs/s1600/101_0219.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9VPZtPL1Q0iybSLan_AHOXGQxcqCaLIXHX3UthzDdK9xchUxC_mGpwR_nVRKjEA9ZzEMS51omYNf6sJFvArs-L6emWRlpbY2ULkxQlBhMdxCDfltoj_TNaWKwad441hEYJiBb5ploRrs/s200/101_0219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504237003279292802" border="0" /></a>Nantwich celebrates this victory every year on the nearest saturday to the 25th January. This day is called Holly Holy Day and the battle is re enacted and people wear a sprig of holly.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kath and I deceided to walk this area, so we could ready ourselves for an investigation around the anniversary of the battle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkILXY-2wNRFdWghr2XV3L-v5-rPbbZFfzrBMY8P9-bnK1_0-sGFNAyZSp73IGUnfzRi1fV6oKAFCUJeLy4rqyZqThs8wzYZjQP_ukgv9RCCwigM0zjbQj_4cvw6DX3u6gpKYRdCyg5Y_D/s1600/Acton,+nr+Nantwich+010.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkILXY-2wNRFdWghr2XV3L-v5-rPbbZFfzrBMY8P9-bnK1_0-sGFNAyZSp73IGUnfzRi1fV6oKAFCUJeLy4rqyZqThs8wzYZjQP_ukgv9RCCwigM0zjbQj_4cvw6DX3u6gpKYRdCyg5Y_D/s200/Acton,+nr+Nantwich+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504236157782436178" border="0" /></a>We could not have picked a more spooky day. A thick fog covered the area and as we walked around the church and graveyard, it was so easy to imagine figures walking out of the fog (remember to film The Fog). As we walked around, we were taking photo's and asking out, but we got nothing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After a couple of hours, we crossed the road and walked around the battlefield area.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0659NkK6qtOYq5k1f5u0treXTwrs9ZkQYaVxvt1aHE3tZ0NwWvxYtX1_PKQrDbYghCBLDiEvW_Plc4P7JrU0dGakF_SXAfBfXMpxCXZ1VGqWVPfdj6VHOf5RtkMxLdAZOzFHNrB6dRLQ/s1600/Acton,+nr+Nantwich+028.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0659NkK6qtOYq5k1f5u0treXTwrs9ZkQYaVxvt1aHE3tZ0NwWvxYtX1_PKQrDbYghCBLDiEvW_Plc4P7JrU0dGakF_SXAfBfXMpxCXZ1VGqWVPfdj6VHOf5RtkMxLdAZOzFHNrB6dRLQ/s200/Acton,+nr+Nantwich+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504235548964566786" border="0" /></a>Again as the fog rolled across the field, it was so easy to picture the battle or a single solider wandering around lost.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I dont know if I had that locked in my mind but I was feeling that we were not alone but no evedence was recorded.<br /><br />PHOTOS OF THE BATTLE OF NANTWICH<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW23Tja_vxpWuiMjDumLVhCBSjatp_y5ptXjt_AiVfJgf_gISvWLZzis3zaKEZfWjLPU4tBR2zHlWLimRBfmvvGKZivZrvCA5wY2XJt4YB57VVF6smpZVdMCh0MZdUkzWGTkIOBg6-cqVU/s1600/101_0189.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444063456166616338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijj3lhA6ee8xvmzEbiEPQV20XBBdPhdHi0Vg5gWSYBpFF3vxULv2mK_PZTYF4s8soLGLTspiB_R0Zej6msTUEGaoGRj194t9x7Xctv8FO9OAPtQCd7urOYAEvJtcbu_0sYsxm2zbe__SHl/s320/100_1583.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />WHITBY TOWN AND ABBEY<br />NORTH YORKSHIRE<br /><br /><br />20th October 2008<br /><br /><br />GROUP ... ME<br /><br /><br />Whitby is a fishing and tourist town near Scarborough, North Yorkshire.