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The Attic

Up a small stairway and through a small hatch was the Attic which was probably not officially an attic as there were signs that it had maybe once been used as living quarters.

There were five small roooms up here, firstly, a room which contained a modern boiler, was pitch black and its floor covered in mattresses. Next to the room was a room that had been completely gutted. There was no wall paper or carpets and a small fireplace that had once been a part of the room and been completely stripped form the room.

The third room on this landing was no more than an extension to the landing - barely large enough swing a cat. Next to this was another room similar to the previous fireplace room that was identical in it's condition - complete with stripped away fireplace.

The final room on this level was another pitch black room where the plaster had fallen from the roof and walls although the floor was clear of anything that prevented you from entering. All the rooms in the Attic were extremely dusty.

Medium Walkaround With Chris

Again, similar to the Playboy room downstairs, Chris was immediately hit with a sense of nausea when he came into the attic which he couldn't attribute to anything. In all, Chris didn't like being up here and was getting a very uneasy feeling.

He felt that at sometime in the past the Attic hadn't been used by any people downstairs and in fact had been shut off to the rest of the building. Perhaps there had even been another stairway into the section of the building which was now long gone.

In the boiler room, he picked up the sense of an elderly man who had died in that room and who had perhaps by lying in the room for a few days to a week before his body had been found. He also got the impression of an elderly lady in one of the stripped fireplace rooms who enjoyed knitting.

Perhaps linking to one of the rooms downstairs, Chris also got the impression that the rooms in the attic had maybe been used for sexual or erotic purposes. He felt that maybe the rooms here had been used by prostitutes who brought their punters here.

Group 1 : Andrea Nikki Jay Michael Jo

Our final location of the night meant a trip up to the very top floor : the Attic. As there were five separate locations within the Attic, we each found a place in our own little room and sat in silence for the first segment of out investigation and it wasn't long before we started to feel and hear things.

Jo reported hearing tapping noises within the room containing the boiler, while Nicola reported hearing rustling sounds.Jay complained of a cold spot that had appeared right down the right side of his body, where he was sat. Again, Nicola heard noises in the darkness where she was stationed - this time a shuffling noise.

We moved from one room to the other after a while and in the really dark room,[p12]Jay reported that something seemed to be touching his head. It felt, he explained, like cobwebs hanging from the roof - but when he checked there was nothing hanging down.

From one of the rooms, Andrea heard a very low whisper which she believes asked her to "come here" but then shortly after this a number of us heard a gentle laugh.

Before we left the attic, Nicola heard what sounded similar to the noise a bathroom light makes when you pull the cord - clickity click. We checked when we met with the rest of the groups whether or not anybody had pulled any cords when we were in the attic - nobody had.

Group 2 Report : Pam Sue Darrin

We entered the Attic as our second location. Although some areas were a little cramped, we did our best to spread out and stay quiet.

While we we're conducting a silent vigil, Pam reported a noise from the area around her feet. We shined a torch in the area but found nothing that could explain what she had heard. Not too much time later, we heard a digital beeping sound and were unable to isolate where the noise was coming from.

When we began our calling out session, we were getting various sounds from within the attic such as creaking floorboards, taps and bangs.

There was one point where we thought we could make out a shadowy figure in the doorway to the Attic but decided evetually that it was probably just our imagination.

Group 3 Report : Bruce Mike Anita Paul Rachel

We entered the Attic as our first location. It was still fairly light outside but even with the last of the days sunlight streaming through the windows, the Attic was still a creepy place.

Sadly, there didn't seem that much activity, although there were one or two instances to report such as Rachel faintly hearing what she thought was a womans laugh and then not too much time later, two faint footsteps.

Rachel felt periodic cold spots but particuarly felt a cold draft down her right hand side, while Bruce, whilst investigating the darkest of the rooms, claimed to be able to see dark shadows within the corner.

Rachel also reported having problems with her left eye, a constant itching and twitching, and also a pain in her head above the left eye.