Though the above is only a theory, like many paranormal ventures, they begin with an investigation, which is exactly what I was intent on doing, I felt I needed some kind of validation. I have had many personal experiences at this Hall but now with this new-found information, I will be taking a fresh approach. I still find it difficult to express the feeling I get when walking into this 15th century Hall, there is an apparent oppressive feeling, a darkness and you never fully feel as if you are alone, even when you believe you are. I’m certainly not going to lie; this place does give me the ‘Heebiejeebies’ and it’s one of the few places I feel could push me to my limits.... but I felt needed to know more, I needed to go back again and face my fears, so, that’s exactly what I did.
T H E I N V E S T I G AT I O N 1 2 / 0 1 / 2 0 1 8 Upon arrival, I was keeping in mind other people’s paranormal experiences. It wasn’t only reports of monks, but those of men, women and children. As I mentioned briefly before, the Hall also served its purpose as a farm house for families as well as a mining club, it was no secret that the miners that came to the club would gamble and drink after a hard day’s work and many of these miners had at some point lost their lives in unfortunate accidents whilst working in the mines which were scattered all over Derbyshire - even to this day the Hall still houses a small office which is used for miner preservation purposes. Now, joined by friends and fellow investigators Kimberly, Luke and Tammy of Breaking Paranormal UK - we ventured inside of Gresley Old Hall once more to begin our investigation. We began our investigation in the attic area and started with some calling out, listening for knocks, voices, any kind of spirit interaction. We were all seated around a table in the second room, 40
located at the far back of the building. The rooms upstairs are very small and were believed to be at one point the main living quarters. Along the walls are small square openings which lead off into the foundations of the building, upon examining these you could easily fit a person through, but it looked far too dangerous (even for me) to consider going inside, though I couldn’t help but let my imagination run wild and I found myself forever looking behind me at the gaps in the wall. The entire building is very much in a derelict state, which of course only adds to the eerie atmosphere. As at this time, we were with another group and some of their guests - they decided to conduct a Ouija board session which I did partake in for a short time. The planchette did move, though it didn’t spell out any names, it simply answered a few yes and no questions. During this time, I was seated next to Luke, who said he could feel a cool breeze down his left side - I found this interesting as I was seated to Luke’s left and I myself could not feel anything, I decided to hold up the EMF meter over Luke’s chair and sure enough, the lights began to flicker a few times, indicating it was indeed picking up on some kind of electromagnetic frequency. Before the investigation started, everyone had made sure to turn their mobile phones to flight mode as to not interfere with any equipment and the entire main area of Gresley Hall does not hold electricity. I had a previous experience in this attic the year before where I distinctly heard a child’s voice... so, we began to call out for children and I once again had another personal experience. My hand was placed in my lap and it felt as if something blew onto the top of my hand resulting in a cold sensation (which evidently, would have been around a child’s height) it only lasts a few seconds, but I can tell you it was enough for me to notice it and jump up out of my seat! We continued the investigation in the attic, but the activity seemed to cease so we went for a short break before making our way back up into the main hall. This time, we headed to the first floor and up the small flight of stairs on the right HAUNTED MAGAZINE 19