Overnight Investigation of the Paranormal with The Spiritual Renaissance Group (2/7) By Blair Ashworth Photo Gallery by Mo

(1/7), (2/7), (3/7), (4/7), (5/7), (6/7), (7/7).

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Then James Fox took us to watch the combined slideshow/video that gave us all an insight into the history of the bunker. After taking some 30 months to build (in as much secrecy as was practical) at a depth of 100 feet, it went into service in 1953 as one of a network of the UK's early-warning radar stations. Up to 100 personnel worked within the bunker at any point in time, co-ordinating feeds from low-level and long-range radar, and data from microwave links at other bases such as Staxton and Fylingdales. An almost real-time picture of aircraft movements could be presented to the base's senior military staff - quite a technical achievement for the day.

Back in the cinema, the team's equipment was all laid out on a table and we were all encouraged to ask questions and "have a go". EMF (electrical/magnetic field) detectors, Infrared thermometers, geiger counters, pendulums, divining rods, as well as digital stills- and night-vision-cameras, all there to be used and abused on the night. I myself was sporting my Casio mountaineer's watch that takes regular temperature and barometric measurements, for the purpose of gathering statistics of my own.

I'd heard that the presence of spooks and spirits is usually accompanied by a drop in temperature and pressure. One thing we all wanted to know about was previous reports of paranormal activity in the bunker. However, the location had been deliberately chosen because there were no previously documented investigations as far as research could establish. This factor, to me, was the main key to the evening's success.

By this time we were all mad keen to take the tour of the whole bunker and make a start on the serious business of paranormal investigation! The facility is on two main levels, though the operations room combines rooms from both levels (necessary because of the bulky upward projection equipment that formed the heart of the installation). Our primary purpose at this stage was the gathering of "baseline" figures, in other words; values to compare later readings against, in order to establish noteworthy fluctuations. Pre-printed forms and clipboards were made available for this purpose.

Almost as a "invitation for mischief" we placed a coin on a shelf in the air conditioning room (on the lower floor), drew a pencil circle around it, and left the room locked behind us with the hope that some unseen force would move it during the course of the evening. The excitement of being involved in an actual investigation started to grow in us both, indeed everyone seemed to share an anticipatory "buzz".

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