Woodchester Mansion

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WOODCHESTER MANSION

Location: Woodchester, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire.

Built: 1858

History: The mansion was built in the French Gothic revival style. It was designed by the famous architect Benjamin Bucknall, for William Leigh, using local Cotswold limestone. The work on the house took many years and in 1870, after 16 years work, the workers downed tools many of the 79 rooms unfinished.

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The mansion then fell into a state of disrepair and dereliction, with Victorian tools scattered across the site. Visitors can still see the Victorian tools in addition to half-carved gargoyles, doors leading nowhere and abruptly ending corridors.

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Ghostly manifestations: Headless horse, floating coffin, hooded figure, spirit of a french man, tall man has been seen outside, invisible children have been heard playing.

Ghostly anomalies: Strange banging, voices, poltergesit activity, visitors have been prodded and pushed, blue lights, someone crying.

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After a long day searching for haunted places in the area, we came across a sign for Woodchester. I pursuaded Richard my husband to drive me down the muck drive to the house. It was a long walk down and it was very hot. We spent about 20 minutes walking and ended up in some woodland, I thought to myself, the mansion must be around here somewhere, we had taken a wrong turning and got slightly lost. Then I noticed this cotswold stone looming through the thick bushes, I had found Woodchester Mansion.
We walked back on ourselves, it was worth the walk, the mansion is your typical haunted house straight out of a gothic horror novel.

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