Posted on February 2, 2009 - by Andrew
The Church of Thundridge near Cold Christmas Lane
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The old Thundridge church was demolished in 1853. The tower, however, was left in place. At the time Thundridge was one of the oldest churces in this part of England.
The new church was dedicated to Saint Mary and All Saints. It was paid for by a Mr Hanbury in 1858 and cost £9,000.
The original burial ground remains which contains a number of ld tomb and mausoleums. One unusual epitaph for Roger Gardiner and his wife reads;
Roger lies here before his hour,
Thus doth the Gardiner lose his flower.
Thundridge is just shy of three miles north of Ware. The river Rib can be seen from tower.
Locals report tales of wichcraft, vandalism and desecration at the church.
Hauntings
The Church – sometimes known as Cold Christmas church – is believed to be haunted.
A common report is of a ghostly grumbling growl that echoes out from the tower. Reports of the noise became so frequent that in January 2009 the local East Herts Herald sent a camera crew and journalist to investigate.
Another famous tale dates back to 1978 when a terrified local woman reported an entire ghost army marching out of the church. Reports say the ghost army let out a blood-curdling roar and marched straight through the poor woman.
Other reports speak of a figure in a black robe that is sometimes seen in burial ground.
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February 18, 2009
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I am psychic counsellor & spiritual healer, I have heard lots of stories about cold christmas.
being fairly local, I have known many people to visit this site in the dead of night.
the rumour is that that the old church was built facing the wrong way ? having never visited the site myself I am not sure ! a lot of friends of mine have………
rumours have it, that a person that visited the site, climbed the tower , looking from one of the windows, was shoved hard from the back, as if to be pushed out the window. ( or did ? )
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February 18, 2009
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also that there was supposed to be a family of children that were killed there, and many people have heard these children, many have reported taking away the spirit of children with them, like having there legs held & voices of " i'm over here " many have had these voice for days after the visit.
Some also say that they took candles as if to form a spiritual circle, trying to send the unrested spirits back to the light…………but every one you talk to has a different story to tell, but i must say, all are believeible, as there is something very strange about the place.
Dark eerie figures, children crying & calling for help, as well as the ones reported above.
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March 3, 2009
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I recently visited the church with my family on the 3rd of January this year. We were horrified when we saw a ghostly figure in the window, that followed us out, and got in our car. The figure disappeared by the time we got in our car, unlike any hitchhiker we'd seen before. We met some of the inbreds that live in this town, and despite the 6 fingers and crooked noses, they're actually quite nice people. I would recommend this as a holiday spot for people visiting the UK.
Adam Stewart, from London.
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March 8, 2009
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Been their, done that, got the t-shirt. It was a good laugh. We hung out with some of the local ghosts their, i even met hitler. Had some drinks. Awsome night.
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March 8, 2009
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hi, it is now sunday 8th march 2009, last night 4 of us went up to the old church (tower) at cold christmas. we've been there a few times before, we've seen lights moving around us and heard bangs and had objects thrown. but last night we all held hands and called out in the dark, there were small lights around us, i could feel someone standing next to me breathing on my face. as we called out for someone to touch one of us, my husband jumped back in shock, and we all scrambled out of the tower as fast as we could, he said something had scratched the back of his neck. we rushed back to the car terrified. when reaching the car we discovered there were 2 scratch marks on the back of his neck, about 2 inches long.
Its a really strange place, and so addictive.
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April 5, 2009
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your all gay and weak stop visiting me and leave me in peace and quiet.
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April 5, 2009
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hi, went to cold christmas church for the forth time on Friday 27th March.
Wasn,t going to go again after the scratching incident but somehow couldn't keep away. This time we had 7 of us. Had things thrown banging noises growling noises but the scaryest thing was when we all smelt a really strong burning smell. Really freaked us out.
Strangest of all is one of our photos actually shows a small boy looking down from the tower. If i hadn't been there when the photo was taken i wouldn't have believed it was true.
The next day one of our party woke up with burnt hair.
Weird !!!!!
