The time now is Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:00 am | Log in to check your private messages
View unanswered posts  Ghost forum archive
World of Ghosts - Paranormal Forums Forum IndexWorld of Ghosts - Paranormal Forums Forum Index
World of Ghosts Worldofghosts 24 hour chat room
                          Register


HIGHGATE CEMETERY NORTH LONDON 1977
Post new topic   Reply to topic    World of Ghosts - Paranormal Forums Forum Index » Haunted cemeteries
View previous topic | View next topic  
Author Message
openminded



Joined: 07 Sep 2012
Posts: 56
Location: Altrincham, Cheshire

PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:35 am    Post subject: HIGHGATE CEMETERY NORTH LONDON 1977 Reply with quote

In 1977 the builders working on a housing development directly opposite Highgate Cemetery(what a lovely place to live) went bankrupt and while the courts were deciding who would take over to complete the work my security company was hired to guard all the materials from thieves. In those days patrols were made using patrol clocks which had a clock with a tape to record the point and the exact time the point was clocked so there was evidence the guard was doing his rounds instead of on his backside or fast asleep in the guard house. One of the points was directly opposite the cemetery and one evening about 9 pm I saw a group of four youths sitting on a gravestone and chatting so I climbed over the low fence and using the cover of some headstones and bushes crept close enough to overhear their conversation. Basically it was that they were "initiating" the youngest youth. His task was to collect a flower from one of the graves not far from Karl Marx, tomb and the return to the cemetery gate where the others were waiting to prove he was brave enough to join their gang. I watched them walk off to show him the bouquet of flowers and then back toward the main gate, but as they did so another youth who had been watching secreted himself behind a headstone on the side very near I was so I decided to wait to see what he was up to. It wasn,t long before the fellow to be initiated came walking down the path enroute to the grave. The fellow who intended to scare him didn,t hear me walk softly behind him as leaves were blowing about in a brisk breeze. He was about to jump up and shout "Boo" as the other lad drew near so I tapped him on the left shoulder before he could move. He turned and I said "Boo". I,ve never seen two boys run so fast before and they cleared that eight foot gate at the entrance to the cemetery in a single bound. I often wonder who they thought was scaring them, but I don,t think they tried it again. I was just sorry I scared the poor lad who was being initiated, but I couldn,t help that.
...
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Back to top
flossy
Moderator


Joined: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 4921
Location: UK tyne/wear (geordie land)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing thats somthing i would do Laughing
i bet they thought it was a ghost, i can just imagine their storys lol
...
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Back to top
openminded



Joined: 07 Sep 2012
Posts: 56
Location: Altrincham, Cheshire

PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My fellow guard and I sure laughed a lot about it. Not so funny as a run-in I had with satanists not long after that in the same cemetery. There again according to all the curses they made against me I should have died more than 30 years ago!
...
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Back to top
flossy
Moderator


Joined: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 4921
Location: UK tyne/wear (geordie land)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

satanists Shocked oh my lol
you sure have had a lot of experiences
...
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Back to top
openminded



Joined: 07 Sep 2012
Posts: 56
Location: Altrincham, Cheshire

PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

More than forty years security work military in many countries and in this country-lots of stuff happens!
...
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Back to top
D B Sweeney



Joined: 27 Aug 2010
Posts: 2842
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

LOL, great story Openminded Very Happy

DB
...
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Back to top
openminded



Joined: 07 Sep 2012
Posts: 56
Location: Altrincham, Cheshire

PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It actually happened
...
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Back to top
Post new topic   Reply to topic    World of Ghosts - Paranormal Forums Forum Index » Haunted cemeteries
Display posts from previous:   
 
 
All times are GMT
Jump to:  

Page 1 of 1


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum