THE GHOSTS AND HAUNTINGS OF BORLEY CHURCH 

I do absolutely love the differences between the old 1960's and 1970's paranormal TV investigations in comparison to the modern day TV ghost hunters. As much as I like the shows, today seems to be more about screaming and shouting over an owl hooting, then asking for a 'sign' and running around in circles when they get one. All compared to, 'oh dear, I seem to have seen a ghost... well I say, that's fascinating'... Marvellous! 😁

My friend was working with some builders in Borley years ago. He used to like the job because as it became dusk everybody would pack up and go home. We then went down there a few months later with some foreign people we knew and camped in a field next to that church. Nothing was seen by any of us, but we spent most of the night sitting up and completely on edge as it sounded like someone was continuosly walking around the tent. It was horrible.

I remember the BBC programme in 1975 and fairly shit myself when the sighs were heard! Good to find it again, thanks for posting. Me and 2 mates slept in a car outside the church (when you could park) in about 75/76...really creepy and we were even shutting the vents on the dashboard!

I walk through Borley regularly, and I have never experienced or had the feeling of anything supernatural, however I have never set foot on the church grounds. I enjoyed the video. You haven't attempted to make it artificially scary.

I have been fascinated this Borley story as I have had an interest in the paranormal ever since I was a child, when my family and I had a genuine haunting at a property in Wales called, ''Gladstone villa'' It happened to us throughout the 1970's in the former mining town of Bargoed of the Caerphilly county borough. We experienced things that simply defied rational explanation like footsteps in the main bedroom that would occur every evening when we'd all be down stairs watching television, one of us would turn the television down to hear it more clearly. There was also some minor poltergeist activity, lights going off and on, electrical cables being pulled. We also had the odd sighting, though this was very rare indeed. It got so bad we slept down stairs, on sofa's, with the lights on all night. We were there from 1969 to 1978, and many things happened, and we had the ghost for so long my grandmother called it, ''Johnny' . I did some research into the property and I discovered some interesting things indeed. I found out from local libraries and news papers that Gladstone villa dates back to the early 1900's and it was named after the former liberal prime minister William Gladstone. I wouldn't share this if it wasn't true and if I couldn't back it up. It's well worth an investigation and I challenge any skeptic to stay there a while, they will most certainly experience something that will make them question their belief system, I have no doubt about that at all. If you like, you can read a more detailed account of what happened at Gladstone villa if you search, ''Johnny the ghost, Bargoed'' it's also on youtube.

I have had many ghostly experiences in my life. Where I actually saw a ghost, when I had trouble reversing my car one very cold foggy night and could see nothing behind me. When an old man appeared and guided me so I would not hit anything. I got out to thank him but he was gone. I told this to my neighbour and described the man. My neighbour later showed me a picture of his late father,, I said, this is the man who guided me through the fog One morning I found my kitchen cupboards emptied, everything inside the kitchen cupboards was sitting on the kitchen floor. Some times I would wake up and my front door would be unlocked and fully opened. It seems to me when we die,, we keep living our normal lives. .like the events at Borley church,, the people from the past are still doing their everyday thing... So if that is true then what about heaven and hell

During the 1980's my mother had an experience at Borley church. She was with my neice visiting the church when my mother wandered around the grounds outside while my neice was inside talking to the verger. While she was admiring the topiary she happened upon the gardener, an elderly man in his seventies who was trimming the grass edges, and remarked to him how spectacular his work was. He replied with a "thankyou" and she then proceeded to the interior of the church and mentioned to the verger, who was in conversation with my neice, that she had spoken to the gardener and had complemented him on his work, to which the verger explained that the gardener had not been there for sometime as he was away on holiday and in any case the gardener was a man in his 40's.

Roundabout 2010, I visited Borley with my partner. We were staying in Suffolk and with my interest in the subject it was too good an opportunity to miss. As we walked up the church path, we got about as far as your cameraman did and she had to turn back. No smell, just an overwhelmingly threatening atmosphere. She was totally unaware of any details of the village's history, but has had "sensitive" instances before, such as when she has had to leave a room in a stately home, or in one case when she was tucked in bed and kissed on the back of the head when staying in a convalescent home. (For my own part, I could be surrounded with ghosts and never even know.) It would be nice to get to grips with the Borley case, but I suspect the mystery will always be there. Thank you for the film.

