Wymering Manor, Old Wymering Lane, Cosham, Portsmouth
19th September 2026
This event was run and hosted by Brothers And Spirit.
Six Cauldron Paranormal members attended and stayed together as Group A run by Gil and Sue. Start time 8pm.
Before the investigation started, Gil and Sue went into the attic and sat in the far end room to do some calling out. The temperature was 20.6 degrees. The K2 meter on the floor went off to green. Spirits were asked to show themselves and a figure was seen on the SLS camera standing in the corner. The K2 meter went to green again. A second stick figure was seen standing next to the first one. It was much smaller and like a child. A creaking noise was heard. Gil and Sue were talking about the stick figures and the K2 meter went off again. They were talking about laughter and asked the spirits of they liked laughter. The K2 meter started flashing a lot. They asked, ‘Are you mother and child,’ and the K2 meter went up to amber. Sue asked if the spirits could make footsteps. After a couple of minutes, loud footsteps were heard walking through the attic. No-one appeared and no-one was in the attic (Gil checked). Gil asked, ‘Can you tell us your name.’ The spirit box said, ‘
Paul. Glen.’ The K2 meter was flashing a lot. Gil said, ‘Can you talk into the machine.’ (meaning the spirit box). The spirit box said, ‘Yeahhhhh.’ and the K2 meter flashed. Sue said, ‘Are there any evil spirits up here.’ The spirit box said, ‘Yes.’ Sue asked, ‘Do they want to harm us?’ The spirit box said, ‘Yes. Children.’ Sue said, ‘Are the children evil.’ The spirit box said, ‘They are not. Close. Mike.’ The room felt quite a bit cooler, yet the temperature did not change on the temperature gauge. Gil asked the spirits to touch one of us and the K2 meter went to green. Gil said, ‘Will you follow us around the house this evening?’ The spirit box said, ‘Maybe.’ Gil said, ‘Any evil spirits, tell us your name.’ The spirit box said, ‘Howard. Fay,’ and the K2 meter lit up again. Sue and Gil went downstairs for a tea break.
After the tea break, all guests went into the main hall and opened a circle ready for a human pendulum. A female spirit connected to the manor came through. It’s an animal – a bird. It has blue feathers and is an exotic bird. It has a female owner. The spirit said it was a peahen (but peahens do not have blue feathers). The spirit said it was telling the truth and someone in the circle had the urge to laugh a lot. The spirit then said it was messing around with the group and that it’s really a man who owns the bird. Someone sensed a spirit walking around the outside of the circle. The spirit said they worked in the manor and didn’t know they were dead. The person in the centre became quite emotional and had to change places with someone else. A male whispering was heard by several people and someone in the circle said they were being touched. A few people noticed a chandelier swinging slightly, yet no draught was detected. The spirit said it was him who was whispering. Someone in the circle could see what looked like a leg on the stairs (the left hand stairs if looking from the doorway). No-one was there. The spirit said he was a man of the cloth. He was a priest and his name was Steven. Someone said they could see a shadow figure in the doorway. Talking could be heard coming from the corner of the room and some people started to feel cold. Lots of people had the urge to take their shoes off. The person in the centre of the circle felt their arm being lifted in the air and someone said they felt like they were being pushed all over the place.
The priest (the spirit) said he was a Catholic and did not like what the group was doing. The spirit confirmed his name was Steven and said he was aged twenty eight years. Steven said he was associated with the church across the road from the manor. He said he was involved with something that had happened in the basement of the manor. Steven said there was a problem with his left eye. Someone in the circle said they felt as if someone was standing behind them. Steven said his surname was McKnight. A few guests said they were starting to feel really hot. Steven said he had been burnt and that he had been accused of witchcraft. The date was 1680. Some people said they felt like they had chills running through their bodies. Someone had to leave the circle because they felt the urge to punch someone. Someone else said they felt someone touching them. A thumping noise was heard coming from upstairs. After investigating, it was confirmed that there was no-one up there. The circle was closed and all guests went into their groups.
Gil said he felt as if a spirit was waiting for him upstairs. The name ‘Thomas’ came into his head. He was Thomas Parr and he used to live in the manor. Group A went upstairs to the top room (the nursery). A Nazi pocket watch was produced, and the German marching song ‘Erika’ was played. The group were talking about the saucy pictures etched in the WW2 cupboard and the K2 meter went off. Quran music was played and the spirit box said ‘Mark’. Mark felt a burning sensation on the back of his head. A toy cat was placed on the rocking chair and the spirit box said, ‘Cat. Die. Beast.’ The group said, ‘Make the chair move.’ The spirit box said, ‘Prayer. Greek. Afraid.’ A knock was heard and the spirit box said, ‘I meant it. Seen.’ A flash of light was seen through a camera shooting across the room and cat on the rocking chair lit up. The group were looking at a video taken of the light and cat lit up again. A light was seen on Mark and the spirit box said, ‘Bird.’ Mark felt a cobweb on his ear. Note: the feeling of a cobweb, when there is no cobweb, can be a sign of unseen energetic presence, spiritual blockage or heightened psychic awareness. The other Mark felt a cobweb on his leg and Kelly felt a cold patch on her leg. A clicking noise was heard coming from above the room. Mark felt a coldness directly behind him. The group asked, ‘Shall we move to another room?’ and the yes/no motion detector turned to green. The spirit box said, ‘Jerry. Jaol.’ Kelly did some scrying in the mirror. A red orb was seen going across her eyes. Note: a red orb signifies a guardian spirit watching over a place or person. A red sparkle was seen on Kelly’s neck and it looked as if her eyes were bulging out. Another red flash was seen on Kelly’s face. Kelly said she was feeling as if she was burning up and had to stop scrying. Ellie did some scrying. A red sparkle was seen on here face. Note: it was pointed out that this could have been dust particles glowing in a red torch light. Ellie’s face looked as if it was changing into a male with Hitler moustache and a beard. A red orb (not dust) was seen moving down and then travelling across the room. A flash was seen coming from behind Gil.
