Hermeston Hall
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Hermeston Hall is a manor house in Oldcotes
, northwestern Nottinghamshire
, England
. It is located in a lane just off the A60 road
, just south of the village of Oldcotes on the road to Langold
.
was known to have been connected to the property in the 16th century. Foundations of the earlier house have been found under the floor. The site, however is believed to date back much further, given a Roman road runs through the land and a Roman villa was once situated just metres from the house. After the English Civil War
the property fell into decline and from 1765 the area fell under the ownership of the Mellish family who owned some 20000 acres (80.9 km²) of local land. In the early 19th century Edward Challoner allegedly killed someone in an illegal duel here and fled and later married into the Riddell family and became a bishop to conceal his crime.
The hall, as it stands today actually contains part of an older 16th century abbey on the rear side which was owned by this Riddell family. Hermeston Hall was built in 1848 by C. Challoner, a wine and timber merchant from Liverpool
, using material believed to have been stolen from Roche Abbey
. The hall has some 50 rooms.
Hermeston Hall is primarily known for its paranormal activity and reported ghost sightings. Ghostly Roman soldiers have apparently been spotted marching along the driveway, a woman with red hair and black Elizabethan clothes resembling Bess of Hardwick, and a man and a boy have been all been within the grounds. Phantom servants and children from the Victorian era are said to walk the corridors and the stairs and frequent the dining room. Unexplained phenomenon have been regularly experienced dining room and billiard room including hearing low voices, the smell of tobacco and a sense of being watched. The ghost of a little boy playing the piano has also been heard, a child's handprint on the window in the Chinese room and screaming children have been heard despite no children being near the property. The people who currently own the property have indicated that the Bishop's Room is haunted by a lady in white and an evil bishop, believed to be Edward Challoner and have claimed that a malevolent spirit haunts the attic to the hall.
The mansion has been investigated by paranormal investigators who have caught unexplained orbs and red mists on camera and experienced unusually high EMF readings at Hermeston Hall. Most Haunted
also visited the hall and it featured in one episode during Series 6. For the programme, the location was re-named 'The Ghost House'.
Oldcotes
Oldcotes is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Styrrup with Oldcotes. The village is centred around the crossroads of the A60 and A634 roads, five miles south east of Maltby.The history of the village is long and varied...
, northwestern Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located in a lane just off the A60 road
A60 road
The A60 is a road linking Loughborough in Leicestershire, England, with Doncaster in South Yorkshire, via Nottingham.It takes the following route:*Loughborough**Rempstone**Costock**Bunny**Ruddington*West Bridgford*Nottingham**Sherwood**Arnold...
, just south of the village of Oldcotes on the road to Langold
Langold
Langold is a village in Bassetlaw, North Nottinghamshire. It was built to provide housing for the miners of Firbeck Colliery between 1923 and 1927, and Langold Lakes Country Park is situated on the south-western edge of the village.-History:...
.
History
Hermeston Hall is situated on a site where a previous manor stood, built around 1100 AD for the Cress family who lived there until 1408. Bess of HardwickBess of Hardwick
Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1521 – 13 February 1608, known as Bess of Hardwick, was the daughter of John Hardwick, of Derbyshire and Elizabeth Leeke, daughter of Thomas Leeke and Margaret Fox...
was known to have been connected to the property in the 16th century. Foundations of the earlier house have been found under the floor. The site, however is believed to date back much further, given a Roman road runs through the land and a Roman villa was once situated just metres from the house. After the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
the property fell into decline and from 1765 the area fell under the ownership of the Mellish family who owned some 20000 acres (80.9 km²) of local land. In the early 19th century Edward Challoner allegedly killed someone in an illegal duel here and fled and later married into the Riddell family and became a bishop to conceal his crime.
The hall, as it stands today actually contains part of an older 16th century abbey on the rear side which was owned by this Riddell family. Hermeston Hall was built in 1848 by C. Challoner, a wine and timber merchant from Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, using material believed to have been stolen from Roche Abbey
Roche Abbey
Roche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey located near Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in a valley alongside Maltby Beck and King's Wood.-Early history:...
. The hall has some 50 rooms.
Haunting
The mansion has been investigated by paranormal investigators who have caught unexplained orbs and red mists on camera and experienced unusually high EMF readings at Hermeston Hall. Most Haunted
Most Haunted
Most Haunted is a British paranormal documentary reality television series. The series was first shown on 25 May 2002 and ended on 21 July 2010. It was broadcast on Living and presented by Yvette Fielding. The programme was based on investigating purported paranormal activity...
also visited the hall and it featured in one episode during Series 6. For the programme, the location was re-named 'The Ghost House'.
