There has been a structure on this site since at least 1086, as Bishton is mentioned in the Domesday Book being a residence. The Bishton Hall we see today was built in about 1750, however parts of the building are older than that. The Hall features 17 bedrooms, three principle front rooms, a library, a servants' quarters, an orangery, a lush rear garden and a Greco-Roman Temple Garden featuring one of the best Doric screens in the country. The house and estate truly represents the quintessential old English grandeur.

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Many important families and people have lived here at Bishton Hall throughout the centuries, including three former High Sheriffs of Staffordshire, John Sneyd, Cecil Stafford Northcote and John Sparrow. John Sparrow is an interesting character, as he was an established lawyer and magistrate who purchased Bishton Hall in 1776. John's daughter Charlotte Sparrow is even more of an interesting character, purely for all the great work she did for the community. Born in 1786, the beautiful and elegant Charlotte Sparrow called Bishton Hall 'home' for her entire dedicated life, until her death in 1876 at the age of 90. It's thought that she never married to make sure Bishton Hall would stay in her family. Instead, she devoted her life to helping others, like in 1827, when Miss Sparrow opened up Staffordshire's Colwich School, and every year on the 17th May, the school puts on a celebration in her honour. She believed all children deserved an education, especially children from poor backgrounds, so she took it upon herself to open up the school, and even went as far as paying for teachers' salaries, school books, materials and repairs.

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Charlotte also transformed Bishton Hall to further its splendour. Following her father's death, she added the east and west wings of the house. She likely would've also witnessed the mysterious construction of the Doric screen. We know it was built in the first half of the 19th Century, it is one of the largest and finest of its kind in the whole of the UK, and possibly the world. It's mysterious because we don't know for sure who commissioned it, but it is thought to date back to around 1830. 

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In 1946, the Stafford-Northcote's family opened up St. Bede's School at Bishton Hall, and it remained a school up until 2018, where soon after the property was purchased by Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneers.

Bishton Hall is said to be a haunted house, with ghost sightings of former residents and creepy paranormal activity heard and felt throughout the building. The most common ghost sighting here is a female apparition, believed to be Miss Charlotte Sparrow, who returns back to her beloved home of Bishton Hall.

Dark Shadows are seen throughout the corridors, rooms and winding staircases, and Grey Mists manifest with no explanation. Auditory phenomena such as taps, bangs and ghostly footsteps, are commonly heard throughout the building, with phantom conversations of the past also experienced here.

In the upstairs bedrooms, the sounds of children laughing, crying and talking are reported, and with most of the rooms' appearance almost being frozen in time, so are the spirits and residual energies. Poltergeist activity has also been reported here, with objects being moved, furniture being dragged, and children's toys disappearing and reappearing in a different part of the building.

DATE: Friday 13th December 2024

 

TIMES: 9:00pm - 3:00am / Sleepover until 7:00am (arrive 15 minutes early and wait patiently outside the front entrance until a member of our team greets you for registration)

 

LOCATION: Bishton Hall, Bellamour Lane, Wolseley Bridge, Staffordshire ST17 0XN

 

PARKING AT EVENT: Car Park on site.

 

REMAINING BALANCE: Needs to be paid FOUR WEEKS prior to the event date. Failure to pay your remaining balance before this deadline will result in you forfeiting your places and your places will be sold on.

 

WHAT TO BRING: A torch, a warm coat/jacket, sensible footwear, any equipment you wish to bring along (your responsibility), your positive and open-minded energies.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Bringing alcohol or illegal drugs to this event is strictly prohibited. If anyone arrives at the event under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs, they will not be allowed to stay for the night and will be asked to leave immediately. No refunds given.

This event includes you sleeping overnight at Bishton Hall as part of your ticket price. However, sleepover is optional and so you don't have to stay and sleep overnight if you don't want to.

 

Once your Ghost Hunt has ended, everyone (including our team) will stop investigating and will head to bed for the night. You will be able to sleep in our base room in the Orangery, as there will be a log fire to keep you warm throughout the remainder of the night.

 

If you are sleeping over, please bring a sleeping bag/camping bed/air mattress for the night as bedding isn't provided. Breakfast won't be provided so please bring something to eat for the morning. Leaving time is at 7:00am.