Keeping Their Spirits Up

It seems that the regular patrons aren’t the only ones who enjoy the late-night atmosphere of the local pub.

United Kingdom - A village pub is occupied by more than just the regulars, according to ghostbusters.

A team of five paranormal investigators got more than they bargained for when they carried out an investigation in a Kilmersdon pub - and one was so emotionally affected, he had to leave a room.

The Bristol-based team spent a night at the Jolliffe Arms on Saturday after landlady Glenda Dando told them regulars had reported some unexplained occurrences, including sightings of ghostly old woman and little boy.

Using high-tech equipment including night-vision cameras, temperature gauges, electromagnetic field meters and dowsing rods, the team were able to detect that the pub was home to spooks with some very sad stories.

One of the ghosthunters, Dave Cable, said: “I picked up on a father figure named Jonathan who had a ‘slow’ son who he would shut away in the attic. The boy, whose name was Thomas died from starvation in the attic at the age of seven. The time period was during the first half of the 18th century. Interestingly, during my second pendulum experiment I picked up on Thomas and for the first time ever, I had an overpowering, sad emotional sensation, so bad that I had to leave the room.”

Mrs Dando said the story of the little boy tallied with her own suspicions after she spotted her grandchildren waving at someone she couldn’t see.

But despite their findings - and his partner’s views - landlord Adrian Dando said he still believed the only spirits in the pub were the ones behind the bar.

Image: The Bristol-based team of ghost hunters had a very moving experience

Source - http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/