www.dorsetghostinvestigators.com http St Andews church in Kinson is the oldest Church in Bournemouth. Kinson is also the home of many smugglers. The area was historically used by the smuggler Isaac Gulliver whose men would carry the contraband up from The Chines in Poole Bay and take it across Cranborne Chase to be distributed to patrons all over Southern England. Gulliver had several properties in the area; however, all of the contraband were stored in the tower of St Andrew’s Church (the marks of the ropes used to haul it up can still be seen in the soft sandstone walls of the tower) and in several stone graves in the churchyard which were constructed for this purpose and never saw a coffin. Also in the churchyard is the grave of one Robert Trotman, who was killed when trying to land contraband on the shore near Poole. Smugglers at the time were regarded by some as folk heroes, as they circumvented high government taxes on goods such as alcohol, tobacco, etc. The presence of this grave openly in the churchyard, with its rhyming elegy to the deceased, is an interesting comment on the social status at the time of people who were technically criminals. Some have reported in hearing weird noises such as footsteps, but when they look back theres nothing there. Some of the locals believe that some of the smugglers are still here haunting the underground tunnels, so now we’re going to investigate and find out if St Andrews Church is really haunted. To watch the whole episode <b>…</b>