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The Hell-Fire Caves


Public Investigation File - Page 1

Location: (West Wycombe, England)

Date: 28th October 2009

Time: 10:00pm - 1.00am

Duration of Investigation: 3 hours

 

Purpose of Investigation: To conduct a public paranormal tour & investigation.


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Historical Detail

 

Supposedly of very ancient origin these unique caves were extended in the 1740’s by the infamous Sir Francis Dashwood, founder of the notorious Hellfire Club. His aim was to provide an extraordinary addition to his landscape gardens, no doubt inspired by his grand tours of Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

 

Sir Francis Dashwood

Many of his fellow dilettantes were building great estates and landscaping gardens and temples above ground but no others dared venture underground in this way. The chalk was used to build the main road from West Wycombe to High Wycombe. This also provided employment to the Villagers of West Wycombe following a succession of harvest failures. The achievement is a true feat of engineering and quite remarkable considering they were all dug by hand. You can still see the individual pick axe marks on the walls.

The Hell-Fire Club

 

Sir Francis established the infamous Hell-Fire Club which subsequently held chapter meetings in the Caves and whose members included Lord Sandwich, John Wilkes and other senior aristocrats and statesmen. Sir Francis later became Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Benjamin Franklin who was a close friend visited West Wycombe often and is rumoured to have taken part in the underworld club.


The caves long winding passages lead deep underground for over 300 feet, through the great Banqueting Hall and past various other chambers. In these areas there are scenes that depict various members of the original Hellfire Club.

 

  1. Entrance
  2. Tool Store
  3. Whitehead's Cave
  4. Lord Sandwich Circle
  5. Franklins Cave
  6. Children's Cave
  7. Banqueting Hall
  8. Triangle
  9. Miner's Cave
  10. River Styx
  11. Inner Temple

The final destination of the cave system is the Inner Temple which is reached by crossing the River Styx. In this chamber, there are usually several mannequins that represent the members of the club, along with other props.

 



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Hell-Fire Caves Location

 


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Investigation Team:

Barri Ghai (Director & Lead Investigator)
Ian Wilce (Director & Lead Investigator)

Hella Norenz (Case Manager & Investigator)

Phil Measey (Lead Investigator & Events Manager)
Matt Watkins (Investigator & Technical Manager)
Steve Meads (Investigator)
John West (Trainee & Audio Analyst Manager)

Toni Searle (Trainee)
Sheena Prew (Trainee & Researcher)
Lis Snellin (Guest)

 

Investigation report by: Barri Ghai