Investigation Details
This is our first investigation as the new group but for most their second visit as investigators to the theatre.
All vigils were 30 minutes long
| Team 1 Mark P John C (Medium) Vikki |
Team 2 John D Flip (Medium) Paul (Medium) |
Team 3 Julie Cath Teresa (Medium) |
Team 4 Steve John B (Medium) Claire (Theatre Employee) |
Equipment Used
EMF Meters - Environment Meters - Laser Thermometer - Digital Cameras - Video camera - Walkie talkies - Torches
Baseline tests
|
Stage & Stalls |
Under Stage |
Dressing Room 1 |
Dressing Room 3 |
Dress Circle |
|
|
Emf |
5.2 |
2 |
10+ |
5.5 |
2 |
|
Laser Thermometer |
18.8 |
19.2 |
19.5 floor 16.6 wall |
16.0 floor |
19.6 flor |
|
Rh% |
47.8 |
49.4 |
46.0 |
51.2 |
43.5 |
|
Ambient Temperature |
14.3 |
15.1 |
16.3 |
16.4 |
16.4 |
Incident Log
Team 1
1st Location Dressing room
32213hrs John C is being shown a cross 5ft high and it is on fire. He mentions his back has gone cold.
2215hrs John C says he can hear someone calling out the names of the apostles then mentions he senses a man of the cloth.
2216hrs John C senses the smell of garlic and onions back to the clergy man in high 5ft6/5ft8 almost Dick Emery type, large teeth, early Victorian wide brimmed hat, gets the name Ebenezer, says he’s the fire and brimstone type.
2225hrs John C used a dousing crystal to ask the preacher a series of questions, it would appear that there was a church on the site of the theatre.
2230hrs It also would appear that Ebenezer (the preacher) was burnt in his own church as an act of covering up his murder by an actor. John C said that the preacher returns to give guidance to the actors.
2240hrs End of vigil – a temperature drop of 2c was noted.
2nd Location - Dress Circle Seating
On the way to location John C sensed on the stairs a lady age around 30 moving down the stairs quickly, she had on a blue evening gown (post war)
2320hrs John C drawn to seat E3. Vikki senses the smell of scented talcum powder and John C senses a well dressed man with a bushy moustache, a pompous man.
2325hrs John picks up the name Edward Thomas or Thomas Edward late 60s well trimmed hair sliver in colour.
2327hrs John C says the man died of a heart attack aged 68 in 1924- he always sat in seat E3. He had served as a Staff Officer 1914-1918.
3rd Location - Dressing Room 1
0015hrs Vigil Started
0045hrs Vigil Ended – Nothing to report
4th Location - Under Stage
0130hrs John C senses a girl called Jennifer who was raped in the area, John C senses a white cross above Mark’s head.
0135hrs John C uses a dowsing crystal that appeared to say that Jennifer was raped by another stage hand in 1963. Jennifer requested that she be helped across to the other side. Her assailant was never caught.
0140hrs John C sensed a man named Robert his in his 60s and has one arm that was lost in a woodworking accident and also served in WW2 in the Navy.
0150hrs John C senses that Robert was torpedoed while on active service. Robert died around 1955-1960
(After this vigil the mediums felt it was right to help Jennifer to cross over and with the permission of the theatre staff most gathered on the stage to do the clearance. This was filmed by John Dolan on video camera and Mark Parker with digital photo camera.)
5th Location - Dressing Room 4
0245hrs John C senses a man named ‘Arry’. He is a gay and a camp dresser in his 50s with grey hair, wears a wig!
0246hrs John C uses his dowsing crystal from this he gets that he served in the army in Burma in WW2 and died of natural causes.
0315hrs Vigil Ended
6th Location - Stage & Stalls
0330hrs Vigil Started
0400hrs Vigil Ended - Unfortunately notes were not taken in this location due to a member of the team feeling unwell.
Team 2 Incident Log
1st Location – Under stage
2210hrs Vigil Start
2225hrs Paul senses a spirit by the mane of George.
2228hrs Two taps are clearly heard in the adjacent walkway
2240hrs Vigil Ended
2nd Location – Dressing Room
2315hrs Vigil Starts
2322hrs A sudden temperature drop is felt by Charlotte and Paul picks up a name of a lady (Magaret Santini)
2230hrs Paul picks up on a man called Albert who is thought to have died at the age of 57.
2345hrs Vigil Ended.
3rd Location - Dress Circle
0025hrs Vigil Starts
0055hrs Vigil Ended – Nothing to report.
4th Location – Dressing Room 1
0130hrs Vigil Starts
0146hrs Paul senses a ladies name ‘Marcia’ who he believes is of French Canadian origin.
Also a shadow is seen in the corner of the room.
0200hrs Vigil Ended
5th Location – Dixon Studio
0245hrs Vigil Starts
0315hrs Vigil Ended – Nothing to report
6th Location – Dressing Room 4
0330hrs Vigil Starts
Orb caught on camera
0400hrs Vigil Ended
Team 3 - Incident Log
1st Location - Dressing Room 1
2210hrs Vigil starts -22:40
A man named Richard is picked up on.
A burning on the side of the face of one of the team members is felt with the feeling of having a fatter face with a moustache.
Richard had something to do with working dogs.
The sensing of a child that runs downstairs and a light is seen flashing on the ceiling.
Picking up of a Matthews who is standing with the team, he is 5ft 9 and is a friendly person.
