Kim

Whilst carrying in the equipment up to the base room I kept being given the name 'Billy'.

Whilst in the Fore Hall setting up the cameras with Mike, I sensed that spirit were there. I was kneeling down, leaning forward to reach a plug socket behind a table when it felt like I was kicked (not hard) on my bottom. I stood up and saw a spirit man who was laughing and saying 'what are you doing missy?'. The man was short, quite robust with white/light hair, bushy sides and he was wearing a dark waistcoat, white shirt with narrow armbands just below the elbow. He also had what looked like a type of garter on his trousers.

In the Victorian Room I could see a bed where there is now a desk. I was given a name but couldn't make it out in full. It was Stans......

On the Gallery I sensed and saw a male spirit who had been hit on the back of the head with a club of some sort. He ended up in the court yard where he died. The man was tall with dark, longish hair. he was wearing a black/dark coloured coat. It wasn't his house, he was staying there. Was given the word poker game. I asked where he lived and got the reply 'Newtown'. I think the date was 1817. I also got the words Lodging House and the name or word Field/Fielding.

Whilst on the gallery, I also sensed another male spirit who gave his name as Marcus Stanwick/Standwick he showed me his daughter and got the name Ella Louise with her, although I'm not sure if he had just the one daughter or two. He also said 'I am an upstanding man'. I got the impression he was a man of importance, someone like a banker or such.

I kept getting the name 'Billy', Billy was 35 and was wearing dandy/fop type clothing.
The man who was killed was also giving the names Charles (butchers son), the surname was ?????ridge.

The messages were being given to me like I was leaning towards them meaning that the man who had died was Billy and Charles had caused his death. Billy also said that his killer, Charles, 'went away' to Dartmouth / Moor.

Back in the Fore Hall , the short man (who kicked me) kept saying 'doctor'. Whether he was a doctor or not I couldn't make out. A lady made her presence known and she gave me her name of Harriet. She wore a moss-green dress, had brown hair done up under a wideish brimmed hat and was also wearing gloves and lace up boots whilst holding a parasol. I was given the year as 1891, again I couldnt make out the name given it sounded like Chisle???? and I also saw calling cards.

The only other area I went was the Elizabethan Kitchen. I felt that it was not originally a kitchen but animals were kept out the back and also horses were too at one point. whilst in the Loom Room with other group members I saw a girl of around 12 years old. But whilst Chris was sensing her too, I had a picture of lots of cups and saucers, I didnt know why as it seemed nothing to do with the girl I saw. I mentioned it to other group members but unfortunately couldn't sense anymore.

I felt the whole rear part of building of the museum was somehow separate although part of the household, its difficult to explain it just feels detatched somehow from the rest of the building.
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Chris

The Fore Hall - First Floor.
Name associated with this room: JOHN.

I felt my hair being touched at the back of my head and I also felt a 'gentle tap' on my rear-end! There was a male presence in the room who gave his name as John. He seemed to have a connection with horses and to hold a prominent position within the town. He liked to sit between the fire and the window. Not sure if the bed was in the room when he was there, it seemed more like a room for 'meeting or socialising' in.

Later in the evening whilst in circle in this room I was given the following information from spirit.
'At some point the building appeared to have a more open aspect to it. By this I mean that it seemed to stand 'apart' from its neighbouring properties and to be more self sufficient in that hens and a small amount of livestock was kept at the back of the building somewhere. At some time birds were kept on the premises that were of a type not for eating or hunting but more as 'pets' or to just look at.
I was given the image of a man walking down the street outside leading horse's along with a rope. The man had a hat on which looked like a bowler hat. He was leading a horse either side of him and was heading down the street towards the area near the river.
I was also given the image of a small 'stage-coach' going along the street and turning to pass under an arch-way between two buildings as if going into a coaching house or something similar.

The male spirit called 'John' made contact again and I could see that he was quite a portly man with a very round face, ruddy cheeks and bushy whiskers that came down from his hair at the side and extended down his jaw line. He had something red tied round his neck which looked like a scarf or cravat. He looked like a character out of a Dickens novel. He seemed to be laughing at us but not in a horrible way. He appeared to be looking at Alan and laughing as if he knew this was not the time of day that he normally would be in the building.

