The Salutation Inn 28-10-2005
When the (K)nights of Fear were given their first opportunity to work away from the gaol we jumped at the chance. We were invited by a group we had had the pleasure to have served at Derby Gaol on 16 September 2005.
Although the Salutation Inn is a public house its greatest attraction is the caves which lie below and it was down there that we spent the night. At the start of our night the Salutation was still in full swing with music blaring out, but in the caves below it was absolutely silent. The first hour was spent getting used to our surroundings with the lights on and also a short talk on paranormal aspects by the (K)nights of Fear. By this time the public house had cleared and it was time to bring in the equipment.
The night started with an unusual dowsing session where our guests used their pendulums for an ESP type experiment where the dowsers had to ascertain if a card drawn from a pack showed either clockwise, anticlockwise, left to right, forwards and backwards or no movement at all. The initial results proved quite interesting but as the session continued the accuracy diminished.
The group then moved into the lowest chamber where a glass divination session was conducted. Unlike the session we had held at the gaol with this party however, on this occasion the glass actually moved. It was during this session that the whole party noticed a phenomenon that would haunt us for the rest of the night. Some of the questions asked were being answered by audible knocks which on later investigation appeared to be emanating from solid rock.
As we were experiencing these strange sounds we decided to conduct a séance in the same location in complete darkness. During this session, the group were aware of several spirits which seemed to be surrounding the circle. Some members were also aware of something stood directly in front of them and questions were still being answered by the audible raps. At the close of the session the group noticed that we had all moved several feet.
After a short break we split into three smaller groups to cover separate areas to help us try and pinpoint where the rapping’s were coming from during vigil conditions. Strangely, the quietest area proved to be by the stairs which would have been the only place where one would anticipate the sound could have echoed from naturally. The loudest place was the main chamber in which we had been working for most of the night although the third group could hear the rapping’s in an adjacent area.
After an attempt at table tipping which proved fruitless we tried the rocking spirit board during which we were introduced to three separate spirits. A young girl who is known to the Salutation Inn as Rosie and regularly seen at the location, a young boy and a man who were both associated with the caves.
As we were commencing a second séance the landlord came down and pointed out the time so we closed the session and collected the equipment together. It was during this time that the landlord, who had spent the whole night in the pub above pointed out that not only had he heard the rapping noises which seemed to emanate from the caves but on several occasions, had heard what sounded like someone with a large bunch of keys walking up the stairs from the cellar.
When the (K)nights of Fear were given their first opportunity to work away from the gaol we jumped at the chance. We were invited by a group we had had the pleasure to have served at Derby Gaol on 16 September 2005.
Although the Salutation Inn is a public house its greatest attraction is the caves which lie below and it was down there that we spent the night. At the start of our night the Salutation was still in full swing with music blaring out, but in the caves below it was absolutely silent. The first hour was spent getting used to our surroundings with the lights on and also a short talk on paranormal aspects by the (K)nights of Fear. By this time the public house had cleared and it was time to bring in the equipment.
The night started with an unusual dowsing session where our guests used their pendulums for an ESP type experiment where the dowsers had to ascertain if a card drawn from a pack showed either clockwise, anticlockwise, left to right, forwards and backwards or no movement at all. The initial results proved quite interesting but as the session continued the accuracy diminished.
The group then moved into the lowest chamber where a glass divination session was conducted. Unlike the session we had held at the gaol with this party however, on this occasion the glass actually moved. It was during this session that the whole party noticed a phenomenon that would haunt us for the rest of the night. Some of the questions asked were being answered by audible knocks which on later investigation appeared to be emanating from solid rock.
As we were experiencing these strange sounds we decided to conduct a séance in the same location in complete darkness. During this session, the group were aware of several spirits which seemed to be surrounding the circle. Some members were also aware of something stood directly in front of them and questions were still being answered by the audible raps. At the close of the session the group noticed that we had all moved several feet.
After a short break we split into three smaller groups to cover separate areas to help us try and pinpoint where the rapping’s were coming from during vigil conditions. Strangely, the quietest area proved to be by the stairs which would have been the only place where one would anticipate the sound could have echoed from naturally. The loudest place was the main chamber in which we had been working for most of the night although the third group could hear the rapping’s in an adjacent area.
After an attempt at table tipping which proved fruitless we tried the rocking spirit board during which we were introduced to three separate spirits. A young girl who is known to the Salutation Inn as Rosie and regularly seen at the location, a young boy and a man who were both associated with the caves.
As we were commencing a second séance the landlord came down and pointed out the time so we closed the session and collected the equipment together. It was during this time that the landlord, who had spent the whole night in the pub above pointed out that not only had he heard the rapping noises which seemed to emanate from the caves but on several occasions, had heard what sounded like someone with a large bunch of keys walking up the stairs from the cellar.
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