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tact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 1862 establishment 1 2 1882 revitalisation 1 3 early 20th century 1 4 recent history 2 notable members 3 notable investigations 4 bibliography 5 references toggle the table of contents the ghost club 10 languages বাংলা deutsch español فارسی igbo polski русский українська اردو 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia paranormal investigation organization the ghost club industry paranormal investigation and research founded 1862 london headquarters london sw19 key people alan murdie chair sarah darnell general secretary james tacchi investigations officer dr robert radakovic events officer rosie o carroll media officer mark ottowell journal editor james tacchi science technical officer dr paul foulsham ghost club webmaster treasurer gianna de salvo foulsham membership secretary nigel bundy archivist revenue non profit website ghostclub org uk the ghost club is a paranormal investigation and research organization founded in london in 1862 it is believed to be the oldest such organisation in the world though its history has not been continuous the club still investigates mainly ghosts and hauntings history edit 1862 establishment edit the club has its roots in cambridge in 1855 where fellows at trinity college began to discuss ghosts and psychic phenomena 1 launched officially in london in 1862 it counted charles dickens among its members 2 one of the club s earliest investigations was of the davenport brothers and their spirit cabinet hoax the club challenging the davenports claim of contacting the dead the group continued to undertake practical investigations of spiritualist phenomena a topic then in vogue meeting to discuss ghostly subjects 1882 revitalisation edit the club was revived on all saints day 1882 by the medium stainton moses and alaric alfred watts 2 initially claiming to be the original founders without acknowledging its origins 3 in 1882 the society for psychical research spr with whom there was an initial overlap was founded at a similar time 2 4 while the spr was a body devoted to scientific study the ghost club remained a selective and secretive organization of convinced believers for whom psychic phenomena were an established fact 2 stainton moses resigned from the vice presidency of the spr in 1886 and thereafter devoted himself to the ghost club membership was small 82 members over 54 years citation needed and women were not allowed but during this period it attracted some of the most original and controversial minds in psychical research these included sir william crookes 5 sir oliver lodge nandor fodor and sir arthur conan doyle the archives clarification needed of the club reveal that the names of members both living and dead were solemnly recited each november 2 each individual living or dead was recognized a member of the club on more than one occasion deceased members were believed to have made their presence felt citation needed also involved were the poet w b yeats joined 1911 and frederick bligh bond joined 1925 who became infamous with his investigations into spiritualism at glastonbury bligh bond later left the country and became active in the american society for psychical research he was ordained into the old catholic church and re joined the ghost club on his return to britain in 1935 the principal of jesus college cambridge arthur grey fictionalized the ghost club in 1919 as the everlasting club 6 in a ghost story that many still believe to be true 7 8 early 20th century edit the 20th century s move from séance room investigation to laboratory based research meant the ghost club fell out of touch with contemporary psychic research harry price famous for his investigation into borley rectory joined as a member in 1927 as did psychologist nandor fodor who represented the changing approach to psychical research taking place 9 with attendance falling the club closed in 1936 after 485 meetings the ghost club records were deposited in the british museum under the proviso that they would remain closed until 1962 out of respect for confidentiality 2 harry price speaking at a ghost club dinner in 1938 within 18 months price relaunched the ghost club as a society dining event where psychic researchers and mediums delivered after dinner talks price decided to admit women to the club also specifying that it was not a spiritualist church or association but a group of sceptics that gathered to discuss paranormal topics members in this period included c e m joad sir julian huxley algernon blackwood sir osbert sitwell and lord amwell following price s death in 1948 the club was again relaunched by members of the committee philip paul and peter underwood from 1962 underwood served as president many accounts of club activities are found in his books citation needed tom perrott joined the club in 1967 and served as chairman from 1971 to 1993 citation needed in 1993 the club underwent a period of internal disruption during which underwood left to become life president of another society he had revived called the ghost club society 10 recent history edit in 1998 perrott resigned as chairman although he remained active in club affairs and barrister alan murdie was elected as his successor murdie has written a number of ghost books including haunted brighton 11 and regularly writes for fortean times 12 in 2005 he was succeeded by kathy gearing the club s first female chairperson gearing announced her resignation in the club s summer 2009 newsletter 13 as of may 2022 update alan murdie was again the club chairman the club continues to meet monthly at a pub in central london several investigations are performed in england