East Riddlesden Hall  KEIGHLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE
Series 8 Episode 9
First Aired: August 22nd 2006
Location Background

East Riddlesden Hall has been standing since the 1640's. A small part of the main house was declared unsafe and it was demolished about a century ago before the building ended up in National Trust hands in 1934. The big lake outside has seen 3 drownings, one of a victorian boy who's ghost has been seen looking sorrowful in the hall. During the 14th century the master returned to the house unexpectantly to find his lover in bed with another man, and was so enraged that he locked his lover in her bedroom until she starved to death. The man she was with did not escape and was walled up behind a wall, while the ghost of the woman has been seen and her groans and footsteps have also been heard. Footsteps are heard, bedroom covers are messed with, and a cradle is rocked by unseen hands in the chamber. Children are heard and seen playing in the barn, and a dark figure is known to grab people there. The gray lady is seen outside where she tragically lost her life in a horse riding accident, while the little boy named Edward Johnson Horner who tragically drowned there has been seen near the lake playing.

Brief Episode Synopsis

The investigation began the night before with John Gilbert and Yvette spending some time alone in the building where it appeared that nothing more that suggestion and their own fears got the better of them. The main event began with the walk around, as David linked in with the renowned spirit of Edward Horner and his drowning in the lake, as well as the story of a woman who broke her neck in a riding accident and also drowned there. He also sensed a dark energy in the barn. a bear like man, who would make his presence known later. In the Bed Chamber he suggested that the cot would rock on its own and linked in with a woman who had been incarcerated by her husband for having a liaison with another man, who himself was murdered at the order of the master. Guest medium Ian Shillito connected with a lady named Madeline in the Bed Chamber as well as a Cavalier in the Drawing Room. The vigils began in the Barn where odd sounds were picked up, while on the stairs of the main hall a sound similar to a dog barking and footsteps were also experienced. Yvette and David then begin to suggest they can hear growls. Meanwhile in the barn Ciaran seems to pick up a dark shape on the thermal imager, although this is not investigated further. In the Bed Chamber Karl suggests being touched directly after David asks for something to touch him, illuminating the element of suggestion, while it appears that something is thrown although neither the object or the source are identified. The team then possibly interpret the creaking of the wooden stairs and landing as paranormal noises while of greater interest are 2 moaning sounds or cries, which could have been animals outside or even one of the crew's stomachs. Further whimpering is picked up as the team move to the Bed Chamber, where it appears that the Cot has moved although this is not captured on film. The investigation comes to an end where it started, in the main barn, where John Gilbert begins to feel dizzy and acting out of character, eventually becoming visibly aggressive culminating with a violent outburst while Karl and Stuart try to move him from the Barn. David suggests this is the energy of the large dark man he connected with earlier.

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