HAUNTED ST GEORGE`S PUB INVESTIGATED FOR ACTIVITY

GHOSTHUNTERS at a Cheltenham pub caught a glimpse of some strange goings-on during a late-night stakeout.

Regulars of the St George's Vaults pub stayed after hours to see if they could find stronger spirits than whiskey at the haunted pub.

 Landlord Del Barnes is convinced of ghostly going-ons after seeing figures appearing, glasses shattering for no reason and capturing mysterious round objects, known as orbs, flying around the bar on CCTV. Some seven drinkers, some of whom believed while others who did not, stayed up until 5am on Saturday in the darkened building to catch a glimpse of something spooky.


Mr Barnes, 52, who has been in charge of the St Georges Place pub for five years, has set up cameras around the pub.
Some of the ghost-hunters headed to his upstairs flat to view the footage from the CCTV.

Landlord Del Barnes

He said: "Even some of the people that did not believe saw them and it was the subject of much debate, I think some people were convinced.
"Two of the girls were downstairs in the bar and the orbs were flying around them. They didn't hear or see anything, but it was amazing to watch."

Pub-goer Penny Quinn is a believer in ghosts and was hoping to hear or see something.
She said: "The orbs were going all over across the room flying across different angles. I don't know what was causing it, but it was not there earlier when the pub was busy.
"I don't really know much about orbs. I do believe in these types of things, but I am realistic."

Little has changed - as from this 1930`s shot

Del believes the vaults under the pub, which date back to the early 18th century, were once used to hold prisoners who were destined for the gallows.

Following an article in the Echo about the strange going-ons in the pub, Mr Barnes was sent a jokeletter from a Fester N Rott.
It stated: "I have been living peacefully in the cellar for 100 years and apart from you and many landlords before you cluttering barrels of exceedingly weak beer, it has been a relatively quiet life.
"Interfering with things you have little knowledge of can be extremely dangerous and more terrifying than your VAT bill."
Source:ThisIsGloucestershire

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SPIRITS FROM FORMER EXECUTION CELLS HAUNTING PUB

BENEATH the feet of drinkers in the St Georges Vault lies a selection of tiny cells once used to house condemned men for their last night on earth.
The town centre pub's management and regulars attribute some of the strange goings-on at the venue to its past.
Ghostly figures appearing and glasses shattering and wobbling for apparently no reason are among the incidents encountered in recent months.
Pub regular Geoff Chapman, 50, said: "There's all sorts of funny things that go on in there."
Landlord Derek Barnes said: "One night we were sitting in the pub after closing time and this figure just appeared from the part of the wall where the old entrance was.
"He was wearing what looked like a tweed jacket and just walked across the pub then disappeared.
"I said to Geoff, who was with me, did you see that?
"And he said 'I didn't want to mention it because it seemed silly, but I definitely saw something'."
The dozen brick-walled rooms, not large enough for an adult male to stand in, now form the cellar of the pub and contain barrels of beer and other supplies.
Men destined for the gallows during the 19th Century were left in the tiny cells for the night before their execution and the room even had a dedicated pathway to the nearby courthouse and former police station.
Mr Chapman added: "I saw the shape of something and thought 'what the hell was that?'
"I thought it must have been somebody else in the pub, but we were the only people in there."
Other unexplained incidents include a handled pint glass hanging above the bar exploding and the regular appearance of orbs.
Mr Barnes, 52, who has been in charge of the St Georges Place inn for five years, said: "Nobody was anywhere near the glass but it just shattered as if somebody had shot it, luckily nobody was hurt."
Orbs are believed by many who study paranormal activity to be ghosts in the form of balls of light.
Mr Chapman said the child of a former landlord had reported seeing ghosts in a bedroom above the pub.
A group of regular customers is set to take part in an all-night stakeout for ghosts on April 27 in an effort to capture paranormal activity.

Story: Gloucestershire Echo