Bowes Railway was actually the very first paranormal investigation that API founding members Cindy & Jo participated in, as guests of the host team. Built in 1826 by George Stephenson, Bowes Railway is the only preserved standard gauge cable railway system in the world that is still operational. In the north east of England coal truly was … Continue reading
The two videos are of footage that I forgot I even had. The first video includes a short clip of one of my team members, Jo, doing a solo vigil down in the cellars & dungeon. Unlike me, who chickened out, she stayed down there, all alone, for 45 minutes. But she IS a Cockney, and … Continue reading
Ravensworth Castle – July 8th, 2005 Tyne & Wear, UK (formerly County Durham) On July 8th/9th, 2005 my team, Anomalous Phenomena Investigations (API) participated in an investigation of the Grade II Listed historic caslte of Ravensworth. We were guests of the team hosting the event, so as a result, we do not have copies of the actual … Continue reading
Ravensworth Castle now crumbles away into ruin, but at one time a little girl named Alice Pleasance Liddell cavorted in its halls. This was the family home of the real Alice in Wonderland. Continue reading
Tynemouth Field Practice 15 June 2005 During another field practice at Tynemouth on 15 June 2005 the team members decided to split up to cover different areas. It was a quiet day, with very few visitors in sight. Jo was at the Oratory of St. Mary Chapel (aka Percy chapel), Colin was covering the castle, Chris at the … Continue reading
Tynemouth Priory & Castle 8 June 2005 Tynemouth Priory and Castle was chosen for our first Field Practice because of each member’s familiarity with the grounds. We limited ourselves to practice with cameras and note writing, with the intention of also working on our sensory perception skills. We arrived at approximately 12:00 p.m. and finished … Continue reading
Tynemouth Castle and priory is located on a rocky headland known in ancient times as Pen Bal Crag and has a 2000 year history of occupation. The Benedictine priory is where early kings of Northumbria were buried. The coat of arms of the town of Tynemouth still includes three crowns commemorating the tradition that … Continue reading
The Ella / Emma Hawkins Ghost Case San Jose, California, 1896 Image above is of the Hensley House On the night of 23 April, 1896 in San José, California, a local woman known as Ella/Emma Hawkins, also known as English Emma, was murdered while in her room. Ella/Emma was one of the town’s “soiled doves,” … Continue reading
The Grange may be located on land that was at one time part of the Roman Villa complex at Dalton on Tees, which would explain the Roman Sarcophagus. Evidence has also been found to suggest that there was a Roman fort at Hurworth. There was also a Roman Fort at nearby Piercebridge. The famous poet, … Continue reading
Some older photos of The Grange, Hurworth-on-Tees, England, dating from the late 1920’s to the 1940’s. These have never been publicly published. I was granted exclusive permission by the surviving Backhouse family heir to use and publish these. They are from her private archive. The couple in the photo are Claude & Margaret Spielman. The … Continue reading
API Reloaded 