Ordsall Hall Ghost Hunt

The Ghost Hunt seems to be a very fashionable thing in our modern age, made popular by TV programmes such as Most Haunted and movies like Paranormal Activity. 
When I first arrived for my pre booked ghost hunt at Ordsall Hall in Salford I was first taken aback by the beauty of this old house, slap bang in the middle of modern Salford Quays with its shopping centres theatres and bars. 
A dwelling of some shape or form has been on this sight for over 800 years, the building is a hotch porch of Tudor and Victorian architecture and as you arrive you can see the front ,brick part of the house that is Victorian. But on exploring further to the rear entrance of the building you can see the Tudor side of the house with its wooden black and white panels and wattle and dawb walls. 
On entering through the reception and gift shop area with its educational posters all directed at the younger tourist, I was met by some large and very heavy looking Tudor doors to a large hall, The Great Hall.
Here we were all seated and introduced to the team. Health and safety was read out, then we all split into groups,A,B and C. This was done for convenience as well as being able for everyone to have chance to take part in all the activities on offer that night (33 people turned up that evening) 
My group (C) were introduced to the equipment we were using that evening,personally I was disappointed to find we were only using a Ouija board, divining rods and table tipping for our ghost hunt that evening. Most people enjoyed using these traditional tools but spending more time researching this field I was expecting more of a scientific approach mixed in using EMF meters,ghost boxes and EVP recorders. I did have to remind my self though that this is not a professional investigation and is designed to introduce people with a passing interest to a atmospheric evening with the spirits. 
Once we were passed on the the next activity in the very large Tudor kitchen. We were treated to a very active spirit of a 4-6 year old girl who had died when she fell down a well that was set into the floor of the kitchen, now covered by a large piece of glass so people could view the terrifying 16 foot drop below. We had a table tipping session but alas no joy until a small twist control torch was left on a table. The small female spirit seemed to enjoy playing with it very much, switching it on and off when asked to and sometimes just illuminating it when not asked as well.
The evening consisted of vigils, seances and time to ourselves to explore alone or in groups around the many rooms in the building. I personally experienced very little activity and less luck on the Ouija as well. With the exception of a very disrespectful group of younger participants that found it funny to sabotage a few sessions and leaving a few of our other group members a little disillusioned and angry at their lack of respect for everyone around them. 
Being a skeptic and chatting to other people attending that night emphasised how much self awareness and respect you must use at these events. Two ladies I met were devoted believers,another lady claimed to be psychic, other couples had purely come for a spooky fun evening. I stayed completely impartial and kept my debunking thoughts to myself as I was fascinated by the diversity of belief systems people displayed .The team handled all of the human and spiritual activity very calmly and with full appreciation of everyone’s needs. The teen group were swiftly spoken to and soon left of their own accord once they realised they weren’t getting the rise from people that they wanted. 
After a smaller group of us affected by this incident were apologised to, we were taken to a attic room for a final table tipping session with a female team member who considered this her forte. It was nearly 3:30 in the morning and it had been a absorbing evening.
Two issues I had with our session, Our team member leading the session expressed that she felt bad at the lack of spiritual activity for us that evening which reflected in the table tipping performance as a few of the members of our group freely mentioned to me that they felt her pushing the table, influencing the movements according to the requests we were making to the spirits that may have been present. 
Secondly I felt these actions weren’t needed as we would have been satisfied with the evening as it was, and only confirmed to some of our group of her disbelief of the paranormal and the credibility of the, what I perceived as misdirected good intentions of the team member. Apart from these events the team were fantastic, warm and approachable, an enjoyable evening I would do again….. For more research and spooky happenings.