History & Haunting of : Gunby Hall , Gunby, nr Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England. Gunby Hall is allegedly haunted, and the sightings have been linked with rumours of a brutal murder that occurred during Sir William Massingberds residency. Sir William discovered that his daughter (some accounts say his wife) was about to run away with one of the servants, a postillion. On the night the lovers intended to flee, Sir William hid in waiting and shot the postillion dead. The servants body was dragged through the grounds and thrown into the pond. Some accounts say that Sir William was so enraged he shot his daughter dead as well. Word of the secret murder must have got out because soon locals were whispering that Gunby Hall was cursed and that no male of Massingberds descent would ever inherit the house. The ghostly form of the murdered servant has been seen haunting the path by the pond, now called Ghost Walk, eternally waiting for his lover. The last notable resident owner was Lady Montgomery-Massingberd (1873–1963) born Diana Langton. Both her parents were direct descendants of Bennet Langton. It was Langtons second son who married Elizabeth Mary Anne Massingberd and changed his name to Peregrine Langton Massingberd. It was his descendants who inherited the hall. Gunby Hall and Gardens are opened to the public by the National Trust. The Estate comprises the 42-room Gunby Hall, listed Grade I, a clocktower, listed Grade II* and a carriage house and stable block which are listed Grade II. It was given to the National Trust in 1944 by the trustees of the Gunby Hall Estate: Lady Montgomery-Massingberd, Major Norman Leith-Hay-Clarke and Field Marshal Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd, together with its contents and approximately 1,500 acres of land.Monksthorpe Chapel is also well worth visiting on the property. Once a barn, it was used for decades by local Baptists for private worship during the the late 17th century when dissenters were persecuted. It still has the original baptismal pool beneath the altar.Read more on the chapel on my other page > https://facebook/unitedkingdomhistory Photo 1 by skegnessstandard.co.uk- Photo 2 by aboutbritain- Photo 3 by Colin Jackson panoramio/photo/26116477
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:38:51 +0000
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