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April 20, 2009
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I have lived within 2mins walk of the said church for a number of years now and have visited the church on many occasions night and day and not once had any kind of supernatural experience and find it hard to believe that all of the above stories are nothing but load of fiction!! yes its an old disused church, yes its in a atrange location but thats it.
what is sad is that people cover it with graffiti and the grounds are not well looked after/protected
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April 20, 2009
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Do you think the old church is put at extra risk of graffiti by people suggesting it's haunted? Think it encourages the vandals to visit the church too?
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April 20, 2009
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I can understand people trhinking that the stories of haunting are made up. I am certain that if i hadn't have experienced stuff for myself and seen things with my own eyes i wouldn't have believed it either.
I have a photo that i cant find any logical explanation for. I also cant explain the scratches onmy brother in laws neck.The noises and bangs could possibly be an animal although thats not very likely and the faling stones could be just coincidence as it is a very old church. I am a sceptic but really cant explain what happened to us.
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April 26, 2009
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Me and my friends went to try and find the church last night. We turned onto cold christmas lane and drove until we came to the little village of cold christmas. We couldnt see the church anywhere and asked a local who told us not to go there. We then asked some people onthe roadside and they told us to go down the track until you get to the river and it's just past that. We walked for ages and couldn't see it at all. Can anyone help and tell me where it actually is. I'm really intrigued now and would like to see the old church. Were we close? How long is the river?! thanks
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April 27, 2009
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HI Emma. Go down Cold Christmas Lane Pass some houses on your left and continue driving over the dual carriage way until you see some metal gates on your left and a tree trunk. Park up and you will see a footpath follow this till you reach the bottom then turn right to thundridge church. Walk until you see the church tower and cemetry on your left. Good Luck and let us know what happens !!!!!!
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April 27, 2009
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Forgot to say never even seen a river and the footpath is parallel to Cold Christmas Laneand before the village. Be careful if you go up the steps in the tower.
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May 3, 2009
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That place is just freaky the roads on the way to the church are so narrow its unbelievable and how can them roads be national speed limit,,some ones asking to die.
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May 11, 2009
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i went cold christmas 2nyte n it was fine till we walkd away
we got bak 2 our cars n could hear a whilstlein moanin kind ov noise
n ther was NO1 ther ova than us!!!!
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May 12, 2009
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yes i agree with that, its a case of chinese whispers as stories are passed on they get fabricated.
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May 14, 2009
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me and three friends went to cold christmas last night, we parked up and took a picture of the first track leading down to the church and there was loads of orbs. we went and walked down there and heard some violent rustling in a bush so we all ran back, we went back down there again and there was smoke coming from the sides of the second lane leading down to the old church!__my cousin took a photo on her camera, and there is a ghost coming out from the tree's, it looks like thick smoke, and it takes up half of the alley!__we all ran back cause it got too much, and didn't actually get to the church, when we got home I discovered i had 3 scratches going up my arm, that looked as if they were scaring!__they are still there now, we only went last night, you can see where the skin has been drawn back.____before i didnt know what to believe about the supernatural world, but now i am certain, there is no logical explanation for what went on that night.__i would definately go again, the adrenaline rush is amazing.____but .. if your planning on going, take a torch, take a camera and make sure your in a large group cause otherwise it is scaryyyy!!!
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May 17, 2009
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went up to the church again last night.. As we started walking away from the church to go home. We heard a church bell strike twice , checked our watches and it was 2am. Really weird !!!!!!
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May 20, 2009
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I went to the Church for the first time last night with 3 friends, one who had been before.
Was an amazing yet extremely nail-biting experience; seeing the overgrown land surrounding the church and all the headstones scattered randomly definitely added to my fear. As we walked up the staircase I suddenly felt very hot, and although nothing supernatural occured, I definitely felt it was a spooked place. Next time we will stay for longer, as I would like to look around the church more and the headstones, and possibly call out to the spirits. We were all so scared we barely stayed there a few minutes!
Still would recommend it to anyone for a definite thrill – whether skeptical or not, (I am not!) I'm sure anyone would enjoy it. Just stay in a group, and don't tempt fate. Something may just happen,
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May 21, 2009
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Did you leave a fair few apples about the place?
