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With regards to Aston related hauntings in general, has anyone ever heard about the ghost of the Aston Cross Brewery at all? The case used to turn up in stuff a good few years ago now (I've got mentions of it in a couple of volumes). Is this place still extant? Regards, Nick...

The female ghost associated with the hall who has been seen numerous times (to my knowledge) is allegedly that of a former housekeeper. She is usually seen on one of the upper landings of the building. I believe I've only ever heard one single testimony regarding the daughter.... and this...

I'm sure that the 'lopping hand' story and that of the murdered cook (a skewer stuck through him, etc) are one and the same tale really - but with a considerable bit of poetic licence added, of course, Big Gee!!:D But this does go to show how these things get started, twisted out of proportion...

Hi Astonian, The story concerning the daughter of Thomas Holte - Mary - has been doing the rounds for a century at least..... though, strangely, there is no actual evidence that the crime concerned (incarceration in the tower room for 16 or so years, etc) actually occurred??? It would be...

Hi Macca, Indeed, this is the classic / legendary ghost story associated with Aston Hall. I have a postcard (from the early part of the 20th Century) which shows a photograph of a small door..... on the back is printed 'The Prison Room - Aston Hall' or some such. Funnily enough, though - if...

I have indeed Sue, thank you.... I was up there this morning and had a good look around the area. I was wondering whether there had actually been an area called fairyfield and, if so, why, etc. Regards, Nick www.westmidlandsghostclub.com https://westmidlandsghostclub.blogspot.com/

Hi All, I'd very much like to hear from anyone who can shed some light on the origins of the place name 'Fairyfield', as associated with Hamstead, Great Barr? Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Nick www.westmidlandsghostclub.com https://westmidlandsghostclub.blogspot.com/

Hi Astonian, I'd been asked to go onto local radio this morning to comment on the research that you mention, but something more important came up in the end and they apparently did a feature on something else!!:D:D:D Personally speaking - I wouldn't advise anyone to go into Key Hill Cemetry...

Hiya Folks, I don't know if any of the forum readers have seen some of the press coverage that we've received recently regarding Great Barr and Barr Beacon hauntings, but a re-cap can be viewed on our new-ish blog page (with more updates pending at present)...

On the subject of poltergeist outbreaks in general, I was recently discussing the sort of phenomenon that falls into this particular category. I cannot recall what case it was now, but, on countering a comment regarding how 'mundane' such effects tend to be, I outlined a matter where the...

Hi Tali, An frequently repeated quote regarding the 'beginning' of poltergeist happenings goes something along the lines of 6 months after you've moved into a property, or 6 months before you move out. Personally speaking, this strikes me as utter cr*p, to be honest...... and the words of the...

Superb Tali !!! I do have the Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits.... but that was one of the books I didn't look in!!:D:D Given the particulars of the case, I'd have thought it might have been included in some of the volumes dedicated specifically to London hauntings, etc?? Wierd that!? Hah...

Re. the Enfield case query - I must admit that it's hard to assess really? I think there might have been some stuff that was possibly 'real', but when there is so much stuff happening - a lot of which seems fake or has been admiited as fake - then you can't really even make a half-educated...

Hi Tali, The key problem with such cases as the Enfield Poltergeist is the simple fact that you only really ever hear from the pro-paranormal lobby regarding such things. Pretty much everything you find on the case in question either comes via the researchers intimately involved (Grosse and...

Hi Tali, I'd forgotten about the girls 'levitating' when I wrote my last piece!!:D How could I ever do that??:D It would appear that some authorities at that time were getting the words 'levitate' and 'jump' totally mixed up, of course !!!:D Pretty much all of the comments publicised on...

Hi Tali, There are so many aspects to do with the Enfield case that were just so downright 'wrong'..... it would take hours to explain it all fully, to be honest. Just skimming the surface with a few points: The researchers themselves were so highly inexperienced - and, dare I say, downright...

I think actual 'ghost sightings / experiences' are pretty much 'open' or 'across the board' with regards to class / social status..... though poltergeist cases do seem rather confined to rented accommodation, it would seem (for whatever reason?) Regards, Nick www.westmidlandsghostclub.com

I'd read of the coffee research and thought how silly it seemed to make such a statement really, as the average human being is quite able to hallucinate without the need of any form of stimulant....... Lower intelligence - no........ but I do believe that social status might have a bearing on...

Brilliant stuff Tali!!! Well done!! I'm interested to find somewhat contradictory information in this segment - the voice-over saying these effects had occurred for 6 years, while the interviewed policeman says 18 months??? Not much of a difference!? The Arthur C. Clarke book intimates just...