Stalbridge Park and House, Dorset
Back when I was a boy I used to stay in the Stalbridge Park with my grandparents and the place was massive. However the original house would appear to have been a haunted place! Dorset Lettings website has a set of images to show the present house and the one I used to stay at. [Show slideshow] I have memories of exploring this house, it was really quite a huge place for one so li’l! A Ghost Story for Christmas The following classic Dorset ghost is taken from the Rev. W. S. Swayne’s, 1889 publication “History and Antiquities of Stalbridge”. “The old manor house in the park at Stalbridge was pulled down in 1822. It was of the Jacobean style, and contained a beautiful staircase with figures of the twelve apostles about a yard high, placed at intervals between the balusters. In connection with the old mansion, a curious story … Continue reading →