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The last time I visited the site - about 8 or 9 months ago, I believe (albeit a vague estimate!?) - the place was a hive of activity. Myself and a friend approached the site roughly from the direction of the old isolation wing, bringing us to the bridge, which was being 'done up' splendidly (if...

I was speaking to another researcher last night who had investigated the Manor House pub - and we ended up spending a couple of hours or so recounting all of the stuff that had seemed to happen to our groups while we were there..... :D:D This - as possibly mentioned elsewhere on the forum, I...

Thanks for that cracking story JohnO!!;) For some stuff on the Manor House - re. ghostly encounters - please see the link below: https://westmidlandsghostclub.blogspot.com/search/label/West%20Bromwich Best wishes, Nick www.westmidlandsghostclub.com https://westmidlandsghostclub.blogspot.com/

Hi Bill123, I'd guess you are referring to the fairly famous case involving the Pell family of Coxwell Rd from the mid-50's? Without checking up, I believe it was a reasonably standard poltergeist-like effect (?) though held one feature which has always made my hair curl when I read it...

Hi Tali, Just dug my index card out for the Shard End case (forgive note form, please, but it's only a brief ref. point for my folder index and so on!!:D): 6 yr old boy refused to live in house for 4 to 5 months because he claims to have seen woman and baby and / or man and woman in bedroom...

Hi Tali, I'm not at all sure about the Stechford Poltergeist you mention......?? The main one I recall from around a decade ago (in the press concerning the Brum area) was a young boy and his Mom (no dad in the picture, as far as I can recall) having to leave their home because of ghostly...

How about that for a coincidence Tali - but I only came across a mention of this matter a couple of days ago while re-indexing my diaries!!?? I received a phonecall from Joseph Shiel in late October 2000 (regarding their case) after he saw an article of ours in the Evening Mail. (I think it...

Many thanks for the replies folks!! Apparently, during a bad drought in the mid-70's, the factory workers were told that they had to find ways of saving on water, etc. On some old plans of the area, a well was discovered and staff began uncovering the site. (Hence the name Wellhead, I...

On the beg again....... .....but would anyone be able to tell me whereabouts the above factory was situated please? (What part of Perry Barr, etc). Many thanks, Nick

Thank you for the info. Mike-G.... much appreciated!! I received a letter (from someone I didn't know and have never been able to subsequently establish contact with) in the early 90's offering info on the building concerned..... The scant mention of the site received appeared to be possibly...

Can anyone recall a Roebuck House in West Bromwich, which I believe was (is?) somewhere near the Trinity Way / Kenrick Way area of the town? The property may well have been a pub, though I'm not at all sure(?) Any help / pointers would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Nick

Hi Dwilly - I think you're referring to the building that has the plaque dedicated to the martyr, the John Roger on it(?) If memory serves me right, Rogers was the 1st Protestant dispatched in the mid-1500's by Queen Mary. (Executed at Smithfield). I've heard a number of stories about this...

Hi Tali - re. the article..... I must admit, I find this sort of alleged activity - what amounts to direct physical assault - highly dubious indeed!!:shocked: It sounds very much like the sort of thing that would be reported on Most Haunted, to be honest? Astonian - be sure to keep us posted...

Thanks Big Gee..... Re. the media - they certainly don't help very much in maintaining the 'purity' of / in paranormal related tales (especially), at times!:D At the end of the day, I guess they see a lot of this sort of thing for what it really is and treat it accordingly....... It's not as...

Hi NN2009, The phone box which features in the original story was apparently removed when the change from the old red boxes was made years ago. Of course, this hasn't stopped people like Richard Felix featuring a new model in his god-awful 'Brum Ghosts' DVD!!!!:D:D The story of the house...

Just a quick note to outline something we did in Brum City Centre recently! https://westmidlandsghostclub.blogspot.com/2009/05/birmingham-investigation.html More to follow on the matter when we next update the website however. Regards, Nick www.westmidlandsghostclub.com...

I have to admit that I'm not at all surprised by this Big Gee. Despite the fact that the area immediately surrounding Northycote has a lovely semi-rural feel to it, it is situated only a stones throw from some of the worst housing estates in the Midlands!:shocked: My mother and father lived...

Thanks to a good friend of mine, I've just been able to post up some video footage - obtained during an investigation of the Manor House in West Bromwich a few years ago - to our photo album. The recording concerned appears to contain the sound of 'someone' walking up the staircase to the...

Hi Big Gee, Indeed, the group did investigate Northycote Farm a few months ago, but this was something of a re-visit, as we first covered the site (three or four times, I think?) back in 1997. I've just had to laugh about your 'size' issues, as - when we first went there - one of our (then)...

Hi all, We carried out a rather fascinating investigation in Birmingham City Centre this weekend. A brief mention appears here: https://westmidlandsghostclub.blogspot.com/ Regards, Nick www.westmidlandsghostclub.com