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Otherworld North East
Otherworld North East are a non-profit paranormal phenomena research group specialising in recording the physical phenomena often associated with alleged ghosts and hauntings. Our aim is also to promote North East local history and enhance the heritage profile of the region's multitude of historical sites.

 
 
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'Fieldwork' Main Menu

  • Fieldwork News
    Updates to this section.
  • Home Page
    Main menu page for Otherworld North East.
  • Casebook List
    Here you'll find a list of locations and dates that OWNE have investigated.
  • Fieldwork Protocols
    Our strict investigation and methodology protocols.
  • Diagnostic Evaluation
    The base first stage investigation where the team runs environmental tests at the site of the alleged haunting.
  • Targeted Survey
    Surveys utilise a small team and target one or two specific areas within a venue.
  • Investigation Project
    Projects consist of a number of an evaluation and a series of surveys over a longer time period.
  • Contact Us
    If you are interested in contacting OWNE with reference to some fieldwork, please use this link.
Nenthead Carrs' Mine Investigated 2005

 
Diagnostic Evaluations

Diagnostic Evaluations are the first stage of Otherworld North East investigations into alleged hauntings. A typical evaluation will include:

  1. A site visit to talk to the owner/manager of the venue;
  2. Collation of any previous investigation reports relating to the venue (if any are available);
  3. Collation of any relevant media (photographs, video etc) relating to the venue (if any are available);
  4. The collation of a historical profile of the venue and its relationship with the Historic and Geological Environment;
  5. Interviews (where possible) with people who have experienced the alleged haunting;
  6. Data Collection Exercise (temperature, humidity, sound, light);
  7. Media Collection Exercise (video, night-vision video, photography, sound recording);
  8. Analysis of results;
  9. Dissemination of written report and potential DVD.
  10. A site visit to talk to the owner/manager of the venue.

Typical equipment to be used on an evaluation includes...

30m wireless CCTV system, 30m wireless boundary microphones, temperature/humidity USB data loggers, user-calibrated non-contact temperature guns, calibrated ambient temperature readers, 4-in-1 environmental meters (light, temperature, humidity and sound), standalone MIN/MAX temperature and humidity readers, radio frequency detectors, air-speed meters, Hi-Lo Freqency sound enhancers, tape/digital dictaphones/mp3 player/recorders, 2G EMF meters, Sapphire EMF Meter, Cellsensor EMF meters, Gauss meters, tripods, trigger objects including dice, coins, pens, nails and screws, keys, crucifixes (for those religious venues), periodic pottery sherds (from Roman through to modern), digital cameras and a variety of hand-held or tripod based camcorders, 25m camcorder AV cable.

Examples of Locations Evaluated

The Bay Horse, Stamfordham, Northumberland
The Ancient Unicorn, Bowes, County Durham
The North East Aircraft Museum, Tyne and Wear
The Covenanters' Prison, Greyfriars, Edinburgh
Nenthead Leadmining Museum, Cumbria

Contact Us

If you'd like to contact us to discuss any elements concerning investigating an alleged haunting, please use our contact details page.

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