CHERITON CONTROL TOWER

WE ARE THE FIRST PARANORMAL GROUP TO INVESTIGATE HERE.

CHERITON CONTROL TOWER.  JUNE 2007


We are met at this amazing unique refurbished World War 11 RAF control tower by Andrew and his
family; he talks to some of the team about the history of the place whilst the Mediums are sent out of
ear shot!
As we are taken to the area where the hanger would have been we all sense we are being watched,
Shirley is feeling warm, her husband feels like someone has just walked over his grave…that shudder
you get for no reason. Jeannette feels there are four men in the hanger; Lee senses the change in
energies as do Jeannette and Emma once they step over the remains of the entrance. Emma feels a
great sadness here. Jeannette picks up on a man who would have been crushed here, something
pinned him to the wall. Thomas Edgars. Something not right about how he passed. We seem to
naturally drift into two teams;

Lees Team;
Lee picks up on a soldier wearing a peaked cap with a badge on the side, he feels he passed in an
explosion or accident. A plane came into land an engine was on fire and one wheel would not come
down, the plane radioed in but the plane exploded on impact. The soldier was trying to help with the
rescue this is how he passed. The age of 23 and the year 1937. He wears a beige uniform with badges
embroidered on his jacket, green blue and one red badge. A dog called Sam is also on the airfield. A
sheriffs badge is being shown, also Canada this is felt to do with the soldiers father as the names of
Thomas and Brian Harding are given. Lee feels the soldier was mechanic seen in overalls. He is not
bitter about his passing he is 5’7-5’8 in height and is wearing a black band on his left arm.

Cemetery
Lee picks up on at the grave of C.W Jackson that he feels this man passed with a head trauma (also
felt by Emma & Jeannette ), he wears a blue uniform and air force is given very strongly, this lad was a
pilot and also possibly a gunner. The trauma is a gunshot to the head whilst flying. Lee feels this man
was only a gunner when they were low on men. He is short and stocky about 5’5. The initial W is
given, and Walker is coming through but not strongly, this may be his middle name.  Lee is shown him
flying the plane and wearing a brown leather hat with a different hat for other duties. He is in visitation,
Lee feels he died in friendly fire and can see lots of planes.
Lee that the people in the second and last grave died in a fire or explosion. At the grave of RG Smith,
Lee feels fire then water, as if the plane burst into flames then crashed into water, he was still alive
when the plane hit the water , he saved a colleague but passed himself, the name of Samuel is linked
here,  Lee feels that a member of his family would have received the George Cross for his bravery in
the rescue of two members of his crew. He suffered burns to his left side of the face and was also hit
by a metal object which resulted in a fracture. The initial A is linked to this man, the age of 24 given,
and the name Aled may also be linked. (It was confirmed that this crew passed by drowning).
At the grave side of J. K, an explosion, the age of 18 is given also 23, he is not wearing a uniform but a
green one piece similar to a jumpsuit, and he is wearing a peaked hat.  Five people passed together in
this explosion, a pilot error, feels like a panic attack and being scared of what was going to happen,
he tells Lee it happened so fast that nothing could have been done. Trees had something to do with it,
as the plane was flying low and coming in to land fast. Lee feels C.J Rademaker may have been in the
plane.


Bungalow.

A horse is felt by Lee and also he is being made to stand to attention, he has a cropper placed under
his arm he is sporting a thick moustache; his boots are shiny, like mirrors, a very strict and proud man
no nonsense e taken from anyone. This man understands the stress these men and women were
under. A green uniform peaked cap green with a black peak, he comes across as a typical sergeant
Major who is grounded here, and Lee is drawn behind the large the trees to where he walks. Lee sees
him walking through he barracks checking beds and lifting mattresses up, he is looking for smuggled
alcohol which has been hidden in plastic containers. Seven people were reprimanded for drinking
whilst on duty.  Barracks would have been in the area towards the cemetery, open top jeeps are also
show to lee.

