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Things that go bump in the night! #3

...d houses, mysteries and ghosts but when you’re actually in the middle of it in real life, it’s a bit different!  My parents also heard noises from their bedroom.  It sounded like a room full of people talking, like at a party.  They couldn’t work out if it was birds nesting under the eaves so they slept in another room down the corridor to see if they still heard it – and sure enough, they did!  What was going on?  Had we disturbed some lost souls forever wandering in the attics? One night my mum was woken up by the sight of a little girl ‘floating’ over the bed.    She said the girl was wearing a long nightdress and mop cap and seemed to b...

Growing up in a stately home #1

...of their mysteries! There were about 15 basement rooms, some of which had had the floors removed due to damp rot, but the main passageway was made of flagstones so you could still walk through it – this was where the indoor male servants had slept and it was also where the wine cellars were along with linen storage cupboards. In the attic a similar number of rooms were bare and empty and had once housed all the female servants. Two spiral staircases joined all the floors together, one at each end of the house.   The Library with secret doors - can you spot them?   All the bedrooms for the family were on the first floor and were named after whichever...

Ghouls Galore! #85

...d houses, mysteries and ghosts but when you actually live in one in real life, it’s a bit different!  The spooky attic corridor   My parents also heard noises when they were in their bedroom too.  It sounded like a room full of people talking, like at a party.  They thought it might be birds nesting under the eaves so they slept in another room further along the corridor to see if they still heard it – and sure enough, they did!  What was going on?  Had we disturbed some lost souls forever wandering in the attics? Well, that’s not all because one night my mum was woken up by the sight of a little girl ‘floating’ over the bed.    She sa...

Hallowe'en Hauntings #100

...d houses, mysteries and ghosts but when you actually live in one in real life, it’s a bit different!  The spooky attic   The first few years at Hoar Cross Hall were the worst ones for spiritual activity - maybe we'd disturbed the ghosts who were used to an empty house and not one with children running about everywhere!   Our family consisted of my mother, father and two younger brothers; my parents being members of the Historical Society were keen to buy a house to show my dad's huge arms and armour collection along with many antiques.  But we hadn't bargained with the house being haunted!  My mum was often woken up by the sight of a little girl �...

A Bit Of Background #1

...of their mysteries!  There were about 15 basement rooms some of which had had the floors removed due to damp rot but the main passageway was made of flagstones so you could still walk through it – this was where a lot of the male servants had slept and it was also where the wine cellars were along with linen storage space. In the attic a similar number of rooms were bare and empty and had once housed all the female servants.  Two spiral staircases joined all the floors together, one at each end of the house.  All the bedrooms for the family were on the first floor and were named after whichever town they faced i.e. Derby, Lichfield, Needwood, etc.  It wa...

Things That Go Bump In The Night! #3

...d houses, mysteries and ghosts but when you’re actually in the middle of it in real life, it’s a bit different.  My parents also heard noises from their bedroom.  It sounded like a room full of people talking, like at a party.  They couldn’t work out if it was birds nesting under the eaves so they slept in another room down the corridor to see if they still heard it – and sure enough, they did!  What was going on?  Had we disturbed some lost souls forever wandering in the attics? One night my mum was woken up by the sight of a little girl ‘floating’ over the bed.  By the time she’d woken my dad up the child had disappeared.  She said the g...