Guess Who Came For Dinner?
Woodchester Mansion belonged to the Ducie family.
In 1840 when the 2nd Earl of Ducie threw a dinner
party to honor to celebrate, his father attendended
the affair. It was a wonderful gesture by his
father, but it would have been more appreciated
if he was still alive. Attending as a ghost didn't
go over so well and scared the Earl of Ducie so
much that he up and left never to return.
In 1845 part of the estate land was sold
to the Bucknall family who were extremely wealthy. Work
began on a very large and exrtravagant home, but after
16 years it was never completed. Work stopped and the
mansion remained unfinished except for one room that
was completed for a visit by Cardinal Vaughan. People
claim to smell the aroma of candles in the chapel but
obviously no candles are there as it was never finished.
Although there is not a lot of reports of a great deal
of ghosty activity, the estate is well worth a visit
as Woodchester Mansion is a gorgeous mansion.
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