Ghosts at Black Lion and King Charles II pubs, Herefordshire

Barry Fitzpatrick looks at his spooky pictures <i>(Image: Hereford Times)</i>
Barry Fitzpatrick looks at his spooky pictures (Image: Hereford Times)
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A camera that "defied technology," a haunted pub, and a disruptive poltergeist are just some of the paranormal tales reported over the years.

The Hereford Times has captured a number of eerie encounters in Herefordshire, including a 2006 investigation at Hereford’s Black Lion pub on Bridge Street, which had previously been named the city's most haunted public house.

Natalie Lawrence, a ghost hunter who took part in the exploration, said it was "spine-chilling."

She told the Hereford Times that during the visit, a heavy table moved, ornaments were disturbed, and shuffling noises were heard in the living room.

Ms Lawrence believed the building was haunted by as many as 14 ghosts.

In 1996, Jo and Zoe Brant reported living in fear in their Hereford flat due to the terrifying antics of a suspected poltergeist.

The pair described objects flying around the room, kitchen cupboards opening by themselves, and curtains twitching.

Ms Brant, who had lived in the flat for six years, said: "It's worse at night.

"We've seen the figure of a white lady in the bedrooms and when we get up in the morning things have moved around."

In 2003, a strange incident left a Hereford Times photographer baffled after his camera malfunctioned while copying images believed to show a ghost.

James Watkins had visited paranormal investigator Barry Fitzpatrick, who had conducted a project on the King Charles II pub in Ross-on-Wye.

Mr Watkins said: "Whenever I tried to copy the picture, my camera would do inexplicable things.

"At first there was an incredible red blur over the ghost's figure, and then wherever I positioned the flash, it would always cover the spirit's body, even when I positioned the flash behind my head."

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