This is one of the Solitary Confinement Cells down in the basement of the Old Cobourg Jail. As you can imagine, this place is loaded with spirits. I was feeling a sense of fear (not mine) in this cell and I could feel spirit around me. I was quite surprised though when I got home, looked at the pictures and when enlarged could clearly see the image of a small (child's I believe) face and hand peeking out from around the bottom of my skirt.
So what would a child be doing in a jail? Did this jail house juveniles? Not to my understanding it didn't. The Cobourg jail housed inmates and homeless delinquents. It was a holding facility for approximately ninety years....so can you imagine the number of spirits in this place? Since it closed and was subsequently sold, it was re-opened as many things, a Pub, an Inn, a conference centre etc. Regardless, Spirit will return to an area that they remember, had a good experience in etc. regardless of what buildings are now there. Obviously, the property has been there much longer than the buildings.
When we did an investigation of this jail with TV's star of Rescue Mediums Jackie Dennison, we did a séance while in the Mortuary. I had the spirit of a young boy come through for us then. His Grandmother used to work in the building as a maid and he would come to work with her and play in the rooms. Could it be that young boy whose spirit can be seen peeking out from around my skirt??
So what would a child be doing in a jail? Did this jail house juveniles? Not to my understanding it didn't. The Cobourg jail housed inmates and homeless delinquents. It was a holding facility for approximately ninety years....so can you imagine the number of spirits in this place? Since it closed and was subsequently sold, it was re-opened as many things, a Pub, an Inn, a conference centre etc. Regardless, Spirit will return to an area that they remember, had a good experience in etc. regardless of what buildings are now there. Obviously, the property has been there much longer than the buildings.
When we did an investigation of this jail with TV's star of Rescue Mediums Jackie Dennison, we did a séance while in the Mortuary. I had the spirit of a young boy come through for us then. His Grandmother used to work in the building as a maid and he would come to work with her and play in the rooms. Could it be that young boy whose spirit can be seen peeking out from around my skirt??
Throughout the time I was walking around the different rooms in the jail, I clearly had the sense of a young Jail Guard accompanying me. I was intrigued with the orb on the table in this picture. Enlarged it looks very much like a Uniform button. Was he sneaking into the picture with me? Photo bombed by a spirit, my kids would say! I'm sure he's smiling!
Here's another intriguing picture. Looking down the Solitary Confinement hall. The white glow on the Picture frame housing a guards uniform on the far wall, is the flash reflection from my camera....the orb to the right of that though again looks like my guards uniform button. Can you find the other orbs in this picture?? Now look at the window in the Solitary Cell Door closest to the front of the picture. Can you see what appears to be a spirit. Best described it looks like a little entity sitting curled on his knees and looking towards the camera. An interesting pic that I've forwarded on to my friends and members of the Ontario Paranormal team.
Apart from being really angry at my husband for closing the cell door on me.....I was intrigued that this and one other picture came out somewhat blurred. The odd thing I find is that the left side of the picture and the bars and some of the items in the cell are clear, yet I am blurry! Spirit manipulation??? Maybe!
This is the processing/holding room and would have been the first stop for any prisoners coming into the jail. Lots of activity in this room.
The Cobourg jail is preserved as a free museum and is housed below what is now a Pub and Inn. The guest rooms on the main floor still have the original Jail bars as a part of the decor. I've investigated some of these rooms too and I will promise you, you're in for a treat sleeping there. So next time you're in Cobourg stop by for a drink and a bite to eat at MacAllisters Bar & Grill and if you're feeling up to it....wander downstairs to the Jail for some spirits of a different kind.
Cheers!
Trish
The Cobourg jail is preserved as a free museum and is housed below what is now a Pub and Inn. The guest rooms on the main floor still have the original Jail bars as a part of the decor. I've investigated some of these rooms too and I will promise you, you're in for a treat sleeping there. So next time you're in Cobourg stop by for a drink and a bite to eat at MacAllisters Bar & Grill and if you're feeling up to it....wander downstairs to the Jail for some spirits of a different kind.
Cheers!
Trish
RSS Feed
