Gloucester Antiques Centre on Westgate Street is stirring intrigue with reports of mysterious paranormal activity. For years, the historic antiques shop has been the focus of investigations by paranormal researcher Paul Cowmeadow, who recently documented what he describes as the most intense poltergeist phenomena he has encountered at the location.
Since February, Paul and his fellow investigators, James Koppert and Sam Kitson, have reported hearing footsteps in unoccupied rooms, sensing invisible touches, and witnessing a shelving unit violently tear away from the wall and crash across a room. Despite their efforts to debunk these incidents, the team has been left baffled.
Reflecting on his experiences, Paul said, “In 10 years of investigating Gloucester Antiques Centre, this has to be the most powerful poltergeist activity I’ve ever known there. The energy in that building never fails to surprise me.”
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One standout incident occurred during a ghost tour on February 28. After bringing a group into the lift room on the second floor—a known hotspot where Paul previously recorded an intelligent anomaly—three customers not part of the tour reported an unnerving event. The room’s lights flickered before an entire shelf broke free from the wall with such force it swept the table’s antiques before crashing to the floor, leaving the witnesses visibly shaken.
Determined to find a logical explanation, Paul returned to the scene for closer examination. His findings deepened the mystery: The shelf wasn’t fastened to the wall but merely resting against it. To have ended up on the floor beyond the table’s objects, it would have had to lift upward and move sideways in an inexplicable way, defying conventional physics.
Further eerie evidence includes video footage capturing a ghostly orb drifting across a dim, empty room and testimony from a store director whose watch mysteriously stopped during a paranormal event, resuming only after she returned home.
A Gloucester Antiques Centre spokesperson shared, “It’s certainly an interesting place to work. Shelves have moved on their own, and footsteps have echoed in empty rooms. Given the building’s age, there’s a spooky atmosphere, but that adds to the excitement.”
The blend of historical charm and unexplained phenomena makes Gloucester Antiques Centre a captivating site for both shoppers and ghost hunters alike.