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May 27, 2009
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xxtoriixx – we experienced something very simular to yourselves, I am sensitive to spirits and have experienced alot at Cold Christmas but the scariest was a couple of weeks ago when we were literally chased off by an apparition, my friend also had his eye scratched that night. We were clearly been warned off and I will say that the place IS evil and you should always be very cautious when visiting. I run a paranormal investigation group and have visited many haunted locations across the UK and in Romania and Cold Christmas is one of the worst for a sense of evil.
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June 8, 2009
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hi i dnt reallly no what to write here… i visited this plae last nyt with 5 other freinds….we walked for ages we think we come in the back way but it went on for a long time, it was the day before a fall moon dnt no what that means but th ppl i was with kept going on about it….it was soooo fogggy we couldnt even see much in front of us….we eventully got there and was amazed that we got there but i have never binn so scared in my life … we walked uo to were the old hole used to b and it was closed up so we were about to go round tot the othere side we my freind said he herd a whisl( cnt speell lol ) so he said b quite….. then we herd another we were alll shitting ourselfs and thats wen we herd a massive (what saounded like a metal pole) bang in the church …i herd it bfore it hit the ground……i havnt made this up iv bin to clophill and hunting hospitals and just found it a laff becouse nothink ever happends but im only a 17 year old girl and ammm reallly sceard!!!
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June 8, 2009
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Gus here. 1st comment.
i went there with a few of my friends last night – 7th June 2009.
It was a great night and an experience ill never forget.
We parked our cars down Old Church lane, becuase there was a shut gate which led to a public footpath. i notice on the maps this is labelled as a road, from our end, it definately wasnt. I would also like to say anyone who wants to get frightened should take this route, as its a good kilometer walking distance to the church itself.
We followed the path which runs along the river past fields and eventually under the motorway itself and continues, but just after the underpass and past the large gates there is a sharp left.
We preceeded to walk down this left turn, I was convinced it was the right way, and i prooved to be correct.
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June 8, 2009
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Gus here, 2nd Comment
On the way down, it actually began to get really foggy, which only added to the atmosphere. It then started to get ridiculously foggy and began to feel really eary and quiet out. I was with 5 other people so it diddnt really bother us haha. The fog was so bad, we struggled to see within 10 metres infront and behind us. The path is straight and narrow and open, there are no other turnings off from the direction we came so we knew we couldnt really get lost.
After about 10 minutes of slow walking down this path we came to a small wooded area, where the path took another slow left turn around some bushes, again we all knew we had arrived.
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June 8, 2009
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Gus here. 3rd comment.
Just before we took this pathway me and another of my friend Ross, heard two distinct whistling noises, Ross tried to simply passed them of as birds which i supposed could be explained, they could have been disturbed by torches and noise? or could it have been something else? i mean it was 1.30am on a Sunday Night/ Monday Morning. we thought nothing of it and walked in.
It was soo overgrown compared to video's i have seen in winter, which was a good thing. We saw the gravestones lining to the right of us and took some photographs, by this time everyone was baby stepping becuase the atmosphere was electric. We walked about 15 paces towards the front of the church and everyone stopped. it wasnt a particularly windy night and everything was still, we were having general conversations about where the entrance was etc. we thought the front was boarded up.
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June 8, 2009
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Gus here. 4th comment
Just as we was talking i heard a long deep breath surround my right ear, i looked to another of my friends, Grant, who looked straight back as if to say "what the hell was that?" and we even asked eachother if it was the other. as well as other members of our party (6 in total including myself)
We took another 4 or 5 pictures, and were stopped again by my Ross, who asked if anyone had heard that whistle,
Just as he asked me all froze to a complete stop over a distinct Banging noise, it sounded like something being frown against metal, it was quite loud as we all herd it.
Almost 2 seconds after the first noise, it was followed by a much louder and defined version of the previous noise ( a louder banging sound like something hitting metal)
We wasnt sticking around to hear anymore, and everyone bottled it, myself included, although Grant, Ross and Myself agree'd to go back just to make sure, the other memebers of the group were very spooked and said not to.
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June 8, 2009
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Gus here. 5th comment. and last comment..
During our quick exit, one of the members had managed to somehow slip both her shoes off? so if anyone see's shoes on the floor on your way in, these are hers and she would like them back hahah.
