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Ghouls Galore!
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th January 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,ghosts,ouiji board,attic,candlelight,seance
...ggested a seance in the attic itself as they fancied a spot of ghost hunting by candlelight, so we dared them to try it! Well, they certainly found them! They all sat around in a circle on the bare wooden floors and joined hands; the candle was placed in the middle of the circle creating an eerie glow and making shadows dance in the corners. The more experienced people did a bit of chanting and then they all waited to see what happened. We carried on partying downstairs turning the music up loud – to be honest, I didn’t really want to know what was going on in the attic, that whole part of the building terrified me!
After about 30 minutes we v...
Hallowe'en Hauntings #100
Posted by Viv Wilson on 29th October 2025 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,ghosts,ghostbusters,Hallowe'en,paranormal activity,spooks,attic,candles,seance,ouija board,ghouls,scary,the exorcist,nightmare,All Hallows Eve,All saints day,period drama,history,downton abbey,my dad bought a mansion
...ggested a seance in the attic itself as they fancied a spot of ghost hunting by candlelight, so we dared them to try it! Well, they certainly found them! They all sat around in a circle on the bare wooden floors and joined hands; the candle was placed in the middle of the circle creating an eerie glow and making shadows dance in the corners. The more experienced people did a bit of chanting and then they all waited to see what happened. We carried on partying downstairs turning the music up loud – to be honest, I didn’t really want to know what was going on in the attic, that whole part of the building terrified me!
The spiral staircase leadin...Ghouls Galore! #17
Posted by Viv Wilson on 5th October 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,attic,The Meynell,ouija board,seance,ghosts,haunted,party
...ggested a seance in the attic itself as they fancied a spot of ghost hunting by candlelight, so we dared them to try it! Well, they certainly found them! They all sat around in a circle on the bare wooden floors and joined hands; the candle was placed in the middle of the circle creating an eerie glow and making shadows dance in the corners. The more experienced people did a bit of chanting and then they all waited to see what happened. We carried on partying downstairs turning the music up loud – to be honest, I didn’t really want to know what was going on in the attic, that whole part of the building terrified me!
After about 30 minutes we ventured up the...Ghouls Galore #18
Posted by Viv Wilson on 6th September 2021 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,ghosts,ghouls,attic,basement,Downton Abbey,Bridgerton,The Crown,meynell ingram arms,seance,candlelight,bats
...ggested a seance in the attic itself as they fancied a spot of ghost hunting by candlelight, so we dared them to try it! Well, they certainly found them! They all sat around in a circle on the bare wooden floors and joined hands; the candle was placed in the middle of the circle creating an eerie glow and making shadows dance in the corners. The more experienced people did a bit of chanting and then they all waited to see what happened. We carried on partying downstairs turning the music up loud – to be honest, I didn’t really want to know what was going on in the attic, that whole part of the building terrified me!
The haunted attics
After abo...Ghouls Galore! #18
Posted by Viv Wilson on 13th August 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,ghosts,attic,basement,seance,candle,keeping up with the aristocrats,downton abbey,bridgerton
...ggested a seance in the attic itself as they fancied a spot of ghost hunting by candlelight, so we dared them to try it! Well, they certainly found them! They all sat around in a circle on the bare wooden floors and joined hands; the candle was placed in the middle of the circle creating an eerie glow and making shadows dance in the corners. The more experienced people did a bit of chanting and then they all waited to see what happened. We carried on partying downstairs turning the music up loud – to be honest, I didn’t really want to know what was going on in the attic, that whole part of the building terrified me!
The attic roof where banging was heard...
Party On! #18
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st June 1976 in Early Days |
...ggested a seance in the attic itself as they fancied a spot of ghost hunting by candlelight, so we dared them to try it! Well, they certainly found them! After about 20 minutes they were all running back down the spiral staircase with stories of weird noises “like furniture dragging on the floor”. They went into one room to see what was going on as “it sounded like a crowd of people talking in there” but all the rooms were empty. As they walked back down the attic corridor they felt people brushing past them and heard the swish of long skirts. This was when they realised there was no power up there and as the candles blew out they panicke...