To Follow Shortly
12th April 2008 - 8.30pm – 1am
Location Area's - Main Bar / Top Bar / Cellar
Vigil Groups
Group 1 - Karen F / Mark / Sue / Stuart M
Group 2 - Karen S / Anne / Stuart D / Dawn
Group 3 - Troy / Jo / Simon / Tim
Main Bar
Medium pre-investigation walk – Karen
Chest pains – screaming and crying / Picking up of a male with a hoody type of mentality. Very slim and drawn looking. 19-20yrs old. Use of recreational drugs. Energetic but nervous. Linked to some sort of gang looking for him. Karl name associated. Murder (poss stabbing. Quite recent
Link to the name of Colin
Karen and Jo both heard talking in the toilets 'You f***ed it up! We had a plan'
Jo was pushe from behind
Karen felt a twisted arm and the feeling that they were not welcome in the toilet area.
Group 3 9.45pm – 10.05pm
Temp start - 14.2 Temp End - x
Dark figure seen by all on stage and in doorway to stage area
Male and female voices heard
Taps, footsteps heard
Cold breezes felt
Picked up on the name John and a surname with the initial 'M'
Name of David picked up (well known to
Group 1 10.15pm – 10.35pm
Temp start - 12.3 Temp end - 14.4
Sue saw an orb on the dancefloor
All of the group hear someone treading on the broken glass behind the bar on a number of occasions.
Karen was possibly scratched on the back – but can't be 100% sure that it wasn't there before.
Stuart didn't like the toilets or cloakroom.
Sue felt very drawn to the cloakroom.
Karen's legs went all wobbly and unstable.
Karen saw a face staring back at her in the mirror behind the bar.
Stuart sensed a man walking from the stage to the toilets.
Karen felt very sick and headachy.
Both Stuart and Karen picked up on man who was drunk and very vicous. Slim, about Stuarts height (5ft 8?) with ginger hair. Laughing with smelly breath. From around the turn of the century – World War One.
Bar area changed to be more to the right and straighter.
Group 2 11.30pm – 11.55pm
Temp start - 13.5 Temp 11.42pm – 12.2 Temp end - 15
Ann saw someone standing in the doorway when Stuart took a photograph.
Karen and Dawn also saw figure in doorway just after.
Karen and Dawn also saw someone peeking through the main doorway
Karen and Dawn picked up on a murder here – possibly badly stabbed.
Two brothers and a big bloke had a fight in the toilets.
Stuart felt a stab between the shoulder blades in the toilets and couldn't breathe.
Anne and Dawn picked up on a little girl near the DJ box
Karen saw a shadow on the stage
Dawn sensed a lady behind the bar
Shuffling was heard near the DJ box on the stage
Dawn and Karen sensed someone in the cloakroom
A loud thump was heard about 2 minutes later in the entrance near the cloakroom.
Temp then dropped in the cloakroom area from 10.8 to 9.4 (11.44pm)
Stuart heard breathing coming from the little cupboard – sense of a male
Top Bar
Medium pre-investigation walk – Karen
Gambling connection – Private group in centre of the room around a round table with green baize cloth.
Smartly dressed gentleman in a shirt and suit with cufflinks.
Grey hair swept right back.
Smoking cigars and drinking brandy
Talking business and playing poker
Some sort of connection to the underworld, can also see a small revolver. The numbers 312 can be seen on the barrel of the revolver.
With the other men there is a problem with a foot and another was going dea in one ear.
There was a connection with one of them to a hanging.
There was also a connection to a boxing club.
Also a need to travel to Brompton hospital, as if it was a regular journey from this place to there.
Reg / Pat
No women – very male – some sort of gentleman's club
Top bar not connected to downstairs – two separate entrances
There would have been some sort of door onto the balcony where there is also a statue of a lady.
Group 2 9.45pm – 10.08pm
Temp start - 14.9 Temp end - 10
Ann saw someone walk past the window by the bar.
Lots of temp changes (see temp sheet)
Ann asked for a tap on the ladder and a tap was heard on the wall behind the ladder.
Karen can feel cold breezes around her whilst sitting on the floor
Anne sensed a male behind the bar Christopher (called Chris) Tall with a beard and comes in 3 nights a week.
Anne sensed the building was built in 1880.
Anne picked up the name of Martin
Felt that Chris was standing behind th bar watching us.
Dawn felt that something terrible had happened in the building – murder or rape
Dawn smelt vinegar when at the side of the bar.
In the stairwell temp dropped (see temp sheet below)
Karen heard someone on the stairs say 'it weren't me', she feels as if someone was pushed or has fallen down the stairs.
Sense of an argument over something trivial between two women.
