Dane Mill, Congleton

As promised, we made a second visit to Dane Mill in May 2009. I couldnt wait. It was a beatiful night.
I always say that in order to conduct a proper investigation of a building, more than one investigation has to be done. This is because you have a better idea of the layout, the notices the building makes naturally and to re run any experiments you do. Also if you do believe in this thought that any ghosts that exist in the building get to know you, they are more likely to come forward. Whether you agree with that ot not, it was good to be back and working with the Dragoon team once more.
We were all set up by 10pm and we split into three teams. My team were Lisa and Steve and we started in the Dragoon's office. Kath's team started by the lift and Racheal's team went into the far office. As you may remember, a child is said to visit the office and we left a trigger object under the desk. This time I left paper and crayons. Between the three of us, we did experice a few things inc - trouble with our walkie talkie, batteries draining from cameras, we all saw movement by the middle office door, Steve had the back of his head touched, one lap top turned itself off and on twice(it was checked later and this should not happen) and footsteps as though a child was moving quickly. I did get the feeling that we were being watched but it was nothing scary.
About 11.30, we all swopped and my group went into the far office. This office felt so different. A pendlum was placed on the table and the temp was 28.3(which stayed about the same all night) but this room was not nice. How can two areas in the same building feel so different? But it did. Between the three of us, we saw movement in the doorway as though someone was peering around the doorframe. We also heard footsteps as if someone was wearing boots. Steve also saw a small shape dart across him. I didnt like this room at all and it seemed strange how we all felt the same. But was that because we were talking about how we felt and what we saw while we were sitting in the room. Could it be the case of once an idea is fixed in your head, you keep adding to that idea.
We all met up for a chat and it was then that we shared what had happened to everyone.
I was shocked by what was said. Kath's group had stayed in the office and Kath had asked for someone to do something to Jon (in Racheal's group). They were in the storeroom and by the lift. There is noway they could have heard what Kath had asked. Racheal's group saw light orbs(sorry but I think most of these are dust), they heard a woman's voice and loud bangs. But Jon had the strangest experince. He felt as though someone pushed him and then he said "its going through me, its hot, my ears are warm". He went down to a crouched postion and said "they've gone".
Wow, I would love to feel something like that myself. Was it someone passing through Jon or at least trying to get his attention.
We investigated the far office and the lift again as a whole group but nothing else happened. We had picked up on two names through the night - Peter Jones and Sarah ( I will try and find out if these are people who worked here). We finished at 3am.

What a strange and wonderful night. From strange shapes in a doorway, footsteps, voices and Jon's experience, we couldnt ask for much more.

Many thanks to Racheal, Jon and Lisa and I hope to be back again soon.

Dane Mill, Congleton

I had been looking forward to this investigation since we arranged it. The team from Dragoon publishing are such a great team and are so interested in the paranormal.

We all met up, had coffee and a chat. It was then time to start work.

We split into three groups. My group was Lee, Mark and Judith. We started in the office by setting up a trigger object under Sue’s desk. We sat around chatting for a while. It felt relaxed until I saw a figure walk pass the window. No lights came on until I stood by the door. This changed the mood within the group a little bit and I think it put the others on edge a bit. We heard a few beeps and that made us check the mobile phones in the room.

We met up with the other groups for a coffee and we found out what the others had felt and what had happened to them.

Steve and I had a short break and came back in. We felt as thought someone was following us on the stairs. This did not feel comfortable.

This was the next area my group investigated and I was not at ease at all. I don’t like stairs at the best of times but to think that someone had followed me and I could not see them, just set my imagination on full force. We could hear the noises from the other room but without gaining access to this room, I am not sure if this was paranormal or not.

At brew time, we found out what the other groups had witnessed.

All I wanted to do now was to go to the lift area (you can see the lieft shaft on the photo here in blue). This is where a man hung himself. But I have found another story that tells of a hanging in the boiler room outside.(The light corner in the bottom left of the photo is where the boiler room use to be).

I tried to call out and force this man to talk to me. This area did make us all feel uneasy as it was cold and dark.

We finished at 4am.

What a great investigation. Wonderful building and a great team.

I would like to thank everyone from Dragoon publishing for this night and the chance to help with their paranormal magazine.

I hope we will work together many more times and I would love to go back and visit the mill again.

Morecambe Winter Gardens

SA joined an arranged paranormal night at The Winter Gardens in Morcambe. This was a fantastic opporitunty to investigate such a wonderful building. This area was originally the town’s baths and was surrounded by gardens, This is where the name comes from. It has undergone many chances in its long history and many famous and wonderful acts have appeared here. As you stand outside this building, it is easy to imagine all the people who have come and gone in the past. The exticment of seeing a show or the worry of an actor as they appeard here for the first time It is such a shame to see the building in such a bad way. Thank goodness things are changing and hopefully in two years time, this place will be back to its former glory and back to life.

From a glitter ball in the dance room to marble staircase in the lobby, this place filled me with great excitement for the evening ahead. It was the setting of a ghost story many of us hear about and all that went through my mind was “WILL ONE OF THE SEATS BE DOWN?"

The weather was cold, wet and windy. You could hear the rain and wind in the building, so we had to be careful when you heard a noice. It was easy to hear the creaking of the floorboards and think someone was walking behind you. The evening started approx 9pm with a full walk round of the building and the investigation started at 10.30pm.
It was a quiet start with a couple of people seeing figures and hearing sounds. I was feeling nothing and of course could see nothing.

