Police Cells Museum 8th November 2014
Brighton
Area: Men & Women’s Cells
Equipment: Ouija, Dowsing Rods, Pendulums
Group B – We all explored the cells briefly, and one guest felt a finger touch her throat, quite forcefully. We then all started using the dowsing rods and pendulums to find out which spirits were with us. One guest felt she had a teenage boy with her aged 17 however when we started using the ouija it was a young boy called Harry aged 7. He had come here in 1934 with his parent who had been arrested. He only stayed a short while before taking the glass to goodbye.
We then had another spirit wishing to talk with us. He was a Prison Warden, from Poland, and had worked here for 5/6 years in 1929. He was 23 years old with the initials V K. Asked if he had affected the female guest earlier touching her throat, he said yes. Asked if he had strangled someone, he said yes but was sorry for what he had done. Whilst we were all in the cell we heard footsteps in the corridor but no-one there. We were also feeling cold spots around us in the corridor, and some guests saw a light.
We did explore the ladies cell next door, and as some guests went to walk into the last cell, they felt a cold draught pass them and the flag hanging above the door was swaying.
Group A – Starting with the rods & pendulums we had a male prisoner with us. We tried the Ouija but no movement. As one of the guests from the previous group was sensing the name of a spirit in the womens cells we decided to try the Ouija there. Although we had no movement with the glass, we were feeling cold on our legs and hands touching the glass, feeling tingling sensations in different places, and could smell cigarette smoke. Lots of creaking and taps under the table too.
Area: Court Room
Equipment: Writing Planchette & Table Tipping
Group B – Guests Lesley, Paula & Louise started with the automatic writing and immediately the pen started moving around the paper. They had lots of random writing but did get the initial J, and numbers 8 and 0. We also heard a bell ring near us but couldn’t find anything to identify it. Meanwhile near the entrance guests Karen, Justin, Paul & Terri started with table tipping. None of them had tried this before and were literally amazed when the table started moving, more so when I stepped away and left them to it. They all knew each other so trusted each other not to manipulate the table. The also took it in turns with just two of them at a time and it still moved on command. With four of them touching the table they had it spinning on one leg. I then swapped the groups so they could try both activities, and whilst I was with the four guests doing automatic writing we could all hear heavy footsteps walking around both groups. We heard one particular loud noise and when I went to investigate it sounded like a big heavy bench sliding across the floor, and when looking one of them was not in line with all the others. The guests doing the table tipping felt they had a female spirit with them, the table was moving very gently, as if the female spirit was dancing with them. Just as we were finishing a guests KII started lighting up to red.
Group A – Guests Andrew, Karen & Sue started with the table tipping and had a lovely female spirit with them, possibly the same as the previous session. She was able to move the table everywhere she was asked, even when all the guests turned their hands palm side up. With the other group the picture drawn looked like a male fist pointing. Cold spots were felt and noises heard by all. I swapped the groups over and just as I was starting with the table tipping Mark was suddenly surprised to see a shadow behind me. Both groups again had activity immediately, Christmas trees being drawn on the paper which was relevant to the guests, and the table was spinning a lot, and would continue to rock with just Mark & Katie.
This was a great venue, with fantastic guests, and lots of activity in every session.
Kym McMillan
Paranormal Investigator
Ghost Hunt Events
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