Group 3 10.10pm – 10.30pm
Temp start - 15.1 Temp end - x
Figure seen on stairs by Jo and
Smell of whiskey and smoking
Feeling of someone being pushed or dragged down the stairs
Cuckoo whistle heard by Simon
Cold draughts felt by all
Taps heard in the corner near the stairs
Burning sensation felt on Simon's leg
Incense smelt by Jo and Tim
Touch felt on
Voice heard saying either 'help' or 'oi'
Group 1 11.35pm – 11.55pm (Jo instead of Karen)
Temp start – 14 Temp end - x
Nothing at all within the bar area.
Jo picked up on someone near the ladies toilet on the stairs.
12pm – loud bang heard by all both in Top bar and Main Bar
Cellar
Medium pre-investigation walk – Karen
Rolling Stones association (owner had just come back from something to do with Rolling Stones that day)
Male presence who is felt both in the cellar and upstairs in the bar – link to the early 70s (1972?)
Was overweight in the stomach area – got the shakes.
Stab to the stomach area – slashed with a broken bottle?
Also another older male with weakness in the arms – link to the name Charlie
Thinner older male, passed in hospital. Lung problems
In the 1940's sense of soldiers coming to he pub – poss connection to the older man.
Links to Bingo – Also has been a more social building rather than any private residence.
Sense of overwhelming sadness – especially upstairs.
Homless person working here at some point.
Group 1 9.50pm – 10.10pm
Temp start - 18.5 Temp end – 18.2
Squeak heard
Loud bangs heard on barrel hatch
Stuart could feel coldness on his right hand – left hand temp was 28 and right was 23
Karen and Stuart felt an angry and menacing / violent presence. - male
Karen sensed incontinence.
Karen, Stuart and Sue feel a cold breeze on their backs.
Karen asked for the group to move away from the barrel hatch, but when the group moved kept feeling like being pulled back there.
Group 2 10.12pm – 10.23pm
Temp start - 14.1 Temp end - 14.8
Figure seen in the corner of the barrel room
Stuart saw someone move in this area as they walked in.
Karen felt someone touching her face and hair
Anne heard a bang in the right hand corner
Sense that someone had fallen through the barrel hatch.
All heard shuffling behind them when facing the barrel hatch.
Anne, Dawn and Karen felt as if there was a stab to the bottom of the ribs
All heard banging fro the barrel doors
All heard whispering sounds
Karen was touched on the back and all heard banging again.
All heard a ringing noise
Stuart saw someone walk across the centre of the cellar.
Group 3 11.35pm – 11.55pm (Karen swapped for Jo)
Temp start - x Temp end - x
Blow felt on
Shadow seen passing across the door to the electric boards
Figure seen behind Karen
Touch felt on
Loud stamps heard on barrel hatch by all
Shadow seen again across the door to electrics
Draggin sound heard getting louder over far storage area of the cellar
Shadow seen behind Tim,
Pressing felt on
Figure seen in front of Tim (Tim mistook this for thinking it was Simon!)
Heavy knocks heard from the corner
Musky Incense smelt
Sense of 2 males, one younger than the other.
Aggressive feelings
Strong sense of being watched.
Spirit Board Experiment – Main Bar (nr stage) 12.15pm – 12.45pm
Name of Jeff spelt out and then confirmed this was their name
Confirmed it was him we heard talking in the toilets
Was talking to Ian (name spelt out)
Yes they were arguing
Were they arguing about money? No
Asked for surname but not much sense – letters – DOQF / DAIG
Seemed to be a change of energy, asked for name again and got the letters – CLAIB which was repeated a number of times.
Asked if the name was Kathleen, which was confirmed as yes.
Given the name of
Speaking to Kathleen
Are your remains in this pub? Y
Are they under the stage area? Y
Were you killed by accident? Y
Were you playing hide and seek? Y
Did you get lost in the rooms? Y
Was it a locked room? Y
Were you an orphan? Y
Were you a workhouse girl? Y
Was unable to establish date but that was around when King George was king.
Were you in service here? No answer
18th May 2008 - 7.30pm - 11.30pm
Areas - Bar / Cellar / Gent's Toilet / Top Bar
Group 1 - Karen F / Troy / Karen S / Simon C / Dillon
Group 2 - Anne / Mark / Louise / Simon S
Bar
Group 1 - 7.44pm - 8.14pm Temp Start 22.5 Temp End 21.6 Dark shadow seen both near the stage and at the far bar. Shadow of a male standing and watching us was seen visually by all of the group. Karen approached this man and the shadow could been seen following Karen around as she walked about this area.
Lights seen on the stage
There was the strong sense of someone walking inbetween Simon and Troy
Flashes of light were seen.
Shadows seen again by the kitchen doorway
Karen picked up on a male called George from around 1823 who passed at the age of 87, wearing an old grey suit. He would have suffered with chesty breathing problems due to smoking, and smoke inhalation.
