Wickham, Hampshire 27th October 2023

We started our investigation in the basement of the Manor House and began with a sacred circle. The spirit box was very active with intelligent conversation throughout this session. When we were asking, ‘Show us your ‘yes’ and show us your ‘no’, the spirit box said, ‘I’m trying to’. Several spirits came through and said they had seen us in the basement before but had not communicated with us, and others were just passing through. All spirits did not stay long but there were a lot of them. Twice the spirit box shouted,’BOO!’. Throughout the session we heard several knocks and bangs coming from around the basement but not much activity with the cat balls.

The member in the centre of the circle started to sway and the spirit box said, ‘Are you drunk?’ We asked the member if they were drunk and the spirit box said, ‘That’s why I’m laughing’. A shadow figure was seen walking across the laser grid, and the spirit box was saying all sorts of funny things like, ‘Put your finger up her nose’. Two members in the circle felt a tickle in their noses. The spirit box confirmed this building was once used as a school and children were here.

A spirit came through in the circle and told us they had been stabbed with a knife and it was their friend who killed them. They used to drink in the pub in Wickham and the spirit was killed as they lay on the floor. One of the members in the circle suddenly had a bright white light shoot across their eye. We asked if there was a spirit, then make a sound. The spirit box said, ‘I will make a sound’. Dolly’s eyes then lit up and we could hear a whistle. The spirit box said, ‘You’re boring. Look up’. Dolly’s eyes lit up again. We asked if it was the spirit lighting up the eyes and the spirit box said, ‘What do you think?’

The spirit relating to the stabbing was still speaking. They said the stabbing happened between 1960 – 1970. We asked the spirit to whisper their name to someone and two members heard ‘Steven’. The name ‘Steven’ then came through on the spirit box. We asked the spirit for their surname and there was a bit of confusion as to whether it was Warwick or Warren – both names were getting a ‘yes’. Steven said he was 17 when he died (note: while you may not be able to buy alcohol until you turn 18, teens aged 16 and 17 can have a pint bought for them in the pub). Steven said he was stabbed in the back, high up near his shoulder blades. He told us he had a brother called George who was 27 when Steven died. Steven said he had been gambling when a fight broke out. The spirit box said, ‘Car……’ then went faint (cards maybe?), and teddy’s eyes lit up. Some members around the circle started to feel extremely hot whilst others felt very cold. Cold breezes were being felt everywhere, especially on member’s hands. Steven confirmed that other spirits were trying to join the circle. We heard knocks coming from a corner in the room and the spirit box said, ‘I said I’m dead, didn’t I?’

We asked Steven if he was gay and the spirit box said, ‘I’m very happy’ (note: in the 1960’s ‘gay’ meant ‘merry’ and ‘carefree’). We asked Steven if he was a homosexual and he said, ‘yes’. At the same time, the spirit box said, ‘You asked right. I’m free and reborn. I’m free’. We asked Steven to touch one of the male members in the circle and immediately one of the males in the circle told us they just got touched on their bottom. At the same time the spirit box said, ‘Game of benefit’.

Some of the members in the circle started to feel very cold on the lower parts of their legs and the spirit box said, ‘It’s the cats coming’. Then the spirit box said, ‘Dark hair, 5 foot 7, blue eyes, Basil’. One of the members in the circle works in Warwick Lane and said they had previously seen a spirit in the area of DQ that matched that description.

After a tea break back in Warwick Lane, the group stayed there but moved to the front area on the first floor to open an Ouija board. The name ‘Steven’ came through, but confirmed this was a different spirit. The message ‘CRY 1027’ came through. This Steven said he was born in 1967 and was 27 when he died. He said he is attached to something in the building then spelt out ‘elephant’. He said it was a wooden elephant, not a toy elephant, and was in a cabinet near the cafe area. Two members went to investigate and confirmed there were indeed three wooden elephants in a cabinet.

