A catalogue of unexplained activity at a Gloucester pub has prompted the Gloucester Active Paranormal Society to investigate. It's claimed that a series of unexplained happenings have occurred at The New Inn in the space of a week, including the sound of ghostly footsteps, rattling doors and even a pint of beer mysteriously lifting itself off a table and on to the floor.
The building in Northgate Street is a bar and hotel, and dates back to the 14th Century. It was originally built to house pilgrims visiting the shrine of King Edward II at nearby Gloucester Cathedral, and is described as having the finest example of a medieval gallery in Britain.
Lyn Cinderey from the Gloucester Active Paranormal Society (GAPS) was in the bar at the time of the 'moving pint' incident, taking part in a pub quiz. "The quiz night was absolutely amazing," she said.
"There were a few people in the bar, and four people saw this glass - a full pint - just lift up and fall on the floor. The glass didn't even break. The rest of us looked around and heard the thud. We just couldn't believe it. It was right there in the middle of the quiz.
"I've been investigating this [reputedly haunted] building for a long time and I've never known it so active. Activity has risen since 1 February when new managers, Mark and Samantha, arrived. Their daughter has been talking to a young girl - there is reputedly a young spirit girl there."
Lyn Cinderey is now planning to do an overnight investigation, with a team of people from GAPS. They will carry out temperature readings, use dictaphones to do EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) recordings, record anything that might be there with camcorders, and take pictures. "We'll hopefully get to the bottom of what exactly is going on," said Lyn.
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4 comments:
Someone from the paranormal society was there at the time? What are the odds? And amazing how four people saw the glass "just lift up and fall on the floor" when the video shows no lifting up at all. Still: quite clearly a ghost and not a pint being put down in a patch of liquid on a table slightly askew and then sliding off slowly. Clearly.
All I know is that if anyone, ghost or otherwise, spills my pint...they owe me another one.
What are the odds of a beer standing without a customer?
Reminds me of a story of a ghost in a restaurant near my home. Since there are new owners people have noticed persons disappearing from old paintings and other things. The ad agency responsible for this hoax even made videos on youtube and a website for an institute of "research on paranormal phenomenons", all quite professional. Handouts to people living nearby warning for "researchers running around at midnight", newspaper ads not recognisable as such, all this stuff.
For interested people capable of german search for "saller see lingen" or "izepp".
Glasses will move if they're placed on a wet table, that happens all the time. We used to see how far you could make one travel and they could go for about a meter (if there was the right conditions).
Used to happen in the pub a lot too... you don't even need to push the glass it will go by itself.
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