<br /><br /><br /><br />W<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPnYMgKGLmI4o4G7ItNK09zygWa1AYo7ettoF3hXmGk8Aa9WXnYVlnzUdKixDxiFqp6kwnYEUXLWg8cHcuZjH__jUPhigceHeDtj-p-Jt330bWJZGv7J8ZOHyF3dkLZi4nUTlTh6m3pIA/s1600/whitby+jet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 143px; float: left; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476309084356804434" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPnYMgKGLmI4o4G7ItNK09zygWa1AYo7ettoF3hXmGk8Aa9WXnYVlnzUdKixDxiFqp6kwnYEUXLWg8cHcuZjH__jUPhigceHeDtj-p-Jt330bWJZGv7J8ZOHyF3dkLZi4nUTlTh6m3pIA/s200/whitby+jet.jpg" border="0" /></a>hitby is well known for a few things. Whitby jet is a black mineral found in the cliffs. It has been used for jewellery since the Bronze Age. It was favoured by Queen Victoria as her mourning jewellery after her husband Albery died. It was one of Whitby's main industries.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECd0NQWEx4nTf-BFha4ClUKBCfD_-BXzKnEk_kbFn17QHphvb9gR7VIqOIfcL-0HmKmrt9mAkGXRJJPG5Tq6bLl-w-L4f_0b41q6Du-tS4SG5jbcbORtF1mhaoRjSfhmdGINOOsB3XzqJ/s1600/Dracula1st.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 136px; float: left; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476311321524253506" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECd0NQWEx4nTf-BFha4ClUKBCfD_-BXzKnEk_kbFn17QHphvb9gR7VIqOIfcL-0HmKmrt9mAkGXRJJPG5Tq6bLl-w-L4f_0b41q6Du-tS4SG5jbcbORtF1mhaoRjSfhmdGINOOsB3XzqJ/s200/Dracula1st.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Bram Stoker based part of his book, Dracula, on the harbour, churchyard and abbey. Dracula arrived on board the ship Demeter (taken from the beaching of the Russian ship Dmitri at Whitby). The churchyard at St Mary's is the graveyard that Dracula ran through as a wolf after leaving his ship. The Abbey gave Bram Stoker the idea for the asylum.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDyY646yKV7tHz1eV0P4d4Wa7B9tzecIa0cH5thGyReiv3D07KoCflxijWoVcFm0luWmzZCncWQch0pELcVGWn7Gm8edXKIKCrZwFEbEF6gGuZwU-sEH2KUSPKGmUp5pJXzGyYJhxlG_F/s1600/100_1600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 200px; float: left; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476311800933848994" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDyY646yKV7tHz1eV0P4d4Wa7B9tzecIa0cH5thGyReiv3D07KoCflxijWoVcFm0luWmzZCncWQch0pELcVGWn7Gm8edXKIKCrZwFEbEF6gGuZwU-sEH2KUSPKGmUp5pJXzGyYJhxlG_F/s200/100_1600.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsnC3ZyNuz7a7e2eFQN9EENe0zwhgwt1xHpfwM50rbdhXNZOvu43FU_68lgznQqhWuPSEsln4A48BhMFIidLMF2u_tQyMA2wduY7Cthte9qo6iMA60cFJoKpsT8ADRcON9lpSdvhY8Vo3/s1600/Whitby_Town_Arms.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 106px; float: left; height: 127px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476311958604013650" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsnC3ZyNuz7a7e2eFQN9EENe0zwhgwt1xHpfwM50rbdhXNZOvu43FU_68lgznQqhWuPSEsln4A48BhMFIidLMF2u_tQyMA2wduY7Cthte9qo6iMA60cFJoKpsT8ADRcON9lpSdvhY8Vo3/s200/Whitby_Town_Arms.png" border="0" /></a>Many fossils have been found in and around Whitby, including an entire skeleton of a pterodactyls. Three green ammonites are on the town's coat of arms. These ammonites are show with snake heads and this is assiciated with St Hilda.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Whitby Abbey was founded in 657 by Oswy, King of Northumberland, to redeem a vow that if God granted him victory over his rival Penda, the Pagan King of Mercia. He would build a monastery and consecrate his daughter Ethelfleda(then only 1 year old), to the service of God.<br />He appointed Lady Hilda as founding Abbess. A famous story is associated with Lady Hilda(later St Hilda). Whitby was over run with snakes and she turned them all into stone. In a way, you could say that this is supported by all the ammonitae or snake stones found in this area.<br /><br />During the Viking attack in 867, the town and abbey was attacked. The abbey lay in ruin until the Norman Conquest when Whitby was assigned to Hugh de Abrincis and then to William de Percy.