I cant really explain what happened, could it have been people? at that time on a sunday night? surely i believe if people were going to scare people. the more social times would be Friday and Saturday Evenings?
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June 8, 2009
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During our quick exit, one of the members had managed to somehow slip both her shoes off? so if anyone see's shoes on the floor on your way in, these are hers and she would like them back hahah. _
I cant really explain what happened, could it have been people? at that time on a sunday night? surely i believe if people were going to scare people. the more social times would be Friday and Saturday Evenings? and how would they have know we was goinjg to be there at that exact time, unless they are complete unemployed sado's who aint really got a life and just sit there all day drinking white lightening etc.
One thing is for sure, people or not, i will be going back there in the near future to investigate it more!
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June 8, 2009
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I was with Gus and I was Scared!! but i noticed that some of the things we heard correspond with the stries told previously on the site ithink note!!
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June 8, 2009
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i was with u twoooooo lol thnks for the shoes btw x
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June 9, 2009
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i was there with gus and ross and the cowards haha, deffinately someone/something there lets just see how next time goes
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June 9, 2009
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I have a photo taken at cold christmas about twenty foot up in the air , It clearly shows a little boy.
Its on my other computer which is in the shop but will get it back in a week. Dont no how to put it on the web site but if any one wants to see it can send it to an email address.
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June 9, 2009
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definately would like to see that pic as I also have pics of a mist forming into what looks like a figure down there, my e-mail address is spooks200@hotmail.co.uk. Thanks.
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June 9, 2009
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to be honest from what I can gather there are 3 major hauntings at the church, I will not give out too much info on a public forum but the 'boy' could also be explained by something that was picked up with regards to something that happened at the church a very long time ago.
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June 11, 2009
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frankie.hinton@googlemail.com
i am seriously creeped out, i jsut got back and its my third time going and argh jsut bad.
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June 11, 2009
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who is this boy? can you tell me more?
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June 30, 2009
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I went there sometime during May 2009 and when we got there, there was a parnormal invesigation team called VEXED checking out the place. They told us that they had never encountered some many spirts in one place. These included a Witched named Mary, a Monk, an army and the famous sarah gutteridge. We went inside and did a seance and made contact with Mary she touched one of the group down the back and a rock was threw and the tower when we were inside. Then when were outside the VEXED people said the pentagram was coming towards us and they ran off.
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July 31, 2009
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Although I live local to Cold Christmas, I've never actually been there… yet! But I have heard a reknowned rumour that unlike christian churches that face a certain way, this church was built backwards and there are 4 others similar to this around the country in the shape of a star if you like. I heard that devil worshipers used to come here and even make sacrifises. Obviously, this may be an urban myth. But anywhere could have spiritual activity, even your own living room. So, what makes Cold Christmas any different? I am intrigued by the place but I am a believer in spiritualism and will not go to cold christmas unless I have protective stones or something similar with me. ____Myself and a group of friends often go on 'ghost hunts'. We have been to Copped Hall in Upshire, Waltham Abbey and there is alot of activity here. Definitely woth looking into. We have also been to a church in Sheering that is also very eerie. But my advice is take a digital camera and you'll be amazed with orbs and shadows that you see in the background.
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August 9, 2009
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the omen
i will curse any body who goes to my church ha ha ha ha
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August 12, 2009
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i went to cold christmas church with 5 off my mates we all went up there stairs, as we was startin to walk down the was a relli loud bang comin from the bottom off the stairs and wired noises the 3 boys went down to seee wot was down there,there was nuffink there, we all stayed down the bottom for a while the there was noises comin from the top off the church we all thought a nuf was a nuff and come bk and 3.25 in the moring on 10th argust and the church was well light as iff there was someone livin in it but no one went down to c wot it was so that could off been normale ppl in the with a bright light or some sort
if and one as had the same exsperence plzz comment on this and let me no wot happend
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August 13, 2009
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hi i have an interesting pic of cold christmas too taken a couple of nights ago i will send it to you can you show me you pic two i dont live too far from the place and its taken my interest ..thanks gail
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August 13, 2009
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STAY AWAY FROM MY CHURCH
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August 14, 2009
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Does any one have coordinates for google earth ?
