Mains Hall Poulton Le Flyde

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Mains Hall is reputedly circa 16th century but recent research has suggested that there has been a manor on this site since the Medieval times and possibly earlier.

Our house was also a ‘Catholic’ house and was owned by the staunchly catholic family, the Heskeths (linked to the Heskeths of Rufford Old Hall) who lived (and died) here for more than 300 years.

Cardinal Allen (having family links with the Heskeths of Maynes – his sister married a Hesketh) hid here on many occasions to escape the Protestant authorities, as have many other priests who were always welcome here. We have reported sightings of priest-like figures in robes both in the house and in the grounds… is this the long dead Cardinal back to haunt his favourite hiding place…?

We have many ghosts here, some seen regularly by myself and others. The Hall was once a hotel and restaurant and during those 15 or so years, countless guests had ‘spooky experiences’ within these ancient walls.

We have sightings of a lady at the top of the grand staircase, she looks soulfully towards one area of the wall. A local psychic has said she is looking out for her lover, who appears to have deserted her.

Whilst renovating the old Hall just within the last few weeks, we found, behind new plasterboard, an old original window in exactly the location she seems to be looking out…!

Cavaliers are seen regularly in the ‘winter snug’ (used to be the old bar of the hotel) and there is a decidedly cold atmosphere and shapes are seen on the stairs where, history tells us, local marauders during the Jacobite rebellion, sought food and shelter here from the lady of the house, whilst her husband made himself scarce. Local legend speaks of swordfights on the stairs and one unfortunate lost his life.

Children feature strongly around the Hall and people often say they see children or hear them laughing and singing nursery rhymes. It is believed that these are the children of the Hesketh family who, sadly lost their lives at a young age, as was often the case during those ancient times.

There are local legends of wandering monks in the grounds, as the hall has possible links with Cockersand Abbey. Some say lay brothers died of the plague here and are reputedly buried beneath ancient trees at the back of the house.

First Broadcast: 6th December 2005

Old Church House Inn, Devon

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The building dates from 13th century, but the oldest part of the building is the fire place which dates back to the eighth or ninth century.

Paranormal activity:

Numerous paranormal experiences have been reported including foot steps and creaking floor boards heard all over pub, lights turn on and off, strange sighs are heard, people get touched on the back of the neck and feel as though someone is blowing in their ear.
In the family bedroom in the cottage, a man was seen recently looking down into the baby’s crib. The man was over 6′ tall and was very broad. As soon as he was seen, he disappeared down the stairs. Thinking it was a burglar, the owner chased it down the stairs, but found nothing – both the doors at the bottom of the stairs were closed: One leads into the bathroom that was empty, the other opens inwards, and was closed firmly. After searching the property, nothing was found and there were no signs of a forced entry.
One night, the owner woke again to find a lady in a bonnet. She put a finger on her lips and slowly vanished.
In the main bar, candles relight themselves.
A spotlight in the bar turns itself off at 1430 each afternoon, then switches itself on by 1500.
One of the workers sat on the bench in front of the ‘Armada’ wall polishing brass, when she heard the bench creak next to her as though some one had just sat on it.The imprint of two faces has also been seen in the ‘Armada’ wall, as though pressed up against the wood. They are believed to be the captain and first officer of the ship.
In the lounge, a figure has been seen descending a set of stairs that were taken out years ago.
In Room 1, a guest wrote to the previous owner to describe what she had seen. She woke at 4am in a hot sweat to see an arm at the end of the bed pointing towards the wall behind her. Five minutes later she saw a bald headed man walk past the bed and disappear. She came up with the name Emmitt/Emitt.

First broadcast: 29th November 2005

Coronation Street

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Granada Television Studios, Manchester

The nation’s beloved soap, Coronation Street, is set in the imaginary town of Weatherfield, Manchester. It first aired on 9 December 1960 and is the longest running TV show in the UK. But from our experiences at Elstree, we all know that film and television studios often hide secret stories of strange things that go bump in the night.

 First Broadcast : 22nd November 2005

Woodchester Mansion, Gloucestershire

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The exact date for the start of building is uncertain, but by 1858 the clock tower had been completed, and by 1866 the main building had been roofed

Recorded paranormal activity:
In the top corridor, People have been poked and pushed, feel very uneasy up here, tapping is heard and others have experienced the strong feeling that they are not alone.
On the first floor, and near the Chapel Entrance and Master Bedroom, there have been sightings of a hooded figure, blue lights have been seen, a presence is felt, odd rumbling and tapping sounds are heard as is the sound of falling masonry is heard when there is none about.
On the stairs, people feel as though they are being pushed or as if there is an electrical jolt going through them.
Down the office corridor to the bedroom, awoman’s voice has been heard many times in here, often wailing. And visiting psychics often pick up on the presence of a woman here – she’s anxious and running, possibly something to do with a baby and from the house before the current one, possibly 18th Century and called Elizabeth.
In the kitchen, a woman, thought to be a former housemaid is often heard happily singing in here, however, sometimes her demeanor changes and she can be heard crying and shuffling is often heard outside in the corridor near here.
In the Great Hall, strange mists have been spotted as has a misty figure, odd light anomalies and the sound of hammering on the door has been heard.
In the Chapel, the sound of people talking in French have been picked up on EVP in here.
Outside, a tall man has also been seen on the track to the north of the house leading to the park, as have unseen children, which have been heard playing out in the park by the boat house

Most Haunted Investigation (Their 2nd Visit To This Location)
Gordon Smith picks up on a murder. It is interesting he doesn’t understand the language of what he feels was a stone mason who was murdered. David Well’s picks up on the same feelings and senses he may well have been French. As previously mentioned French voices have been picked up on EVP.