<br /><br />During 1078, the abbey was refounded by William de Percy and he put Regenfrith(Reinferd), a soldier monk in charge. It was dedicated to St Peter and St Hilda.<br /><br />The Abbey has had a few name changes during his life. First it was called Streoneshalh (named after the Roman settlement), then it was called Presteby (meaning the habitation of Priests in old norse), the Hwytby, then Whiteby (meaning white settlement in old Norse) and finally Whitby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI66DYaOYYoO4P4nr2FTjdF_Vb9sFKbiuUcQJzb3QI_sn3jTb1dGBkv2XtAdwJtPxZziQzlA3lmG72NIxwOOMJ1P5JKKwltfub8DL0keQst52sK3BU-_RmTkHwiJS2YcJb97wrzLkDgzwF/s1600/100_1513.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 200px; float: left; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476312930294555698" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI66DYaOYYoO4P4nr2FTjdF_Vb9sFKbiuUcQJzb3QI_sn3jTb1dGBkv2XtAdwJtPxZziQzlA3lmG72NIxwOOMJ1P5JKKwltfub8DL0keQst52sK3BU-_RmTkHwiJS2YcJb97wrzLkDgzwF/s200/100_1513.jpg" border="0" /></a>This abbey lasted until 1540, when it was abandoned because of Henry VIII. The building was left to fall to the ruin shell we see today.<br /><br />In 1763, the abbey was shaken by a storm on the night of 2nd December. The western wing including its Gothic pillars and arches collasped.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YUYxs0LdnD07Rgu7uV5-GEN__tPIEAm8M1f5HnhdFuMkP0wel8BLsxtmb4Dm8FQ8eVmvcRkK4EZ1MxIMmZadhijhh3lvYChOHYlQCcwm4AKDPX3DW_uYurGtITnsXdjOcYxVfv_rHVkQ/s1600/100_1605.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 150px; float: left; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476315898158437394" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YUYxs0LdnD07Rgu7uV5-GEN__tPIEAm8M1f5HnhdFuMkP0wel8BLsxtmb4Dm8FQ8eVmvcRkK4EZ1MxIMmZadhijhh3lvYChOHYlQCcwm4AKDPX3DW_uYurGtITnsXdjOcYxVfv_rHVkQ/s200/100_1605.jpg" border="0" /></a>To reach St Mary's church, you can walk using the footpath called Caedmon's walk or climb the church stairs, made up of 199 steps.<br /><br />These steps have seats built in. Many people rest here but orginally they were put here so that coffins could be placed here so that the bearers could rest.<br />The church was built 900 years ago and has been altered many times.<br />A 19th century memorial, Caedmon's Cross is situated at the top of the stairs, entering the churchyard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5fFXrfE70F33oo21k5rptOYia3_1Zh-Mw3jJ3LSqW6ioJidJJsMx1Ll7t5-KN8NciAHb1aM24vpBN1EsshhoqtmKMmT6nYnD8ZX68jemXuy9hejxKtdUAMJSK9KlmgX51UhDeKej2xcy/s1600/43630040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 200px; float: left; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476402527640067522" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5fFXrfE70F33oo21k5rptOYia3_1Zh-Mw3jJ3LSqW6ioJidJJsMx1Ll7t5-KN8NciAHb1aM24vpBN1EsshhoqtmKMmT6nYnD8ZX68jemXuy9hejxKtdUAMJSK9KlmgX51UhDeKej2xcy/s200/43630040.JPG" border="0" /></a>The church is surrounded by tombstones, some rather unsual ones. One such grave is that of Old Gravel Arse. He was an ugly man and he only had short legs, hence his nickman. His wife was very beautiful and it is said that she only married him for his money. He always brought his wife back a gift and this one time, on one of his voyage's, himself and his crew had killed all the crew of a ship they had taken over, they missed this one girl who was wearing a blue silk shawl. He killed the girl and took the shawl home for his wife. His greedy wife loved the shawl and admired herself in the mirror. She shrieked because looking back at her was the face of the dead girl. Old Gravel Arse watched in horror as his wife ran out of the house screaming and threw herself in the sea. She drowned and her body was found a few weeks later. It is said he died shortly after of a broken heart. They are buried next to eachother.