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August 23, 2009
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i went there today and i went up the stairs and when i was walking down them i heard a bang then another one and then they got louder it sounded like something was falling down the stairs and was about to land on me but i got out and ran
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August 23, 2009
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If I am correct.. the Jade that commented was the Jade I went with Today.. Is it you Jade? lmao (:
If so, yeah me and Jade went today, and while we was standing inside the tower, no one had touched me at all.. but when I came out I had a hand mark of dust on my arm as if someone had grabbed me, but nothing or no one touched my arm at all. Quite weird.
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August 24, 2009
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hi, im a local and live in high croos. i have walked to the tower in the dead of night and in the day, however i have never seen a ghost and if there were ghost then they should have moved on because don't forget that this place was once a church and i don't think god would have left them behind there. I belive in scence and mith and i will be looking out for any signs of ghost's or nosies. I will be making more trips to the tower (church) . Also there have never been any murders at the tower that part is truly a lie.
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August 24, 2009
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hi, i have been reading up about this church and there has never been a church bell there.
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August 24, 2009
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hi. first you should go into high cross and go down the lane next to the petrol station and just go straight then when you get to the ford cross the bridge and turn right and keep walking and you should go straight into the church grounds, belive me it is a mess. let me no if you get there.
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August 28, 2009
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Last Night 27 Auguest 2009 was the first time i have ever been down to Cold Christmas. i had been Hangman's Hill many of time but have never found anyone else brave enough to come down to Cold Christmas luckily i did last night, me and 8 mates went down there to see what all the fuss was about, i do believe in ghost's and spirits but it doesnt phase me it would take one heck of a ghost to scare me being a huge fan of horror and thriller movies so would love to expierance it first hand, so in the pitch black of night we all walking into the forest from Christmas Lane, 2 people didnt even make it down the lane before getting scared and going back so with my phone light on i lead the group towards the old church, almost at a jogging pace as i could wait to get there. once there i was in ore of the beauty of the place, all shinning our lights at the steeple you could see the 17th centery gothicness of the place, the storys of a devils church and ghost made my adreniline sky rocket as we walked though the overgrow grave yard to the steeple itself, then i was show a hole to get in which was 4 foot high by a foot and a half wide maybe 2. the inside was amazing you could really see how tall it really was and where each floor would have sat on its wooden beams still intacked with the wall, to the right of the entrance was another hole even smaller to the one used to get in but lead to a spiral stair case which can still be walked up all the way to the top. it was a great night for me unlike some of the group who really couldnt wait to leave, before i left i went through the grave yard reading the head stones the oldest one i read dating back to 1809, fitting as i visted an exact 200 years after. it was an experiance i hope anyone reading does go for. HERE COMES THE SCARY PART THOUGH, all the time i was there i was recording everything from walking down the path, the tower itself, the head stones, even evidence in the buildings masonary which would point to it being a sinister church of evil rather then a place to worship, once home i plugged it in to watch the video as i couldnt wait to see how good it came out only to get the message "Unsupported Media File" this was no joke i tried everything possiable to get the file to work but nothing, it seems like what happens at Cold Christmas, stays at Cold Christmas………… if anyone else wants to go do get in touch i plan on going again this time with a night vision camera to see what happens, you can contact me on facebook by searching -> Kieran The-Bear Marajh <-
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August 29, 2009
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Me and two friends went there last night (29.8.09) went around the graveyard and inside the church around the back we heard some unexplainable noises. We had a look up the steps but decided they weren't safe to to try go up. We took a few photos got some orbs, a women and a mans face (true story). The photos have not been tampered with. message me for more infomation.
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August 29, 2009
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Heyya, can you send me those pictures in email, I'd love to give them a look (:
kick_ass27@hotmail.com x
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August 29, 2009
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been up there lots of times. Very scary place my friend has a photo of an orb that when you zoom in on it it is boy or man. You can even see his body he looks like he is crouching down. This was taken the same night we had stuff thrown at us. I would love to know why this church is so active. shame most haunted crew cant go up there i think it needs a professional medium to investigate it.
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August 29, 2009
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Hello Daniel, ive heard it all this morning, im coming wiv you next time you go!!!!
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August 29, 2009
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Hey Kelly,
No problem just waiting for my friend to upload them to his FB then ill copy them and send them to you. You been before?
