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Speke Hall

During the Protestant Reformation, tunnels were dug from this house to the nearby River Mersey, to allow priests to escape to Ireland via a boat if necessary. Even today, these holes are still visible. Allegedly, a woman, devastated by the actions of her philandering husband, killed herself and then her baby. Many people have reported feeling cold spots, while others have reportedly seen spirits of the agonized woman.

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Kylie says:

October 24, 2005, 10:59 pm

how could the woman kill herself and then her baby shouldn’t it be she killed her baby and then herself?

Dave says:

October 26, 2005, 4:22 pm

A friend of mine worked at Speke Hall at one time. She never told any story about the woman and baby but was convinced that the place was haunted.

philicia says:

November 22, 2005, 7:46 pm

it means they were both killed by the lady just in a wierd order *****

sarah says:

November 26, 2005, 1:03 pm

Spookie!

Julia says:

November 27, 2005, 1:30 pm

Well, here the story goes,,,,
Apparently there WAS a philanthrapist husband, but word goes that he set his sights on a maid. (Basically if the “men of the house” decide they want the maids then thats the way it goes and if the maid gets pregnant then thats her own fault & would be given leave without reference)
Anyway, the husband got the maid pregnant & through her own distress put the baby down the thunderbolt (the toilet, which is a straight drop down into the moat), where of course the baby died & the maid then commited suicide in the great hall. It is said that the spirit of the maid is often felt wandering around the house.

penny says:

January 17, 2006, 12:48 pm

What do the tunnels and the lady have in commen what is there comection

did she kill her self in the tunnels, out side the tunnels do the tunnels even have anything to do with the lady and her baby

janine says:

January 19, 2006, 5:08 pm

I live close to speke hall and have visited a few times. On my latest visit last summer i asked the staff which i could find whether they had ever saw anything within the house these tunnels or the surrounding grounds, some of these people had worked there for over 20 years. The reply to my question from all of the staff was NO, some further explained ‘nor have they ever felt uncomfortable within the house or heard strange noises. o yeah and the ladies name was Sarah!

zoe says:

April 8, 2006, 12:35 pm

how can the woman do that to the baby then herself it is horrible

when i went to speke hall we went in edwards room and my mate was the last one out and she got locked in she was spookied for the rest of the trip

SPOOKIE
i even saw a ghost scary

zoe says:

April 8, 2006, 12:38 pm

there was a man and a woman ghost they were dancin then they were kissin

SPOOKIE

zoe says:

April 8, 2006, 12:39 pm

IT WAS WEIRD HOW THE BABY AND HER HUSBAND DIED THE SAME WAY

chelsea minnis says:

April 9, 2006, 11:13 am

we went to speke hall and some thin was behind me and then it touched me

SPOOKIE

Soldier85 says:

May 23, 2006, 9:58 am

Sounds to me like your mind was playing tricks on you

catherine says:

June 25, 2006, 6:27 am

I visited Speke hall with my daughter and neice who were four and six at the time.After roaming the house quite excitedly they reached one of the bedrooms,their excited expressions quickly changed to expressions of horror and both girls refused to enter the room. My daughter pulled on my sleeve and asked if we could leave as she could hear wispering coming from the empty room. As you can imagine…I didn’t hesitate.

danny o'brien says:

July 11, 2006, 8:05 am

WELL I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT BOUT GHOSTS SCARY HEY NOT.ME AND SOME FRIENDS ARE GOIN TO ALLERTON TOWERS TO INVESTIGATE IF THERE IS REALLY SUCH THING AS GHOSTS WELL WE DON’T NO BUT U MITE CAN YOU PLEASE SEND ME PICTURE OF ANY HAUNTED PLACE WERE NO ONE WILL GO IN LIVERPOOL COZ I WILL THANK U 07717831437

Bill says:

July 14, 2006, 6:23 pm

I used to spend a lot of time at Speke hall as a child that was in the days when you could get in the grounds without having to pay. If there ever was any ghosts at the hall they probably got out of Speke like I did.

xxxxx says:

July 14, 2006, 6:27 pm

The whole Hayes family from Prenton Green along with Elizabeth Lam who is the whore girlfriend of one of the Hayes’s should all go to Speke Hall, go to the top and all jump to thier deaths.

angel says:

August 16, 2006, 5:35 am

danny iz dat ur phone number

caremn says:

September 14, 2006, 2:02 pm

dat was crazi

Katrina Browne says:

September 18, 2006, 4:08 am

I made a few visits to Speke Hall,on one school visit with Harrison Jones school when i was about 10yrs old,a lad and i thought it would be funny to lay on the monks bed,all of a sudden the felt tangible with hatred..Scared us half to death,but not as much as our teacher,Mrs Foster,did when she caught us laying there! Lol. If anyone has any local ghostly happenings to tell me about,could u please email me?Would love to share stories.. Thanks. galacticwarrior@o2.co.uk

larissa conant says:

October 5, 2006, 8:47 am

that is so not scary. i acually have like 5 ghosts in my house right this very min!

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