Haunting of the Walled Garden

In its heyday the estate's magnificent walled garden was the source of most of the produce required by the family and workforce. It included greenhouses, orchards and many rare plants. However, since becoming a sanatorium and housing a mortuary, then later becoming overgrown, totally neglected and derelict, these conflicting states caused much spiritual activity and discord between the ghosts of each era.

The presence of children's voices, happy  and carefree but then merging into sobbing, screams and desperate cries have frequently been experienced and recorded. One particular occasion was when a group of children were exploring the ramshackled gardens when they were entranced by the laughter of children and quickly made their way towards the activity only to be stopped in their tracks by a searing, painful sound which made them run for their lives.
To this day, the person who told this tale cannot bring himself to explain further because it is too disturbing.

Many, many sightings have been related of the 'man in black' - John Jesse the last of the gentry to own the estate. He is intimidating, ugly and disfigured with an evil aura.
The most frequent ghost to roam he seems to resent any presence in the area, although one witness reported the apparition being quite friendly looking and not in the least threatening; but this person was trying to excavate a small patch of the original garden and nurture some plants - the first attempt since John Jesse's devotion to the garden.

Since then 50% of the walled garden has been returned completely and sympathetically to its former glory and no recent sighting of the ghost of John Jesse has been reported.

Perhaps John Jesse can now rest in peace..

Old walled garden door