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Essex Spirit and Ghost Researchers, ashdon, Saffron Walden (2025)

19/09/2022

After yesterday's visit failed to turn up any spirits, thought I would tell about my visit to Sawston Hall and the couple of experiences I had whilst there.

First a bit about Sawston Hall :-

'In 1553 Mary Tudor, fleeing imprisonment by the Duke of Northumberland, spent a night at the medieval Sawston Hall. Northumberland's soldiers followed Mary to Sawston, forcing her to flee the next morning disguised as a dairymaid. As she fled, the soldiers set fire to the medieval manor, destroying a large part of the House. Mary promised to help rebuild Sawston as a sign of gratitude for the protection given her by the Huddleston family'

The house is an amazing place, which surprised me, when I got my first look at it. It is a building full of architectural details of the time and I felt honoured to be surveying such a great building.

We were there to record the details of the building and individual rooms, like the doors, record the detail of the panelling and such like. Starting on the ground floor, as the surveyor I was working with preferred working his way up the building and I was his assistant on the day. I did not sense anything on that part of the building.

We went up to the first floor and started on the rooms and corridors. We entered the long gallery, which is a room a length of the building, with its panelled walls, it looked to be a place more likely to sense a presence. However the room proved uneventful, I did feel anything there, good or bad.

We then surveyed the short gallery, a smaller room than we had just come from and which gave access to the two main bedrooms at the front of the house.

The room we entered first was the panelled bedroom, with its dark wood panelling to the walls, it did feel different compared to the rest of the house we had all ready been in. It was not a dark feeling,like i had experienced in previous story, but something hung in the air. In the corner of the room was a door, which lead originally to another corridor, but that other side was blocked off, so formed a small cupboard. As we started drawing and measuring the panelling, we could hear banging, it was not loud bangs but like someone tapping on the wall from the other side. My colleague looked at me and said maybe the owner was back inside. When we had come upstairs, the owner had informed us that he was working out in the garden and coach house, so it was only us two in the building.

The banging subsided as we got on with our work, then we could hear the sound of a door handle being turned and the catch opening, but it kept going, as if the person was having trouble getting the door to open. It was coming from the corner by the door, that was now a cupboard.

My colleague was sure it was the client trying to enter from the other corridor
So we stopped what we doing and went round to the corridor, there was no one there and the noise stopped.

We went back to the room, finishing our work and then moving onto the next room. We did not experience anything else whilst we were in the room.

The second floor had a section on two sides of the building, where the roof trusses were exposed and was all lined out, forming a L shaped long room. As we surveyed this part of the building, I could sense a presence watching us, it was a head of us keeping to the sides of the room and as we walked around it moved with us, keeping the same distance from us. When we got to the other end of the room, it disappeared. As we left the room, I looked back but could not sense it looking, but sure it was round the other part of the room.

As we left the building, we met the client coming in, and colleague asked had he been struggling with the door on the first floor, and the reply was that this was his first time back in since we saw him earlier.

We would survey the coach house another day, but then the project fell through and we did not get to visit again.

18/09/2022

Today we visited the Secret nuclear Bunker at Kelvedon Hatch. We had seen ghost visits regularly happen at the Bunker and we wanted to see what we encountered as we walked around the three floors and tunnel leading to the main Bunker.

About the bunker (from the website):-
'Come and witness the three lives of the bunker starting with its role as an RAF ROTOR Station, then a brief period as a civil defence centre through to its most recent life as a Regional Government HQ. Designed for up to 600 military and civilian personnel, possibly even the Prime Minister, their collective task being to organise the survival of the population in the awful aftermath of a nuclear war.

The Bunker had three main lives. Initially as an RAF ROTOR Station and latterly a Regional Government Headquarters, with a brief period in the 1960’s as a civil defence centre. There were also spare bunk beds in the tunnel, to help accommodate some of the hundreds of civilian and military personnel that would be stationed here in time of nuclear attack. The bunker was built on land requisitioned from the local farmer J.A.Parrish.

Paradoxically as the heat of the Cold War died down, the bunker and it’s ancillary systems were no longer required by the Government, and were costing up to 3 million pounds a year to keep on standby. Upon decommissioning in 1992 the bunker was bought back from the government by the Parrish family, at a closed bid public auction, and hence is now privately owned.'

