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The Grey Lady of Washington Old Hall

George Washington's ghostly neighbour.

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The Grey Lady of Washington Old Hall

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What's there
17th-century manor house
Legend from
Sunderland
Tone
Eerie
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Before you go

National Trust manor house in Washington Village. Check before you go.

  • Washington Old Hall
  • Near A1231
  • The pin marks the spot.

A white dress on the stairs.

Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of George Washington's family, is said to be haunted by a Grey Lady, also called the White Lady. A former resident recalled seeing a woman in a white dress on the stairs at age three. The National Trust put the White Lady at a banquet table in a 2021 art installation.

Sources

  1. Little Wearside boy saw a ghost, Sunderland Echo —
  2. Washington Old Hall to reopen, Sunderland Echo —

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