Teresa yeah we got a pic of a face and a lady in one photo and in the other a very clear orb!
Emma of course me, you, Adam, Shane, Hayley and anyone else. We need digital cameras and maybe a video camera!
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September 1, 2009
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Just been there today. Didn't see any ghosts or anything but I did get a really strange feeling the whole time I was there and it was the creepiest place I've ever been to!! I was way too scared to go in though so just stayed outside. I went in daylight and there was a few people around but I'm wondering what it would be like to go in the middle of the night!!!
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September 1, 2009
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Middle of the night the atmosphere is much scarier. You go up the steps?
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September 5, 2009
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No I wasn't brave enough to do that!!!
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September 6, 2009
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Haha not even in the light :P I did it in the dark! How many people u go with?
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September 7, 2009
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ive been there 3 days before christmas 2008 me and 4 friends 2 flash lights it was 8 oclock on a tuesday we wernt expecting anything what we got wen we reachd the tower and shone a lgiht on the tower wer the woden slatted window is was the worst scream ive ever herd i fucking legged it and i cna run…the thing is i was v v far away by the second scream except it was louder ???? how is this possible by the third i was gone from the church and it was louder still we all shat our pants n i wont ever go there again we are the only people we know out of every1 whos been to have an expierence and it was not cool not fun and not sumthing id ever want to happen again !!
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September 8, 2009
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hello, i was reading your comment and you said you saw a 'ghostly figure in the window' i was just wondering if it was the window right at the top of the tower,
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September 9, 2009
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The church known for facing the wrong way is Clophill church, you may have heard of that one instead, but obviously that doesn't mean this one faces the wrong way too.
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September 12, 2009
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There was just 2 of us.
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September 14, 2009
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I went to this church on Saturday with 3 friends, we were just cycling past and thought we'd check it out, the grave stones were very old, 1800's, there was lost of grafitti around the place, loads of litter and empty beer cans, we went inside, there was an empty calor gas bottle and more litter, my friend nearly went up the stairs but decided not to. We had no prior knowledge of this churches history and experienced NO supernatural happenings, the scariest thing was the amount of litter, if there are ghosts there they'd probably appreciate it if all the ghost hunters and satan worshippers took their litter home with them.
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September 16, 2009
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Hi Daniel, could you mail me the pics please? My e-mail is spooks200@hotmail.co.uk. My paranormal group are doing a full investigation there this week, will let you know the results. Thanks :-)
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September 16, 2009
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We are doing a full paranormal investigation there this week, will let you know the findings!
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September 16, 2009
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Fancing doing an interview for In Pure Spirit?
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September 16, 2009
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No problem at all, let me know how you want to work it?
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September 19, 2009
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I'll just drop you an email (you give your address above) with some Q&A. Sorry about being a little slow here – works grabbing all my time lately.
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September 20, 2009
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Hi could you let me know the outcome of your investigations. We saw you up there last week. We go up there on the river walk past the church usually at least twice a week. My kids are petrified of the place! adammeggison@hotmail.com
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September 26, 2009
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Cold Christmas faces east, i was there last night and some weird stuff happened, we had stones thrown in the room, with no explanation for it, people felt be touched and one person blacked out, we climbed the tower and didnt feel anything but we all feel dragged back to it.
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September 26, 2009
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i know what you mean on the addiction, i got told about you can leave with scratches on you, and i was wearing two jumpers and a hoody as it was 2 am, and when i got home for a shower i noticed i had a 15cm scratch down my arm with a bit of blood weird
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September 26, 2009
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can you send me the picture to mattimamead@hotmail.co.uk i experienced some serious stuff
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September 26, 2009
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my friends had this problem a week ago as they had never been, seeming as the lane is about 3 miles long, once driving down it the second time he said drive slowley because its pulling me in
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September 27, 2009
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i was there last night and some weird stuff happened, we had stones thrown in the room, with no explanation for it, people felt be touched and one person blacked out, we climbed the tower and didnt feel anything but we all feel dragged back to it. and my friend was recording on his phone, and its a fairly new fully charged phone, and we kept seeing images in the corner of the room opposite the stairs, and he finally went over there, his phone turned itself off and he went freazing, and this couldnt happen to a phone with a good batery life
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September 28, 2009
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my name is Sam.. last Friday me and a few others visited the church, at first i thought nothing would happen until we got in the church me and another say a tall black male figure in a long cloak, noises of stones being bounced off the walls and i walk over with my phone camera and the sudden temperature drop as my phone instantly dies.
