High Melton is a quaint little village just outside Doncaster and it boasts one of the most impressive buildings in the Doncaster area. The central tower of High Melton Hall dates from the medieval period yet the main section was built around 1757, with a wing being added in 1878.
The centre of the building is three storeys high; the wings are two storeys high. The Hall and estate was formerly occupied by the Fountayne, Montagu and Lindley Wood families. During the 18th century John Fountayne was the Dean of York.

During the 20th century, the Hall was the scene of a theft, in 1908, 18-year-old Percy Finn, a second footman at the Hall, stole a tiara, the property of Mrs Montagu, wife of F.J.O Montagu and then tried to obtain £500 from her for its safe return. Unfortunately for Finn, he left a trail of clues, which eventually resulted in the police arresting him.

In 1926, Melton and Barnburgh Halls were purchased from Captain F.J.O Montagu through a private treaty by Messrs G.W Meanley & Sons, Mexborough builders and contractors.

In the late 1940s more than £200,000 was spent on High Melton Hall and it was converted into a teacher training college, which it still is today. The Doncaster Chronicle of July 1, 1954 stated that ‘High Melton Hall, the country home, the prison, the barracks, the church, is now a building for people who want to learn.

It also talks of the Hall ghosts: “one of the most common sightings is reputed to appear in one of the rooms in the old tower where the walls are so thick that wardrobes and bookshelves have been built into them.”

Other unexplained phenomenon includes.

Strange smells out of nowhere, cold spots, doors slamming in empty rooms, and incarnate voices heard from empty rooms and much more.

Join us for a Bonfire Night Spooktacular!!

The Return To Gainsborough Old Nick, With Simply Ghost Nights 24th September 2011

Prior to our return to Gainsborough Old Nick Theatre the Simply Ghost Nights team wondered if this lovely old building would provide as much paranormal activity as we had witnessed in our previous visits to this most haunted of buildings. In fact the paranormal activity we witnessed surpassed anything we could have dreamed of, from a chair actually being thrown when no one was near it, to some awesome table tipping and a chair spinning on one leg, so sit down and be prepared to read a proper ghost story on a Simply Ghost Night.

Once again we must firstly offer our gratitude to John the curator of the Old Nick for his assistance in helping the event run so smoothly yet again. Whenever we visit this superb venue John always makes sure all the chairs are out and no request is too small for him to help us with.

One of the most incredible occurrences that happened at The Old Nick was when a group of ghost hunters were calling in a circle around a table out in the theatre, when all of a sudden in the corner of the room a really loud noise was heard, immediately Simply Ghost Nights experienced paranormal investigator Mark shone his torch in the area of the noise and to his and Rosey’s, Martin, Hannah, Sue’s and Mandy’s astonishment they all clearly saw a chair moving as if it had been thrown. No one was in the vicinity of the chair, this beggared the question who, or what had thrown the chair.

In another vigil in the theatre a different group of ghost hunters experienced activity in this remarkable building, Jo one of Simply Ghost Nights professional and caring team leaders was conducting an Ouija board experiment when the group begun communicating with a spirit with the initials H.W and he also stated that he was forty years old when he passed over and he had being a police officer there. The group also felt cold breezes under the table. Pauline and Hollie had their legs touched under the table. A black shadow was seen by all of the group to the amazement of Lee, Pauline, Susan, Clair, and Mark. Mark was stood in the corner when a mans face appeared directly in front of him as if intimidating him, the face of this spectral being was also seen by Jo herself, Clair, Sue, Lee and Pauline, and many more ghost hunters all confirmed seeing this face and all described the same crooked nose, who was this ghostly inhabitant of the old Nick who was seen by so many ghost hunters.

In a vigil in the men’s cells a group were communicating with Freddie on the Ouija, Freddie turned out to be a practical joker and didn't want to tell us much about himself. However he liked certain peoples voices all the women’s voices he would respond too, Freddie was certainly a ladies man and had all the women enthralled when they conducted a table tipping experiment, the table at one point was on one leg, and when ever Martin attempted to touch the table the table would move away from him much to the amusement of the remainder of the group.

All team leaders mentioned that in most of their vigils they had witnessed some excellent glass divination and table tipping, and again it must mentioned the number of ghost hunters who saw the eerie ghostly face with the crooked nose. Mel mentioned that in one of her vigils the sound of exhaling breathe was heard, this too was validated by other ghost hunters who had also heard the this strange noise.

The table tipping in the theatre was as described some of our best to date. At one time Sue, Hannah, Rosey and Becky had just one fingertip on each corner of the table and it duly obliged to dance around the theatre up on one leg with and what was amazing it had such small participation required from the group. We feel Freddie and his ghostly chums were very happy to communicate for us and as always we are now counting down the days until we return to one of our favourite location The Old Nick Theatre on Feb 4th 2012.































　

Ghost Hunting At Chesleigh House, Gainsborough With Simply Ghost Nights

Dare you read what happened on a Simply Ghost Night at Chesleigh House, Gainsborough's former maternity hospital.

