Now this place has been on our to-do list for quite a while, since I was working in the area I finally got the chance to visit. This building has been left and abandoned to my knowledge since 2011. Not much information regarding history on this place. But that just makes it more intriguing. 

As I approached the location, I was greeted to what looked like a very tired old house . I could imagine once it was a lovely family home , now, time has really court up with it , nature is slowly taking over . As I climbed through the only way into the house I was soon aware of how careful I had to be . The floor,well what was left of it was very rotten. 

As I slowly made my way to the hallway I was quickly realising that this house doesn't have long left. It's sad really that a house like this is left to disappear. But I can always see past the decay. The house seems very calm and peaceful, as I walked down the hallway into what was once the kitchen, nice solid black and white tiled floor with a big open fire place , and some stairs to a basement, as I looked around there was a bench so I made the most of it to rest my legs . Such silence, apart from the odd drip of water from upstairs there was no sound of movement. Did I feel safe in here? Yes most definitely. It felt very comfortable and welcoming, in a way as  if the house has missed having someone relaxing and actually enjoying the surroundings.

Will we be returning for an investigation? I definitely will be , just to see if we can find anything and hopefully the house will release it's secrets 

7th December 2025

Pre investigation visit to the abandoned house 

Now this location has been on our " To do list " for some time now . I have no history on this building, I suppose that makes this place more intriguing. As I walked up to the house the usual sights greeted me, smashed windows, that only means one thing normally, the idiots have been in. Probably the insides are all ransacked. 

A quick walk round the outside, I always hope that there is a door  open. But no , looks like it's through the open window. As I'm climbing through the usual " I'm getting too old for this "  and " I'm nearly bloody 50 for god's sake" I make it in to what looks like the main living room , I stand there and take in my surroundings, no matter how many times i do this there is always sence of excitement. 

As a paranormal investigator I now have to put my excitement to one side, clear my mind , the feeling I'm getting is that this was once a really nice family home , it feels very calm, the unusual thing that I noticed straight away is how quiet it is . All buildings make noises, new and old . All I can hear is a slight bit of traffic from outside. No doors creaking or anything. As I move into the hallway I'm greeted to dark surroundings. A staircase, and doorways to other ground floor rooms.

As I slowly walk up the stairs, I'm now feeling I shouldn't be in here , it's a strange feeling, it's as I'm being watched. I stop half way up the stairs and call out " hello , I don't mean any harm, I'm only here to have a look around" firstly,it's incase if there is anyone living rough here, secondly,  if there is any spirits lingering then they know I don't mean any harm to them or there house. No reply, still an uneasy silence. I reach the top of the stairs and walk across the landing to the bedrooms. 

As I'm standing at the door to what must of been the main bedroom, I'm still getting the being watched feeling , I'm beginning to feel really uneasy with it .I finally hear something! A shuffling sound from right behind me . I tern to look where the sound came from , it came from the top of the stairs just where I was standing two minutes ago . Now I'm kicking myself, I don't have my Evp recorder. I ask my self do I feel alone in here? The answer is easy, No I don't feel alone. Is this worth an investigation? Yes I think it is . I slowly make my way to the other upstairs rooms making a mental note on which rooms are abit dodgy and make my way back to the stairs. Once again the feeling of being watched  is greater as I begin to slowly walk down the stairs. Is there something with this area around the top of the stairs. I don't know, but I would like to find out. I make my way to the window I climbed through, I gently say " thank you"  and " I'd like to come back and find out who as been watching me , I hope you don't mind " . Some people might find this abit weird but the way I see it I'm in someone's house and I'll be respectful to whoever is still here and to the property. As I walk back away from the property I tern and look, the excitement of coming back and doing an investigation here is overwhelming.

29th November 2025

Exploring the asylum 

A day time explore around the abandoned asylum, something I haven't done in a long long time. Normally I would be walking around the former wards at night , it's strange, I forgot how different it looks during the day. The feeling I had while walking through the wards doesn't change. I hear a strange noise, I stop , I listen, totally silence so I don't make any noise. All I can hear is water dripping. " That is not the sound I heard"  I respectfully call out " is there anyone in here with me?" I stand in silence, no reply, not even a reply from another person exploring the building. The sound I heard sounded like a door shutting. Problem being there are no doors left on any of the rooms or corridors.

As I sit down with my back to the corridor wall , I wonder to myself how much foot traffic did this corridor have back when the hospital was open. Then again I hear the same noise again, to my left , I tern to look, I don't see anything, again I call out" hello""  and once again no reply.

I slowly make my way out of the building, wondering what life was like for the patients and staff back in the day. Then I see how time is catching up on these buildings, I ask myself how much longer do we have to explore and investigate here. We all know these locations are on borrowed time, but it doesn't make it easier when we hear that we have lost another location either to development or vandalism. I've often left a location wondering if we will ever be able to come back. Ive said quite a few times now after loosing a location " I just wanted one more visit". When we lose a location it's not just the building we lose, it's the history and storys that will never be told. As I walk out of the building I gently say my goodbyes and hopefully return soon.