Stow Bedon, Norfolk, England

Rest-a-While at Stow Bedon

Breccles Hall

Breccles (or sometimes spelled Breckles) Hall is an Elizabethan brick house, that was built in 1583. It is considered of national importance due to the almost complete survival of woodwork and metalwork. The house has a genuine priest hole, which was reported as early as 1593. The property is a private dwelling and is NOT open to the public.

 

According to Coxe, the house is haunted by quite a few different types of phenomena. These include a phantom coach and horses that drop off ghostly guests to a party. This spells disaster for anyone who sees it, for they will either be taken away or left dead on the driveway... So, if that it the case, where does the account come from? Surely that witness would either be dead or unable to tell us of the danger!

 

Other phenomena include doors that open and close of their own accord; and various audible effects such as mysterious noises, footsteps and screaming.

 

Pictured left is Breccles Hall courtesy of Evelyn Simak.

 

Grid Reference:

TL 9615 9450.

 

For further information, please visit:

www.historicengland.org.uk

 

For further information, please read Britain's Haunted Heritage by J A Brooks and Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.

Location

Visitor Information

Stow Bedon is a village in Norfolk, England.

The Domesday Book mentions Stow Bedon, but in limited detail.

Pictured left is the Rest-a-While at Stow Bedon courtesy of David Williams. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.