Chesleigh House dates way back in fact it was once owned by Sir Hickman Bacon who at one time was one of the richest men in Britain, and who also owned Gainsborough Old Hall. By the turn of the 20th century Chesleigh House had become a Victorian school for boys and then went on to become Gainsborough’s maternity hospital which would have seen many a birth of a baby and sadly too the death of both babies and their unfortunate mothers. In the 1970s it became a dance school for twenty years and now its used as a boys learning centre. With it’s chequered history, and reported ghostly activity what spectral beings would await the Simply Ghost Nights team and fellow ghost hunters as we attempted spirit contact at this reputedly haunted building.

Before the event had commenced Sean heard the sound of chains clanging together in the empty gymnasium upstairs in Chesleigh House, whilst having a quick walk around the house. Rosey, Mel, and Steve reported in separate vigils the same spirit lady making contact through glass divination, and in one of those vigils Jo (number 1) became so frightened and reduced to tears by the glass movement that she had to be taken from the room for a while.

Jo (number 2) had to leave one vigil to be physically sick as she felt nauseas and had stomach pains, could this have been the spirit of a former pregnant mother that Jo could have sensed. On returning to the room Jo stated that she felt much better and could not understand what had happened. In another vigil the group made contact with a spirit called Stanley who, had worked there many years ago, and in a separate vigil Steve spoke of a spirit who made ghostly contact through glass divination, but would only communicate when Dan asked the questions. In the same vigil Kirsty screamed after the chair she was sat in was shaken by unseen hands, and it took some time for Kirsty to calm down.

Liz, Angela, Rob, Becky and Kerry were excited during a table tipping experiment when the table moved to them on request, and also when they experienced some loud and strong tapping’s on the table also Tom, Jo(number 3) Leigh, and Michelle were also astounded at the ferocity of the table moving in a vigil in what would have been the maternity ward. K2 spikes were reported on numerous vigils and on request too when attempting to communicate with the spirit world.
All in all it was quite an eventful night at Chesleigh House and one the Simply Ghost Nights team cannot wait to return to in the near future.
　
　
　
　
　
　

Ghost Hunting At R.A.F Holmpton, Hull, With Simply Ghost Nights - 8th October 2011

Located some 80ft below the non-descript guard house at RAF Holmpton, is the underground Command Bunker; This event is not for the faint hearted. Two massive floors covering almost 35,000sq ft are there waiting for us to explore and investigate on our ghost night at this event. For years this place has remained a secret even in the local area, where most people simply did not know of the existence or purpose of such a substantial facility. Just one or two of them may have worked here but even today they 'cannot' tell their story.
RAF Holmpton was once known as RAF Patrington serving the forces since World War2. It was during the 1940's that plans came to light for a new radar system to be installed at various sites, RAF Patrington being one of them.
Just some of the activity reported in this most haunted location are ......
An apparition crossing the hallway disappearing down a locked stairwell.
On the top floors many guests have reported the sense of something very sinister and the atmosphere is so bad many had to flee from the area after a short period of time.
Poltergeist activity is a common report with items of furniture being moved, stones and pebbles being thrown, and very loud unexplained noises are heard on investigation.
Another common apparition is that of a young man in the canteen area, he has been confronted on many occasion it is said that he actually replies saying "he should not be there" ! Who could this poor lost soul be?
Footsteps, dark shadows, children’s cries, are also reported in the same area.
In the hospital area a woman has been seen in nurses attire known as Margaret, She is considered a gentle soul who is described as very welcoming. The Commanding Officers and bedroom are another active part of the building with flashing lights and moving orbs often captured on camera and witnessed by the naked eye. Disembodied voices appearing to be in deep conversation as though they are unaware of an investigation being held in the same room.
Dare you join us for a Simply Ghost Night.

Ghost Hunting At Tettenhall Towers, With Simply Ghost Nights, 12th November 20011

Tettenhall Towers in Wolverhampton is a brand new location for simply ghost nights. Tettenhall Towers dates back to the early part of the eighteenth century and was built by Thomas Pearson is 1771. In 1851 it was bought by Colonel Thomas Thorneycroft who was a very eccentric man and has been spotted many times at the Towers, unhappy that there are people in his home.
Its documented that scared builders have fled the property and not returned because of what they’ve seen or heard!!
The Thorneycroft’s, Colonel Thorneycroft bought and sold property on a grand scale but preferred Tettenhall Towers to the rest. Colonel Thorneycroft was also an eccentric of the highest order, he was known for pushing his butlers off the top of the towers to test various flying machines of his own creation.

G B Thorneycroft, the colonel’s father, was the company founder who also became Wolverhampton’s first mayor in 1848. But it was his son, the buyer of Tettenhall Towers, who became arguably one of the village’s most eccentrically famous residents.

The Colonel was variously described as a man whose fertile imagination, individual point of view, broad and ready wit and energetic language meant that he would not readily be forgotten.

Tettenhall Towers, now part of Tettenhall College, is situated in Mount Road Tettenhall. The Towers dates back to the early part of the eighteenth century when a General Thomas Pearson, a returning Indian nabab bought land in Tettenhall at the site of the Holly Bush Inn.