Hangers in the wardrobe are moving and turning with the other hanger swinging backwards and forward.
Richard Peters is a huntsman.
A clicking noise is heard.
A man named Raymond has a connection with Richard. Richard was never married
Another click noise is heard from the back of the room.
2240hrs Vigil Ended
2nd Location - Under Stage
2315hrs Vigil Starts
A man or woman is sensed and a change in temperature is felt.
2330hrs A whistling noise is heard then a noise at back of room.
A tap noise is heard and the presence of a little girl is sensed.
Floor temperature 19c
2345hrs Vigil Ended
3rd Location - Dressing Room 3
0025hrs Vigil Starts
Temperature 13.1c floor temperature 18.4c humidity 44.1
The year 1923 is sensed – the name Albert Doubleat is picked up on, something happened to his stomach.
The faint sound of opera singing by a tiny lady is heard.
0030hrs Picking up a shared comedy in 1923.
A person walking across the monitor is seen.
A woman who fell down some stairs is picked up on.
0035hrs A woman showing a boat this woman was Georgian and is pretty and laughing.
0040hrs Wearing a red evening gown black hair around 23 years of age. She came here with her family. She was married.
0045hrs She was present in the room and she was laughing. Her name was Marcy, not sure if that was a stage name, she sung on stage with a man.
Her father came to see her and a buzzing feeling is felt on a team member’s legs.
0045hrs Vigil Ended
4th Location - Dress Circle Seating
0130hrs Vigil Started - Temperature 28.8c - 27.7c - 28.8c
0135hrs A dark shadow to left side is seen and a light going across one of the team member’s chest is also seen.
Temperature goes down to 19.9c.
A sensing of the feeling of going to the pictures is felt.
0140hrs Sensing of a group of people.
An orb is seen in front and a cough is heard in the middle of dress circle.
0145hrs A flashing orb went past one of the boxes and a ruffling sound is heard. It is sensed there are three spirits in the stage area.
0150hrs Albert Applegate, a stagehand is sensed walking at the top, he is a young person.
A woman dresser is sensed - her name is Mary from 1900. She has a quite temper and is in her twenties and Irish.
5th Location - Dressing Room 2
0245hrs Vigil Started
A person named William is sensed, and a James Barnes - they not related just friends. William was born in 1950 and died at twenty in 1970 went he had an accident. He was doing something on stage circus and died at Blackpool. He lived in Margate. James was a comedian and is frightened of his boss, he makes him feel sick. James was born 1910. He suffered from TB.
A paper tissue was seen lifting up and the hangers move closer together.
0315hrs Vigil Ended
6th Location - The Dixon Studio
0330hrs Vigil Started
A tapping noise at the back of the studio is heard. A white flicker of light over the wall is seen, working horses are sensed.
0340hrs Three knocks at the back of the studio are heard then one closer to the group is heard.
A music band is sensed from 1942. Around war time there was a dinner party with a lot of people, they are dressed in black suits and white shirts - short cut back hair for men.
0400hrs Vigil Ended
Team 4 Incident Log
1st Location - Dress Circle Seating
2210hrs Vigil Started
A light flashed on stage area.
In Row N seat 3 an EFM reading of 6 is noted.
There is a bad feeling in the First left box and it is sensed that a child fell from the Circle in he mid-1950s.
Fighting on stage is sensed in the 1970s.
2228hrs Someone falling down the stairs is sensed and the EMF meter went up to 7-8 on its own.
Upper Circle temperature of 19.5c and Mid Circle 21.5.
The sound of some small object falling is heard.
2238hrs Light seen on stage twice.
2240hrs Vigil Ended
2nd Location - Dressing Room 1
2315hrs Vigil Started
The name Cecilia is picked up, she may have had TB and could have been sleeping here during the late 1700s early 1800s.
2324hrs John B senses a burning smell and the name George.
Temperature 21.6c then 18.6C.
2338hrs Orb seen on the camcorder.
2340hrs Vigil held.
3rd Location – Under stage
0025hrs Vigil Started - EMF reading 2 temperature 21.7
Footsteps heard above.
0055hrs Vigil Ended
4th Location - Dressing Room 3
0130hrs Vigil Started
Orb seen and the name Leanova was picked up.
Another Orb Seen on locked of camera
0147hrs Temperature reading 16.7c to 19.3c, room is cold then warms up. John Bradley feels sick and the room feels colder 19.4c
Claire’s left side of her face is cold.
John Bradley went into trance.
0200hrs Vigil Ended
5th Location - Stage and Stalls
0245hrs Vigil Starts
The name Ethel was pick up on only.
0315hrs Vigil Ended
6th Location - Dressing Room 2
0330hrs Vigil Started
A man in his 60s/70s a well liked man from the mid-1960s.
He is lonely and dressed like Oscar Wilde.
The name Andrew Morley or Marnley was sensed, he died 1975.
Harry (spirit) made noise on camera.
0400hrs Vigil Ended
Investigation Ends at 0400hrs
Conclusion
It is fair to assume that, given the long and varied past of this theatre and the subsequent buildings that have stood on this site that there would be a fair amount of paranormal activity, and although nothing conclusive was found on the night, this location remains a firm favourite with the members of the Aspire Paranormal investigating team.
Our mediums did, however ‘pick up’ on quite a lot of information and one even went into a trance which is an unusual occurrence
