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« Thread Started on Jan 13, 2007, 3:05am » | |
Basingstoke in Hampshire and its surrounding locations don’t have a typical history of the mysterious as some places around the UK might have that puts it in the national psyche as a town known for its paranormal activity and hauntings, but it does still happen to house stories and mutterings of ghosts that have survived even the modern concrete and glass buildings of this 1960s London overflow.
Its urban streets by night are an orange glow of florescent streetlights that protrude out from the concrete maze of roads and ally ways, which low hum is only broken by the sound of a distant cat fight, or fox knocking over a rubbish bin while scavenging for scraps .
One might not be surprised to see a transparent figure gliding around an old grand university town, or spot of land that once saw an ancient battle or major disaster, but Basingstoke is not know for its colourful past, or memorable historic events that some towns and cities might be famous for, but still it has a history and energy that is unique in its self, that causes the unexplained to show its self to the often unsuspecting members of its townsfolk.
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Above, Basingstoke in times gone by
One of the only things Basingstoke has been famously noted for in recent times, is its many roundabouts, which has caused it to be nicknamed “Doughnut City”. It also has more CCTV cameras in its town centre than in any other town in the UK, More so than New York believe it or not, so one would imagine the odd spectre or two might have been caught on video at some point in its more recent past.
Old Basing, is one place in the vicinity of Basingstoke with more of a past than anywhere else around the town, as it’s the location of the ruins of the historic Basing House, which was the last stronghold of the Catholic Cavaliers in the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwells spirit, a Catholic Cavalier and political leader, is said to walk in and around the location of Basing House and can even be seen walking every night from Lychpit to Plovers’ Dell. This haunting can even be traced as far away as Crondall where a skirmish took place, in which a Puritan was killed, and to this day he has been seen galloping on a ghostly horse up the driveway of the house, to then disappear into the church.
The Basing house grounds are also famous with local people for the apparent haunts of hooded monks, that seem to aimlessly wander around the now ruins.
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Above the Entrance to Basing House and the gounds themselves.
The near by village of Hook has also been home to the sightings of ghostly Cavaliers connecting to the violent history of Basing house. He is said to be dressed in a long cape, and a broad rimmed hat, he is also said to have long wavy hair. He is thought to be a messenger slaughtered in combat by the Roundheads, when delivering a message to the Royalists Garrisons, he is often seen wondering around what is now known as Hook Common.
Beneath the now office blocks of the Houndsmill Industrial Estate, lies the remains of an old road to Kingsclere, probably around the location of Rooksdown House, the body of a Monk lies. Nothing has been seen since the offices were erected, but before they were built stories became known of a ghostly man standing at the point of the Aldermaston junction on the Kingsclere road. A late Mr George Willis told a story of how a friend of his apparently “of sound mind and not imaginative at all” was returning home from the cinema in the late 1960s, when he saw the figure of a man in a monks abbot, the monk was apparently lighting a cigarette, but with no flame or light to be seen, and was described as having dark black eyes. The man seeing this was supposedly attracted to the figure, and could not resist moving towards the monk type apparition, even though his normal reaction would have been to run away in terror, when the man got close enough he was said to then become possessed by the spirit, and then had visions of himself running up the road to near by Park Prewett, which just so happens to be the home of a well known mental hospital, which might indicate that this particular experience was that of a paranoid schizophrenic, although Mr Willis was adamant right up until his death at 92 years of age that his friend was mentally stable.
Other Paranormal activities have been reported in the Old White Hart pub in Hook, a women land lord was said to be murdered in the pub by strangulation with chains, the women’s ghost or spirit can still be heard walking up and down the upstairs corridors, sometimes the sounds of chains can also be heard.
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Above the Old White Hart In Hook Hampshire
Another White Hart Pub in Basingstoke on the London Road has had many strange goings on. One such goings on is the sound of beer barrels being rolled out in the dead of night that wake the landlords up who happen to live and work there, but when it is investigated nothing can be seen out of the ordinary. Residence of the pub have also reported hearing footsteps following them, also sounds of people rustling through gravel have been heard in some of the bedrooms at night. Staff have also seen strange illuminated figures walking around outside at night.
The Haymarket Theatre is also said to be haunted by spirits that once performed there, although little information exists as to who haunts it, or to why they do.
A strange haunting is said to have happened in The Swallows private house (now demolished), on the outskirts of town in the mid nineteenth century, of a baboon and even a large black cat. The owners complained of loud screams coming from the attic, no logical explanation could be found as to what was causing it, so they soon moved out, no one else would buy the house because of the strange disturbances, so they knocked the house down.
The Barge Inn like just about everything else in Basingstoke, had been knocked down due to “progress”, it was located in the old part of town, and was a wharfside building used to house workers and bargees of the nearby Basingstoke canal at Greywell near Odiham in the 17th century right up until the early 20th century. One story from its past is that of a 16 year old girl working there at the time as a chambermaid who was brutally raped and murdered there by one of the canals bargees. In 1959 the landlord Jack Hopkins was working in the pub, which was the then Goat and Barge pub late one evening, with no wind present whatsoever, when suddenly and violently the heavy pub door swung open, the curtains billowed out across the pub and the customers at the time said they felt as if something rushed across the pub floor, that knocked one costumer of his feet and kicked another in the knee. Other strange things have been reported in the pub, such as in 1965 Mrs Hopkins reported seeing, along with a punter, a faceless ghostly women walk across the front of the bar. Strange poltergeist activity has also been going on in the pub, tables and chairs are said to be moved around at night, and even the Hopkins baby son was found on the floor on a mount of piled up coats and jackets, when only moments before he had been tucked up in his cot behind the bar. A cat that had been missing for days turned up in a room days later that had been locked for months. Screaming or wailing has also been heard, but no one can quite make out what is being said. Not long before the building was due to be knocked down the Hopkins moved out because they could not deal with the constant barrage of paranormal activity. But just before they moved Mrs Hopkins placed Crucifixes on all the mirrors, and one of her grandmothers rosaries in the room the young girl had been murdered in, and the disturbances immediately ceased. However the couple and their son decided to move anyway.