My brother and i both smelt incense as we approached the church from the road,it occurred in one particular place only.There was no wind at the time(early evening).

Had to drive from Norfolk yesterday and as it was a bank holiday left the area to drive back early to Hertfordshire early. Funnily enough had bought some old books on Suffolk and was looking at an old map in the back of the book and noted Borley on the Essex border and mentioned it to other half. Did not make any intention to go there but the sat nav on the way back diverted us to bury st Edmunds and towards Sudbury. Thought interesting we are not far from Borley and as an inquisitive and have had ghostly experiences decided to detour on the way home to Borley. Surprised how there is no signage at all to the place, went up the hill and found Borley hamlet. I only knew the history of the rectory and new nothing of the church. Other half went off to wander down the road to look for rectory garden. I wandered around the church yard. Apart from it being locked as a church it doesn’t make one feel secure.outside (especially at night no doubt very scary) Imagine trying to find solace there. The grounds are consecrated but I sat outside by the very locked gate and very padlocked church.carpark and as it was early evening I had walked around the back of the church previously I decide to contemplate it all. I had a feeling of headache or compression and I felt like place has a negative energy surrounding it. I really don’t think it is a good place to visit unless you have good intentions and knowledge of the esoteric by protecting yourself spiritually. I can see why the hamlet house owners get fed up with noisy visitors messing around personally I would find it hard to live there with the living visiting let alone the supernatural. Anyway hence I found your excellent video today to try and assimilate what I experienced. This church reminds me of The spooky church In France connected to the Cathars. Is something guarding the the area. The hamlet is in such beautiful countryside and I read that two leylines cross there. But apart from the graveyard it’s not a welcoming place on both plains

The smell of a rotten corpse could have been produced by a variety of fungi. The Stinkhorn fungi is noted for emitting a foul, carrion type odour. Not saying it definitely is, but should be considered.

Another great video history made by Mr Chris Halton for Haunted Earth TV. The haunted Borley Rectory was the first well documented haunting I read about at the age of 10 in summer of 1976. I was captivated with the picture of the flying brick. That two page story I read over and over again until my local library purchased a series of books about stories of the paranormal and occult from both the UK and the US. Later that year for current events I brought up the haunted Borley Rectory. That same day my sixth grade teacher and another student had two other stories about the same hauntings. One from my teacher was about the Priest and Nun's affair, the suicide of one or both(I can't remember which, but I think the broken hearted Nun committed suicide first, then again the Nun could have been murdered) The other story from my fellow student was about Harry Price, His investigations and a Phantom Coach that traveled the lane to the rectory or church. Thank You Mr Halton for another great video upload.

I visit the rectory a couple of times in the mid 80's my friend and I saw a white figure moving through graves! we. were terrified! still remember it vividly to this day.

What a wonderful tomb of the Waldegrave family! The EVP of the first 'sigh' sounds more like a voice quickly saying, 'Go out' - perhaps the spirit wanted them to leave?

I caught Mr Halton on the community channel last night. I really enjoy the way he describes things and also delves into the history of the buildings such as the artwork and the architecture as well as the hauntings. Fascinating stuff well told. Subscribed.

I've been in Borley Church several times. Once alone, but never seen or heard anything strange. This was during the 1970's when it was still left open during the daytime. Last time I visited the place was in 1996. Unknowingly, it was on the 28th July when the nun supposedly has been seen, but it was locked up and bars had been fitted across the windows. Again, nothing was seen or heard in the churchyard. Its certainly a beautiful church inside and if one didn't know the history of the Borley hauntings and the problems the locals had with vandalism, it would probably still be open today.

Me and my family used to live in borley green and we used to hear banging of doors, horses late at night and a swishing noise of a dress on the carpet. My mum also set up a tape player to record over night and it recorded a distorted womans voice.

