Ghosts of Loseley Hall
Evil Murderess, Grey Lady, Nattily Clad Man, Eerie Rooms, Dogs React
Haunters reside in this haunted English house. Some paranormal phenomena are centuries old. One night, a medium held a séance. Aftermath caused all to leave in terror.
This Guilford Manor House, built in the 1560s, was a favorite for Royal visitors. Loseley House has been in the More-Molyneux family for about four and a half centuries. Residents, servants and guests experienced ghostly sightings and haunted rooms.
Woman in Brown
She is the most often encountered. Different versions exist of what happened when Loseley Hall was new. According to legend, perhaps, fact, she was the second wife of one of the owners and wanted his son dead so hers would inherit all. Witnesses who saw her ghost said she stared at them in a way that made them feel very uneasy.
According to one version, she drowned the boy in the moat. Another one is that she cut off the boy’s legs. Although this version states he bled to death, at one time, there was a portrait of a legless boy, sitting in her lap, but this was painted over by another artist.
Haunted Rooms
Yearly, screams emanate from a certain room, resounding through the mansion. Another has an atmosphere of intense evil.
Grey Lady
In the 1900s, the house was rented by a couple who enjoyed entertaining. Their young daughters remained in one of the bedrooms, but they assured their parents they weren’t afraid because an elderly lady dressed in grey visited them. They weren’t afraid of her and looked forward to seeing her. Perhaps, in the beginning, they thought she was a living nanny. When they realized no one else saw her, they sensed something was eerie and stopped talking about the lady in grey.
Man in Fancy Garb
One night, the couple had a large dinner party and hired a waiter to help serve the meals. There was a bad storm that night, so the waiter stayed over. He slept in a room that was partitioned in a long gallery. The next morning, the housekeeper asked him if he slept well. He saw a gentleman clad in fancy clothes pass through his room several times and felt the man didn’t want him sleeping there. None of the guests had been dressed in formalwear.
Dogs React
In the same gallery, a dog, when brought into the house, refused to go past a specific spot, reacting in fear.
A visitor was given a tour of the mansion. He believed his dog was following him through the house. When the tour was over, the man called and whistled to the dog, then, finally found him, whimpering in fright in the same place the other dog froze.
The Séance
A rich American woman rented the house and thought it would be fun to amuse her party guests by having a medium try to contact the evil stepmother. Something happened that night that terrified all. The presences of the murderess and other entities were felt throughout the building. All were terrified and fled to find shelter elsewhere. Before they left, the American swore all to secrecy as to what had happened.
One of the guests later saw a friend of hers who was puzzled as to why she wasn’t still at Loseley. The woman told her about the séance and what caused the exodus, but refused to supply further details.
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Source:
True Experiences with Ghosts, Martin Ebon, ed., (A Signet Mystic Book, 1968)
