'Longleat House'

Updated 23rd June 2008

Have you ever had something ghostly happen to you in your house that you were unable
to explain?
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'The Green Lady'


Lady Louise Cartaret who was the wife to the second Viscount of Weymouth , fell in love with one of her own footman servants of which she began a affair. The two of them were later caught together at the house. The viscount confronted and pushed the servant down a spiral staircase killing him instantly. Lady Louise Carteret was later told that her servant left on family business. Not believing a word of what she had been told Lady Louise searched the house for her lover, knocking and opening doors along the corridors of longleat. Shortly after Lady louise Carteret died a natural death from pneumonia and to this day her spirit, Known as 'The Green Lady' haunts the corridor known as 'green Lady's walk'. Her spirit is said to still knock and open doors along the corridor looking for her long lost love.

Extra information added by Clare

Also theres a story of a lady who killed herself in the Library, she commited suicide by hanging and is still seen in the library today....

If you reading this story know any extra information then please email me. /h4>