Research Day In York

Today I went to York to do research around the subjects of ghosts and in particular all the hauntings that have been said to go on around York. I didn't really have high hopes because all the ghost tours start at around 7:30pm and I couldn't stay there that late, so I just decided to try and track down all the spots that were supposedly haunted myself instead. 

1st stop:
Straight away as I got off the bus I remembered that there was a little shop I'd been in before that I couldn't remember the name off that had sold lots of paranormal paraphernalia so I hunted that down and found it within a few minutes! Its actually called Pandoras Box and the lady that owns it was lovely (I didn't get her name because I'm socially awkward and forgot to ask or introduce myself.). But I spoke to her about my project and she agreed to let me record her telling me her favourite York ghost story, she told me about a little girl that walks around the minster. I took a few photos as well, it was a really cool shop.

Pandoras box

2nd stop:
Then I headed to the Treasurers house which I'd heard had a few ghosts but most famously was home to some Roman soldier ghosts that were seen in the basement by an electrician. The house is now owned by The National Trust so I could pay to get in, and then even better when I got in a found out there was a ghost tour of the basement! This was so interesting and I managed to record a bit of the story of the ghosts being told in the basement so I need to try and write down what was said.

inside the Treasurers house

3rd stop:
Then I walked out of the Treasurers house and went straight into that gardens of the minster, which were beautiful, but I also stubbled upon the window where the little girl was seen in story I heard from the first lady I spoke to, so I photographed it. Then I sat in front of the minster and drew it as it was CRAZY expensive to get into. This as well is meant to have its own ghosts.

The building with the little girls window

4th stop:
It was now around lunch time so I headed to the Golden Fleece to eat as loads of ghosts have been seen here over the years. I went in and they've really monopolised on that theme, there was fake skeletons everywhere. I got a sandwich and sat at a table in the back and drew the bar, it was really atmospheric. I also asked one of the bar staff about the ghosts and he kinda rolled his eyes (I'm guessing he gets asked a lot), he told me about them but didn't want to be recorded. 

The Golden Fleece

5th stop:
After my lunch, I walked over to Stonegate, which is home to not only 35 Stonegate which is supposedly Yorks most haunted house, but also The Punchbowl and The Olde Star, which both claim to have their own resident ghosts. When I reached 35 Stonegate I was puzzled to find it had been occupied by an Oliver Bonas which made me laugh a bit. I wondered if they still got hauntings. 

35 Stonegate

In conclusion:
After all this I did have to go home as it was getting dark and very cold, but I think what I was expecting to be a slightly disappointing day actually ended up getting me some good information, and I managed to speak to a few people. After all this, I definitely know that this is a subject I'm interested in very much and I think theres a lot to say about it, I'm just not totally sure which direction I'm going to take it in. At the moment I could see myself telling the untold stories of the ghosts in the places I visited, maybe still floating around, feeling ignored because no one can see them. But I'm going to talk about it in my tutorial and see what everyone thinks.