Though the Bunker had been used throughout those 30 years, for those that worked there and some two week tests, where groups stayed locked in for 14 days, there had been no significant accidents or deaths.

Entering the site, you see the main entry building and it is hard to believe that it is the entrance to the bunker. The cottage feels more like it would fit into a horror movie. There is no one to show you round, as they provide guide wands to take you around, so the site is empty and eerily quiet.

Going into the house, you are guided to take the wand and enter the tunnel to the bunker. The 120 yard long tunnel, has posters, beds and bicycles fixed to walls. Walking down the tunnel, taking time to stop every few steps, I could not sense anything of a spirit nature, either behind us from where he had just come, or even ahead of us.

Touring the 3 floors, listening to the guide on the wands and then taking time to walk around the spaces available, it was surprising that it could hold 600 people. I felt no presences for the whole time we walked around, there were no surprise noises or movements.

The bunker it self is very interesting, filled with equipment that would have been used there and displays to show how things would have been if there had been a nuclear attack. There are a number of video presentations at various stages on the tour which give more depth onto the nuclear threat.

Once paying at the canteen , we exited the bunker through corrugated line tunnel and back outside.

When we got back to the car, we discussed if we felt anything while taking the tour, which took around 90 minutes. We both agreed we had not sensed anything, or that anything happened that we had to query what caused it.

When I encounter spirits in the houses I visit, I know they can hide away in corners or darker parts of the rooms. So making sure to explore all of the rooms and corridors we entered, at no time did I feel a presence or that I was being watched.

I have no doubt that at night the place would have a darker feeling to it and with more people walking around, more noises to raise your senses.

As an insight to the nuclear war, the bunker provides a great insight to the dangers and consequences of a blast.

17/09/2022

Hi all

As part of my main job I have to survey and measure existing properties, from houses to shops to industrial units. I survey new properties but also many old buildings, like Sawston Hall, which will be another story.

About 24 years ago I had to survey an old house in Suffolk, which part of, remained from the 14th/15th century but most of the building was more recent. The property had large ground floor rooms, living room, drawing room, kitchen, dining room ,etc with corridors separated by self closing doors, which would go thud, thud as the door you came through, lightly hit the other and came to a close. The upstairs was mostly bedrooms, en suites and separate batgrooms, all off a long corridor.

The stairs to the first floor was at the rear of the house, so you had to pass through a large hall from the front entrance, through a pair of doors into a corridor, then finally through another pair of doors into the main staircase area, which also gave access to a downstairs toilet, the kitchen and access to the outside, which was boarded up from the outside.

I always start a survey upstairs and work my way down, so I finish at the door out, knowing I have done all areas. So I measured the first floor, taking about a hour and a half. After measuring the stairs area, i entered the kitchen, which was a large space, about 6 metres by 6 metres. As soon as I stood in the space, I could feel the negativity in the room. I could not sense a single spirit in the room, but I could feel the dread and darkness contained within the room. Though the room was well lit from the big windows, it felt darker than the rest of the house.

This put me at such unease that I very quickly measured the kitchen. I could not not survey it, but I have never wanted to get out of a room so quick. As I left the room, I could feel the release of the dark pressure off me, as I entered the stair space. I was so relieved to be out of that room. I pushed on getting the survey done, as now I just wanted out of the building.

An hour later I finished the survey, back at the main entrance. However I really needed to use the toilet, so decided as long as I was quick and I did not enter the kitchen I would be okay. So I walked quickly through the house back to the stairs area, refusing to look at the door which led into the kitchen. I put my bag down, containing my measuring equipment and drawings by the toilet door and did what I needed to in the toilet.

Once finished I got my bag and walked back to the entrance door and went out. I got to my car on the drive and as always, before leaving a site, I checked my bag to make sure all my equipment was still in there. The measuring tape was missing. As the last olace i measured was the entrance door, I knew the tape only had to be inside, so I could retrieve it quickly.

I let my self back into the house and looked all around the entrance hall, on the floor, on the window sills and on the mantelpiece. There was no sign of it, so I rechecked my bag. It still was not in there. My heart filled with dread, I knew where it was going to be, what ever was in the kitchen, knew I had sensed it.

