A 400-year-old inn in Chester has appeared in a hit TV series which explores haunted buildings.
Ye Olde Kings Head on Lower Bridge Street is believed to be one of the most haunted buildings in the UK.
My Haunted Project on Amazon Prime explores the findings discovered at the hotel including various eyewitness events, a mysterious sword hidden under the floorboards and the experiences of guests staying at the historic inn.
In 2013, Harry Archilleos became the landlord and decided to document the hotel’s paranormal activity on camera creating the biggest paranormal project the world.
Today, it is the worlds most documented multi venue paranormal investigation. It is based on long running paranormal investigations, the use of 24/7 surveillance and opening the doors to the public in order to document their eyewitness accounts.
Over the last couple of years since the project began, the hotel has documented over 1,000 eyewitness accounts and continues to do so on a weekly basis.
Two academics from the University of Chester have been involved in the project. Dr Nicola Lasikiewicz, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Dr Sam Chadwick, Visiting Lecturer in History at the University, both gave their insights on the programme and spent time filming at the venue.
Nicola said: “I was asked to participate in the series in my role as a psychologist, using psychology to offer alternative explanations for the paranormal experiences they report on in the programme.
“My job was to review some of the footage and give my opinion on factors which need to be considered from a psychological perspective, for example, the role of fear, belief and potential biases in thinking which can alter perception.”
English civil war expert Sam examined the sword found in the hotel and shared his insights.
Daniel Moss, Director of My Haunted Project, said: “Having academics involved helped bring a vital scientific and historical aspect to the production.
“The paranormal divides opinions worldwide and what we have aimed to do with My Haunted Project is to bring a much more rational and scientific perspective to paranormal television.
“We are blessed to be running such a project inside a genuinely fascinating and historical building and to discover the origins of the sword was a huge help to us. We hope to include both Nicola and Sam in any future series.”
