HISTORICAL CASE · 9–10 MAY 2026 · FRIAR GATE AND VERNON GATE, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE
KASE’s May investigation concerns two different pieces of Derby’s prison history: the surviving Friar Gate gaol and the later Vernon Gate prison spaces. Keeping the locations separate is essential to following the accounts.
The night’s reported activity
KASE investigated from 20:00 on 9 May until around 02:00 on 10 May 2026. Its published review describes corridor footsteps and knocks, paired K2 responses on different levels, and a closing Vernon Gate sequence involving the name Emily. Laura reported a figure near a ladder. After devices and the camera were switched off, Laura and Dan heard a girl-like voice; Laura understood a farewell, while Dan could not make out the word.
That final sound is an unrecorded two-witness experience. A later comparison with an existing Emily ghost account is retrospective and does not establish the speaker’s identity. KASE also retained traffic, staff and investigator movement, insects and recording limitations as possible sources elsewhere. Its baseline readings cannot establish a temperature change at the time of an individual experience. Read KASE’s full case study and its recording links.
The buildings behind the room names
Peter Higginbotham’s prison history records the gaol and bridewell moving to Nun’s Green, Friargate, in 1757. The modern room labels in a paranormal account should not be treated as documentary proof of every room’s original use. Visit Derby locates the surviving attraction beneath 50–51 Friargate.
What a return visit could establish
The strongest follow-up would separate three questions: who heard a sound, which microphone captured it, and where everyone was at that moment. Keeping recording active through the close would make a reply available for comparison. Synchronised cameras could also distinguish a sound heard in two rooms from two independent sounds.
UKPX reviewed the published case study and historical reference. The internal logs and full original recordings were not independently audited, so the team’s footage assessments remain attributed to KASE.
Location and source record
Friar Gate postcode-area reference for Derby Gaol. Vernon Gate is a separate prison site described in the article, not the same room or building. Geographical reference checked by UKPX.
UKPX reference added 6 November 2026. Incident year: 2026. This is retrospective library reporting. Read the original case source · Browse Historical Cases.
Visit Derby Gaol
Museum access and ghost walks are arranged with the operator; check opening times and book ahead. Weekday private tours require a group of at least ten. This listing concerns Friar Gate, not the separate Vernon Gate prison spaces.
Official visitor information → · Access information checked 2026-11-07. Check current opening and booking details before travelling.
Share an experience here →Experiences at Derby Gaol
First-person accounts shared by visitors and reviewed before publication. They are separate from the researched case above.
No visitor reports have been published here yet.