Most Haunted Series 10 On DVD

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MOST HAUNTED is the television series about the haunted houses of England, where Yvette Fielding, Karl Beattie, paranormal investigator Ciaran O’Keefe and the rest of the team come to visit, and sometimes stay overnight, running scientific tests and experiments in the hope of uncovering and proving the existence of supernatural activity. Contains every episode of the tenth series.

Most Haunted Plas Newydd

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Plâs Newydd or Plas Newydd, located in Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, is the country seat of the Marquess of Anglesey. It is not to be confused with the house of the same name at Llangollen; the family’s other seat being at Beaudesert, Staffordshire.

The house is situated on the bank of the Menai Strait and has magnificent views of Snowdonia. The house dates to the 14th century and is the work of James Wyatt. The estate itself can be traced to the 15th century when it was owned by the Griffiths’, owners of a large estate in nearby Bangor. It also contains Rex Whistler’s largest painting and an exhibition of his work. The house was built in both the Classical and Gothic styles. At the end of the 19th century the 5th Marquess had the chapel turned into a theatre and plays put on regularly, often taking the lead role himself. At the house there is also a Military Museum which contains campaign relics of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey and the Battle of Waterloo. For a short period of time after the Second World War part of the house was used as a training school for the Royal Navy.

The house has been owned by the National Trust since 1976. Modern additions arising from this include a tearoom and a second hand bookshop as well as historical cruises along the Straits, running from the house. The 7th Marquess of Anglesey still retains rooms at the house. Lady Rose McLaren grew up at the house along with the 7th Marquess – her brother.

Source: Wikipedia

First Broadcast : 29th April 2008

Most Haunted The Nuclear Bunker, Nantwich

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For over 50 years this vast underground complex, remained secret, hidden on the outskirts of a sleepy Cheshire town. Declassified in 1993, the 35,000 sq ft underground bunker would have been the centre of Regional Government had nuclear war broken out. Built in the 1950′s as part of a vast secret radar network codenamed ‘ROTOR’. 

First Broadcast : 22nd April 2008

Most Haunted Pembrey Woods

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Barrie John joins the team as they travel to Carmarthenshire in Wales to investigate the spooky Pembrey Woods, which are reknown for tales of phantoms.

Many ships have been attacked and burnt here, their cargo stolen and their men slaughtered. These “men of the night” would carry lanterns to lure boats to the rocky shore where they would then be attacked. Among the cargo were exotic animal such as dancing bears which would then be lose in the forest. There are also tales of a mysterious ship with tattered sails and an eerie green glow, along with the regular sightings of apparitions walking on water

First Broadcast : 15th April 2008

Most Haunted Chislehurst Caves

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Chislehurst Caves is a 22 miles (35 km) long series of tunnels in Chislehurst, in the south eastern suburbs of Greater London. Although called caves, they are entirely man-made by Paul Hillsmines for chalk and flint.

The earliest mention of the mines is circa 1250 and they are last believed to have been worked in the 1830s. During the early 1900s the caves were a popular tourist attraction. In World War I they were used as an ammunition depot associated with the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. During the 1930s they were used for mushroom cultivation.

During World War II, in September 1940, the aerial bombardment of London began, and the caves were used as an air raid shelter. Within a short time, it became an underground city of some 15,000 inhabitants with electric lighting, a chapel and a hospital. Shortly after VE Day the shelter was officially closed. Only one baby, christened Rose Cavena Wakeman, was born in the caves.

In the 1960s, the caves were used a music venue. David Bowie, Status Quo, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd all performed there.[1] In October 1974 a lavish media party was held there to celebrate the launch of new UK record company Swan Song Records by the band Led Zeppelin. More recently, some of the tunnels have been used by the live action role-playing game “Labyrinthe”.

The caves were featured on the several television programmes including an episode of the BBC programme ‘Doctor Who’ from 1973 titled “The Mutants”, and ‘Seven Natural Wonders’ as one of the wonders of the London area, in an episode presented by Bill Oddie. Also featured in the movies Tribe and Inseminoid.
Mythology
In 1903 William Nichols, then Vice President of the British Archaeological Association, produced a theory that the mines were made by the Druids, Romans and Saxons. This theory was used to give names to the three parts of the caves. Tour guides point out supposed Druid altars and Roman features. However this can at best be speculation as the earliest documented evidence for mining is 1250 AD.

However these stories proved attractive to tourists and the increase in tourists led to the mines being used as a music venue.