on the walk back out of the field my heart suddenly races as a black out and wake up on the floor… all i can say is that what ever happened i was not myself…i felt old and decreed and had the minde of an elderly man… this happening scared me for life… i am revisiting the church this friday to see if i can find an answer to what happened or just to put my mined at eas… i cant sleap at night i will write about what happens after friday….
i am not and would not lie about this… i have whitenesses
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September 28, 2009
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yes sammmmmm, take me with you init !!
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October 1, 2009
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dont be silly, you'd be bored if we didn't visit you……
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October 1, 2009
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it was probably someone trying to frighten you. (kids) go back its a beutiful place..
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October 1, 2009
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here here
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October 1, 2009
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spirits dwell in corners, so be careful, and they also drain the energy from your electricals and yourselves… be very careful .
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October 1, 2009
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put some salt in your pockets next time you go, this will protect you, or you could get some crystals that will protect you. salt is good enough and very cheep…
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October 1, 2009
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put some salt in your pocket next time you go. it wards off spirits
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October 1, 2009
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omen, churches are for everyone…..
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October 1, 2009
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hey i would love to see the pic so when u get you computer back could u send it to elisha.majer@hotmail.co.uk
thank you
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October 1, 2009
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hey could u send me the pics they sound interesting
elisha.majer@hotmail.co.uk
thanx
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October 6, 2009
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went to cold Christmas last Saturday ( 3rd of October 09) and it was really scary! As me and three mates walked towards the church we heard what sounded like drums, we thought it was weird, but we carried on to the tower. We arrived at the tower after nearly walking past it (it was the middle of the night) we all had a look around the grounds and we were disgusted with the state of the place, graffiti, empty gas canisters and completely over grown, such a shame.
Only two of us, one being myself, decided to go inside, as soon as i stepped inside, i felt nothing but coldness and sorrow, we then went up the stairs, we got up to the first window when we decided to turn back because it was pitch black inside and we only had a small torch. My friend handed me the small torch and as we started to walk back down, he let out a yell and asked for the torch back, i handed it to him as he explained that he felt someone breathe in his ear, he frantically looked around, he gave me back the torch and we continued to leave, we got out and were both shaking.
We decided to leave, we got back to the car without incident, but it was the drive home that scared us. As we were heading back home, my friend in the front passenger seat turned round and said what? ( this being the same guy who felt someone breathe in his ear) i didn't understand what had happened but he told me that he felt someone tap on his shoulder, both me and my other friend in the back seat had done nothing, we all just looked at each other for a good few minutes as we carried on driving into the night.
…. and all this on a night when the moon was full….
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October 7, 2009
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Hi could you send it to me at adammeggison@hotmail.com. I go up there regularly but have never seen or experienced anything. Thanks
Adam
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October 21, 2009
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my friends died there
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October 23, 2009
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im going cold christmas on halloween
Add mee andd i will let you no wht happendsss :) tamara_w234@hotmail.com!! i will take some picccz:)x
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October 23, 2009
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i wentt there one time and we parked the car and it was 12:00 and the bell went on for like 20 minz no jokes :| thnn we went like on a tower and we saw a lil girl all in white holding her teddy up theree :| and thn i suddly started crying i couldnt bare it so we all went back to the car and we herd a BIGGG bang i jumpped soo highh :/ ,,, but im going there on halloween i wanna find outmore
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October 23, 2009
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+ forr a whilee i have been looking for infomation about itt :) ,, xx
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October 23, 2009
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gettt off myy villagee!
