By Gordon McCully
A TV presenter made a spectre-cular trip to Chorley at the weekend for the launch of his spooky new book.
Jason Karl, of the popular programme, Most Haunted, signed copies of his Haunted Places of Lancashire at the Bygone Times antique warehouse in Eccleston which is featured in the book.
The antique and memorabilia warehouse, a former mill, has a whole catalogue of ghostly goings on reported down the years by a number of people, even including Jason's mum while on a visit here.
These include: An apparition of a 1920s suited man pacing up and down the main isle.
The face of a lady looking out of a window at Millbrook House towards the cobbled alleyway.
Patrick Scott, who was an overseer in the weaving shed, seen hurriedly pacing the floor at night rapping his stick against objects in some state of unease.
Ghostly outlines of small children running around the whole of the ground floor. Some cries of pain have also been heard. It is well documented that small children who worked in the weaving sheds were often badly injured and sometimes killed while climbing through machinery.
Jason said: "Lancashire has a rich ghost history because a lot is still very rural and untouched, and because of the Pendle Witches folklore.
"Mine is a fun book, people do make up their own minds."
A spokesperson for Bygone Times said: "We're very pleased, but not surprised that Bygone Times is featured in Jason's book.
"Staff and customers have often commented on the unique atmosphere of the building, which for many, is a real attraction. There have been various sightings and 'feelings' of ghosts within Bygone Times, including Jason Karl's own mother reporting that as she walked past a large piece of oak furniture, she felt a hand push her gently from the side.
"But ghosts are often connected to objects rather than just buildings and with Bygone Times being such an Aladdin's cave of items from the past and present, it is not surprising that high levels of paranormal activity have been reported."
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