13th February 2005
2300 hours room 218 team Mick, Richard, Steve and Brenda
previous to the investigation we were given a tour of the
Hotel by Sally. This Hotel has a reputation for being one
of the most haunted Hotels in Sheffield. We set-up trigger
objects and motion detectors in three rooms which we were
to be investigating. Mikey while being shown around saw
a face in one of the empty hotel windows, on investigating
this room we found it empty. Room 218 was quite active with
orbs and lights witnessed by most team members. We also
witnessed strange marks on the carpet that could only be
seen through the infrared camera. A lot of lights were witnessed
on camera as well as by sight by most team members again.
We also witnessed a tapping on the window and door. Richard
also saw a figure go past out side the window even though
we were on the second floor. We didn’t pick up on
any actual presents in this room but there were a lot of
activity with lights and Orbs. We did not witness no abnormalities
regarding the EMF or temperature readings. We had problems
with the video turning it self off. We believe that there
was possibility of a child in this room due to the size
of the entity present here.
0030 hours room 222 this is suppose to be the most active
room, old 4 poster bed and panelled walls one of the oldest
rooms in the hotel. The temperature in this room was a lot
lower than the other rooms even though the heating was turned
up. The chair nearest the fireplace was the coldest area
of the room and also there seamed to be a strange smell
in this area. I witnessed as though some one was breathing
on my face. While sat in the chair near the fire place Brenda
thought she saw some one stood to the side of me. Again
the video would go out of focus even though it never happened
in the other room. Again Orbs and lights were witnessed
in this room. Brenda picked up on a girl who had possibly
been killed in this room and was also pregnant. Again marks
were seen on the carpet that was only visible by infrared.
We were getting a lot of interference on the camera in this
room which we could not account for. While the camera was
on the tripod away from us on the replay we could hear heavy
breathing. A lot of unexplained noises were heard on the
video while the camera was left on the tripod. While myself
and Brenda was sat on the bed I got up to take pictures
there appeared to be some one or something still sat at
the side of Brenda, this was also witnessed by Richard.
At this point I took temperature readings and EMF readings
around Brenda the temperature was 5 deg lower than elsewhere
in the room and the EMF was higher only in one area around
the bed. Brenda also felt as though someone had been seriously
burnt in this room including smelling burning flesh.
Room 220 This room is where Mikey saw a face in the window
when we were being shown around. We had set-up trigger objects
in this room which were two large marbles on a tray with
talcum powder spread out, at the end of the investigation
both marbles had moved and the talcum powder had got strange
indentation in it. Nothing much was picked up in this room
but there seemed to be the spirit of a female in this room.
The last hour was spent back in room 222 with team 2 while
videoing there is a constant sound of someone breathing
on the tape this has to be the best evidence of EVP yet..
See Team 2 report for the rest of the night.
Report for Sunday 13th Feb: Mosborough hall hotel.
Team 2 (Mike and Steve).
Upon arrival we were shown around the hotel and all its
grounds and joining buildings, during this walk around the
grounds I saw a figure walk past
the window to the left of a flag to the front of the building,
when we got back inside I asked at the reception which room
number it was, I was told it
was room 220 and that there were no guests staying in that
room and no staff had been in. Room 220. We went straight
up to the room and as we entered the room the door to the
bathroom was half open( It turns out that this room was
the window that the figure had passed and this door was
weighted so it did not stay open
yet was half open on arrival).We decided that this was the
room that team 2 would start the investigation in. During
our investigation in this room there was a loud single tapping
noise in the bathroom there was nothing in the bathroom
to make this noise and the Emf meter had higher readings
in this room. After taking a few photographs we noticed
there were orbs around me in the photos (Steve’s pics
will follow). the room itself had a strong presence of someone
else being in the room this was particularly strong in the
area where the sofa is. There were small lights dancing
around the room this was seen by both Steve and myself soon
after the lights we both noticed a strange smell although
we could not describe the smell exactly but there was a
similarity to sour milk and was very strong this was followed
by a mist moving in the centre of the room and a small light
shot across the bed.
Room 222.
Feeling of deep sorrow / intense emotion really unhappy
although there was not a uncomfortable sensation at all.
My face felt like it was changing
all the muscles in my face felt like they were dropping
also very hard to breathe and a very sore throat. Creaking
floorboards near the doorway like someone walking around
experienced by Steve and myself . After a while of sitting
on the bed I felt a strong poke in the back, like a thumb
with a lot of pressure, soon after there was a cough like
sound and then a bang in the bathroom. During our time in
the room there were some very strange readings of Emf on
and under the bed.
Mike.