At the end of the '70s I went to Borley with my husband. We spent a while looking at the former rectory site over the locked gate, then went into the church (which was still open at that time). There was no-one else in the church or the churchyard. We paid our respects at the Waldegrave tomb and spent some time in the church. The only thing which may, or may not, have been of significance was hearing what sounded like leaves rustling quite loudly against one of the high windows. We checked outside where that particular window is and there were no trees near it. The only other logical explanation we could think of is perhaps a bird had flow into the window and we'd heard its wing/s brushing against the glass. Who knows?

It looks beautiful. The topiary is so nice. I always wanted to visit but read somewhere that the residents were sick of tourists and not that friendly.

I challenge you Chris to spend the night inside Borley church. Even you may not stand it for long. A tudor tunnel was found in the early 1980s, thought to connect the rectory and church. This may have been a kind of priest hole but its purpose was not clear. The nun ghost has something to do with it. If you do get the chance, use longwave UV lights to charge up the air and a laser scanner to capture the images of the ghosts. If the BBC paid them enough, the village would accept a night stay and you would be the best possible investigator.

Those footsteps sound like someone walking on a wooden floor wearing old clogs.

It's a really pretty church, beautifully kept. You can sense the peace and tranquility just watching the video.

Excellent! Another enjoyable programme ! It's a shame the Rectory is no longer there for you to investigate too! Look forward to more of your work. Thankyou Chris and Tim! 😘👍🙋

It would be interesting to know if anything odd has ever been seen on the CCTV security footage. Perhaps those that monitor it would however be reluctant to publish anything, for fear of generating yet more visits from curious people. Having relatives nearby, I have visited the churchyard several times, but never personally experienced any anomalies. I have an audio cassette tape which features the Borley BBC recordings shown here on one side, and on the other side recordings (by the same team, I think) from hauntings at Bircham Newton aerodrome in rural Norfolk, which are equally dramatic. The aerodrome was operational in WW1 and WW2, and is now a college for construction engineers, with many of the original airfield structures still present. I look forward to your upcoming "revisit" to Borley, Chris.

So fascinating and interesting - I'm binge watching ALL your videos 😊

A visit to one of Europe`s most famously haunted churches born from the legacy of Harry Price, ghost hunter extraordinaire ..

Great documentaries, by the way. Very watchable.

Hi Chris, I was re watching this video because I had just watched a Ed and Lorraine Warren video from many years ago and they discussed briefly having been to the Borley Rectory. What a fascinating place.

This was very enjoyable to watch, Chris. It's a place I've always wanted to visit, I hope to one day. Well done all of you.

I ride my horse through Borley and she is always wary of the Church which is dangerous because of the oncoming blind corner.

One of my fave videos by you Chris!

Wow what an amazing film. Just subscribed so I can watch the rest of these films.

Great video and very informative!!! I love the history, and have read Price's book on Borley years ago.

Thoroughly enjoyable. In the mid 80's BBC radio broadcast a lot of the recording heard here, but it was part of a more expansive story of both the church and Borley rectory. It seems the rectory was subject to a host of hoaxes, not so the church. However, hoards of people descended on the church including the press in order to record or just listen to what transpired inside, they were not disappointed. Some even broke windows in order to get their "mics" inside the church. Borley church was under siege and the authorities took appropriate action. To many the church represented the epitome of the supernatural and hence, the defences employed to protect the the privacy of the residents, and the integrity of the church.

Great film Chris really enjoyed this, very engaging.

Hi Chris I've always been fascinated with Borley Church and the former Borley rectory and hopefully will one day visit this amazing place. Great! video, beautifully done Kev))

thanks for uploading this. One of the better (creepier) videos about Borley

I've only ever been here once and that was enough! ever since I visited there I wake up with a set of 3 scratches over my body and smelling a strong perfume...something also went flying across my living room...safe to say I'm not going back any time soon

That was excellent .Chris, thoroughly enjoyed "our visit" to Borley Church....so interesting! What a shame Harry Price didn't listen to the rectors at the time who reported strange things happening ..he would probably Have recorded an awful lot more paranormal activity, that the rectory, which I think he had become obsessed with by then. What a horrid smell poor Tim had to endure!.. and why vomit!! Thanks again for a great programme Chris. Looking forward very much to your visit to The island of death in Venice. Have heard many things about it, so hope you take care, but have an interesting and enjoyable time there! Regards Helen C.