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Above odiham Castle
Pagan rituals and witchcraft are said to sometimes take place within the grounds of Odiham castle, better known as St johns Castle because of the nature and countryside that surrounds the structure, and because of the nearby Basingstoke Canal. Ghostly figures are said to wander the castle, paying no attention to observers. Strange lights have also been seen in and around the grounds, although it has been suggested these could be natural phenomena such as Will o' the wisp or swamp gas.
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« Reply #1 on Jan 13, 2007, 5:22pm » | |
Great articular mate.. 
I would sure like to see the sightings of 'ghostly Cavaliers' they sound interesting..
I never knew there was so much ghostly activity in Basingstoke, it sound a very interesting place to conduct some expriments and investigations..
Its a shame 'The Barge Inn' has been knocked down, that would have been a great place to start investigations, seemed a pretty spooky place...
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« Reply #2 on Jan 14, 2007, 3:17am » | |
Thanks for your kind words Lance.
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« Reply #3 on Jan 15, 2007, 8:27pm » | |
I love odiham Castle it is so magical there the whole area of it along the river too. Too bad they put a fence up around it.. but hopping over it isnt much a problem right hun : )
Nice article btw i'm glad we got to go to alot of them areas it was fun.
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« Reply #4 on Jan 28, 2007, 8:33pm » | |
Hi Faeden,
We did a ghost vigil at the white hart, didn't get much it was very smelly in there and there was a fight but our medium picked up on a young lad who had been hung, that was about it.
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« Reply #5 on Jan 28, 2007, 10:12pm » | |
Hi Jo. What White Hart? The one in Hook, or Basingstoke town centre?
Shame you did not get any activity, but in reality most investigations reap little to no real supernatural activity, most of what people think is paranormal is just natural phenomena that can easily be explained.
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« Reply #6 on Feb 2, 2007, 9:56pm » | |
Hi Faeden,
It was the White Hart in Basingstoke, to be honest we didn't get started until after 10.o clock and it was still noisy downstairs, I still don't really believe in orbs i think there has to be another explanation for them keeping an open mind. I know what you mean about activity though.
Our next hunt is South Sea Castle in a couple weeks with Dark encounters
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« Reply #7 on Feb 2, 2007, 10:07pm » | |
Hi Jo.
I don’t want to offend you, but "Dark Encounters" is an business, not a Investigation team, that makes money out of paranormal Investigation. In my opinion they are one of the many "teams" ruining the credibility of real paranormal research, that have cashed in on after the success of the fraudulent show Most Haunted.
You can see a thread about more of what I mean here..
http://hauntedtavern.proboards83.com/ind....read=1167413246
On the Orb thing, have a look at the following.
http://www.freewebs.com/faeden/photoanomaliesandorbs.htm
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« Reply #8 on Feb 4, 2007, 3:42pm » | |
Hi Faeden,
I know what you mean about dark encounters, I feel the same but it is interesting going along to see how some people behave. I do think they charge over the odds and i don't think they seem as popular as they used to be.
We are part of the Hants paranormal group. We have a good paranormal investigator her name is Christine. I wished I had joined Peter Underwoods ghost society years ago when I had the chance, he is quite a man.
I believe like you about the orbs I believe a lot is digital cameras, I took my ordinary camera as well as my digital camera on my last ghost investigation and i took pics of exactly the same rooms with each camera and of my digitL I orbs on them ( i think not) and with my ordinary camera nothing at all, so now i take both cameras along with me.
Still i believe there is something and things we don't know about just we can't explain a lot of them but i still believe there is life after death, but that is my opinion only.
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Did look a the pics lovely pics even though they explain what orbs are
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« Reply #9 on Feb 4, 2007, 4:02pm » | |
Hi Jo.
Don’t get me wrong. I am a hardened believer in the afterlife, however I am also aware of how gullible some people are and who want to believe everything a little strange to be the paranormal or occult happenings.
On the digital and 35MM camera and orbs things, Orbs are less likely on a 35MM camera, but are possible, I have had a few.
Id personally never use companies like Dark Encounters as they are destroying the reputation of Occult investigations, so if I was to give them money I would be contributing to that.
People like Harry price would be disgusted by money making groups who care little about real investigation like these companies.
Its a sad sign of the times that money now means more than honesty and truth.
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« Reply #10 on Aug 8, 2009, 11:21am » | |
I loved the story of the abandoned railway line Faeden and also reading about Basingstoke itself. Can you tell me more about the line? Is it still there or has it been ripped up? Was reading the story one the Tavern main site and it linked me here to post comment. I just love that story and due to my hobby and interests i can picture you in an old abandoned signalbox, cobwebs in the corners and across the windows. The levers all in place and the instruments waiting to be used to summon the passing of a train. Even the clock recording the time it stopped at, or even it still going!
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« Reply #11 on Mar 5, 2010, 2:26pm » | |
Hello,
We have just started this Paranormal investigation team in Basingstoke. If you would like to join in with some of our investigations then please let me know.
Im also on facebook as "parabasing".
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