<br /><br />Paranormal Activity<br /><br />The stolen bells from the abbey are said to still ring on Halloween from under the sea near Black Nab. They had been taken out of the abbey by pirates but their boat sank.<br /><br />The face of St Hilda is said to show herself at midnight in the abbey's well. This only works if you are a good person. If not, the Devil comes to take you away.<br /><br />Constance de Beveley was a nun living in the abbey. She fell in love with a knight but they were found out. After he had been sent away, they caught Constance and bricked her up in the dungeon of the abbey and left to die. She is seen in the abbey esp where the staircase was.<br /><br />The first abbess, St Hilda, is said to still walk the grounds of the abbey. She is wrapped in a shroud and often seen at the abbey's highest window.<br /><br />At daybreak on Christmas morning, a choir is said to be heard from inside the abbey.<br /><br />A phantom hearse like coach with four headless horses guided by a headless driver has been seen racing along Green Lane, stopping by the church and then racing along the cliff before plunging over the edge and into the sea.<br /><br />Old Geoffrey haunts the doors of some of the pubs in the town, talking quietly to people as they enter.<br /><br />Grape Lane has the ghost of a girl who is on fire. In 1917, Mary Clarke's hair caught fire and the fire soon spread over her. She was taken to hospital but she died soon after. But she is still seen walking down the road, still on fire.<br /><br />Mr Brown Bushell was born during the 17h century and haunts Bagdale Hall, the graveyard and the woods between Whitby and Ruswarp. He fought during the Civil War but at the end of the war, he was arrested, tried for treason and beheaded. His ghostly body carries his head under its arm.<br /><br />A large black, fierce dog with red eyes walks the quays. If you see this dog or hear it, you will die.<br /><br />The Whitby Wyrm is a dragon like serpent which was awaken during the building of the abbey. This fire breathing creature tried to destroy the town but it was banished to the sea. It is said to return every 7 years during a full moon to drag the abbey into the sea by clawing the cliffside.<br /><br />A mischievous goblin called Hob is said to haunt the country lanes around the town.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Being such a Dracula fan, I have always wanted to come to Whitby. I wanted to see the abbey and landscape that gave Bram Stoker his inspiration for his book.<br /><br />After unpacking in the hotel, myself and my friend Lee, headed for the 199 steps.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpyVp8GDCKD-e083Ob2yArS1DOopVr-vWYTGpYz3nQyWtMMPgS2MG-gvA8r1sLoaWS8LGRmC6D2T7SGJEC8TOtwWL1EwrFPEe7E7lf-2uGB3R6_3I5VHxNStnzCc0qnRAhQNwQQ00-OW_/s1600/43630039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpyVp8GDCKD-e083Ob2yArS1DOopVr-vWYTGpYz3nQyWtMMPgS2MG-gvA8r1sLoaWS8LGRmC6D2T7SGJEC8TOtwWL1EwrFPEe7E7lf-2uGB3R6_3I5VHxNStnzCc0qnRAhQNwQQ00-OW_/s200/43630039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482351631027903282" border="0" /></a>We climbed the steps, walked through the graveyard and headed towards the abbey. Before we left the graveyard, Lee started to get an icey feeling in his head. We also noticed that some of the graves faced east and not west.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We deceided to come back after dark and headed towards the abbey. I was in awe of this place.