Ghost hunters to descend on Bridgnorth water mill

Daniels Mill, in Bridgnorth, has been in the same family for at least 250 years and would have been at the centre of the rural community throughout that time.

Now owned by the Daniels Mill Trust with the aim of preserving it for future generations, the mill boasts the largest still working waterwheel that powers a corn mill in England and has been restored to its former glory.

Paranormal Friends, a local group of paranormal investigators, will now visit in an attempt to make contact with the spirit world.

Christopher Morris, co-founder of the group, said: “The watermill is virtually unaltered since the 18th century set deep in a wooded valley crossed by the 19th century viaduct carrying the Severn Valley Railway to Bridgnorth.

“There were several recorded deaths during the construction of the Victorian viaduct which towers above and with the mill being located in a wooded valley it could be the ideal location to communicate with spirits.

“We will be able to investigate the former ground floor living quarters, several floors of the working mill and subject to the weather, brave investigators will be invited to explore further up the foreboding, deep and dark valley, beyond the towering viaduct to the ruins of the original mill building.

“Our whole team is looking forward to investigating Daniels Mill and we are pleased that some trustees of the mill may be able to join us on the evening.”

The earliest reference to the mill and land surrounding it appears around the late 15th century, when it was known as ‘Donynges’ or ‘Dunnings’ Mill. It remained in the hands of the estate until the 18th century, and in the early centuries was probably worked by a Journeyman Miller, who would visit the mill when there was work for it to do.

Paranormal Friends will use a combination of spiritual and scientific methods of investigation and guests are free to choose whether they take part in any, or all, as they wish.

These usually include Victorian style séances, table tipping experiments, glass divination, K2 Meters, spirit/ghost/Frank’s box, rempods, laser grid lights, sound enhancers, pendulum, human pendulum, divining rods, trigger objects, digital voice recorder and photography.

Members of the public are invited to join the investigation, which takes place between 9pm and 2am on January 19.

Tickets cost £30 and are available via paranormalfriends.co.uk/book