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Ghostbusters! #7

...y a scary movie that was the reason for the phone call! Fortunately, they were about to leave and were soon home; I have never been so glad to see them in all my life! Many years later when I visited the Hall with my mum and two of my children, the staff were telling us about a room in the basement that always had a chilly atmosphere and where the door always got stuck for no reason, guests complaining about the noises in the attic bedrooms and the ghost of a man who appeared in the Entrance Hall!   I remember thinking how glad I was that I didn’t have to sleep there anymore! There will be more ghostly goings-on at the Hall in future blogs. Don’t miss n...

The Grand Opening #5

...ny action movie where someone climbs out of a hotel window and walks along a ledge to another room/window to escape the Police or a villain – well this is exactly what we did from our bedroom windows which were well over 25 feet high. One time my brother Piers got out onto the window sill (unbeknown to us) and visitors were running into the house to tell someone about the ‘small child about to fall out of the window’! We were always getting up to mischief – check out later blogs for more of our tricks! Don’t miss next week’s instalment: Huntin’, Shootin’ and Fishin’ If you would like to follow my blog from the beginning click here and please...

The Grand Opening #5

...ny action movie where someone climbs out of an apartment window several floors up and walks along a ledge to another room/window to escape the Police or a villain – well this is exactly what we did from our bedroom windows which were well over 25 feet high. One time our little brother Piers got out onto the window sill (unbeknown to us) and visitors were running into the house to tell someone about the ‘small child about to fall out of the window’!    I don't know how my mother coped with it all! We were always getting up to mischief – check out later blogs for more of our tricks!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment:     "Huntin’, Shootin�...

Ghostbusters! #8

...y a scary movie that was the reason for the phone call! Fortunately, they were about to leave and were soon home; I have never been so glad to see them in all my life! Many years later when I visited the Hall with my mum and two of my children, the staff were telling us about a room in the basement that always had a chilly atmosphere and the noise of a crying child inside. I remember thinking how glad I was that I didn’t have to sleep there anymore! There will be more ghostly goings-on at the Hall in future blogs.   Don’t miss next week’s instalment:    'Motor Racing Days'   If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and...

The Grand Opening #5

...ny action movie where someone climbs out of a hotel window and walks along a ledge to another room/window to escape the Police or a villain – well this is exactly what we did from our bedroom windows which were well over 25 feet high. One time my little brother Piers got out onto the window sill (unbeknown to us) and visitors were running into the house to tell someone about the ‘small child about to fall out of the window’! We were always getting up to mischief – if you would like to see the ledges we walked along, you can see them on my YouTube video which I made four years ago during my 'Tour of the Hall' (see link below). Check out later blogs for mo...

Ghostbusters #8

...y a scary movie that was the reason for the phone call! Fortunately, they were about to leave and were soon home; I have never been so glad to see them in all my life! My bedroom (left) where I heard crying   Many years later when I visited the Hall with my mum and two of my children, the staff were telling us about a room in the basement that always had a chilly atmosphere and where the door always got stuck for no reason and sometimes they heard a child crying inside. I remember thinking how glad I was that I didn’t have to sleep there anymore! There will be more ghostly goings-on at the Hall in future blogs.   Don’t miss next week’s instalme...