Little Sir John : prowls the corridors of Newstead
Abbey
Little Sir John is seen sitting
in the library after his death, a heavy roller mysteriously moves around the gardens
and smoke drifts through the air...
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FACTS
All information is from "Ghosts and Legends
of Nottinghamshire" by David Haslam, published by Countryside Books.
There were two Sir John Byrons who occupied Newstead Abbey.
The second, who lived there in the middle of the 17th century, was known as 聭Little
Sir John with the Great Beard聮.
By a strange quirk of fate this Little Sir John died on the very same day as his
wife, just a few hours later.
There were two Sir John Byrons who occupied Newstead Abbey.
The second, who lived there in the middle of the 17th century, was known as 聭Little
Sir John with the Great Beard聮.
By a strange quirk of fate this Little Sir John died on the very same day as his
wife, just a few hours later.
Soon after, the servants refused to go into the library of Newstead because the
master could be seen sitting in his chair in front of the fire, smoking his pipe
and reading a book.
This went on for six months at which time, for no apparent reason, the apparition
vanished and was not seen again.
The Roller
One of the owners of Newstead was a Colonel Wildman who live there in the mid
19th century.
One night he was awoken by the sound of a great roller being dragged over the
gravel outside the house.
The next morning he enquired of his head gardener why it had been necessary to
keep working through the night...
