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Investigation date: 23rd February 2008

Team present :Drew Bartley, Fiona Vipond, Lloyd Wright & Noel Sorbie

Guests: Leanne (manageress), Nick, Karen, James, Geri, Vicky, Katie & Charlotte.

 

The  hotel is situated near the old elvet bridge in beautiful city of Durham. With reports of strange occurrences witnessed by several staff members, the team were more than eager to discover what spiritual activity was lurking & what would happen if an incident changed a sceptics belief into a 100% believer?

 

Vigil 1 team 1 back stairwell  (Fiona; Leanne; Nick; Vicky; Noel & James.)

Temp: 17c

 Emf nil

 12.30am

Noel picks up on lots of spirits (George) & children – no names.

Séance

Leanne reports that her bracelet feels really hot against her skin.

Spirit refused to communicate with us through Noel & told us to leave?!

Fiona develops an ache on the left side of her jaw then stops when the team leave the area.

Vigil 1 team 2 room 242 (Drew, Lloyd, Karen, Katy, Geri & Charlotte.)

12.40am

Geri goes cold on "asking out". Light anomalies filmed.

12.55am

Pen thrown through the air! Nobody was near it at the time. Katy gets upset.

 

Vigil 2 team 1 room 242

When calling out into the atmosphere, three loud taps were heard. Light anomalies captured on night vision.

Vigil 2 team 2 room 241

1.45am

Lloyd feels very uneasy in this room for no apparent reason!

 

vigil 3 team 1 room 241

3am

Temp 19c

(Lloyd joins team 1) With most of the group feeling quite strange in this room, we decided to conduct a séance to get the energies flowing more thoroughly.

We were told by the staff that one of the employees had died in this area several years ago. The name of that person was "Billy". Lloyd began calling out & when he called out this gentleman's name every person present simultaneously felt really apprehensive. Seconds later, Vicky collapsed against the bed, thankfully which was directly behind her to cushion her fall. Temperature drops were recorded at this point.

Shortly after recovering, Vicky said she felt an overwhelming feeling of energy enveloping her, to the point of fainting.

It gave the team quite a scare, particularly James who was a total non believer. At the end of the investigation, James tried his best to

rationalise what had occurred earlier, to no avail!

vigil 3 team 2 Bar area

3am

 

Noel picks up on a "Billy Briggs". He used to be a night porter years ago. (Could this be the gentleman in room 241?) It appears to Noel that he died from a heart attack! (All details concrete, including physical description.)

Summary

The nights events at the prestigious county hotel proved to be most satisfactory! Particularly changing a guests way of thinking.

Vicky made a complete recovery from her experience.

The team would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Leanne & staff at the county & appreciation for all their hospitality & kindness.

 

                                       Fiona hard at work in room 242                                              Noel tries to make contact

 

 

                                              Trigger object in place                                                                      Séance room 242

 
   

 

 

pictures courtesy of

Lloyd Wright

2008