Episode 87: Aston Hall

Aston Hall in Birmingham is a stately home with a dark past. Rumours about the former owner and man responsible for its construction, Sir Thomas Holte, tell of a mean-spirited man who used violence and terror to keep his staff members in line, with possibly deadly consequences…

So it’s no surprise that Aston Hall is now said to be haunted by multiple ghosts from the time of Sir Thomas Holte.

SOURCES

📚 Haunted Birmingham by Arthur Smith & Rachel Bannister

📚 Notes and Queries, Volume 4, Series 10

📚 The Folklore, Superstitions And Legends Of Birmingham by Richard S Brown

📚 Complete Baronetage by George E. Cokayne

📚 A history of the Holtes of Aston by Alfred Davidson

💻 https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/soap-sale-aston-hall

💻 https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/saw-ghost-visited-old-haunt-27869719

💻 https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50170/local_history/1644/aston_local_history/3

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