every year in recent times investigations have also been organised in scotland by the club s scottish area investigation coordinator citation needed notable members edit charles dickens charles babbage sir arthur conan doyle algernon blackwood cbe robert aickman sir william crookes air chief marshal lord dowding arthur koestler c e m joad donald campbell sir julian huxley sir osbert sitwell w b yeats siegfried sassoon dennis wheatley peter cushing peter underwood maurice grosse investigator of the enfield poltergeist colonel john blashford snell obe the reverend lionel fanthorpe lynn picknett colin wilson geoff holder ciarán o keeffe leo ruickbie notable investigations edit borley church chingle hall the queen s house raf cosford aerospace museum glamis castle winchester theatre the ancient ram inn in wotton under edge 14 woodchester mansion balgonie castle 15 ham house 16 new lanark 17 18 coalhouse fort 19 20 glasgow royal concert hall 21 alloa tower 22 23 scotland street school museum 24 25 michelham priory 26 culross palace 27 clerkenwell house of detention 28 bibliography edit the club has been mentioned in numerous books the most notable being no common task 1983 29 this haunted isle 1984 30 the ghosthunters almanac 1993 31 and nights in haunted houses 1994 32 all by peter underwood some unseen power 1985 by philip paul 33 the encyclopedia of ghosts and spirits 1992 by rosemary ellen guiley 34 will storr versus the supernatural 2006 by will storr 35 the guide to mysterious glasgow 2009 by geoff holder 36 ghost hunting a survivor s guide 2010 by john fraser 37 and a brief guide to ghost hunting 2013 by dr leo ruickbie 38 references edit peter underwood 1978 dictionary of the supernatural harrap ltd london isbn 0 245 52784 2 p 144 1 2 3 4 5 william hodson brock 2008 william crookes 1832 1919 and the commercialization of science science technology and culture 1700 1945 ashgate publishing p 440 isbn 978 0 7546 6322 5 the ghost club history ghost club oppenheim janet 1988 the other world spiritualism and psychical research in england 1850 1914 cambridge university press p 138 isbn 978 0521347679 moses became one of the first vice presidents and council members of the spr hall trevor h 1963 the spiritualists the story of florence cook and william crookes helix press p 97n read the everlasting club project gutenberg australia tedious brief tales of granta and gramarye by arthur grey ash tree press archived from the original on 2015 09 23 retrieved 2009 06 30 tedious brief tales of granta and gramarye by arthur grey mythos books archived from the original on 2011 07 14 the ghost club a history by peter underwood mysterious britain ireland archived from the original on 2013 07 03 retrieved 2013 05 28 the ghost club society archived from the original on december 16 2014 haunted brighton british local history july 2006 isbn 978 0 7524 3829 0 archived from the original on 2023 04 08 retrieved 2009 06 30 fortean times article by alan murdie fortean times march 2008 archived from the original on 2008 03 14 the ghost club newsletter summer 2009 p 2 ancient ram inn investigation the ghost club 2003 07 12 balgonie castle investigation the ghost club 2005 02 26 ham house investigation the ghost club 2004 03 27 first new lanark investigation the ghost club 2004 05 15 second new lanark investigation the ghost club 2005 04 23 first coalhouse fort investigation the ghost club 2003 10 04 second coalhouse fort investigation the ghost club 2007 10 20 grch investigation the ghost club 2009 03 07 first alloa tower investigation the ghost club 2007 11 24 second alloa tower investigation the ghost club 2007 11 08 first scotland street investigation the ghost club 2007 10 27 second scotland street investigation the ghost club 2008 10 25 michelham priory investigation the ghost club culross palace investigation the ghost club 2003 07 19 clerkenwell investigation the ghost club peter underwood 1983 no common task autobiography of a ghost hunter harrap ltd london isbn 978 0 245 53959 6 peter underwood 1984 this haunted isle javelin books poole isbn 978 0 7137 1699 3 peter underwood 1993 the ghosthunters almanac a guide to over 120 hauntings eric dobby publishing ltd orpington isbn 978 1 85882 010 1 peter underwood 1994 nights in haunted houses headline book publishing london isbn 978 0 7472 4258 1 philip paul 1985 some unseen power diary of a ghost hunter r hale london isbn 0 7090 2384 7 rosemary ellen guiley 1992 the encyclopaedia of ghosts and spirits checkmark books new york isbn 978 0 8160 4086 5 will storr 2006 will storr versus the supernatural one man s search for the truth about ghosts ebury press london isbn 978 0 09 190173 8 geoff holder 2009 the guide to mysterious glasgow the history press london isbn 978 0 7524 4826 8 john fraser 2010 ghost hunting a survivor s guide the history press london isbn 978 0 7524 5414 6 leo ruickbie 2013 a brief guide to ghost hunting constable robinson london isbn 978 1 78033 826 2 part of a series on the paranormal main articles astral projection astrology aura bilocation breatharianism clairvoyance close encounter cold spot crystal gazing conjuration cryptozoology demonic possession demonology doppelgänger ectoplasm electronic voice phenomenon exorcism extrasensory perception forteana fortune telling ghost hunting haunted locations india uk us magic mediumship miracle numerology occult orb ouija paranormal fiction paranormal television precognition preternatural psychic psychic reading psychometry reincarnation remote viewing retrocognition spirit photography spirit possession spirit world spiritualism stone tape supernatural telekinesis telepathy table turning ufology skepticism cold reading 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