Jeannette’s Team;

Emma and Jeannette see eight spirits watching them as they walk down to the war graves. There are
spirits here who have not moved on. The spirits are leaning against the trees watching us; there are
Americans, Canadians and Australians.  Suddenly Emma and Jeannette grab their right leg just above
the knee and start limping, they both feel as if they have been shot in the leg (it was quite funny
watching this happen). Jeannette says the guy was an American just the name of Chuck (Charlie) and
then her stomach turns and she feels panicky.  She sees the image of a plane a Hurricane, crashing
nearby. Still feeling sick and panic stricken she just says “Holy Moses” and that’s it. This is how
Chuck would have passed a fleeting panic and nothing. The name of Charles Frederick is heard.
Jeannette also feels that Lancaster bombers would have been here and also Spitfires would have
flown overhead…. (Confirmed)  The sound of marching is heard by both Mediums, a cold breeze
rushes past them. A lady is sensed walking to the cemetery, her husband lost in the war she is still
emotional and very tearful. She visits his grave the initials M E Shaw flight sergeant, pilot, royal
Canadian air force, passed 26.8.1942 aged 29
The name Margaret is given.
The two Mediums are not allowed to see the front of the headstones and walk behind them, as they
both past the first one they hold the back of their heads feeling as if they had a blow to it.
At the grave of R.G Smith passed aged 24 on 7.12.1942 a flight Sergeant/ air observer. Passed in an air
crash.
Jeannette picks up that he passed young, early twenties.  He has been seen walking; a fire is
associated with his passing also the month of December. A capital A is given we don’t know what this
means in relation to him. .. This was confirmed
Emma is standing at one headstone and can not seem to leave it, she is feeling very sad, on being
asked Jeannette picks out two headstones the one Emma is at and another, and says for some
reason they are related, they are in fact the two people who have been seen and identified, A. G Willis
and Sgt FM McCaffery.  She also says that the four headstones in the next row were related in the fact
they all passed together in the early 1940’s …. This was confirmed.
A. Barnes and R E Wilson was also connected …
Helen feels a child spirit push her out of the way, Jeannette says the grave is on the other side of the
cemetery also that of a young girl. ….. These are later found, Maurice George Palmer passed 4.04.34
aged 6 and Margaret Rose (see earlier) Griffiths aged 8 passed 12.05.48
Adam sees a man and woman (spirit) walking up from the trees the names of Benjamin and Helen are
given. Lady wears a uniform the man is in civilian clothing. They visit a grave of a friend.
Jeannette is laughing as she watches Lee from a distance as right behind him is a small stout man in
green overalls giving him all the information about the headstones, she feels Lee has no idea of his
new spirit friend behind him.
The song Mr Sandman is given to Jeannette as she hums it walking .
Jeannette picks up on a R.J Middleton possibly a Reginald he would have passed the same day as
Smith. This spirit is restless and would move things around in the nearby farm house.  
Adam picks up on a Scots called Thomas aged 21. Also a plane crash in the garden of the farm house
where we have now arrived.
Unfortunately the owner had to go out so our expected investigation of the house was postponed,
but in the grounds Jeannette picks up on ley lines and indeed there are churches and stones that
could be conclusive of these energy lines being here. The atmosphere here is charged and you can
see the energy as if it was coming across in waves. A lot of noises, movement and sightings would be
seen her …. Confirmed
Emma and Jeannette both feel that over the wall into the field there would have been a plane crash
they both see and hear people running from one direction through the woods to the site.
The swimming pool area is busy; lots of voices would be heard here also a tabby cat in spirit walks
round.
We are all shown to a turret that had only been cleared a couple of days before, the inside had not
been touched for over 60 years… we climb in and to our amazement it could have been built
yesterday, its dry and clean, there is no real energy here just the residual which Emma, Lee and
Jeannette all say is an adrenalin rush akin to the feeling of “come on then lets be having you” there
were no fatalities here a possible injury felt by Lee. They were proud to be there, proud to be fighting
also Americans based.
On returning to the tower Andrew is telling us about the history of the control tower and they would
like to be able to find the original one, both Lee and Jeannette independently point out an identical
area as to where they are drawn. We are hoping to return later and walk the site with Andrew to see if
we can pinpoint the area.