I made my way back to the staircase area , hoping to find the tape on the way, or by the toilet door, cause it had fallen out of the bag when I put it down. I went to the kitchen door, took a moment to settle my self and then entered. As I stood by the door, there was the tape measure, on the worktop on the other side of the kitchen. I very quickly made my way over and got the tape, trying not to let the darkness in the room bother me, but this time I could sense something else in the room with me, watching me.

I walked out of kitchen as quickly as I could, trying not to show any attention to whatever was trying to get me to notice it. I walked out of the stair area and through the first set of double doors, they did the thud,thud as they closed. As I got to the second set of doors, the ones behind me did the thud, thud again, something had come through them. I could feel the darkness on my back, as i pushed the door open and went through , they did the thud,thud as I speed walked to the entrance, they did the thud, thud again as I pulled the entrance door open. As i walked out the door i looked back and there was no one there, but I could feel that something was standing by those double doors. I locked up, ran to my car and drove of, looking into the rear view mirror, looking back at the house. Once on the road, I concentrated on the road and stopped thinking about the house.

04/09/2022

One of my early encounters

As part of my job I have to survey and measure existing properties, from houses to shops to industrial units. I survey new properties but also many old buildings, like Sawston Hall, which will be another story.

About 24 years ago I had to survey an old house in Suffolk, which part of, remained from the 14th/15th century but most of the building was more recent. The property had large ground floor rooms, living room, drawing room, kitchen, dining room ,etc with corridors separated by self closing doors, which would go thud, thud as the door you came through, lightly hit the other and came to a close. The upstairs was mostly bedrooms, en suites and separate batgrooms, all off a long corridor.

The stairs to the first floor was at the rear of the house, so you had to pass through a large hall from the front entrance, through a pair of doors into a corridor, then finally through another pair of doors into the main staircase area, which also gave access to a downstairs toilet, the kitchen and access to the outside, which was boarded up from the outside.

I always start a survey upstairs and work my way down, so I finish at the door out, knowing I have done all areas. So I measured the first floor, taking about a hour and a half. After measuring the stairs area, i entered the kitchen, which was a large space, about 6 metres by 6 metres. As soon as I stood in the space, I could feel the negativity in the room. I could not sense a single spirit in the room, but I could feel the dread and darkness contained within the room. Though the room was well lit from the big windows, it felt darker than the rest of the house.

This put me at such unease that I very quickly measured the kitchen. I could not not survey it, but I have never wanted to get out of a room so quick. As I left the room, I could feel the release of the dark pressure off me, as I entered the stair space. I was so relieved to be out of that room. I pushed on getting the survey done, as now I just wanted out of the building.

An hour later I finished the survey, back at the main entrance. However I really needed to use the toilet, so decided as long as I was quick and I did not enter the kitchen I would be okay. So I walked quickly through the house back to the stairs area, refusing to look at the door which led into the kitchen. I put my bag down, containing my measuring equipment and drawings by the toilet door and did what I needed to in the toilet.

Once finished I got my bag and walked back to the entrance door and went out. I got to my car on the drive and as always, before leaving a site, I checked my bag to make sure all my equipment was still in there. The measuring tape was missing. As the last olace i measured was the entrance door, I knew the tape only had to be inside, so I could retrieve it quickly.

I let my self back into the house and looked all around the entrance hall, on the floor, on the window sills and on the mantelpiece. There was no sign of it, so I rechecked my bag. It still was not in there. My heart filled with dread, I knew where it was going to be, what ever was in the kitchen, knew I had sensed it.

I made my way back to the staircase area , hoping to find the tape on the way, or by the toilet door, cause it had fallen out of the bag when I put it down. I went to the kitchen door, took a moment to settle my self and then entered. As I stood by the door, there was the tape measure, on the worktop on the other side of the kitchen. I very quickly made my way over and got the tape, trying not to let the darkness in the room bother me, but this time I could sense something else in the room with me, watching me.

I walked out of kitchen as quickly as I could, trying not to show any attention to whatever was trying to get me to notice it. I walked out of the stair area and through the first set of double doors, they did the thud,thud as they closed. As I got to the second set of doors, the ones behind me did the thud, thud again, something had come through them. I could feel the darkness on my back, as i pushed the door open and went through , they did the thud,thud as I speed walked to the entrance, they did the thud, thud again as I pulled the entrance door open. As i walked out the door i looked back and there was no one there, but I could feel that something was standing by those double doors. I locked up, ran to my car and drove of, looking into the rear view mirror, looking back at the house. Once on the road, I concentrated on the road and stopped thinking about the house.

