Bosworth Hall

**helslayer** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-30-2005, 03:04 PM

Haunted Houses

Bosworth Hall

Location: Market Bosworth - Leicestershire

Origin: 1758

Background: The Hall dates from 1680 and in recent times has been used as a nursing home, hospital and conference centre. In 1758, it was the home of Sir Wolston Dixie and his daughter Ann. This is Ann's story.

Story: My father is to blame for my fate. I was in love with the gardener's son, he would visit me in my room late at night, they were such wonderful times. My father found out and didn't approve. I had kept the meetings secret because I knew how he would react. If only he had let me see the man I loved, but no, he had to have his own way.

He set mantraps in the grounds of our house. They were meant for my love, but on this particular night we had arranged to meet in his hut and it was I who stepped into one of the traps. I suffered terrible injuries to my leg, too horrible to describe. I would not have wished them on anyone, even my cruel and arrogant father. I dragged myself from the garden to my room but I lost too much blood and died.

There is a permanent reminder on the downstairs ceiling where my blood soaked through from the floor of my room. I still walk the floors of this house looking for love...or revenge. If you visit, look for me - I am the Grey Lady.

**burwell** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-24-2005, 04:25 PM

Looks very much like burwell hall....which was not haunted....hauntings are all in the mind...I do not believe in any of it...it is all bunkum....total bunkum.

**helslayer** · #3 (**permalink**) 09-25-2005, 03:26 PM

Sorry Burwell, got to disagree there, my youngest son whom you will recall is extremely streetwise, came face to face with his Grandma as he said goodbye to his girlfriend in his car. Nothing unusual there I hear you say, except she passed away over eight years ago!!

**Syrus XL Media** · #4 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 03:56 AM

Hi Burwell,

I agree with helslayer on this. I used to be sceptical about the paranormal, and always used to think theres an scientic explanation for everything, however that was before I had my own personal experiences!

Just a few months ago my wife had a re-occuring dream about an old man being hanged for a crime he didn't commit, back in the old days. She said if she could draw she would have drawn the mans face. Perhaps this doesn't sound very paranormal... and we couldn't understand what it ment, at least with this property.

However, a week passed and the dreams just stopped one night, but on the following morning on the local radio we heard that some boys had found some human remains... Obviously, we didnt think this had anything to do with with my wifes dreams, until 3 weeks ago in the local newspaper. Forensics were sending the bones (that is all that was left) to a museum up north for closer investigation because they were more than a century old and showed possible strangulation!!

You can't really say there's no such thing as the paranormal, until you see or feel it yourself - after what I've seen over the years it made me think twice.