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Old Warden
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A brief note about the area
A ghostly woman in the bar Ghostly voices and the feeling of a presence Foosteps on the stairs and a ringing bell |
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Old Warden is a small village with a parish population of 275 (as given in the 2001 Census) and consists of a single street. The look of the village was due to Lord Ongley who prettified it early in the nineteenth century. Other, complementary houses were added by the Shuttleworth family who acquired the estate in 1872. The Shuttleworths and Lord Ongley were also responsible for the laying out of the Swiss Garden which lies to the north.
In 2002 the barmaid, Michelle, was tidying up after all the customers had left. She looked up to see a woman standing by the bar, when she next looked around the woman had gone. Two years prior to this, renovations were being undertaken at the Hare and Hounds and a Spanish barman was staying overnight. It was s stormy night and he was alone when he saw the ghost of a woman in an upstairs room. A room at the far end of the pub called ‘The Chapel' seems to be the most affected area. Tobias, a medium, sensed a ‘happy presence' in the room.
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Gardeners were working in the Swiss Garden when they began to hear voices and sense presences that they could not see. During the restoration of the garden they had moved a stone cross. They quickly returned it to its former location and the whispering stopped.
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People who have stayed at Warden Abbey, a Landmark Trust property, have reported numerous strange occurrences. These have included the sound of a ringing bell in the small hours of the night and the sound of phantom footsteps on the stairs. People have also reported things going missing and electrical equipment which turns itself on and off.
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