Post by lozwinter on Oct 13, 2005 15:14:58 GMT
Name and location:
Sinai House, Staffordshire
Description and Era:
-"The house is made up of 2 buildings that were moved up from the town.
- The house is grade 2* listed and is made up of Medieval, Jacobean and mid 1700's building. Although it looks very much like an Elizabethan manor much of it is a lot older.
- It has been called by architects 'the most important house in England to be in such a state'.
- Half the building is still derelict and dangerous to enter but the owners are in the process of restoring the house to its former glory.
History:
- " The site is well known as an important historical site and is an ancient monument - it's an ancient medieval moated site, there is still part of the old medieval structure in the cellar.
- There is also circumstantial evidence to suggest that it was a Roman stronghold.
- In Medieval times the lord of the manor ruled his territory from here holding courts and trials in the manor. - It was then given to the local abbey and the two houses (the structure that exists now) were moved up here and the manor became a rest home for monks
- After the dissolution of the monasteries Henry 8th gave the manor to the Paget family and it was part of the estate of the First Lord Paget, Baron of Beaudesert.
- In 1605 the two separate houses were joined together to make it look more like a grand manor house.
- Many Civil War skirmishes were fought on the land at Sinai House.
- 1730's - The bridge over the moat and the plunge pool were built again as a sign of wealth to make it look more gothic and grand.
- Lord Henry Paget, Earl of Anglesey and Uxbridge, was Wellington's 2nd in command at Waterloo. The story goes that Henry had his leg shot off whilst on his horse, Wellington turned to him and said 'Lord Paget, I do believe you've lost a leg', he calmly replied 'Sir, I do believe I have'. There were lots of poems and stories written about him. Henry was also a well known lady's man and went through a very high profile divorce.
- The Paget family owned the property until the early 1900's. When they sold it it was converted into 6 cottages, then eventually condemned and used to house pigs and hens.
Ghost ratings and Spooky experience:
- Both the owners regularly see figures, usually from the corner of their eye and also shadows going from one room to the other.
- They are also regularly convinced that the other one is standing right behind them only to turn around and there's no-one there.
- Their animals, particularly the cat, are often found yowling with their eyes focused intently on something that no-one else can see.
-" Local legend is that there is a Grey Lady of Sinai House who was a maid seduced by one of the monks. When she became pregnant he murdered her and buried her in a field nearby. Apparently she walks across the bridge over the moat (particularly on New Year's Eve). The current owners have never seen her personally but various psychics and mediums have picked up on her presence so there may be some truth in the rumours.
- Recently a visitor to the house pulled over on the private road up to the house to let a hay cart pass, when they looked back there was no such cart to be seen.
- When the house was cottages people would regularly report seeing or hearing a phantom coach and horses drawing up on the driveway.
- People thought to be Cavaliers are heard fighting out by the moat bridge.
- In the past residents have experienced poltergeist activity such as crockery being thrown around in the Kitchen.
- People when standing at the front door have felt themselves being pushed into the house.
- On at least 3 occasions the owner has seen the 'Black Dogs of Sinai' in the dining room and kitchen, they look very lifelike and she knows at least 3 other people who've seen them too (they are thought to have been the abbot's dogs).
- The spirit of an old lady was detected in the attic room - it turned out that she was the mother of a visitor and was waiting for her.
Sinai House, Staffordshire
Description and Era:
-"The house is made up of 2 buildings that were moved up from the town.
- The house is grade 2* listed and is made up of Medieval, Jacobean and mid 1700's building. Although it looks very much like an Elizabethan manor much of it is a lot older.
- It has been called by architects 'the most important house in England to be in such a state'.
- Half the building is still derelict and dangerous to enter but the owners are in the process of restoring the house to its former glory.
History:
- " The site is well known as an important historical site and is an ancient monument - it's an ancient medieval moated site, there is still part of the old medieval structure in the cellar.
- There is also circumstantial evidence to suggest that it was a Roman stronghold.
- In Medieval times the lord of the manor ruled his territory from here holding courts and trials in the manor. - It was then given to the local abbey and the two houses (the structure that exists now) were moved up here and the manor became a rest home for monks
- After the dissolution of the monasteries Henry 8th gave the manor to the Paget family and it was part of the estate of the First Lord Paget, Baron of Beaudesert.
- In 1605 the two separate houses were joined together to make it look more like a grand manor house.
- Many Civil War skirmishes were fought on the land at Sinai House.
- 1730's - The bridge over the moat and the plunge pool were built again as a sign of wealth to make it look more gothic and grand.
- Lord Henry Paget, Earl of Anglesey and Uxbridge, was Wellington's 2nd in command at Waterloo. The story goes that Henry had his leg shot off whilst on his horse, Wellington turned to him and said 'Lord Paget, I do believe you've lost a leg', he calmly replied 'Sir, I do believe I have'. There were lots of poems and stories written about him. Henry was also a well known lady's man and went through a very high profile divorce.
- The Paget family owned the property until the early 1900's. When they sold it it was converted into 6 cottages, then eventually condemned and used to house pigs and hens.
Ghost ratings and Spooky experience:
- Both the owners regularly see figures, usually from the corner of their eye and also shadows going from one room to the other.
- They are also regularly convinced that the other one is standing right behind them only to turn around and there's no-one there.
- Their animals, particularly the cat, are often found yowling with their eyes focused intently on something that no-one else can see.
-" Local legend is that there is a Grey Lady of Sinai House who was a maid seduced by one of the monks. When she became pregnant he murdered her and buried her in a field nearby. Apparently she walks across the bridge over the moat (particularly on New Year's Eve). The current owners have never seen her personally but various psychics and mediums have picked up on her presence so there may be some truth in the rumours.
- Recently a visitor to the house pulled over on the private road up to the house to let a hay cart pass, when they looked back there was no such cart to be seen.
- When the house was cottages people would regularly report seeing or hearing a phantom coach and horses drawing up on the driveway.
- People thought to be Cavaliers are heard fighting out by the moat bridge.
- In the past residents have experienced poltergeist activity such as crockery being thrown around in the Kitchen.
- People when standing at the front door have felt themselves being pushed into the house.
- On at least 3 occasions the owner has seen the 'Black Dogs of Sinai' in the dining room and kitchen, they look very lifelike and she knows at least 3 other people who've seen them too (they are thought to have been the abbot's dogs).
- The spirit of an old lady was detected in the attic room - it turned out that she was the mother of a visitor and was waiting for her.