A PARANORMAL investigator from the New Forest claims to have captured “ghostly voices” at a former smallpox hospital.

Tony Ferguson, 38, is a personal trainer by day, but by night he is a paranormal investigator of 15 years.

He’s documented his adventures since 2017 on his Facebook page – Tony Ferguson Ghost Whisperer – having been fascinated by the paranormal at an early age, having seen apparitions at his grandfather’s “haunted house” as a child.

Tony’s most recent investigation on Sunday evening took him and a group of fellow paranormal investigators – Ghost 2 Ghost – to Don Stylers gym in Gosport, that’s famed for its unexplained activity.

Tony told the Echo: “It must be in the top 10 haunted locations I’ve been to for sure.

“We’d been there previously last year and recorded unexplained voices, so to go back there again last week and pick it up again is quite unique, I just can’t explain it.”

The gym is formerly a smallpox hospital, where children were treated for the disease. The former hospital is also located near to Monks Walk, a wooded area that has also built up a reputation amongst ghost hunters.

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Tony added: “It’s well known that apparitions have been seen in the area. While we were at the gym, we entered the ‘dark room’ where Ouija boards are kept. When we walked into the room, we noticed a Ouija board that must have been left there by the people who had been there before us.

Daily Echo:

“I’m sceptical about Ouija boards and personally I don’t like using them, but the planchet was resting on the board and the box remained open, this is a big no go in the paranormal field as some people believe it acts as a doorway for spirits.

“We were sat there, recording at 1am and video footage clearly captures a voice saying, ‘get out.’ It sounded like a child, and this happened several times – so, what with the gym’s history it’s a bit spooky hearing ghostly voices. We had some sceptics with us, and they were pretty shocked.

“There’s no reason for children to be up at that time in the morning and we searched the building for anything mysterious, we were completely alone!”

He also recorded what sounded like a man's voice telling them to leave.

To see more of Tony's exploits visit his Facebook page.