Karen sensed a Colonel, lnked to the name of Alfred and the Grenadier Guards who would have kept a watchful eye over the troops whilst they relaxed and drank in this area. There is also the sense of army drunken brawls
Picked up on the names Sally and Harry
Sense of a lady with a young girl.
Picked up on a ginger haired soldier.
Sense of a male in the cloakroom area.
Group 2 - 8.25pm - 8.45pm tart Temp 20.7 End Temp 20.6 8.25 - Louise had an achy bum, Anne had an achy back, Louises camera picked up orbs around Simon, all heard taps coming from behind the bar, Anne saw a flash of light behind the bar. Anne picked up on the names Joseph and Jason in the cloakroom. Anne sensed someone standing behind Simon and Louise caught an orb on camera at this point.
8.30 - The chiller behind the bar started, this is not on any kind of timer and should not be switching on as the whole place is completely closed down. Mark heard a whisper on the dancefloor Anne heard a woman's voice - but not sure what she siad. Anne heard in her left ear from a male's voice 'Winston Churchill came to ass, stuck a finger up my arse'.
8.35 - Simon saw an orb going through the window, Louise was touched on her belly, Anne felt a scratch to her arm and back. Anne felt sick and had a racing heart, also felt a tugging at her left arm.
8.40 - Louise was poked in her back and shoulders. Anne sensed a big person standing on the stage. Anne picked up on the names William and Thomas (Tom). Anne sensed the singing of 'Sally, Sally, Up the Alley!'
Cellar
Group 2 - 7.45pm - 8.10pm Start Temp 17.1 19.40 - Simon saw a flash of light
Various taps heard around the room
Someone walked infront of the electric cupboard
Battery on the camera died quickly at just 1 hour - it was fully charged at the start.
Big burly man sensed standing in corner of main area
Nasty feeling in main area of being drunk and sick
Nice person sensed in the small area at the far end of the cellar
8.03 - Anne picked up the name William Pritchard
Group 1 - 8.15pm - 8.44pm Start Temp 22.9 End Temp 25.8 Cold draught felt between Dillon and Troy
Orb seen by all by the electric cupboard
Flashing light seen at the far end of the cellar, this was not from anything electrical.
Loud sigh heard by all
A shadow was seen in the doorway which moved quickly away by a couple of the group.
Cold breeze was felt on Karen's arm
Footsteps were heard.
The sund of a small child crying was heard very briefly by all.
Someone was sitting next to Simon in the far part of the cellar, which could be felt by him and also seen as a shadow by the rest of the group who were at the other end. This shado then moved away and was gone.
Shadow was seen standing over by the hatch.
Moan noise heard
Cold breeze felt again.
There was quite a large temperature rise, but it felt colder by all the group.
Sense of a young girl
Sense of a large gentleman who was very broad across the shoulders.
Gents Toilets
Group 1 - 9.45pm - 10.08pm Standing near the urinals, everyone felt quite funny and wanted to mess about
Music playing was heard by all briefly
The poster of a black sheep which has a sensor in it which goes off when someone walks infront of it went off all by itself without anyone in the group passing by it.
Bang was heard near the urinals.
Rumbling noise was heard as if the rolling of a barrel.
An arm was seen by the edge of the doorway as if someone was standing just behind it and this was then follwed by something brushing past Karen S legs.
Karen F saw a bright white light near the cubicles at the far end.
The name of Kenny Everitt was picked up
Heart pains were felt.
The rest of the group watched as a dark shadow walked up behind Karen F and then came to stand by her side.
The feeling was much more gloomy and sad by the cubicles.
Group 2 - 10.15pm - 10.45pm Start Temp 17.2 10.15 - Anne sensed someone being sick in the urinals
10.25 - All heard a dragging sounds as urinals finished flushing
10.30 - Radio went off on its own 5 times and then another 3 times.
10.35 - Anne sensed someone being her say 'I just had a dump'
Top Bar
Group 2 - 9.45pm - 10.15pm Start Temp 19.4 End Temp 19.2 Orbs filmed at the top of the stairs area.
10.10 - Sounds of people walking up the stairs and a man behind the bar.
Anne sensed man behind the bar called Chris, Very tall, Ginger hair, Moustache. Sense of him saying 'Clean the bar. It's bloody filthy, look at the state its in!'.
Group 1 - 10.14pm - 10.31pm Start Temp 22.2 End Temp 21.7 Tap was heard by the far window
Shadow was noticed by the door which then moved away
Karen started swaying
There was a strong sense of wanting to dance and sing.
Picked up the sense of a gentleman
Ouija Board Experiment
Lots of swearing came through at first.
Did you speak in Anne's ear? Yes
Did you say the Winston Churchill quote? Yes
Did you see Anne blush? No
Are you 28? Yes<