Hi cresser and smudger
I have read your thread on this topic about people believing or not beleiving
In ghostly Haunting either you believe or not believe in these ghostly figures, its up to the individual
To believe or not believe and question is mind at the time he is seeing the Appresion of
Some think but as the saying goes guys,seeing is beleiveing,
And until that day comes the doubters are out there will await until that day comes for themselves
I can assure you they are out there I myself along with people by my side have witnessed it
I was not alone ,I have to say the ghosties are in short supply now,
I think its because the new world of moderen structure as moved them on
But there is plenty around in the older parts of the city but also in moderen parts
My brother lived in Ladywood many years ago on those what was one time new estate
Along side the monument cannal l and more sheepcote end of light thorne Avenue
He had the haunting of a young lady whom was murdered in the area across the wood yard siding
Of the railway he had to bring in the vicar from st johns Ladywood to drive her away
It taken him several visits before going away,also my friends and myself visited
Ickneild street one night with teams,es as well in those days they had big solid benches
Around the cemetery with nice chipping paths ways and that's when the old chapel
Was still standing years before the demolished it it looked like a roman temple
With stain glasses doors and very high steps to go into it
We was sitting there late night awaiting for these things to happened and by golly
It did there was a well reserved built grave encased in marble and chipping I still recall
The grave and the family name but I am not allowed to mention the family name on here
Owing to the fact there will be family members of this family whom I know
That they are or was member of this forum but any way we got up and ran to the main gates to get out of there
We told everybody about it for weeks also I have witnessed at my mothers address at the time which was 47 Victoria road Aston, late one Sunday night walking in from the kitchen on the left hand aside of me
And stood for a couple of seconds in front of a coal fire then just disappeared and months later
My younger brothers friend Dave stayed the night he was sleeping on the counch at this 47.
And in the middle of the night he came running up the stairs to the attic shouting
Quickly I have seen thast ghost ,then another person whom was a friend of mine and the frisby
Family house he was a tough lad stayed in spring hill passage Ladywood
Sleeping on the couch he seen two tea towels swing and the figure he bolted home
We have ran the old ye red lion acocks green many moons ago at night
You could hear the barralls rolling around the cellar and rattling of chains we was told this would happened by a previous gaffer there and sure as god made apples we used to get it we would wake up to it
For those whom do not know the old ye red lion acocks green there was on the old site
Prior to the pub used to be a convent with sisterhoodscomenly known as Nunn's
And apparently she was attacked and murdered , I am just trying to think of one oif our forum member whom may have been around years before we moved in and he knows the history of this pub I believe
It was the same as the city centre pub within the bull ring ghostly
In my seventy years I have seen many a ghostly figures and I believe in them
I experience Aston parish church in the old days of the forty a,long with other people at one time there was graves going back centuries got to a stage in that cemetery there was no foot paths to walk around to find a
Persons grave until many years later when they started to Finn it out
My daughter is a well known medium she went to Warwick castle I think it was and with a camera
And it was a night time tour she took a picture of a going down steps part
And she never seen a genuine life picture of any person , or child at the precice time
When she went home and took the pictures of the section of the castle going down steps she captures
On film a little boy dressed in old fashion clothes of the day he was. Crunching down
She was amazed and she rang the castle organisers and told them what she had captured
On film they asked her to come back and show them the picture they was totally shocked by it
So yes there are afew knocking about even today and that brings us back to the saying
Seeing is beleiveing and I truly believe only certain people can experience seeing these things
Best wishes to you and one and all. , Astonian,,,,,,,
, cheers, cresser.
