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The Castle has at least four ghosts and others have
been
seen. David Clarke in his Ghosts & Legends of the Peak
District
reports a story that a woman was murdered and
buried
under the doorstep of the Castle Hotel in 1603.
Perhaps the most famous of the ghosts is an lady in grey
nicknamed
Rose. Legend has it that she committed suicide in
Room Four after being jilted on her wedding day. According
to
one story she was due to have her wedding reception
in
the Castle Hotel, but another version says that she was a
chambermaid
at the hotel who also tended the Castle's
gardens
and was allowed to sell flowers to guests.
Rose is often seen by guests, the most frequent time only
two
weeks old at the time of writing. What is interesting
about
this ghost is that sightings and 'feelings' have been
reported
over the years and continue right up to this day
through
all the changes of management and ownership.
Rose is so famous that there was a gathering of the
spirits
in Room Four in May 1999. A seance was held and
made
contact with the spirit of Rose, allegedly. Investigators
have also visited and set up their video cameras and other
sophisticated
measuring device. They were quite pleased with
the
results, so I'm told.
Another ghost is Agnes. Agnes was apparently a
housekeeper
in the Hotel at one time and she roams the
upstairs
corridors. She is also frequently seen and is
described
as a little old lady about sixty years old, around
five
feet four inches in height, grey hair in a bun, rather
plump
and wearing a black uniform with a white apron. She
has
round rimmed glasses and is seen particularly around the
laundries.
The third ghost is a chap in a blue pinstripe suit. The old
side
entrance to the bar is now a ladies toilets. The story is
that
the ghost was a local fellow liked a drink called Cooper.
He
was drinking at the Castle in the years around 1905.
However
his wife wasn't keen on his drinking and if she saw
him
going into the bar, or heard that he'd been seen going
into
the bar, she would give him hell. Because of this he
would
use the side entrance. The ghost is seen standing with
his hands behind his back by the massive fireplace next to
side
entrance. A guest saw him in May 1999, only a month
ago
at the time of writing. He passed through her as she
went
to the toilet. She also saw a ghostly cat.
At Halloween in 1960 the then landlord, Phillip Williams
saw
a strange figure standing by the frosted window in the
tap
bar. He'd never seen him before and he felt there was
something odd about him. He was in his sixties, grey hair
and
wearing a pin striped suit. When Mr Williams spoke to
him, the man vanished. It appears that this was Mr Cooper
too.
Mr Cooper used to live in Castle Street in a building which
is
now a tea shop. He's also seen in the hotel room known as
the
blue room. In fact it's named in honour of his blue pin
striped
suit. The story is that he was a tin miner and
normally
wouldn't wear a suit, but he died on a Sunday
when
he was in his best clothes and so is doomed to wander
the
ether looking rather dapper.
The fourth ghost is much older and dates from the time
of
Charles II. Charles used Peverill Castle as his hunting
lodge.
When he was in Castleton he'd have his guards with
him and this ghost is a soldier in full regalia. But he can only
be seen from the knees up. As in so many buildings, the
levels
of floor and ceilings have been altered . He's not seen
much
but when he is, it's said that he seems angry about
something.
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