Perry

01/09/2022

Ess*x based ghost researchers and hunters, looking to help those being visited by spirits and those who have passed over. Perry is a spiritual medium, who has interacted with the spirits since he was 8 and in the last couple of years his contact with spirits has increased, being visited by spirits related to clients, for whom he has read tarot cards. Lisa is a spiritualist who relates to people's auras and uses crystals to help provide protection.
We enjoy researching properties and people, finding out their past and any trauma they may have suffered.
If you require our services, we will arrange to visit you to hear about what has been going on and see if Perry can sense any spirit while there. We will then go away to research the history of the property, finding out previous owners/tenants and see what we can find out about their life and passing.
With this information we will visit again, to share what we have found, staying to record any activity and also walk the property to see if we can sense the spirit and see if they wish to speak to us.
Lisa can provide crystal protection if the spirit is a badly behaved one, as we have experienced friendly spirits and the family live along side them.

29/08/2022

I took up tarot about a year ago, though I have been interested in it since I was a teenage, but it was only in later life I was drawn to learn and use them for guidance. I have read for many clients and have felt that spiritual connection with them.
I read the cards for a client in a troubled relationship as she was seeking guidance.
The following night I was aware of the usual spirits who regularly visit at night, but I was also aware that there was a new one. It was not one I had ever encountered before, as some I have seen only once or twice over all these years.

The spirit was in the corner skulking in the shadows, so I could not tell s*x or age, but they suddenly became aware that I could see them. With that they came at me quickly and screaming, which actually scared me and I came out of the semi trance I was in. I actually jumped so.much when I came out of the trance, that i woke my wife from her sleep, and had to tell her what had happened.

The spirit was a young woman, with blonde hair and I would have said around 18 but I only got a brief look as she came at me.

As I lay thinking about it, I realised the scream was more in excitement rather than trying to scare me. I tried to get back in connection with them, but they had gone. Think I scared them as much as they did me.

I had not told any one else, but when I did another reading for the same client, she asked if I had ever dealt with people who had passed. I told her I had encountered many spirits over the years. She told me she had lost a child, was a still born and sometimes wondered if she was looking over her. I said that I had been visited by a new female spirit, but I had not associated her to anyone. The client said she lost the child 20 years ago and I said I thought the spirit was around 18.

We left it there until a few weeks later, when the spirit visited again and this time told me I needed to contact the client as she needed me. So planned next day to message her, but the client messaged me before I got the chance and she needed another reading and talk through things.

Then a couple of weeks ago, the spirit came again and this was a quick visit, letting me know she is not here all the time, but overseeing her mother and willl only visit when need to get message to me.

I have not had any more visits from her, but feel she will be back when needed

29/08/2022

Here is my first experience when I was 8.
My childhood was quite eventful and at weekends mum would ship us out to various relatives to get us away from things for a couple of days. One of those relatives was my uncle Dave and his wife Helen. Helen was Catholic and would make us pray each night we were there, but she would- also talk to me to make sure i was okay. She was diagnosed with cancer and given a very short period to live, so we made a visit to her to say our goodbyes and she told me never to worry , she would always be there to make sure I was safe.
About a year later , mum had a new boyfriend and he slept over for the first time, which meant I couldn't sleep as i was worried about strangers in the house , but as I lay in bed I felt someone enter my bedroom. Though the door was ajar to let light into my bedroom from the landing , it was not wide enough for a person to come through, but the door did not move. Then I felt them sit on the bed, the mattress moved as they put their weight on the bed. Where they were sitting would block my view of my bedroom door, but there was no one there, but I could feel them sat on my bed.
The presence was sat facing the door, then a hand squeezed my leg and it felt familiar, like when Helen would cuddle me when upset. The hand moved away and they just sat on the bed facing the door. Realising it could be Helen, I slept and when I woke in the morning, the weight was gone and I did not feel anyone in the room.

She would visit at other times for next 3 years , but once mum remarried she stopped visiting.

Perry

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