Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Charlotte Regen & Ryan Merrifield

Eerie baby dolls found nailed to trees next to ouija board in old hospital grounds

Several eerie baby dolls, some with their eyes missing, have been found nailed and tied to trees near an old wartime hospital.

The spooky assortment hangs alongside an abandoned ouija board in the grounds of the former Ministry Pensions Hospital in Cannock Chase, Hednesford.

A walker, who wished to remain anonymous, stumbled across the site after digging through the undergrowth last Thursday before returning later to perform a religious ritual.

The toys' clothing had become raggedy and stained, though it's unclear how long they have been there, reports Black Country Live.

Some of the dolls had the eyes removed (Birmingham Live WS)

The mum-of-two, 64, who herself is a theatre practitioner at Walsall Manor Hospital, said: "I've had to shield for all of the lockdown, but when I was on my walks I looked a bit further and as I dug through the undergrowth I saw these dolls.

"They were in some sort of order. Their dresses were all raggedy and they were all tied and nailed to the trees.

"And as I came out of the woods I saw a sign that said that this was the operating theatre for the old Pensions Hospital. It was just a little bit weird considering what I do for my job.

The hospital has been shut since the 1920s (Birmingham Live WS)

"I have got a friend who is a spiritual medium and she wants to go and take a look up there to see if she can feel anything."

She later went back to the site to check out the dolls again.

She added: "It wasn't that scary and I stood in amongst the dolls. I was saying my prayers. I talked to the dolls and wished the children who used to live in the mining village eternal rest."

History on the site shows an old war hospital was built on Brindley Heath - where the dolls were discovered.

The facility closed in the late 1920s.

The buildings were acquired by the colliery to house miners along with their families.

The site was then known as Brindley Village and had a school and working men's club.

The 'village' lasted until the early 1950s before residents were moved to a new council housing estate on the outskirts of Hednesford.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.