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October 25, 2009
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sounds great going there soon please can you send me some pics of the place daleastwood@ hotmail.com
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October 25, 2009
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please can you send me your pics to daleastwood@hotmail.com cheers going there soon
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October 25, 2009
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Would You Advide Someone Who Can See Ghost’s To Go To Cold Christmas? Would Anything Bad Happen To Them? Comment Back x
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October 29, 2009
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I have been twice to the Church recently for research into an article for a paranormal magazine. We didn't hear or see anything unusual. Although the first time the mission had to be aborted due to a thunderstorm (I figured standing in a really tall structure wouldn't be very wise). We did hear an odd growling noise but after some further investigation I decided it was probably the sheep noises echoing around in that valley or the noise of a plane going over as it seems to be under the flight path for Stansted airport.
The rest of our experiences are in the next two threads.
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October 29, 2009
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One thing we did find in our photographs was a hell of a lot of dust orbs. And that is all it was, dust. Be especially careful of this if you go up the stairs becuase there is 150 years wrth of the stuff just waiting to be kicked up, photographed and called paranormal activity. Also it makes the stairs really slippy on the way down which isn't helpful in the pitch blackness. Be aware of small flying things living in there too. Plus my boyfriend is certain he saw a bat going home to roost up there.
Some unusual things we did find were some specs in the one of our photographs that did seem to be emitting its own light rather than a reflection although we took this from the window at the top of the staircase so I am not ruling out it wasn't just a relection off of some of the debris on the floor in there.
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October 29, 2009
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Secondly we found what appeared to be a face looking out at us from one of the little slit windows at the top in one of the photos. I am convinced this is a case of matixing (for those of you who don't know, this is when we see faces etc. in images when really it is just a bunch of random shadows or the light shining at just the right angle making us see something that isn't really there) however, it would be interesting to see if anyone else has photographs of that particular window. It is the slit one that is on the same side as the entrance. Wee took the photograph from the ajoining field.
Another thing we experienced was total battery drainage at the top of the staircase. Camera just completely died. Then, once we had left the tower, it turned itself back on again. The theory is that paranormal activity can drain batteries as they need an energy source to help manifest themselves.
The place is certainly interesting.
If anyone has more of its factual history, I would love to hear from you!
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November 9, 2009
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The church doesnt face the wrong way, its is just the last remaing part of the church, the east tower! There is a lot of history on the net u can read up on about the church but here is a very brief version! __It isn't cold crismas church it is thundridge church! As years went by the village had to progress to the A10 for trading, access and travel reasons. ( To any one whom has had half an education will know that this makes a lot more sence than the other rumours, ie it was haunted by romans)__The grave stones mainly read the same sir names and similar dates, that is because families would be burried next to each other (if there is limited space then put on top of each other like in a big town or city) Over the years a lot of the stones have been stolen or broken which is why it only seems like a few familys are there.
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November 9, 2009
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The dates are similar because at this time a bad flu or illness could take a few out at once! So when u look everthing about this place is very normal. The people of the village wont speak about the place because the stupid rituals people have tried there, hacking up goats etc!! Its a real nice place i sat in there and read the telegraph on my own from midnight to 3 am using a single candle to prove it wasnt haunted, however please when listening to peoples stories they allways start with drink, drugs, or an over active imagination
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November 19, 2009
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ur an idiot stop ppretending to be that thing!
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December 13, 2009
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acn you send me the pics an all off the vids please as i am doin a project on this
please send to
nuluf_08@hotmail.com
many thanks wayne
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January 8, 2010
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went there today to scope it out. went during the day though incase we couldnt find it, never been in that area before. Went inside with my friend and nothing was out of the norm. It’s a graffited tower with high expectations of paranormal activity maybe.
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January 9, 2010
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have been to cold christmas manty of times in the past, always late at night, and it is very eary, have had the fog close in on us, many times, as well as hearing the faint sounds of church bells ringing, i think there is deff something going on there, and i dont think its good either………
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January 12, 2010
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when i went there with friends we also heard the churchbell strike once at roughly 1 am but i thought there was no church bell there
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January 21, 2010
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any1 gt the postcode??
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March 3, 2010
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i have been their myself, i have felt as if im being pushed from the window at the tower as i was stupid enough to climb it – feel free to email me at sexybabe99596578@hotmail.com – i have been their many occations
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March 14, 2010
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went here with like 50 people and was absolutely rubbish !
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March 14, 2010
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Hiya hello,
I think taking 50 people there was bound to ruin the atmosphere.