Hack Green Secret Bunker 6th February '10
























Over 50 years ago the freedom you now enjoy was in peril, World War II was being lost and Britain was struggling for its very survival. In the Air Ministry in bomb-blitzed London officials were looking for sites to locate the new Radio Detection and Direction Finding (RDF) equipment or radar as it came to be known . A chain of radar stations were already strung out along the eastern and southern coasts to face the enemy bombers and fighters threatening Britain. This system was known as 'Chain Home' and was supplemented at the outbreak of war by the 'Chain Home Low' system which was able to detect enemy aircraft flying at low altitude.
Hack Green was one of 21 fixed radar stations in the country and one of only 12 fully equipped with searchlights and fighter aircraft control. In one of the cabinets in the museum you can see some of the original communications equipment used by Searchlight Command.

Allegedly the bunker has plethora of unexplained paranormal activity, a night that we hope shall prove eventful for our team.

£25 per team member

The Hellfire Club 17th April 2010

Our teams second investigation of the fantastic Hellfire Club hopes to be as active and intriguing as the last visit.

The club has been set up as Manchester's first horror themed bar and restaraunt.  

Set in a four storey 19th Century haunted building, The Hellfire offers a unique venue for parties, celebrations, seminars and entertainment. Boasting the UK's first Horror-Themed bar, restaurant, lounge, banquet room and haunted guestrooms,  Originaly bought as a property development project, the building dating back to 1886., with its haunted reputation, lent itself rather well to a horror, gothic theme, rather than being made into yet more flats and so the conception of a horror themed restaurant.was born to open uniquely to members.  As work has continued on the building it has opened itself up to so many more possibilities with the addition of a banquet,conference room, guest rooms and the dungeon area (currently undergoing construction). The building is nearly at its completion and now lends itself to a whole host of opportunities including dedicated horror attraction, corporate facility and beespoke private party venue.

We are very excited to be one of the first teams to investigate this very unique and very haunted building.

10pm till 4am

The Watermillock Bolton 22nd May 2010

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Bulit in 1880 this grade II listed building boasts an array of idilic features but help us see what
happens to its magnificent buildings and gardens when night falls. As the lights go out uncover yourself
just who or what haunts The Watermillock's hallways. 

The building started life as a statley home to the
Thwaite family and has been used for many purposes since before
 it was left to become derelict. It was
bought in the early 80's and renovated to the resturant it is today. 

The owners and staff members
experience paranormal activity on a regular basis. It really is an amazing building with lots of history.
Ticket price to be confirmed.

Manchester Bus Museum 12th June 2010

This is our first time investigating the Manchester Bus Museum and hoping it to be an exciting investigation.

The museum itself houses buses on display that range from ancient and austere single-deckers with massive cast iron wheels, solid rubber tyres and very few passenger comforts, to more recent vehicles recalling the period when deregulation saw the emergence of new local operators. In addition to all the trams and buses you will come across several classic coaches from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. Wonderfully evocative vehicles in their original company liveries - maybe the very ‘charras’ that could have taken you, your parents or your grandparents on those exciting day trips.

 

To keep those memories flooding back, the museum even has the original booking office frontage from a local coach station, complete with posters and placards advertising their excursions.


Employees of the museum have heard disembodied voices coming from the vehicles, also security guards have witnessed shapes moving around in the early hours of the morning. Upon closer inspection nobody was around.


  

St Helens Sea Cadet Barracks 31st July 2010


We are very excited and honoured to be aloud to carry out this investigation. 

The St. Helens Unit - Sea Cadet Corps was formed in 1942 by Lt. P. Hampson R. N. V. R. (Retd.) He was Commanding Officer for the first six years. Lt. Hampson served in the Royal Navy  from 1939 until 1941, he was a local businessman.

The Sea Cadet Corps is a disciplined uniformed organisation based on the traditions of the Royal Navy. While maintaining close links with the Royal Navy is not run by the RN or MOD (Navy) UK. Some funds do come from MOD but most of our funds are raised by committee and staff (and by the efforts of the cadets).

There has been many reportes of paranormal activity within the walls of this building. Especially in the cellars. Hopefully we will encounter this activity on our vigils.


Edinburgh Niddry Street Vaults 9th October 2010

We are delighted for the first time to be investigating the infamous Niddry Street Vaults in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh was a growing community in the late 18th century and two bridges were built to facilitate the expansion, North Bridge and South Bridge, known locally as 'The Bridges'. The South Bridge, built to span the Cowgate gorge between High Street and the growing University of Edinburgh on the Southside, was first proposed in 1775, although work did not begin until August 1785.

Edinburgh's South Bridge should be regarded as more than a simple crossing from Old Town to Southside. It was, in fact, Edinburgh's first purpose built shopping street, and as such as much space as possible was utilised. The bridge itself is a nineteen arch viaduct, although only one arch is visible today, the 'Cowgate arch.' The remaining eighteen arches were enclosed behind tenement buildings built to allow the area to serve as a commercial district. The hidden arches of the bridge were then given extra floors to allow their use for industry. In total there are approximately 120 rooms or 'vaults' beneath the surface of the South Bridge, ranging in size from two metres squared to forty metres squared. South Bridge officially opened for business on 1st Of March 1788.

These Vault rooms, used as storage space and workshops for the South Bridge businesses, operated as intended for a relatively short space of time. Construction of the bridge had been rushed and the surface was never sealed against water. The vaults began to flood. Abandonment of the vaults began as early as 1795. With the vaults being gradually abandoned by the businesses on the bridge, the empty rooms were adopted and adapted by new users. As the industrial revolution took hold of Britain, the Cowgate area had developed into Edinburgh's slum. Slum dwellers took over the vaults and they became a renowned red light district with countless brothels and pubs operating within the abandoned complex. The vaults also served as additional Slum housing for the city’s poor. Living conditions were appalling. The rooms were cramped, dark and damp. There was no sunlight, poorly circulated air, no running water, and no sanitation.  Many rooms housed families of more than ten people.Crimes, including robbery and murder, soon plagued the Vaults. Burke and Hare, the infamous serial killers who sold corpses to medical schools, are rumoured to have hunted for victims in the Edinburgh Vaults.

The South Bridge (or niddry street vaults) is teeming with paranormal activity, one main spirit being the South Bridge Poltergeist. This andgy spirit has been known to scratch people and on some occasions even throw people to the floor.

Will we meet this spirit and many others? We shall see.