There was another younger male who in comparison was very tall and thin. This man had a connection with dogs. I 'sensed' that he was something to do with lots of dogs..? breeding?..the dogs had long legs and thin muscular bodies with a tail that hung down and curled up. I sensed that they had a purpose which may have been something to do with hunting. This man visited the house and was either a friend or business-man of some type and he lived 'down in the valley beyond Totnes town'. He had a close-fitting jacket at the waist with some type of box shaped design at the front and 'tails' which hung down the back.

There was also a female presence in the room but she did not come forward to make contact.

The time zone for this seemed around 1830-1850.

The Babbage Room - Second Floor
Names associated with this room: JACK.

In this room there was a male presence who had a very strong connection with the sea. He had gone to sea early in his life but had not gone willingly. I was given information that he had lived in Plymouth but had been almost press-ganged into a life at sea. He became someone who kept records/logs for the captain which was something unusual for that time in the fact that he seemed to be educated. The ship that he was on was had the name of H.M. ? that was all I could get but it was not H.M.S. And it was one that went down and a lot of men lost their lives but he survived but then left the sea and eventually came to Totnes. He was a colourful character and told me that he liked to drink in the ale house 'up the way'. I was given the image of Totnes High Street and an Inn that was on the right hand side as you go up the street. The Inn appeared to be quite narrow with a sign outside. Here he met up with other men and various business transactions were discussed, not all above board. There was another building close by that he and other men used to gather in and deals were made. Smuggling was also involved and dealings with horses.

The Loom Room - Ground Floor
Names associated with this room: ALICE, JAMES, MARGARET (Christian names) GRAY, JENKINS (surnames)

In this room I have had contact with a young girl called Alice. Originally I had thought her to be about 17-18yrs old but on this occasion she seemed much younger possibly about 11-12.

When I saw her as 17-18 yrs old she was wearing a mauve coloured coat with black buttons across the front and she was stood at the front door of the building looking out at the street. It was snowing and very cold and men were walking down the street leading horses. She did not go out into the street but walked along the front of the building and down an alleyway at the side and round to the back of the building. (This was seen on a previous visit to the museum).

On the night of the vigil I saw her as an 11-12 year old and she was at the back of the building in the kitchen area and 'loom-room'. The group were stood in circle and she came and stood at the back of us. She seemed very happy and was looking at Alan (the custodian of the museum) whom she seemed to be very fond of. I felt her parents were not at the building and that she was looked after by a lady who was something to do with the running of the house and that this ladies name was Margaret. I asked the child 'Alice' how she came to live at the house and she kept saying 'from the workhouse'. I could then 'see' her out the back of the building collecting eggs in her apron and picking a hand full of what looked like green leaves, possibly herbs.

She gave me the name of James as someone she was very fond of. Not too sure of the age of him but he seemed to play a big part in her life in someway. Apparently Alice was quite mischievous and liked to hide things and play games.
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Pete

In the Fore Hall Pete sensed a male called James. He felt that he was from overseas and was looking for a girl he believed was downstairs called Eloise. Eloise was a happy, bubbly girl.
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Dennis
1: Given name 'Abernethy'
2: Young female Beatrice or Beatty
3: Given name ' Peregrine'
4: Given name 'Montfort'
5: Saw Pickwickian character, very robust, beer drinking stomach, well dressed. Got 'Dandy'
6: Given name ending in 'stoke' Saw grapes and vine.
7: Given name 'Tadworth'
8: When we initially went in, experienced presence by fireplace en route. Later felt warmth when passing fireplace, went back, heat not repeated.

Betty
Betty had the right side of her being tugged gently, and heard a sound like a balloon being stroked!

Saw girl age 16 - 18, blonde hair (ringlets) playing either croquet / game happily on lawn.
Saw 1 : Coach with 2 horses loading outside, man and woman got in.
Saw 2 : About half hour later - 2nd large coach, with 6 horses, load 4 people and 2 children, and start up hill.
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