Paranormal Investigation
Stories - Submitted by Martin Heaps
Submitted by Martin Heaps
For centuries people have questioned the validity
of ghosts and other paranormal activity, with countless stories
of tales of ghosts poltergeists and other strange unexplained
phenomena.
But are they just stories or is their more
to such claims, it is sometimes easy to dismiss ghosts as
bizarre tales to scare ourselves with as fiction and enjoy
them as such. Even with countless witness accounts of paranormal
activity and with new modern technology, it is still unknown
whether they actually exist or are just part of people's overactive
imaginations.
It is not uncommon for people to create scares
for themselves when entering a known haunted location, such
a simple noise that you would take for granted in a normal
situation can be perceived as ghostly phenomena. Although
some ghostly visions or sounds could be accounted to this,
some do have some truth behind them and are not as easily
dismissed.
Even though countless number of tales have
been told over the years there have only ever been a few actual
ghosts caught on camera and the truth behind these pictures
is sketchy at best, as its is easy to perceive a mist on a
picture as a ghost even though a more rational explanation
is more believable.
No concrete proof has ever been recorded and
with things like this, it is up to you whether you believe
or not in paranormal activity.
Embalmed in Tar - Hollinwood, Greater
Manchester - 18th century
Submitted by Martin Heaps
In the eighteenth century a certain Miss Beswick
lived in the Manor House at Birchen Bower, Hollinwood, now
a part of Greater Manchester. At the time her house was surrounded
by woods and fields, and her estates included Rose Hill and
Cheetwood. Most of the Manor House was demolished after her
death.
Miss Beswick was an eccentric character, and
later in her life she recieved a shock which effected her
greatly. She recieved news that here brother had died but
that as his body was being layed in the coffin a slight movement
was seen. This came as a shock to the doctor who certified
hime dead. Her infact brother lay in a coma for a few more
weeks but eventually came too and lived for many more years.
Fightened by this chain of events Miss Beswick
later changed her will to leave everything to a Dr White in
return for her not to be buried and that her body to be rought
back to the manor every 21 years. She died in 1768 and Dr
White carried out his agreement and embalmed Miss Beswick
in tar.
She was then presented to the Natural History
Museum in Manchester where she was on display for 100 years,
until the commisioners decided that enough was enough, and
they decided to bury her as she was becoming "undesirable".
She was finally laid to rest in Harpurhey Cemetary.
After here death her ghost had been seen by
many people who live in the manor now converted into seperate
dwellings. Her appearence would be preceeded by the rustling
of her silken dress; she would be seen in black gliding through
the kitchen and disappearing on the same flag stone. The apparation
was seen as late as 1920 at that time next to a well near
the stone cottage in which she moved to when to she was too
infirm to live in the manor.
The Phantom Violinist - Stainland,
Nr Halifax, Yorkshire
Submitted by Martin Heaps
Mr Albert Paradise first moved to his cottage
in about 1930, when he was still a child. The cottage is in
Stainland near Halifax, Yorkshire. Because Mr Paradise father
had a fear of gas and electricity, the house did not have
anything other than a coal fire and oil lamps or candles until
his death in th 1950's.
On New Years Eve 1956 Mr Paradise was in bed
listening to music; he had not been drinking despite the festive
season. Mr paradise had left the bedroom curtains open and
was lying in bed. Above the fireplace was a victorian print
and Mr Paradise apparently saw a face appear in the frame
then watched in terror when a figure appeared to walk out
of the fireplace and towards the bed. Mr Paradise described
the apparition as having a white face, sunken eyes and long
white hair.
Even more extraordinary the figure appeared
to be playing a violin. Mr Paradise left the room in terror.
A few nights later Mr Paradise was in the
kitchen when he felt someone was behind him and he was too
afarid to turn around; he remained rigid in the kitchen.
No further reports where made after the fireplace was bricked
up and the house fitted with electricity.
Wadsley White Lady - Wadsley Common,
Sheffield, S Yorkshire
Submitted by Martin Heaps
Wadsley is in the northwest of Sheffield in
South Yorkshire and in 1920 became momenteraly famous for
its white-lady ghost.
She was seen in Worrall, Wadsley and Loxley
but though to originate on Wadlsey common. She glided silently
around, raising her arms in lament. According to the legend,
the lady walks, if walks be the word, between nine and eleven
at night.
As reported in the Sheffield Daily Independant
of 5 February 1920, Clarence Swain was out walking with his
sister when they saw the figure. Bothe he and his sister where
alarmed at the sight and commented, "Me nervous! I was
never feared before of man or spirit but if this wasn't a
spirit I am beat".
A minor John Grayson also saw the ghost on
the same spot again with its arms waiving in despair. Many
others also claim to have seen the ghost.
Despite the very human like appearence of
this white-lady local researchers are convinced that this
particular report belongfs under the tag which-nun, whice
is believed to appear when natural gases and energy emanate
from the Earth.
These swirling elongated shapes can appear
very human like and to someone alone in a desolate area it
is all too easy to see faces and moving limbs.
Abbas Hall - Nr Great Cornard Suffolk
Submitted by Martin Heaps
Abbas Hall is located just a few miles from
Borley Rectory. Events there were investigated by ghost hunter
Philip Paul who worked with the occupant, Yvonne Spalding.
Her job was to look after the hall for the
owner, a solicitor, in exchange for which she was allowed
to live there rent free. She also tended a herd of Jersey
cattle kept on the nearby esate of Lord Abinger.
Spailding reported hearing footsteps and heavy
dragging noises in the bedroom in the bedrooms upstairs though
she could find no explanation for these sounds. Lord Abinger
apparantly told her he had seen the face of an old women looking
through the window; when he and Yvonne went outside to investigate
no one could be found outside.
On another occasion Yvonne was alone in the
house in the evening, reading in the living room when the
kitchen latch door made a sound.
Her cat and her dog then stared at the door
and bothe moevd their heads in unison, appeared to be watching
something move across the room where the latch on the other
door also clicked. Some seconds later she heard dragging of
feet in the upstairs bedroom.
Uncomfartable to say the least, she took her
animals and spent the night at a friends.
The Millers House - Willington, Tyne
and Wear
Submitted by Martin Heaps
In 1840 ghostlight phenomena were reported
in a miller's house, owned by a quake, Mr Joseph Proctor,
at Wellington, Newcastle. One particular room in the house
was said to be haunted by disembodied human sounds and balls
of lights, which would render it impossible to be occupied
as a sleeping apartment. Various animal noises where also
present.
In order to investigate the phenomenon Dr
edward Drury visited the mil with a friend on 3rd July 1840.
The house was secretly locked up and examined and Dr Drury
sat on the third - story landing waiting for the phenomenon
to mainfest itself.
At around ten minutes to midnight there was
a noise which sounded like pattering of bare feet on the floor.They
could hear waht sounded like coughing in the haunted room
although it was empty and they heard a rustling sound coming
up the stairs.
At a quarter to one Dr Drury saw a figure
of a women dressed in grey clothing. Here head was slightly
bowed and one hand was pressed against her chest as if she
was in pain.
The apparition approached cautiously and pointed
towards his friend who was sleeping nearby. drury then rushed
towards the apparition, giving an almost awful yell bu found
nothing of substance and he ended up collapsing on his friend;
for the next three hours he could recall nothing.
During this peroid he was carried downstairs
in a state of fear and terror Dr Drury later said he was suprised
at how innafected he had been.
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