West Country Investigators

Wednesday, 23 June 2010 12:40 West Country Investigators

Our investigation at the

The Ancient Ram Inn

Wotten-under-Edge

Built in around 1145 over a 5000 year old pagan burial ground, The Ancient Ram Inn is the oldest building in Wotton-Under-Edge.

History

Possible build date – early 11th century, but can be proven back to 1145. It was used to house masons constructing nearby St. Mary’s Church. Maybe slaves and children were also used for this purpose.

The Inn was once a Church House and housed the now famous “Bishop” in the Bishops room – It is not clear if there are separate spirits of a Bishop, a Priest and a Monk or perhaps it’s the same spirit interpreted differently by people who encounter the said spirit. Ancient maps show original building could be 3 times as large as today’s building.

There is a tunnel from the Fireplace in the bar to St. Mary’s Church – age unknown, and another to Lacock Abbey. These tunnels may have been used later on be Highwaymen and other wrong doers.
The site is built on an ancient pagan burial ground dating back over 5000 years and is also built on a crossing of ley lines.

Wottons last two Highwaymen frequented this premises and hid in the weaver’s attic.
There is good evidence of Devil Worship having been practiced at the Ram and also ritual sacrifice of children.

There are countless accounts of murders that have taken place at the Ram.

Edward – The most powerful and dominant spirit. Brother of Michael. A very tall strong man with dark features, sideburns and a hat. Often holds a staff. When he is around, all other spirits back off. Michael – A very nasty man. Brother of Edward. Responsible for many murders, he likes to strangle people who sit in the chair to the left of the fireplace in the Bishops room. He rapes, and then strangles women and children. He killed his own son Richard who is also grounded there.

3rd Brother - Not yet confirmed, but we believe he is brother to Edward and Michael. He is very powerful and rather strong & nasty. He appears to be under the control of Edward but now we have discovered his identity, he is now giving us more hassle that ever before. We think his name is John.
Richard – Michael’s son. He is desperate to do 2 things. 1) Kill his father – Michael. 2) Move over into the light, which he is scared of doing while Michael is there. We have recently (26/08/2006) discovered that Richard has a sister there in spirit and that his Father Michael is brother to Edward

Mary-Anne – A nice old lady who site in the chair to the right of the fireplace in the Bishops room watching over visitors. She tries to protect them from the other evil spirits around. She has actually pushed a team member out the way of a flying object on our 2nd investigation. But don’t sit in her chair though! She doesn’t like that.

Mary-Anne’s Husband – Name unknown at this time. He likes to sit opposite her in the other chair. He doesn’t talk to people, just hangs around watching. We believe Edward killed him by hitting him on the back of his head with a staff thus pushing him down the stairs.

Alice – Witch. We don’t have a lot of information on Alice, except she is not very nice, wants to harm all visitors but compared to the other evil spirits, she is nothing to worry about. We believe 1 of the 2 cats here belongs to her, it might be the drab dark big rugged nasty cat often seen upstairs and heard to hiss in and around the Witches room.

Incubus - In medieval European folklore, the incubus is a male demon (or evil spirit) who visits women in their sleep to lie with them in ghostly sexual intercourse. The woman who falls victim to an incubus will not awaken, although may experience it in a dream. Should she get pregnant the child will grow inside her as any normal child, except that it will possess supernatural capabilities. Usually the child grows into a person of evil intent or a powerful wizard. Legend has it that the magician Merlin was the result of the union of an incubus and a nun. A succubus is the female variety, and she concentrates herself on men. According to one legend, the incubus and the succubus were fallen angels. The word incubus is Latin for "nightmare". Succubus - In medieval European folklore, a female demon (or evil spirit) who visits men in their sleep to lie with them in ghostly sexual intercourse. The man who falls victim to a succubus will not awaken, although may experience it in a dream. Let’s put this into perspective. There is evidence of many people in the Ram having had an experience with one of the above. Regardless of your beliefs, the above are real but not quite as fanciful or demonic as described. A nasty person in real life who raped, murdered and even abused children may pass on but not move to the next level (be it heaven or somewhere else) They stay on our plane as a spirit with the same personality as they had in life. They are free to hop into bed with who ever they chose so it’s hardly surprising a spirit of such a nature may be called an Incubus or a Succubus.

Cats x 2 – Alice’s cat, a drab dark big rugged nasty cat resided mostly upstairs. The other cat, not sure if it’s Elspeth’s cat or just a random cat. A black cat of average temperament that roams everywhere but is often seen in the lounge area by teams setting up their equipment.

Dog - Recently on investigation guest team White Rose Paranormal had a few encounters with a dog. Descriptions were medium/large and dark by both witnesses, one said possibly Doberman and another said possibly Rottweiler. Johns Daughter said their family dog Hagar the Rottweiler visits the Ram. Could this be Hagar?

Countless Children – There are a number of children who frequent the Bishops room hiding under and between the beds from the nasty spirits there. There are a huge number who frequent the ground floor area, mainly the bar area who may be from either the Pagan era or perhaps from ritual sacrifice within the last millennium.

Owner John Humphries said he doesn't sleep well, and given what he believes he shares his home with, it's hardly surprising: two lustful demons (an incubus and a succubus), a ghostly witch, strange glowing lights...almost every conceivable type of spook, in fact.
We found john to be a great host ,full of information and very welcoming.After giving us a brief history of the building he left us to our own devices to investigate

The dim, chilly rooms heave with eerie antiques, memorabilia, and menacing stuffed animals.

The "Bishop's room", which he describes as "the most haunted room in the world". The low-ceilinged, crimson-curtained bedroom certainly has an oppressive, unpleasant feeling.

"Eight people who've slept here have had to be exorcised," said John, nonchalantly.

A night in here is not an inviting prospect.

John banged on the door with his crook in an attempt to "stir things up a bit".

The inn has been investigated by many paranormal researchers, particularly for television shows like Ghost Adventures and Most Haunted.

Investigation

Our investigation went well ,we had set the infared tv up in the Witches room ,and we seen loads of orbs ,we also done table tipping and had got good results at one point the table was walking on its own it was great,,Alice also came forward for us that night ,we also had contact with a spirit telling us false information and warnings of death,micheal had come through for ann and she communicated with him but asked him to step aside to let other spirits come through,

We also had a lot of cold spots whilst doing the Ouija board (we always ask our guides for protection before doing this) In another room in the attic we seen a shadow of a dog that was very good.

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