Vanessa Mitchell, who grew up in the area, said she was "obsessed" with the 16th-century building, which stood near her childhood home. ‌Just 24 hours after moving in however, the homeowner claims she felt a presence that wasn’t her housemates. After her housemates left, Vanessa, a mother-of-two, was left alone with her son and decided to "live in one room" out of fear. "I think all the other people that had left that house over 300 years shouldn't have had to leave," she added. Article continues below"I think they were feeling some kind of way the same as well, that they knew it was bad.