The group went into the front room upstairs and opened a yes/no board. A clicking noise was heard coming from the priest hole. A female spirit came on the board who was connected to the building. She said she was the same female from the attic earlier (the one seen by Gil and Sue on the SLS camera). The spirit said the child spirit was still with her. The group asked the spirit to send them a name in their heads. Two people had the name ‘Mary’ come into their heads. The spirit confirmed that her name was Mary. Another creaking noise was heard by the priest hole and Mary said that was her making the noises. The board was closed and the group went for a tea break. The tea break was held in the music room, and during the break, a cat ball in Sue’s bag went off several times.
After the tea break, Group A stayed in the music room. Lots of toys were set up around the room. Dolly went off straight away. The group were talking amongst themselves and a clicking was heard coming from the closed door. Dolly went off again and the clicking noise was heard again. It sounded as if someone was trying to open the door. Mark went to investigate and opened the door but there was no-one there. A massive orb was seen through the camera and dolly started lighting up continuously. Eventually, dolly stopped and the group asked any spirits to touch the other toys. Dolly went off again. Some people thought there was a little girl in the room. They asked the spirit to light up the rabbit (sitting next to dolly). The rabbit lit up. The group asked, ‘If your name is Sarah, light up any toy.’ Dolly lit up. The group asked, ‘Do you like us being here?’ Rabbit lit up. Another big orb was seen through the camera and dolly lit up again. Mark said he had a headache. The other Mark said he had a feeling the little girl was being stopped from communicating because she was messing around. The other Mark said he felt the spirit stopping the girl was malevolent and the light sensor went to green. An orb was seen next to dolly and dolly lit up. Mark had a headache. The other Mark thought the spirit was a religious figure who is in charge of children. He’s not a very nice person. A noise was heard coming from behind Mark as he spoke. Then another noise was heard coming from the large cabinet by the door, almost like someone was leaning against the cabinet.
The group moved down to the cellar and did some calling out but not a lot happened. They opened a yes/no board. Five loud taps were heard. Note: Five taps, one after the other, is thought to represent the five elements – earth, water, fire, air and space. It could symbolize a grounded presence or an elemental energy trying to manifest. A spirit called Nigel came through. The group spent a long time talking and laughing with Nigel. Nigel said he was gay and that he liked to take men into the cellar. Note: It was later suggested that this could be a colourful disgraced priest who had once lived in the manor. The priest had been thrown out of the manor because of things happening in there. The group did a fair bit of calling out in the cellar, mainly with Nigel, and then did some table tipping. The group was goading Nigel and the table turned round and round several times before coming to a complete standstill. The group went for a quick tea break, and once again, the cat ball in Sue’s bag kept going off.
After the break, the group went into the green room and toys were set up around the room. The group were laughing about Nigel and a cat ball on the cabinet went off. It was noticed that a poker sitting on the fireplace was swinging quite fiercely from side to side. The light sensor machine kept going from green to red, but mainly kept flashing green. The group asked any spirits to move something or to tap five times. The K2 meter went to amber a couple of times and a cat ball went off. Mark and Ellie were talking about being careful whilst driving home later and the spirit box said, ‘Yeah.’ A cat ball went off. The group were asking the colour of Mark and Ellie’s car/carriage and the spirit box said, ‘Unsure.’ The K2 meter lit up again. The group asked Nigel to say his name on the spirit box. Kelly said if he did that she would have a natural medical accident and the spirit box said, ‘Good.’ Ellie was talking about a past job and was telling the group about some of the strange people she had come across. The spirit box said, ‘Are you okay.’
The group moved into the Tudor room, set up the toys and did some calling out. The light motion machine kept lighting green then rabbit lit up. The group asked, ‘Is this Nigel?’ Rabbit lit up again. A ticking noise was heard in the corner by the fireplace. The group opened a yes/no board and Nigel came on the board. He said he had married a woman to cover his true sexuality. He had children. Nigel said he liked to dress as a lady and that he called himself Sarah. His wife was called Mary. Nigel said he had lived in the manor when it was a vicarage. He said he liked Mark and a red light was seen near Mark’s hand. Nigel said his name wasn’t really Nigel. He said he was really called George and that it had been him activating the equipment. He said he belonged to a secret group of gay men who used to meet in the cellar. Five knocks was a secret code that meant a meeting was about to start. A new spirit came on the board. The glass was very, very slow. The spirit said they were not human but wouldn’t say very much. The evening ended at 1.45am.