Have you a link or reference to that, or are you just assuming?

I live about 2 miles from Borley Church and grew up around here. I've been in the church before as kid loads of times when we were amateur Ghostbusters in the 80s, it wasn't all locked up like it is now.

Rewatching, love it!

I've been fascinated by Borley Rectory/church since I was 6 or 7 when I bought home a book on ghosts home from the library.

Hello Chris Halton . Nice to see your video again. God bless 😇 you and keep safe. Hello Mr. Tim .

that was awesome Chris!

Top class film and worth a good look at i enjoyed this very much thank you Chris again for all the great films you make.

I really enjoy watching you travel thru these amazing structures of our beautiful History in a period that is so delightful to me . I captured orbs in my home on 3/3/13 to my delight they have grown and zoom in and out daily these Light beings, god lights, Orbs, Ghost are unexplainable. i have over 200 video clips I am looking for answer to these amazing beautiful lights or at least a comparison to what others like yourself find....Thank you for sharing

very interesting to watch the old video clip at the end there was I thought some neat sounds cought on tape thanks for posting Chris.

My dad went to borley church when he was young. He had a good life before he went. He was a ghost Investigator like me only jam 14 and he went up the bell tower and had a terrible feeling like jack the ripper was waiting for him. He ran and has refused to go any where near there for 25 years. And his life went downhill and never recovered. bad shit happens in his flat. something was following him. So please for your own sake do not go!

Great documentary!

I have a pet theory that hauntings maybe time slips. A time slip is where sounds, smells, people and buildings etc from the past intrude into the present for very brief periods of time. How these time slips occur is very difficult to explain,perhaps the geology of the area traps energy and this energy can be sensed by sensitive people? Sounds of knocking, doors opening, singing when nobody is there might be better described as aural time slips rather than the actions of unseen ghosts.

really good video,enjoyed it

1:01 Why are the bushes cut so odd? Skinny middle with thicker tops. Is there a reason? Idk how to even google that 2:50 maybe they are supposed to look like a different kind of tree but they missed the mark at 1:01

That was very interesting. Thanks.

I really enjoyed watching that many thanks!

Thanks for this video. There definitely something to the paranormal, no doubt about it. Too many people have experienced something. I have to visit this Borley place someday.

Great video ! Very interesting

"It could have been vomit, embalming fluid, a ghost or it could have been vomit..." Welcome to Vomit Watch.

Lovely Music.

No it isn`t. It has a Suffolk postal address but it`s in Essex near to the border. I should know, as I have lived and worked in the area. Thanks.

Thankyou for your kind comment :)

Appreciate your comments Kris :)

Seeing this i wanna travel to the UK.IRS BEAUTIFUL! LOOKS SO PEACEFUL! EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES CA I TRADE ANYTHING TO GO AND EXPERIENCE MYSELF.GREAT VID CONSTANTINE9999999999

Who's is the music by?

Truly beautiful !

I love your presentation! Old-school and to-the-point unlike the awful youtubers who rely on terrible graphics and sound effects.

Where is the burley church and rectory located at the town and state

A very interesting place. I must film there soon.

is the church open to the public? I'm thinking of driving down and seeing the place for myself.

Glad you enjoyed! :)

Embalming fluid (or at least modern day embalming fluid) usually has a kind of rosy smell. A bit like a cheap rose scented hand cream. That's how I remember it from when I worked at a Funeral Directors anyway. Fantastic video, thank you so much for posting. :)

Thanks for sharing this, it was very interesting, I like ghost hunting programs but like keeping our historical buildings in good condition for future generations to see. you did a good job of respecting the rights that the dead deserve.

nice reporting and editing too

Hello again, I really enjoyed the presentation. Who were the two gentlemen from the video from 1975? I found that interesting as well. thank you

Sounds a dreadful experience . Appreciate you sharing.