Harry came through on the board and said he was born in 1949. We asked Harry to give the name of someone on the investigation who worked in Warwick Lane and he spelt the letter ‘I’. (This is correct).The member who works in the building was quite startled and the spirit box said, ‘How are you?’ Harry said he was attached to something in the building and spelt out ‘dumet’ (pronounced ‘doo-met’ – Dumet is a copper clad nickel-iron alloy widely used to obtain hermetic seals in soft glass, like on a Tiffany lamp. Later on the the evening we did find some objects that matched this description but could not confirm they belonged to Harry).Then harry spelt out, ‘Used for dits’. (‘dit’ refers to a story, often exaggerarted or outlandish). Meanwhile, the spirit box said, ‘There’s more than three of us. It’s not so good. Can they hear us? I’m here’.

Mary came through on the board. She said she was born in 1957 and was aged 29 when she died. We asked how many people were in the room and she said ‘8’ (this was correct), then one other member walked in and the board spelt out ‘9’. The board spelt out, ‘There are five spirits here. Three mean harm.’ At the same time, the spirit box said, ‘There are twenty spirits here and all are listening to you’. I saw you. I was here. We are here’. Next few family members came through on the board and terms of endearment were heard on the spirit box.

Another spirit came on the board and said he was Steven who we spoke to in the Manor House earlier. He spelt on the board, ‘Christ, just help’. At the same time on the spirit box we heard, ‘I am right here. Get away. I am here’. Steven confirmed he had been stabbed in the upper back and it was his friend, Dave, who stabbed him. He said he had a brother called George and when he was stabbed it felt like a shock. He spelt on the board, ‘Just help’, and at the same time the spirit box said, ‘I’ve got to find the light. I am Christian. I go through hell. Do the light’.

The members performed a ritual for crossing a spirit over to the light. Everyone felt strong energy pass through their bodies, then then spirit box said, ‘I see the light. I’m going to the light’. The area where we were gathered became very quiet and still and the spirit box said, ‘Where has he gone?’

We had a coffee break and were talking about a dog from a TV programme who had recently died. Every time we mentioned the dog’s name, the teddy’s eyes lit up. Then we did some scrying with two female members. One member had three face changes – an old lady with white eyebrows, an old lady with a long face, then an old man with a long face. The other member had one face change and became a boy.

We had sat dolly and teddy in a rocking chair and did some calling out. Dolly’s eyes were going on and off on command. On the security camera, orbs could be seen flying around the rocking chair, then one member started to get followed by an orb as they walked around.

Whilst we were doing this, two members had been on the ground floor in the far back area and everyone else decided to join them. As we approached, we could hear the spirit box say, ‘They are coming’. As we walked in, the spirit box started chattering away like there were many people speaking at once, then they started to mimic some of the members voices. We did some calling out, asking the spirits to let us know they were here. The spirit box said, ‘We’re trying. I’m here. Two are coming. Can they see us both? Bit too young. We’re here. Watch the door’. One member walked into the area and the spirit box said,

‘What do you want now?’. The member said, ‘I want you to knock’. We heard a wind chime making a noise, even though there was no-one near it.

Back upstairs, in the front area, we opened the Ouija board up again. Emily came through.

She said she died in 1868, aged 58 (although this later got changed to 1867 aged 56). She was married to Dr Clive who killed babies by abortion. Emily said one of the members present in the room used to be her in a past life and directed the planchette to that member. Emily said she was raped by someone called Bill and became pregnant. Dr Clive aborted the baby. Their surname was Berry and they lived in Warwick Lane when it was a house. Dr Clive also did medical, amputations and was liked and trusted by his patients. He carried out 107 abortions and 59 mothers died. He charged 4 or 5 shillings for his services. Clive died in 1906 aged 76. As we were talking, a handbag which was behind the Ouija board, fell off the shelf.

We tried an experiment using the member who works in Warwick Lane. The member has claimed to see the spirit of a woman several times and wrote on a piece of paper – white dress, dark long hair, no shoes. The only person to see this paper was the author of this blog, who was not on the Ouija board. On the board we asked these questions: What are you wearing? It answered – gown. What colour is it? It answered – white. What colour is your hair? It answered – dark red. What are you wearing on your feet? It answered – nothing.

Note from the author: Since this investigation, I have researched all names and dates but have found nothing to validate what came through on the board.