Paranormal investigations in Coventry!

Fright Nights, the UK’s leading ghost hunting specialist, will be holding an exclusive paranormal investigation for the first time in the historic city of Coventry. On Friday 16 January 2009 from 9pm – 5am members of the public will be able to spend the night at St Mary's Guildhall, an ancient building rife with paranormal activity. The Guildhall, which is one of the finest medieval guildhalls in England, has stood in the heart of the city for 650 years.

Ian Lawman, a well known and respected psychic medium and exorcist who has appeared on ‘Most Haunted’ and ‘Living with the Dead’ will be joining the group of ghost hunters to communicate and connect with spirits.

The Guildhall once served as the centre of King Henry VI's court during the Wars of the Roses and as a prison to Mary, Queen of Scots before she was executed. William Shakespeare is thought to have staged his plays in The Guildhall and George Elliot, used it as the setting for a scene in one of her novels. Its kitchens have prepared many banquets for visiting monarchs and have fed starving weavers.

In 1985 at a civic banquet it was claimed that photographs showed a ghostly hooded figure among the guests although there was no-one dressed as such. Other ghosts reported over its long and illustrious history is allegedly that of a grey lady and a man wearing a tight black hat. During a number of paranormal investigations in the late 1980s one group witnessed two hooded monks. Others have felt the presence of monks whilst some have experienced a tightening sensation around their necks thought to have been from an unlawful hanging. A number of staff have also reported seeing Elizabethan era figures and the ghost of a little girl dressed in blue.

The night begins with a special tour of the building detailing real-life experiences and historical information researched by experts. With the use of ghost hunting and psychic equipment, Ian Lawman and experienced paranormal investigators will help the public try and encounter the chilling world of the paranormal.

Martin Jeffrey, Director of Fright Nights said “We are delighted to be able to host an exclusive paranormal investigation in Coventry. The public will have the chance to visit some of The Guildhall’s most haunted rooms and hopefully catch a glimpse of the paranormal including the infamous hooded Monks. As with all our Ghost Hunts, people must be prepared that anything could happen when they set foot inside this haunted and historic old building.”

Tickets, which cost £75, can be purchased online at frightnights.co.uk. Please note the Ghost Hunt is for over 18s only.