Borley my fav subject thanks chris ...

Thanks Lita! :)

I remember at around 9 years old I saw a show on Borley!

I would have thought that visitors looking for ghosts were just as much of a nuisance during the day as they would be at night!

One day I'll get my old phone repaired then post a RU-vid video of what my mate and I caught in this churchyard from 2 years ago

Thank you!

Brilliant video Chris, do you know exactly where the rectory its self was located ? (before the fire) Thank you.

Re-visiting your video's. Miss your stories and hope you are doing well.

chris as always awesome downloads thank you so much really interesting

Thank you :)

Thanks folks :)

A pity the Church is "off limits" It would be great to see what activity is still present inside the building itself. However, I suppose it's understandable at the same time. Anyway, another great video of a legendary haunted building.

Thanks Mike! :)

Y que hay de la mansión Winchester?

Thanks Nigel :)

Hi Chris, I hear 12:45 'Völven Ulrik'. 12:49 'Catholic ghost', and all through the video I see lots of visual ITC, spirits, manifesting in the trees and on the walls (rather 'primitive', almost cartoon-like, as they usually are, when we're dealing with visual ITC, but never the less, quite clear). At 13:59 I hear 'Ånd holder' ('Spirit last') and at 15:49, I hear 'Spiritus' (Latin for 'soul'). Thank you from the Völve of Denmark, Ulrik

I remember being told about this through my dad when I was little and it really freaked me out, naturally I then went and pursued it further (being the little rebel I was)....and really freaked myself out and couldnt sleep. It was all the writing that appeared on the walls that freaked me out. I remember seeing pictures of it :S

Such a amazing place i need to go there this summer

Thank you Ninja :)

The modern-day "ghost hunters" are doing more damage to the church, the town and its people than any ghosts could possibly do

Very neat well done video ! AS.........ALWAYS ! Does anyone think like me that maybe there might be other dementions...& sometimes 'ghosts' slip into 'our denention' or sometimes we 'slip into their dementions'? Maybe by accident or on purpose..."Himmmm....' I think maybe alot choose to be where ever they are, but that's my opinion. I wasn't thinking;"May I speak to 'a ghost' and get a pic. of a blackhooded skeleton looking thing with an evil smile with very sharp pointed teeth that was standing at the light house only being a few feet away from me. I didn't see it till I reviewed the pictures. Got that same 'freaky thing' at least 5 times. Down below by the lighthouse, then 2 or 3 up top of the lighthouse that I couldn't go up cause it was LOCKED & after 1 am !! The 'thing' was also inside the keeper's house that was locked, & you never see lights on anywhere at night. That night 2 rooms, second floor if you're outside looking at the house would be right side, but from being INSIDE the house would be the left side. Outside next to the house got other ghost pics. I made what I thought was a good video of my ghost pics there... but You Tube due to music copywrite stuff wouldn't let it be shown. That's fine with me, I'm just learning to do videos ect. BUT !!! I made ANOTHER video useing MY GHOST PICS ONLY & FREE MUSIC FROM YOU TUBE FREE MUSIC SITE AND THEY BANNED THE VIDEO ....AGAIN, said to music copywrite stuff....BUT!!! THAT WAS THEIR ...YT's FREE MUSIC USED !! HELLLL-O ?!! Figure that one out. I will try again in a little while & AT THE BEGINNING of the video WILL STATE useing RU-vid copywrite free music, also under the video in description box. Has this ever happened to anyone else?!! If that gets banned then I'll REDO it AGAIN WITH NO MUSIC. Then if it doesn't go through (have to laugh...maybe some ghosties in my pics will 'bug' the ' Y. T. Banners', ha, ha, ha.)

I’ve heard this music on a role playing game I used to play... I wish I could remember the name of it.... I only remember the music and enjoying the game...

Many of the character from the Rectory days are buried in that graveyard.

very interesting thx

Thanks Buddy :)