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The Grey Lady

Who walks the stairs?

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The Grey Lady

Grey on the stair.

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What's there
Tudor hall and tower
Legend from
Gainsborough
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Sad
Ghosts

Before you go

English Heritage; open set days. Check before you go.

  • Gainsborough Old Hall
  • Near A631
  • The pin marks the spot.

A daughter in the tower.

A Grey Lady is said to walk the tower of Gainsborough Old Hall. BBC Secret Lincolnshire says she is Elizabeth Burgh and that her father Thomas kept her locked up.

Sources

  1. Gainsborough Old Hall, Wikipedia —
  2. The Grey Lady of Gainsborough Old Hall (Jul 2024), BBC Sounds Secret Lincolnshire —

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