Beaumanor Hall is situated in the remote village of Woodhouse just outside Loughborough. It is reputed to be extremely haunted—many ghostly apparitions from a coachman who hung himself in the attic. To a female who has been seen wandering the upper floor from the main staircase, many believe that she is the wife of William Perry Herrick. Staff members reported Poltergeist activity in the main dining room on the lower floor. Two female staff members said a plane flew from a large table and smashed when nobody was present. Dark shadows have been witnessed and reported in the cellars. Marching boots have been heard coming from empty rooms in the attic. The sound of scratching from unforeseen hands has been heard on the servant’s staircase. Will you be joining the Paranormal Eye team on this intense investigation?

Beaumanor Hall has a rich and varied history. Built between 1842 and 1854 by architect William Railton for the Herrick family, it remained in their possession until World War II when the War Office requisitioned the estate. The Hall was used as a secret listening station to intercept encrypted enemy signals throughout the war. Leicestershire County Council bought the Hall in 1974 as an education and conference centre.

William Perry Herrick (1794 – 1876), who built the present house in about 1850, was born in Wolverhampton in 1794. His father was Thomas Bainbrigge Her, rick, a barrister, and his mother was Mary Perry, daughter of James Perry of Eardisley Park. William spent his childhood in his family home Merridale House (now called Bantock House) in Wolverhampton. he went to Oxford and became a barrister. In 1832 his uncle who owned Beaumanor died, and as he had no male heirs, the property was inherited by William. He also inherited Earlisley Park in 1852 when his maternal uncle James Perry died. These properties and their associated landholdings made him a very wealthy man. He lived with his younger sister Mary Ann Herrick (1796-1871), at Beaumanor. Mary Ann had inherited money from her mother in her own right and was a great benefactor. An account of her generosity was contained in a book about Leicestershire. It stated:

"Many were the gifts made to the church by this benevolent lady; to give an account of them is impossible. The best-known examples of her generosity are the almshouses at Woodhouse, built-in 1856; a house for the schoolmaster and mistress at Woodhouse Eaves, built-in i860; the infant school in the same parish, built six years later; and the dispensary at Loughborough, built-in 1862, for 5000 pounds; the expense of the last two benefactions being shared by her brother, William Perry Herrick, Esq., of Beaumanor."

William also gave generously to the Anglican Church. In 1872 he paid for the construction of St Marks Church in Leicester with some help from his sister.

In 1862 William married Sophia Christie (1831-1915), who was 37 years his junior and the daughter of Jonathan Henry Christie, a London barrister. The couple had no children. His sister Mary Ann who continued to live at Beaumanor died in 1871, and William died in 1876. He left all of his property to his wife Sophia and his relative Montagu Curzon on her death.

Sophia managed the Beaumanor estate for the next 40 years and was well regarded by the tenants. She kept a relatively large number of household staff, Elizabeth Ellerbeck (1843 – 1919), the housekeeper who remained with her for over 30 years.

Sophia died in 1915, and Beaumanor was inherited by William’s relative William Montagu Curzon, who took the additional surname of Herrick in 1915 when he became the owner of Beaumanor.

• Access to this eerie location after dark

• Working in Small Groups, Using an array of different equipment and technics

• Spiritual Medium during the investigation

• Complimentary Tea, Coffee,

• Complimentary light snacks

Please remember to bring your torch as these are required at all our events. Please remember to wear suitable footwear as this location has a lot of stairs and very uneven floors.

This Location is not suitable for people with walking and mobility issues.

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