Gwrych Castle - Ghosts
The main entrance to the Castle would have seen all of the notable guests arriving to visit the Countess when she was in residence. It has been described over the years by psychics as being highly active, the ghosts of those who have gone before still pass through. Today little remains of the entrance halls former splendour, the ceiling plaster has come away, the fireplace is burnt out, and the wooden panelling has gone. Breeze block prevents light from entering the room, the stained glass smashed and the leaded windows broken.
During the 1930's and early 1940's Bill Price was the caretaker at Gwrych, each night he would check the doors were secure. When he got near the old library, he would always hesitate as he felt he was being watched, his little dog would refuse to enter the room, her hair stood on end. Bill reported to the 13th Earl that when he came to open up and air the rooms in the morning the library would be unlocked, and the furniture moved, this happened on several occasions. There was never anything missing, the doors had not been forced, and Bill had the only key. It must be noted that Mr. Price and the Countess did not get on terribly well, so maybe their problems continued after her death.
In the 1970's a psychic visited Gwrych and stayed for a few weeks, during the winter months. Whilst she was there she was drawn to a particular room in the servant's quarters, the men's room. A spirit contacted her, whispering in her ear that there was a secret way into the hillside. She set off to investigate, but whilst near the servant's stairs she has a horrific grasping pain in her chest and collapsed (In 1915 the Butler suffered a fatal heart attack on these stairs). The next day the woman left Gwrych Castle never to return.
A ghost was recently photographed at Gwrych Castle, the apparition of a young lady looking out from a window, the photo was taken by Kevin Horkin. When taking the photograph he did not notice the ghostly figure it was only whilst he was downloading the photos that he noticed the figure of the young girl
The floor in the room in which the girl is standing collapsed many years ago so the figure is not that of a visitor to the castle. Some researchers belive the ghostly figure is that of the Winifred Cochrane, the Countess of Dundonald. Harry Moffitt a former photographer in the area believes the ghost is that of a servant girl who she fell from her horse and died on the estate.
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