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Woodchester Mansion lies hidden in a secluded wooded
valley at Nympsfield, near Stroud.
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The man who had the house built was William Leigh, a
wealthy merchant who come from the north of England
to settle in the Cotswolds.
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One day in 1868, after 16 years of building, the workers
at Woodchester walked out, leaving many of the 27 rooms
unfinished.
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Among their scattered Victorian tools, ladders remain
propped against exposed wals with sections of the hosue
open to the roof.
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Doors lead nowhere and upper corridors end suddenly
at ledges with views to the ground far below, and fireplaces
remain at great heights waiting for floors to meet them.
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Woodchester
Mansion
Nympsfield
Glos GL10 3TS
Tel: 01453 861541
Email: email
visitor@the-mansion.co.uk
Woodchester
is open to the public every Sunday between April
and September, on Saturdays in July and August,
and on Bank Holidays. First tours are at 11am
and last admission is at 4pm
Admission
Adults - £5
Concessions - £4 Children and Friends of the Mansion
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Grotesque
gargoyles leer from on high, sinister owls guard the courtyard and
the house is even home to one of the UK's largest colonies of rare
bats!
It was mysteriously abandoned during construction in 1868 and, after
years untouched, a trust was founded in 1989 to save the unique
listed building.
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Woodchester
Mansion: spooky to look at and home to ghosts and bats
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The
mansion, is said to be home to a headless horse and a floating coffin.
Staff
working for the charitable trust that now owns the mansion have
reported strange noises, banging, and voices - one has even had
her hair pulled and her camera switched off.
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A
live satellite TV broadcast from the mansion during the night of
the summer solstice in 2003 saw mediums contacting two spirits.
The
TV team found several murders had been committed at Woodchester
including a servant girl who was strangled and a builder around
1840.
Visitor
information: Tel 01453 861541 or email visitor@the-mansion.co.uk
Intrepid ghost-hunters are occasionally allowed to stay overnight
- email events@frightnights.co.uk
for details.
If
YOU have had a close encounter with a Gloucestershire apparition,
we want to hear about it! Just click on the link below to tell us
your spinetingling tale.
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This
Victorian Gothic mansion, which lies hidden in a wooded valley near
Stroud, has a strange history and a truly creepy appearance. 
