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Garrison And Chapel

The ground floor of the Keep consisted of two main areas - the Garrison Room and The Chapel.

The Garrison was a fairly large open room with a pillar reaching from the floor to the rood. Situated around the room was a number of 'headstones' with various descriptions on them, a couple of stone statues and a storage cupboard. There was also a blocked up fireplace in the room. At the top of some some stairs was another room known as The Pit which it was said used to be used as a holding room like a small cell.

Down a very short passageway was The Chapel area. Upon first entering, you enter a small room off the side of the chapel, which contains only a small font. Passing through an open doorway you enter the chapel proper. This is the most lit area within the whole Keep with large arch shaped windows looking out onto the streets of Newcastle. There is no furniture in the chapel at all, its completely empty, other than a few Norman headstones that have been moved and stored here from a nearby cemetery.

Group 1 Report : Jay Beth Felicity Stephen Andrea Paul

Jay and Paul went into the chapel and Steven and Felicity went into the small room at the top of the stairs within the garrison Room. Andrea and Beth sat down and waited a few minutes while every thing settled. Andrea called out. At first both felt fine then after 5 minutes the room seemed to become very dark in a certain area in front of them. It then became very cold around them. Beth Felt a Little uneasy and Andrea confirmed that the room did seem like it was getting darker in a certain area of the room.

After a few minutes Andrea and Beth both said that they saw a long white light near the fireplace. It was very long and then went smaller and disappeared. This happened on a few occasions. Also not long after they both heard footsteps or movement to the right of them.

After a few more minutes they both walked over to the fireplace where they had seen the light before but they felt fine. Both of them tried calling out but no responses. After a few more minutes they joined Jay and Paul in the chapel and minutes later Stephen and Felicity joined them in the chapel.

Stephen and Falicity tried using the Ouija board in the smaller room at the top of the stairs in the garrison room but got no responses.

Group 2 Report : Carl Sharon Carol Cath Wayne

We were joined at this time by Faye. Faye said it did not feel the same as before the readings were 18.6 degrees 67% humidity

We went into small room up steps in Garrison Room. Carl thought he saw a flash on the wall. Everyone then saw a light on the wall.

Faye sensed a man possibly in his 50?s he was wearing jeans and jumper, he had dark hair seamed to be wheezing. The name Peter was also sensed by Faye he was an intelligent man. There was a flash in the doorway at this point. Peter liked cars and was into Antiquities possibly Archaeology.

At this point we moved to the Stone Room and Chapel nothing really happened at these locations only thing is Carl heard a whistle.

Group 3 Report : Lee Kris Sue Anthony Julia Claire

When the investigation started, our team began in the garrison room.

While I was setting up my camcorder to record what we were about to do, I noticed on the screen that a strange vertical light was twinkling in the middle of the room. It was about a metre long, shimmered, elongated, shortened, rotated, shortened than vanished. I was so gob smacked by what I?d seen I had not set the record button.

I couldn't believe my stupidity and when I asked the team if they'd seen it, they?d all said no. I hope to try and capture this event later.

I found when talking to Andrea and Beth later in the night that they too had seen the anomaly in the same area, but with their naked eyes and at a different time to me. They did not capture it on film either but at least someone else saw it so I know it wasn?t a unique experience.

Sue tried calling out to start with but nothing replied. Sue felt she sensed a male spirit. After 10 minutes we all went into the pit room.

Sue, Kris and the guests tried the Ouija board but nothing occurred.

Sue, Kris and a guest tried the pendulum but again there was nothing other than the 'possibility' there 'may' be more than one spirit present. No one else could confirm this. We were then joined by our guest medium, Fay, who said she could sense something but not very strong in the corner of the room. She tried the Ouija board but again without success. I asked if it was possible that the spirit may ether be illiterate or just not understand how the Ouija works.