Royal Court Theatre in Bacup, Lancashire

partoflancs · Royal Court Theatre in Bacup, Lancashire

Many of the Theatre Staff and Visitors have reported either seeing the apperition of or feeling the presence of the theatres "resident ghost" which the staff have affectionately named Norah. The P.A.R.T. of Lancs team shared an investigation at the theatre a couple of years ago and managed to capture several photos which had unexplainable anomolies on them (NOT ORBS). More recently their resident photographer was taking photos during a preformance and, when the photos were downloaded onto a PC the following morning they were found to have captured what appears to be the clearest photo ever taken of "Norah". This photo can be seen at: www.partoflancs.co.uk/report001.html
P.A.R.T. of Lancs were asked by the theatre to conduct an official investigation of the theatre and to prepare a report to go on the theatre web site at: www.bacuproyalcourttheatre.co.uk This investigation was conducted on Saturday 12 th April 2008 in the presence of 6 neutral observers and the report is being prepared as I write this. It contains a lot of information, much of which has never been uncovered by any other team, most of which has been confirmed by the theatre historians. The report should be available within a week or so. If any team wants to conduct an investigation at the Royal Court Theatre they can find details on the theatre web site or contact me on 07749 202710.

Good Luck All.
Pete (WEb Master for P.A.R.T. of Lancs and Bacup Royal Court Theatre)
P.S. I have offered this information to help other Paranormal Investigation Teams, not just to plug the theatres or our teams web sites!

whitedove

Thats a spooky picture partoflancs

Blackbird

I cant get the photo up.

Any chance of posting it on here please partoflancs

partoflancs

Sorry guys, the URL I gave is for the report, to go directly to the photo you need to go to: www.partoflancs.co.uk/rct001.html

Blackbird

I think your group are now famous partoflancs as saw this on the website of the Lancashire Telegraph and its your photo that goes with the story:

Is this a ghost at Bacup theatre?
By Helen Korn

EVIDENCE: Ghostly image taken by the Paranormal Activity Research Team of Lancashire
A PARANORMAL investigation has been carried out in a bid to find the truth behind a theatre's resident ghost Norah'.

And the team has revealed a picture showing what they believe is a ghost.

Bacup Royal Court Theatre staff called in the investigators after cast, crew and visitors sensed the Rochdale Road venue was haunted.

The Paranormal Activity Research Team of Lancashire spent a night at the theatre with six staff.

Equipped with electro-magnetic field meters, infra-red cameras and temperature sensors, investigators Pete and Marlene Bony and Peter Everitt, were accompanied by medium Judith Roby.

After the investigation, Pete said: "There are certainly four or five spirits present including a couple of children. We believe there's a lot more to be found."

As well as the picture, the team said they also heard the sound of shuffling in the circle and a man who said he was Mr Jackson who had once owned the theatre. On the stage Pete said he felt that someone had fallen to their death, and Judith said she saw a lady playing piano in the rehearsal room.

The theatre was originally an iron foundry but opened the following year as a theatre.

In the 20th century it was a picture palace and a bingo hall before becoming The Empire Theatre. Several years ago, it changed its name back to the Royal Court and is owned and run by Bacup Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society on a charitable basis.

The Paranormal Activity Research Team of Lancashire was set up a few years ago and offers free investigations of all buildings in which ghosts are suspected.

But Pete said the team felt that Norah was not the ghost's name: "One of our psychics got the sense she was clearly given the name Kitty, which corresponds with a book of the history of the theatre which she hadn't been allowed to look at before the investigation.

"Kitty was an usher."

6:44pm Sunday 1st June 2008

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co...this_a_ghost_at_bacup_theatre.php