A séance is held and when spoken to in French, by Richard Felix, the table responds with very positive movements.

While investigating Stuart has a stone thrown at him which is clearly caught on camera, and witnessed by Yvette & Karl.

Richard gets tapping responses when asking for any spirit to contact him in the cellar.
Noises from the rafters heard by Stuart, was this bats or paranormal activity?

Both Karl & Stuart hear a noise which can only be described a deep breath, which is clearly audibly recorded. Bangs on the stairs, slamming doors and more stones being thrown continue to scare Karl & Stuart.

Gordon picks up the name LEE, is this William Leigh who brought the estate in 1845 ?

Power failures co-inside, Yvette loose power on both a torch and a camera.

A further stone finally finds a target and hits Karl in the back of the neck.

Ciarán O’Keeffe later studies the footage to confirm the first thrown stone could not have been thrown by any of the crew!
First Broadcast: 15th November 2005

Castle Keep

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The Castle Keep is one of Newcastle’s oldest buildings and is a great way to learn about the city’s history.

Built on the site of an old Roman fort by the River Tyne, a castle was founded in 1080 by William the Conqueror’s eldest son. It was this castle that gave Newcastle its name.

The castle’s Keep, restored in the 1800s and again in the 1970s, houses the museum. The one thing you notice about the three-floor Keep is the amount of staircases leading to places like the Gallery, King’s Chambers, Queen’s Chambers, Great Hall, dungeon and a late Norman chapel occupying the ground floor. There are also staircases that lead nowhere.

The first staircase we tried led us to the roof, a fairly modern addition to the keep, which provides spectacular views of the Newcastle skyline as well as its famed bridges.

Elsewhere in the museum there were Norman gravestones made before the castle was built, musket balls, cannon balls, the old city arms and plaques from the medieval Tyne bridge destroyed in 1771.

First Broadcast : 8th November 2005

Lower Southwood Cottage

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In 2003, the owners came downstairs and found the whole of the first floor in utter disarray. They tidied up and went back upstairs. When they came down again, they found it had happened again. But they never heard the furniture being moved.

• Computers have been found on and running, even when they weren’t plugged in.
• The cats have been found in locked rooms.
• Chairs have been moved out onto the landing.
• Knives have been taken out and stuck into the bread board.
• The owners believe that there’s the ghost of a little girl present – children’s toys often go missing. Some are returned some never are.
• The owner bumped into someone but there was no-one there and visitors have been ‘touched’ or ‘pinched’ by an unknown force.
• Extreme cold spots are felt throughout the building.
• There is a Collie that is sometimes seen running with their 2 dogs.
• Figures have been seen in the outside mirror.
• The Shetland pony was once found in a stable with another horse – the stable was bolted from the outside, tricky for a horse to do.
• The figure of a girl has been seen sitting in the garden.

In Cottage 1

Bedroom
The coffee table has been turned upside down.
DVDs have been found having been taken out of the cupboard.
Figures are regularly seen from here moving across the house towards the bathroom.

Bathroom
The owners keep a Tupperware box full of medicine in the bathroom – it disappeared and was found a few days later, in the fridge.
They once went into the bathroom to find everything had been tipped into the bath.

Dining Room
Singing is often heard in here.
Orbs have been seen with the naked eye.

Upstairs
Cold spots are often felt on the staircase.

Main Bedroom
Both Penny and previous tenants have regularly seen a nice old lady in here, she pokes her head round the bedroom doors, as if she’s checking everyone.
Figures have been seen going through the room to the old fireplace.

Small Bedroom
People often feel threatened in here, as though someone is looking over the bed and the windows are often found open.

Cottage 2
Footsteps are often heard on the landing, as is someone’s voice, muttering.

Kitchen
People feel as though they are being watched.

Sitting Room
An ex-boyfriend of one of the family was sleeping in here and thought he saw an RAF uniform in the fireplace – the next morning he was told him that the RAF had been stationed here during the war.
A figure has been seen sitting in the chair in the sitting room.

Play Room
A family member was sleeping in here once and awoke to find someone staring at him.

Stairs
The cottage was gutted by fire in 1992, there was a bag of hay on these stairs that was completely untouched.

Main bedroom
Lots of people feel very uneasy in this room.

First broadcast: 1st November 2005