As we climbed the stairs and entered The Gods, someone noticed one of the chairs was down. Before I could get in they had put the chair back up and said that all chairs were correct when they had left earlier. This seat was in row E, nos 44. I cant tell if it was paranormal or not because I did not witness it, but I had hoped they had left it down for us all to see. I did have a good luck round the rest of the room and could not see anymore chairs down but 30mins later, we did notice another chair had come down on the other side of the room. This was in row E (again) nos 10. I can tell you that this seat had been up just a few mins earlier as I had been sitting nearby. I had not heard anything and no one had walked past me. Was this paranormal? The seats were quiet heavy and I don’t think they could have come down by accident. Interesting indeed!

About 2.40am, as we left the gods and headed back to the circle down a steep staircase, the SA group (last as usual) heard what sounded like 3 loud bangs as though keys had been dropped down the stairs. We tried to recreate these sounds but could not.
Throughout the evening, out medium had told us about people who were watching us and about a dark entity in the cellar. This of course builds up the tension during the evening and by the time we went into the cellar, I am sure most of the people were already scared. I don’t like this way of feeding sugestions to people, things can get out of control very easily.

By 3.30am, we were in the cellar and of course the story of this dark, evil entity was told. How it was brought through by a vortex (which is still there) and it was created by emotion. Most of the group formed a circle(which was the safest place to be), so I stood outside the circle watching (what abrev girl I was). Many in the circle saw a blue mist forming in front of them and could feel something walking around them. The medium was taken over for a short time and then Jackie (SAmember) appeared to shake and cry. This was not like her and a (full report of her feeling are on her blog page).

I believe the events had played a part in Jackie and it may have been to much for her. But what I do know is, she does not make things up and I can't explain what happened to her. Of course the medium said a lost soul had entered her to escape this entity but I don’t believe that. Jackie left the room and the circle was closed, so I thought that if this entity liked picking on people, then it can have a go at me. Apparently we were told that the entity had gone back into a tunnel leading off the cellar, so I went into here to follow it. If it was such a dark, evil thing, one person would be easy pray for it. But of course nothing happened. I just got cold and wet as the floor was flooded. So much for easy prey.

This was a very interesting night but apart from one seat down and the loud bangs on the staircase. I can't comment on anything else that happened as I can't prove it.
I enjoyed the building and you could let your imagination run away with you here but at the end of the day, not a lot happened to me to make me think that it was all paranormal. Great building and I will go back when the work is complete.

Denbigh Alsylum

This wonderful place has been left to ruin. It is such a shame that a building like this has been left in this way. This building look like it should be in a Hammer House Horror film. It was still light when we arrived and me, Kath and Steve walked around the grounds. It is such a beautiful place but it does seem to take on a new life when darkness falls. Around 9pm, we walked to the Morgue. This building is not far from the Chapel. Both buildings have been ruined by vandals. I cannot understand why. It upsets me to see the old hospital in such a way. I didn’t feel anything here but Steve felt as thought someone was behind him while we stood outside. Inside the morgue, it was very quiet and I never feel as though there maybe any spirits here because at the end of the day, why would you come back to this area when you could possibly travel anywhere you want. We left here and walked around until we found a way in. Every corridor has so many rooms leading off them, it is easy to get lost. Paint is flaking off the walls, ceilings have come down and floors have collapsed. It all adds up to a very spooky feeling and your imagination can run away with you . As we wlaked through the ruined corridors we found some graphiti pointing to the Projections room. kath and i climbed the metal ladder which led up to this area, but again the place had been stripped. We then entered the Ballroom and conducted some EVP work. It is such a shame to see this room in such a state. This room would have been full of happiness and laughter. Sections of the floor are missing, moulded plaster work was has beenremoved, the stage had been burnt but at least the glitter ball was still in place (only because it is too high to reach). As darkness had fall ee moved to the 2nd floor of another building Now the building was taking on a very different feeling. Steve saw a faint grey shadow of a figure. I saw a tall dark shadow in the same area but I couldn’t tell if it was a figure or not. Were we seeing the same thing? I followed this shape but didn’t find anything. Nothing showed on photos or Kaths video. It was at this point Steve started to feel sick. We moved back downstairs and entered Ward 5 to 10. I moved forward to the far end of the room as Kath and Steve started to ask out. As they were asking out, they heard a female voice saying “YES”. I didn’t hear a thing but Steve saw a small light. Kath went cold around her arms and they both heard another noise. Was the weather starting to play its part as it was starting to go colder? There were bats flying around and this may explain the noise. By 10.30pm, we were back outside in the courtyard. I heard a woman’s voice, Kath heard a whistle and both Kath and Steve heard a male voice. We found out later that there were another group in the area but I didn’t think they made it into the building as far as we did and I don’t feel the voices were them. So who made these voices?

We finished about 11.30pm and after talking to another group and to some locals, we found out some more interesting stories and information. This is still one of my most favourite places to investigate. It is such a great place and full of charater. I would like to buy this place and restore it back to its former glory.

Weird photo taken in Crewe

This photo was taken by me last year, 2007. Kath and I were doing an investigation at an office block in Crewe. This area had had a colourful past. It was once a beautiful farm with land going down for miles. This was then turned into a large pub but was knocked down years later and an office building was built. No accounting for taste.

The whole building had a weird sense about it but certain areas felt much darker than others.
As we were all sitting in the corridor, I felt as though someone was watching me, so I took a few photos of this area.
This photo was the only one that showed anything. Through the bottom glass panel, you can see what to me, looks like a child with blond hair, wearing a blue top and red tie. To his/her side is a creature.

Have a look and tell me what you think.................................

Orbs in Prague

These "orbs" were caught during a Ghost Walk I did in Prague, a couple of years ago. The story goes, this was the house of a mass murderer many, many years ago. The souls of the dead are said to walk this area.