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A ghost hunt in the cellars of Temple Newsam House proved to be the scariest yet for the Yorkshire Evening Post's Haunted Leeds team.
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The paper's web exclusive web tv series continues with an investigation into the spirits said to haunt Temple Newsam – a fascinating Tudor Jacobean mansion with 500 years of history littered with tales of ghosts and unexplained happenings.
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And the five-strong team of investigators – which includes Barrie John of TV's Most Haunted fame - got far more than they bargained for beneath the house which was the birthplace of Lord Darnley, infamous husband of Mary Queen of Scots.
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Presenter and YEP feature writer Grant Woodward said: "This was far and away the best investigation so far in terms of ghostly activity.
"We spent much of our time there down in the cellars and tunnels which connect the various parts of the house, and it wasn't just the pitch black and dank atmosphere that had us creeped out.
"Both Barrie and guest medium Amanda Jayne were picking up on the spirits of children from a very early point and, as the episode shows, if they were spirits, they definitely wanted to be heard.
"The noises became pretty constant and although some of the noises could be explained away, there were others that simply couldn't."
For 300 years Temple Newsam was the home of the Ingram family until it was bought by Leeds City Council from Lord Halifax in 1922.
The house and its grounds have long been associated with a number of ghost stories, including the infamous story of the blue lady, thought to be Mary Ingram, daughter of Sir Thomas Ingram.
She died aged just 14, in 1652, shortly after becoming the victim of a highway robbery in Garforth which left her with a paranoia complex.
The other notorious ghost is said to be that of a servant girl murdered by an over amorous male servant in 1704.
The team also investigate a room where a portrait of Napoleon is said by staff and visitors to throw itself off the wall at regular intervals – in spite of being securely fastened on.
Series producer, Geoff Fox, said: "As far as both cynics and believers alike will be concerned, this is easily the best episode so far. As the footage shows, there are many things that happened on the night that raise many questions."
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