History of the haunting
Mosborough Hall Hotel. Many years ago, the terrain around
the Mosborough area of Sheffield was an expanse of unbroken
moorland. This is reflected in the origin of its name, as
Mosborough is an adaptation of "Moresburgh", which
means "the fort on the moor". Today, this statuesque
hotel can be found just outside Sheffield, on the A616 towards
Chesterfield. The Saxon Wulfric Spott, who owned lands as
far as Conisborough in Doncaster and Laughton in Rotherham
in Ethelred's reign, was also overlord of Mosborough at
the end of the 10th century. Twenty years after the Norman
conquest, Mosborough was passed on to its new Norman lord,
Ralph Fitzhubert. Fitzhubert and Roger di Busli were two
of the major South Yorkshire landholders after the conquest.
However, rather than implying that Fitzhubert had taken
up residence in his newly-won lands, he possibly rarely
ever visited Mosborough! Noble landlords were often absentees,
spending much of their time at court or abroad, although
the existence of a fort in Mosborough would suggest that
a household of importance was in residence at some point
in history. The hall itself has features in common with
many historic houses, in that it has been a site for continual
re-building and updating. Hence, nobody can be quite sure
of the date of the first hall, although it could have been
built as long ago as Saxon times. Much of the current building
is 17th century in origin. Mosborough hall has seen many
owners throughout history, and was even commandeered during
the civil war in the 17th century. According to the history
leaflet supplied by the current owners (who purchased the
building in 1974), Cyril Wells, the local colliery owner,
bought Mosborough hall in the 1930's. One of the most popular
stories associated with Mosborough hall is that of a young
woman who was murdered here many years ago. Her lover is
said to have stabbed her to death in a midnight row, and
ever since, her ghost has walked the house and grounds on
certain nights of the year. According to Mr Sam Beecher,
manager at Mosborough hall, an apparition has been seen
by staff and visitors on many occasions, and appears on
average up to four times a year. Mr Nicholas, the co-manager
of the hall, now logs all sightings of their mysterious
guest as and when they are reported! Each time a room has
been renovated and its structure altered (such as removal
of walls and floorboards and so on), the ghost is reputed
to show her distress. Receptionist Jean Macmillan was sitting
in the bar one afternoon when she saw the figure of a woman
gliding through the dining area, wearing a long grey high-bodiced
dress with white collar and cuffs, and floor-length pleats.
The figure's dark hair was taken back into a bun, although
Miss Macmillan could not see her face. The spectre appeared
by the window in the restaurant, and headed towards the
bottom end of the dining room where there had once been
a passage. The lady seated next to Miss Macmillan at the
time also saw "something", probably the end of
the woman's trailing dress, although she could not be as
specific in her description. The following week, a visitor
to Mosborough hall was sitting in the bar when he too saw
the woman in the dining room! More recently, Miss Macmillan
was able to identify the costume the grey lady wore as that
of the Georgian period. One of the male guests recounted
seeing a woman appear in his room one night, as his wife
slept beside him. He was so taken by her beauty that he
did not wake his wife, and continued to watch the apparition
in fascination! The following story was recounted by the
granddaughter of a lady who worked as the cook at Mosborough
Hall, until her marriage in 1901 when she left domestic
service. Mr Beecher feels that the room described in this
particular account is most likely to be the current room
22, which was number 9 until a recent extension was added.
The hall was known to be haunted in the 1800's by the family
who resided there. There were many strange happenings in
the house, but the most spectacular of these was centred
on a room which is believed to have once been the library,
although later became a bedroom. This particular room was
plagued by a poltergeist. Ornaments and books were thrown
around and furniture was moved from one side of the room
to the other almost every day. At first, residents of the
hall were blamed. In those days, all domestic staff who
were employed had their own quarters in the building, and
a great number were needed to run a house of such size.
However, many of the staff were afraid to go into the room,
and the squire became concerned about their tales. In an
attempt to discover whether there was indeed anything amiss
, or whether a sinister joker on his staff was to blame,
he devised a plan. One day, he sealed the library to all
outside visitors. Each one of the windows, every door, and
every possible route by which a person could enter or leave
the room was dealt with. However, the squire decided prudently
that he would not spend a night in the room alone; he opted
to sleep outside the main door, which he locked before laying
down on his mattress. Whether or not the squire was woken
in the middle of the night by strange goings on from inside
the room, or even if he managed to sleep at all, is unknown.
However, in the morning the door was unlocked to reveal
furniture, books and ornaments scattered all over as they
had been many times before ... Whether or not the phantom
of the murdered woman was responsible for the happenings
at the end of the 19th century, or if indeed she is the
grey lady currently in residence, is unclear ...--but it
is conceivable that a building with such a history as Mosborough
hall might have more than one ghost! |