We return to the control tower for a tea break and for Lee to do his psychometry.

He is handed a pair of flight goggles. The gentleman who owned these passed at the age of 78 a brain
haemorrhage or tumour.
He was a gunner, a blue flag with yellow cross on it… Swedish.
He lost three fingers on left hand, the mechanism on a gun jammed and he lost his fingers. The name
of Anton Millich.
He was married and settled locally. He had been shot on his right side whilst in a plane, the bullet
went right through his side and he did suffer all his life with back pain and troubles.  He was just 22
when shot; he had three girls Dion, Francis and Elsie. After the war the goggles had been placed in a
box and forgotten.  He has a sense of humour as on being asked what he done after the war he said
“well I didn’t play the piano” and pointed to the hand where he lost three fingers.
He in fact became a teacher. His interest was physics; he lived in Pant Glas near Llandeilo. He tells
Lee there’s a black cat that wanders around and then leaves Lee.


At the top of the control tower there’s a feeling of peace and calm also the triumph of when a plane
comes in safe. Jeannette can see airmen walking in the hanger area and they seem to shimmer, it is
so real she wonders if there are actual people in that area.  Lee says he doesn’t like the hanger area as
he feels someone was murdered there but covered up to look like an accident. … Like he was
crushed …. (This relates to what Jeannette had picked up on earlier, Lee had no knowledge of this at
all.


We all go out to the hanger area…

At the far end a male energy is felt by all mediums, he is telling lee to get out in a very aggressive way.
Jeannette sees Emma’s face change as she approaches her; it becomes quite wide and angry
looking. Lee states that the man killed here does not wander the place but his killer does. The angry
spirit follows Lee and both Emma and Jeannette clearly feel the negative energy when walking app.; 6
paces behind Lee.  Andrews mum clearly sees a black Alsatian type dog which is the same one Lee
had picked up on earlier.
Helen calls out and Lee tells her the man is swearing at her. Emma hears a noise from the trees, the
energy is getting stronger, and the Mediums join hands to see if they can communicate easier with
combined energy, the energy is strong enough to push us backwards and we all find it hard to stay
upright. Heavy footsteps are heard also the smell of tobacco smelt. The man is a large build he is
scared and angry he calls Lee a ******* creep, and tells him to go he’s not wanted here. He’s scum.
Jeannette asks if he minds the ladies being her, he tells her there are no ladies there!!!
Lee has terrible stabbing pains in his back, it moves to Jeannette then Emma. Photos are showing an
orb over Lees head, he moves away fro the ladies the energy follows more orbs around his head. The
name of Matthew is given, he owns up to taking two lives one would have been the ‘accident’ the
other is a man who looks like Lee (hence the hatred) he witnessed the murder and had to be silenced.
It was a murder of silence, the first victim knew of the murderer’s homophobic ways and paedophile
tendencies hence he was killed to be silenced. Andrews’s fathers face is getting very hot whistling is
heard. There is no remorse as he tells Lee he would do it all again, he is not nervous of us being there
but is unable to comprehend why Lee (alias the victim) has returned to the location.  Poor Emma is
shown graphic detail of what Matthew done to boys, Lee calls him a coward and Emma says that hit a
raw nerve.  The spirit is swearing and calls Lee an extremely rude name. A shadow is seen by Angela
walking by the trees past the toilet block and down the side.
As this spirit is getting so angry it is deemed safer to close the evening down. We do not like to anger
our spirit friends and we therefore leave him with total respect.


This was a truly wonderful experience, the whole area just oozes comradeship, and believe it or not,
peace. We had expected panic, worry, fear all things associated with a very busy airfield during war
time, but the wholesome atmosphere was a pleasant surprise.
We would thoroughly recommend a visit; Andrew is a well informed charming guide and more than
happy to show you around.  
It is therefore with the most grateful thanks to Andrew for allowing us the opportunity to investigate
the premises and also the offer to return …. Which we shall do with a keen interest.

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