The Salutation Inn 02-Feb-2008

Oh man where to start! 

Ok well the people that have been to this pub know that they have a licence until 2am.... but it wasn't until we got to the pub that we were informed that there was also a party on the first floor which was to finish at 3am... with a live thrash metal band!  annoyed is the word I think!

We got to the pub around 5pm ish so Shawn, David, Me & our medium Spooky Stu decided to go for a wonder around Nottingham centre and find some haunted locations  first stop was the Galleries of Justice & just as we got to the gates they closed... still looks like a fantastic place I really need to do an investigation there. Next stop was a wonder past Nottingham Castle and down to Ye olde Trip to Jerusalem - all I can say is WOW I love that pub! I wish it was my local we need to do an investigation there!

Around half 6 we were joined by Emma and then at 7pm us plus Shawn & Dave went on the Notts ghost walk; which was a good laugh and interesting even if the guide did freak me out slightly 

The investigation was exciting prospect for one there was only 5 of us plus Alison; once the party had finished!

We started in the caves around 9pm minus the Medium who was having too much of a good time in the party upstairs. Through the noise of the people upstairs it was possible to do a "sort of Vigil". Once Stu decided to join us me and Emma sat in the middle caves while the boys sat in the bottom caves, with Dave upstairs. We hard a couple of bangs from around the area of the well and when I called out for the same again we all heard 2 more bangs from the same direction to me the second was followed by movement or some thing being thrown which you can hear clearly on my DVD. We send Dave back upstairs to replicate the noises but he couldn’t get the same sound.

Next we moved to the cave at the bottom of the stairs on the right - Stu told us that it was very male orientated and that Emma and me wouldn’t be welcome as it was very Masonic. Emma and me felt fine and nothing happened. We left a tray on a raised area with flour on it to see is we could get any fingerprints etc.

Next we all went back to the main cave. All was quiet so I decided to go to my bag, which I had left in the middle part of the caves. I felt rather uncomfortable and radioed back to the others to tell them; I felt some one next to me believing it to be Stu I turned to talk to him but no one was there!! Queue Angie screaming her head off  :dunno the others did move pretty quick to find me though  pmsl  so I don’t know what happened there; a presence of a tall dark shadow next to me... I have no idea what it was; make of it what you will. Did I just witness my first ghost or shadow person?  Maybe my gatekeeper dropped my guard in the first hour again!?

Me, E & S did a vigil and through some pennies against a wall in the main cave only notable thing that happened was that S and me heard one of them move like it was slid across the stone floor.

Not much really happened until kicking out time then.

We managed to get the main pub at about 2:45am.  Emma & me went up to the first floor, then down stairs again for some peace and quiet – the medium was drunk and not being quiet at all; we had also been joined by a couple of very enthusiastic party goers. Eventually E, S, D & me went up to the first floor and decided to try a séance.  D watched while the 3 of us sat in he middle of the room; my camcorder facing us.  We asked for things to happen but all we got was my chair started rocking slightly back and forward and S fell into a deep sort of trance; after about 10mins S started getting distressed and started to cry; Stu had rejoined us and decided to break the circle.  Personally I know S has been ill in recent months so I put it down to the stress and then being in a relaxed state.

We were allowed to investigate the caves below the beer cellar (no one has been allowed in there before and the staff refuse to go down there – Alison didn’t want to join us and remained in the cellars) Nothing happened in the Caves but Alison reported loud bangs and shuffling up with her; S joined her and could hear the same – our group abandoned the cellar and some of them went to check out the noises.  E & me went back up stairs and tried another séance with D but nothing happened so I decided to get the dowsing rods.

I went down in to the caves ALONE!!  And collected the rods – I decided to check the flour tray while down there and I noticed a blob of red – blood like substance on the side for the tray in the flour.  I checked for drips or other sources but I couldn’t see find any reason for it.  At the top of the stairs I told stu and went back down to take a photo.

Back upstairs E & me did some dowsing I went to the area of the gent’s loos as E heard noises in there while I was downstairs.  I contacted a man call Quentin who likes to visit.  We moved to the Cromwell Snug; E wanted some dowsing practise.  I started and contacted a woman who had been murdered at the Inn; she was a working girl and wanted to move on.  E then told me the pub used to be a brothel…. That I did not know!

E took over and got a few answers but couldn’t hold the rods properly so I took over again.  This time I tried my best to move her on I thought it had worked but when E took the rods again the woman came back through.  She said she wanted to leave but needed Stu to help her.  I got Stu and with E, S, Stu & me with Alison and D watching we did a clearing.  Stu told the woman to use my energy and asked me her name “Clara” Stu started the séance and almost instantly I felt like all the air was being sucked out of my lungs, my throat dried and I felt like I was choking and I started gasping for air- then I broke down in tears as well.  I don’t really remember what happened but I know I was clinging on to the boys hands digging in my nails, I felt like I was going to fall over and everyone’s voices seemed miles away.  After wards I felt weak; I don’t know what to make of this experience maybe it was a spirit using my energy or maybe I was just scared.  I guess I will never know.

Once the clear appeared we moved back down to the cellar.  We checked the flour tray which the blob had now turned browny red and checked for drip sources. Conclusion:  We have no idea where it came from and it did look like blood.

The Pub is a great location. I would be nice to go back and do a full night minus the noise from the customers!!

The 3 main things for me were; the shadow I had beside me in the caves, S crying mid séance, the blood and the dowsing and the clearing.  I’m not saying they are paranormal – just interesting

Photos to follow

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