Capesthorne Hall

Siddington
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 9JY
Tel: 01625 861221
Fax: 01625 861619
www.capesthorne.com

History

Capesthorne has been touched by nearly 1,000 years of English History. Roman Legions passed across it. Titled Norman families hunted on it. In the Civil War the family was Royalist and an ancestress helped Charles II to escape after the Battle of Worcester. The Hall itself was built between 1719 and 1732. Extensive changes over a hundred years later, included the distinctive turrets and pinnacles. But in 1861 a disasterous fire threatened to destroy the Hall completely. It was only saved by a change of the direction of the wind, which left just two wings remaining. The entire central section was gutted and had to be completely rebuilt. During the Second World War, Capesthorne was used as a Red Cross Hospital and its cellars became an effective bomb shelter for nurses and soldiers. The historic collection displays a family's taste collected over three centuries and include fine art, marble sculptures, tapestries, Regency, Jacobean and Rococo antiques from throughout Europe and America and the Far East. The present Squire, William Bromley Davenport, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire and his American wife Elizabeth, a professional artist, are the latest of eight generations to live there.

Paranormal Activity

Sir Charles Taylor once stayed here and reported seeing an apparition of a 'Lady in Grey' float past him just as he was about to walk up the stairway in the west wing. Others too have witnessed a ghostly figure in one of the many corridors and a spectre-like figure near the chapel.

Lyme Hall

Nr Disley
Cheshire

History

The hall was the home of the Legh family from 1346 until 1946 when it became a National Trust property. The park around the hall covers more than 1300 acres. It was granted to Sir Piers Legh for his bravery in rescuing the Black Prince's standard during the Hundred Years War. His son, also Sir Piers Legh, succeeded him in 1399. He was at Agincourt with Henry V and died from wounds received at the battle at Meux in 1422.

Paranormal Activity

A ghostly figure is said to haunt the park and along the river towards the house. It is believed she was the mistress of Sir Piers Legh who wasnt allowed to attend his funeral and walks where the funeral cortege went.

The Old Hall Hotel

Sandbach Cheshire Email: info@theoldhallhotel.co.uk

History

Situated near the heart of the attractive town of Sandbach, the strikingly timbered Old Hall Hotel is a near perfect example of genuine Elizabethan architecture. The present building occupies the site of an ancient mansion of the Sandbaches, who were once Lords of the Manor. Much of the original is preserved today including Jacobean fireplaces in the lounge, where there is also a disguised door, which was once a priest hole. The hotel dates back to 1656 but has been built over older buildings that date back as far as the 1400's.

Paranormal Activity

Rooms 2 and 11 are considered the most haunted rooms, with a man called Matthew haunting Room 2 hanging himself there because he was told he was sexually inadequate. Room 11 is occupied by an old lady who died there of a heart attack. Guests who have stayed have often reported waking in the middle of the night thinking that the bed is on fire, which may relate to the history of the previous building that once burnt down. One guest has also reported that when taking a bath, it seemed that something or someone was trying to drown her.