<br /><br />Anglo Saxon burials have been found here and evidence of an anglo saxon settlement has been found nearby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Dq2yJYQdWeSerxVxdQstQaQbPhZ5cMINQaxPaVqf6kR7Mw5d31YTlz6VP-M1M_9Uj8r4Se7WOi4U3OZlSa6ecLs6G1c5yL7DinzQHK8J8UlIi07z5k-HYW2QACOIkspWX6ZU9XN3qxSC/s1600/43630110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Dq2yJYQdWeSerxVxdQstQaQbPhZ5cMINQaxPaVqf6kR7Mw5d31YTlz6VP-M1M_9Uj8r4Se7WOi4U3OZlSa6ecLs6G1c5yL7DinzQHK8J8UlIi07z5k-HYW2QACOIkspWX6ZU9XN3qxSC/s200/43630110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482352458826781330" border="0" /></a>We found the window that St Hilda is said to appear between 10am-11am. We will come back tomorrow at this time to see if anything happens.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBf4U3Fjrb3PO1_zixryYipE2yvSgS852Q1TFq-8DH1H3L8HThv3av1CM128Z8p2xbicmPSIihp5SehtyqWbxC93QNBDmmiPrLoITV8G4xCPRZBm2pgIBRHFUjFne0wQkU_qj4TndphTpk/s1600/43630019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBf4U3Fjrb3PO1_zixryYipE2yvSgS852Q1TFq-8DH1H3L8HThv3av1CM128Z8p2xbicmPSIihp5SehtyqWbxC93QNBDmmiPrLoITV8G4xCPRZBm2pgIBRHFUjFne0wQkU_qj4TndphTpk/s200/43630019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482353239042415970" border="0" /></a>We continued walking around the abbey. I was asking out and taking photo's but nothing happened. It is so easy to imagine this building full of monks and nuns going about their day to day chores. I could have walked around the abbey all day. It is so much bigger than I thought it would be but even though it is in a ruin state. It is still so beautiful.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We returned to St Mary's graveyard after dark. We climbed the steps once more and thankfully as we walked there we didn't come across the black hound. As we were walking through the graveyard, Lee started to get the same icey feeling and this time his eyes were streaming. This seemed to happen several times between the saxon cross and the piate grave. There wasn't a chill in the air or I would have felt the same. All I felt that night was the feeling of being watched but I put that down to my imagination. We both walked round asking out but caught nothing on tape or on camera.<br /><br />The next day, we went back to the abbey about 9.30am. We waited by the window to see if St Hilda would pay us a visit. But nothing happened.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I would love to return to Whitby, stay longer and go on a ghost walk. It is such a beautiful town and full of such wonderful history.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTpjDtOg7OZRfEBwtseJwFz9ZFPq7IQiqzAbTGOf5QvJUTY16EmdUS5YaC_7BfUQP079oZotnLDqRJdY7eG_mJ4va8Xk4jR8La7xMSM7q2MNPmsQKp4PAObRlnpVZfKV6sXoEY37qLpXg/s1600/43630005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTpjDtOg7OZRfEBwtseJwFz9ZFPq7IQiqzAbTGOf5QvJUTY16EmdUS5YaC_7BfUQP079oZotnLDqRJdY7eG_mJ4va8Xk4jR8La7xMSM7q2MNPmsQKp4PAObRlnpVZfKV6sXoEY37qLpXg/s200/43630005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482353513152436018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6c7OfrFdiKAd_LAwqeoJTUJSZkQ7eJr8XF0prWJ178KqzynXwn1xE70AD9lr9Iu1qCfp_IGw3K35WNUupYOxi-3PrmRyxni5B_Yk0mHe5pye49pdHhDbZ5dgM90zkD9EwU19rF98V_0_/s1600/43630009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6c7OfrFdiKAd_LAwqeoJTUJSZkQ7eJr8XF0prWJ178KqzynXwn1xE70AD9lr9Iu1qCfp_IGw3K35WNUupYOxi-3PrmRyxni5B_Yk0mHe5pye49pdHhDbZ5dgM90zkD9EwU19rF98V_0_/s200/43630009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482353860268138322" border="0" /></a>Gill Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439427472552975965noreply@blogger.com0