The Hell Fire Team: Viaduct Tavern Investigation

This grand investigation takes us to one of England’s most haunted locations. The Viaduct Tavern in London’s business district.

The Tavern along with the Old Bailey was built on the site of Newgate Prison, well known for its appalling conditions and public hangings, which continued until 1868.

The bar manager was kind enough to allow our team in for the entire night and perform our experiments. It was to be a night of discovery, fear and of course the odd moment of hilarity!

How did we prepare?

After an initial meeting of minds, we had decided that some of the team researched the history and the other enter the site blind and we could compare our findings with the facts at a later date. All of us were very excited to see what experiences we would have.

How did we structure our investigation?

Those of us who entered the venue knowing very little about the history began by setting up the equipment while those who did the research interviewed the bar manageress to get a better idea of what we might expect and to also learn more about the place and her experiences.

As well as our basic roles in the team, we anointed a couple of members as lead investigators for the purpose of splitting up and performing smaller investigations. We were able to communicate and perform simultaneous experiments with use of our handy radio equipment.

We performed solo and mini-group watches involving both E.V.P  (electronic voice phenomena/ sound recording) sessions and “night vision”  sessions in dimly-lit to pitch-black conditions. As a group we performed several Ouija board séances which proved frustrating (in parts), revealing and disturbing.