Source: wikipedia

 First Broadcast : 1st April 2008 / 8th April 2008

Most Haunted Plas y Dduallt

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Plas y Dduallt is steeped in history and folklore. Literally translated it means the “house on the black hillside”. The estate agent said the name was taken from the dark-coloured rock nearby. A local historian has ascribed a more sinister meaning to “black” whereby people would not willingly cross this land unless they had to and certainly not after dark!

For several hundred years the house was home to the Llwyds (Lloyds) who were direct descendants of Llywelyn the Great.

Plas y Dduallt is one of the oldest inhabited houses in Wales dating back to the 15th century. Set high up in the Snowdonia National Park this spectacular grade II listed building borders the Ffestiniog Mountain Railway and the Maentwrog Nature Reserve.

First Broadcast : 25th March 2008

Most Haunted Oxford Castle (Unlocked)

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Oxford Castle, located in Oxford city centre, was built by a Norman baron, Robert D’Oyly, in 1071 (shortly after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066).

It was originally an earth mound with a stone keep on top, known as St George’s Tower, and later a fifty foot wall with towers was built around the structure.

In 1120 Robert’s younger brother, Nigel D’Oyly, was Lord of Oxford Castle. It is 12 miles northwest of Wallingford Castle, also usually credited to Robert D’Oyly.

It was the home of Empress Matilda in 1141 when Robert D’Oyly the younger declared his support for her over King Stephen.[2] The castle was besieged by the king for three months.[2] She escaped from the castle by being lowered over the walls, supposedly dressed in white to act as a camouflage in the snow. She passed through the enemy lines and across the Castle Mill Stream.

The site became the seat of the county government and courts although the castle had fallen into disrepair by the 14th century.

The county gaol gradually grew to take over most of the site. In 1888 it became HM Prison Oxford (Oxford Prison). The prison was closed in 1996 and the site reverted to Oxfordshire County Council. It has since been redeveloped as a shopping and heritage complex, with open courtyards for markets and theatrical performances. The scheme also includes a hotel in the Malmaison chain, Malmaison Oxford, occupying a large part of the former prison block, with converted jail cells as guest rooms. This is the first time in the UK that a prison has been turned into a hotel. The redeveloped site also includes apartments, bars, restaurants, events venues, and a visitor centre operating as “Oxford Castle–Unlocked”.
 
First Broadcast : 18th March 2008

Most Haunted Morecambe Winter Gardens

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Special guest Brian Shepherd joins the team at Morecambe WinterGardens where, it’s thought, the spirit of Thora Hird lingers on…

The Victoria Pavillion (Winter Gardens) was built in 1897 as part of an extension to the original Winter Gardens (now demolished).

The theatre (seen to the right) staged its last performance in 1977. It was externally restored in the mid 1990s and has since been taken over by the Friends of the Victoria Pavillion.

The theatre closed in 1977 and was restored externally in the mid 1990s.

The canopy at the front was removed towards the end of the 1960s. A new one, similar to the original, was erected during recent restoration.

http://www.thewintergardensmorecambe.co.uk/

First Broadcast in 2 parts : 4th March 2008 / 11th March 2008

Most Haunted Coalhouse Fort

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Chilling new investigations with Yvette Fielding and the team. Medium Johnnie Fiori looks for spooks at Coalhouse Fort in Essex, a site believed to be rich in paranormal activity such as mists, orbs and sudden drops in room temperature.

Coalhouse Fort is a Victorian coastal defence fort set in parkland next to the river Thames at East Tilbury, Essex in the United Kingdom. The fort was completed in 1874, on the site of previous gun batteries, to defend the approaches to London from the perceived threat of invasion from France and other continental powers. It is one of many such forts and batteries built in response to the recommendations of a Royal Commission of 1860 and are now referred to as Palmerston Forts. Over the years many of these forts have been demolished or radically altered but Coalhouse, although modified to take more modern armament, has kept much of its original architectural form. It is considered to be one of the finest examples of an armoured casemated fort in the United Kingdom.

The fort continued its role as a military establishment through two world wars although with the development of longer range artillery, its function in defending the approach to the capital had become secondary by World War II. In 1962 the fort and surrounding works were sold to Thurrock Council. Since 1983 the fort has been leased to the Coalhouse Fort Project, a voluntary organisation, who have rescued the building from total dereliction and as a result the fort can be opened to the public at certain times during the year. The long-term aim of the Project is to restore the building to something resembling its original condition when it was home to a military garrison.

Source : http://www.coalhousefort.co.uk/
 
First Broadcast in 2 parts : 19th February 2008 / 26th Februaury 2008