Ghost Hunt

Have you got what it takes to spend the night at a haunted hall?

 

Leading paranormal experts Ghost Whisperers will be guiding you through an extraordinary night of supernatural investigations. Ghost Whisperers formed in 2008. This group of experienced paranormal investigators, mediums and sensitives came together with a desire to push the boundaries of paranormal investigation. They decided to join forces to combine a wealth of experience, knowledge, and talent to investigate some of the most haunted places in the country.

 

 

Bolling Hall, Bradford

Saturday 2nd October

 

Bolling Hall is one of the oldest buildings in Bradford and the oldest part of the building dates back to the 14th Century. It started life as a family home for well off families for five centuries before becoming the museum it is today.

 

During 1643 and the Second Siege of Bradford at the time of the Civil War, the house was a Royalist base. The Royalist took control of the town which had sympathies towards the Parliamentarians. Legend has it that during this bloody time, the Royalist commander Earl of Newcastle declared that he would slaughter every man, woman and child who did not follow his Royalist sentiments. One night in his room at Bolling Hall, his bedclothes were pulled away from him and a ghost appeared by his bed and spoke the words “Pity poor Bradford”. The following day he changed his mind, he would still attack Bradford but only slaughter those who offered real armed resistance. Who knows, you too may run into this infamous apparition!

 

Call Elizabeth Oakes today on 07990 510325 or email elizabeth@childrentoday.org.uk for further details.

 

 

 

 

Previous Children Today Ghost Hunts

 

Ryecroft Hall, Audenshaw

 

Children Today’s first ghostly event  took place at Ryecroft Hall, Audenshaw on Friday 17th April 2009. This beautiful Victorian building took over 10 years to construct by the Buckley family in the mid 1800s. The Hall’s cellars contains what seems to be the remains of its former self, a mortuary slab is visible from the cellar. Here the Ghost Whisperers have experienced some interesting phenomena.

 

On the night many investigations were carried out in several areas of this old building and several findings were made. There were two people who had a surge of emotion as they were connected to happenings from times gone by.

 

To see a detailed account of what took place at Ryecroft Hall please go to http://www.ghostwhisperers.co.uk/Investigation_Reports/Entries/2009/4/17_Ryecroft_Hall.html   

 

 

 

Stanley Palace, Chester

 

 

Our second fright night took place at Stanley Palace, Chester on Friday 24th April 2009. Stanley Palace is a 16th century, grade II listed building located in the heart of Chester, formly called Derby House.

 

As Chester was a sea-port town, the Derby family were custodians of the old Watergate and were paid the tolls collected from merchants off the ship. Stanley Palace is reputed to be haunted and over the years, footsteps and low murmurings have been heard together will illogical happenings! This turned out to be one supernatural night! For further details of the ghostly goings ons please click here.

 

Castle Keep, Newcastle upon Tyne

 

Saturday 11th July 2009

Our third in the series of Ghost Hunts took place at Castle Keep in Newcastle upon Tyne. The castle is a grade I listed building, a Scheduled Ancient Monument and owned by Newcastle City Council. It is leased and managed by the second oldest antiquarian society in the world, Society of Antiquarians of Newcastle upon Tyne.

This ancient castle was built by Henry II between 1168 – 1178. It is one of the finest surviving examples of a Norman Keep in the country. It stands within a site that also contains: an early motte and bailey castle built by Robert Curthose, the son of William the Conqueror: an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Roman Fort (Pons Aelius). The castle stands on a steep sided promontory overlooking the river Tyne. It is readily defensible sight which has been occupied for nearly 2000 years. Flint flakes and stone axes head found in archaeological excavations hint at prehistoric activity found here. With all this history, who knows what supernatural beings you might bump into! And the spirits did not disappoint on this night, please click here to find out more.

 

Peterborough Museum

 

Friday 16th October 2009

 

The fourth in our series of fright nights takes us to the infamously haunted Peterborough Museum.

 

The Museum is situated on Priestgate in Peterborough City Centre. This plot of land has had many incarnations, the main part of the current building dates from 1816, when it was a Georgian house for magistrate, Thomas Cooke. As well as being a private residence, the building was used as the city’s first hospital in 1857.  The Museum is not only steeped in history but has a much darker side; it is reportedly the most haunted building in Peterborough and this turned out to be one spooky night for Children Today’s ghost hunters!  

Children Today would like to say a special thanks to Stuart Orme for his hospitality, tour and historical information.

 

Chetham’s School, Manchester

 

Saturday 31st October 2009

 

This Halloween 26 volunteers were the very first to take part in the a paranormal investigation at Chetham’s School. To see how they got on click here.

 

Chetham’s School was originally built as a college in 1421, which includes the oldest public library in the English-speaking world, has had many incarnations. In 1547 the College was dissolved under the Chantries Act and the buildings were purchased by the Earl of Derby who converted the property into a town residence. The College was refounded as a Catholic foundation by Mary, only to be closed down again on the accession of Elizabeth I. In 1578 it was formally established with a new charter as Christ’s College. During the Civil War the buildings were used as a prison and arsenal, parts were allowed to become derelict, and the property was eventually taken over by the Parliamentary Committee of Sequestration. It was Humphrey Chetham, a wealthy merchant who converted it into an orphanage in 1653. Eventually in 1969 it became the prestigious music school that it is today. With this rich historic past who knows who will be lurking in the school!

St Mary’s Guildhall, Coventry

 

 

Friday 20th November 2009

 

This November supernatural enthusiasts joined the Children Today Ghost Hunt in the historic heart of Coventry, St Mary’s Guildhall has been one of the city’s premier venues for nearly 700 years, hosting wealthy merchants, Kings, Queens and Civic Heads from the early 14th Century to present day.

 

The Guild was built in the 1340s and soon became the centre for the city’s government. This versatile building was used as a temporary prison for Mary, Queen of Scots, Shakespeare was thought to have performed his plays here and George Elliot based scenes in her novels on the Guildhall’s historic room.  It is inevitable that during this long and rich history, emotions and incidents have left their mark and supernatural phenomena have been reported over the years.