"Ghost hunting is not an easy job. It calls for a thorough grounding in both normal and abnormal psychology. The principles of physics, chemistry, photography and sleight of hand must all be known to the researcher. He must be free from superstition and a good judge of human nature. Perhaps most important of all, he must be as eager to disprove as he is to prove the existence of the supernatural; and wherever he encounters charlatanism he must be prepared to denounce it." Athalstan Jones from Mr. Dale Keeps Ghosts
Strange things happen in 17th Century Nunnington Hall situated on the banks of the River Rye in North Yorkshire. Now owned and managed by The National Trust a member of staff has assured me that Nunnington Hall is indeed haunted although not in a scary fashion. She found upon entering the building in the morning that lights, which she personally switched off, had been turned on and locked doors open. Lilette de Foucauld, a young French woman staying at Nunnington during the 1930's would probably not have agreed with my source. She found her sleep disturbed in the Panelled Room by something coming out of the wall over her bed. Moving to another bedroom restored her sleep! Visiting members of the public have commented on the feeling of something brushing against their legs at the top of the staircase. This is believed to be the ghost of a pet dog who plunged to it's death through the staircase railings. Visitors have also reported a smell of pipe smoke, glimpses of a hur...
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