Investigation
Olde Boars Head,Middleton
Team, Darren, Pete, Dave, Dave Cain, Ian.
Medium, Chris Body.
History
The Olde Boars Head dates back to at least 1587.In its early beginnings it was part of a row of cottages and operated as a coaching inn on the
During the English Civil War the Middleton area was Parliamentarian and the location was the headquarters of the Roundheads.
It is documented that Bonnie Prince Charlie took refuge in the inn while fleeing back to
One legend has it that Dick Turpin stopped at the inn but there is no evidence of this on record.
In the 1800s the sessions house was added to the inn.Here justice was administered to the local population ,in some cases people were sent to their deaths for their crimes.
Investigation
As always the team took temp and emf readings before the investigation started.Trigger objects[old coins] were placed on the bar and upstairs in the old room.
Mediums Walk.
Chris Body ,the teams resident medium was asked to start his walk around the location in the sessions room.Here he felt that a strong gentleman was making his presence felt. This man he stated did not liked being questioned and did not like the team doing this. Chris said the man would pass judgement here and was feared by the people of the area.
During this part of the walk,Leanne[the landlady] stated that she thought she heard a laughing sound from behind her and that the temp had dropped around her.
Next we moved to an area which Leanne informed us was a dungeon.
Chris was not given any information on the location prior to the investigation by the team.
Chris told us that he could see a man in a long bedraggled white shirt.the man he said was having cold water thrown on him by what looked like two burly guards.
Finally in the old room upstairs in the pub Chris informs us that he was sensing that a well dressed burly man would make himself known . He said this gentlman would have sat in this room eating heartily and drinking red wine. Chris said the man dealt with money and was maybe a debt collector.The name George Rowndtree came to Chris.
Vigils
Before the vigils began two bangs were heard coming from the kitchen area.Chris asked had a woman been attacked in this area .Leanne informed us that in the buildings long history it was said that a teenage girl had met an untimely end in the area before it had become a kitchen.
VIGIL 1
Darren,Chris and Peter went to the dungeon while the other team members moved to the kitchen area.
Although the atmosphere felt very heavy in the dungeon,the vigil passed without incident.In the kitchen area some strange banging noises were heard.
VIGIL 2
Everyone present moved to the sessions room. Some sharp temp drops were noted but otherwise the vigil was fairly quiet.
VIGIL 3
The team asked if George was present with us. At first the vigil was uneventful so it was decided to use the planchette. After a period of five minutes the planchette moved quickly.The team checked the paper . Nothing could be deciphered from this .
SUMMARY
The Olde Boars head was fantastic to investigate.To walk around this location was like taking a step back in time.
From an evidential point of view nothing was picked up on sound or vision.
What made this investigation fascinating was the amount of information put forward by Chris. We found it very interesting when Chris asked about a lady meeting an untimely end in the area that is now the kitchen.Leanne confirmed this.This was something that was not of common knowledge.