A Haunted House In Sheffield

lordmongrove said:
Peter Laws: A haunted house in Sheffield.
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Here is the book, which I haven't read yet:

https://amzn.eu/d/9aQnGuA

It is a 2023 release (on Kindle at least) and so still quite pricey.

Deserves having a couple of episodes of Uncanny devoted to it, it would certainly divide the skeptics and believers. From a skeptical standpoint I wasn't that convinced by the sofa levitation, it could easily have been the two adult men unknowingly tipping it backwards whilst engrossed in the football. Also, you buy a house but you don't check out the loft? Find that a bit hard to believe and wouldn't a property of that age have a water tank for starters? Then the solitary chair seems a bit Hollywood horror movie. But from a believer standpoint a lot of the other activity seems rather familiar and believable.

Has anyone on here read this book?
 
Haven't watched this episode yet. But I do know a lot of people who live in Sheffield and the hilly nature of the place means that a LOT of houses have cellars, might this have a bearing on this case?
 
catseye said:
Haven't watched this episode yet. But I do know a lot of people who live in Sheffield and the hilly nature of the place means that a LOT of houses have cellars, might this have a bearing on this case?
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Some more here:

In today's episode we delve into "The Lady in the Bay Window," a true ghostly tale by William, who turned his experiences into a bestselling book. After his mum's cancer diagnosis, William channelled his energy into writing, raising nearly £30,000 for charity. Join us as we explore the haunted happenings at number 333.

My Special Guest Is William C. Graves (Pseudonym)

William’s Mum was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer 5 years ago, feeling pretty helpless William spent the first 2 years doing sponsored dog walks and managed to raise just under £3000 for local cancer charities. After suffering an injury to his knee and having to undergo surgery, Will was asked by an old housemate if any spooky goings on had happened recently in his home. He proceeded to tell a ghostly tale before having a lightbulb moment to try his hand writing down the many true ghostly tales which have occurred at number 333 over the past 18 years. Having never written before and working full time as an area manager in the motor trade, the now self published best selling paranormal book took 3 years to complete. All the proceeds go to a local cancer charity who helped his mother through the mental battle of her diagnosis and treatment. The book 'The Lady in the Bay Window - A true story of a Sheffield haunted home' has now raised a staggering £29500 in the first 7 months since release and sold over 7500 copies worldwide.
https://hauntedhistorychronicles.substack.com/p/the-lady-in-the-bay-window-a-true

And here:

Sheffield author William C Graves reveals the spooky events of living in a haunted house​


William can still remember with clarity the day he woke up to find the front door ajar. His first thought was that he had been burgled. Outside the house he found a bag owned by his tenant and his personal belongings strewn across the floor. He walked around the house to inspect what had been stolen but the sight he was met with was far more frightening than any burglary.

A set of five knives that he owned were driven into the oak wood flooring, in a neat line, outside the kitchen doorway. “They were all about two inches deep across the doorway. To drive a knife into the floor, you wouldn’t be able to do it by hand, you’d have to hammer it into the floor,” William says.

This would turn out to be one of many terrifying occurrences that both William and his family would witness in the semi-detached, three-bedroom, Sheffield home. “I didn’t sleep very well for the next few weeks, but the scariest thing that happened to me was a night where I was living in the house alone at the time,” he says.

William was at home alone with his parents’ dog, Guinness. As he prepared to go to bed, he attempted to turn off the living room lamp. To his shock, the lamp stayed on. At first, William didn’t think much of it, until he unplugged the lamp only for it to remain lit. “I put the plug on the floor, left the lamp on, and went upstairs to bed.”

But while he was in bed, and Guinness asleep on the landing at the top of his staircase, William heard a scuffling noise that he initially thought was Guinness’ wagging tail. “I sat up a little bit in bed, and I was just about to call her (Guinness) inside when I heard, as clear as day, a man’s voice from the stairs say, ‘Come here!’ It was so crisp, like a strong whisper. It was clear as day. I froze.” Grabbing a golf club, William went downstairs to investigate, and much to his surprise, the usually obedient Guinness did not follow him. “Whatever was down there, she didn’t want to know about it.”

Despite investigating, he found nobody inside the house. “Every door and window were locked,” William says. “There was no way somebody could have made it in and out without alerting me.”

https://sheffieldwire.co.uk/index.p...e-spooky-events-of-living-in-a-haunted-house/
 
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There is a 33 Charnock Grove that has bay windows:

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33 Charnock Grove, Sheffield S12 3HE

Or an address with 333 but it is a bungalow:

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So are both the author's name and the house address pseudonyms? From a Team Believer standpoint that worries me.
 
Paul_Exeter said:
Some more here:

In today's episode we delve into "The Lady in the Bay Window," a true ghostly tale by William, who turned his experiences into a bestselling book. After his mum's cancer diagnosis, William channelled his energy into writing, raising nearly £30,000 for charity. Join us as we explore the haunted happenings at number 333.

My Special Guest Is William C. Graves (Pseudonym)

William’s Mum was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer 5 years ago, feeling pretty helpless William spent the first 2 years doing sponsored dog walks and managed to raise just under £3000 for local cancer charities. After suffering an injury to his knee and having to undergo surgery, Will was asked by an old housemate if any spooky goings on had happened recently in his home. He proceeded to tell a ghostly tale before having a lightbulb moment to try his hand writing down the many true ghostly tales which have occurred at number 333 over the past 18 years. Having never written before and working full time as an area manager in the motor trade, the now self published best selling paranormal book took 3 years to complete. All the proceeds go to a local cancer charity who helped his mother through the mental battle of her diagnosis and treatment. The book 'The Lady in the Bay Window - A true story of a Sheffield haunted home' has now raised a staggering £29500 in the first 7 months since release and sold over 7500 copies worldwide.
https://hauntedhistorychronicles.substack.com/p/the-lady-in-the-bay-window-a-true

And here:

Sheffield author William C Graves reveals the spooky events of living in a haunted house​


William can still remember with clarity the day he woke up to find the front door ajar. His first thought was that he had been burgled. Outside the house he found a bag owned by his tenant and his personal belongings strewn across the floor. He walked around the house to inspect what had been stolen but the sight he was met with was far more frightening than any burglary.

A set of five knives that he owned were driven into the oak wood flooring, in a neat line, outside the kitchen doorway. “They were all about two inches deep across the doorway. To drive a knife into the floor, you wouldn’t be able to do it by hand, you’d have to hammer it into the floor,” William says.

This would turn out to be one of many terrifying occurrences that both William and his family would witness in the semi-detached, three-bedroom, Sheffield home. “I didn’t sleep very well for the next few weeks, but the scariest thing that happened to me was a night where I was living in the house alone at the time,” he says.

William was at home alone with his parents’ dog, Guinness. As he prepared to go to bed, he attempted to turn off the living room lamp. To his shock, the lamp stayed on. At first, William didn’t think much of it, until he unplugged the lamp only for it to remain lit. “I put the plug on the floor, left the lamp on, and went upstairs to bed.”

But while he was in bed, and Guinness asleep on the landing at the top of his staircase, William heard a scuffling noise that he initially thought was Guinness’ wagging tail. “I sat up a little bit in bed, and I was just about to call her (Guinness) inside when I heard, as clear as day, a man’s voice from the stairs say, ‘Come here!’ It was so crisp, like a strong whisper. It was clear as day. I froze.” Grabbing a golf club, William went downstairs to investigate, and much to his surprise, the usually obedient Guinness did not follow him. “Whatever was down there, she didn’t want to know about it.”

Despite investigating, he found nobody inside the house. “Every door and window were locked,” William says. “There was no way somebody could have made it in and out without alerting me.”

https://sheffieldwire.co.uk/index.p...e-spooky-events-of-living-in-a-haunted-house/
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Some of the cellars, and certainly some of the attics in the old houses still connect...

I would question why the dog didn't react though. If there was someone else in my house my dog would go berserk...unless they came in regularly and she was completely used to their presence...
 
catseye said:
Some of the cellars, and certainly some of the attics in the old houses still connect...

I would question why the dog didn't react though. If there was someone else in my house my dog would go berserk...unless they came in regularly and she was completely used to their presence...
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I recently stayed with a relative and wondered why my bedside lamp seemed to be dimming. Imitaillay I thought there might be some sort of sleep setting but it turned out it was a rechargeable bedside lamp and I had disconnected the charging cable plug whilst looking for a spare socket for my phone. As the lamp initially stayed lit without any change I had assumed the lamp and socket weren't connected. He may have bought such a lamp without realising it contained a battery and was rechargeable:

https://www.dunelm.com/product/keko-rechargeable-touch-table-lamp-1000217602?defaultSkuId=30831355&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Lighting_Table+Lamps-PMax_[GOO-PLA-LIGHTING-TABLE]&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADGqyX33isMMtIS3cv3v_sGSNpYDt&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwu21077miQMVL5VQBh15kQCtEAQYByABEgLumfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
 
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