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Post by hampdenquilts on Jan 27, 2010 17:25:13 GMT 1
My hubby was putting the deposit on our rooms for Hamefarin today and the woman on the phone mentioned that Busta House is haunted!! Does anyone know about this? Is it a nice sweet ghostie who sings you to sleep or a great howling Beastie that will terrify my 78 year old Mom??? Looking for any info...eek...thanks  |
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Post by georgeg1 on Jan 27, 2010 17:48:31 GMT 1
Oooooo.. It was said that Barbara had produced a Marriage Certificate and that it had been stolen from her and hidden by Lady Gifford, who didn’t want to see Barbara usurp her place. If so it was the most unwise thing she ever did, because the supposed illegitimacy of Gideon later caused a lawsuit to be brought against him by an envious cousin, which took 93 years to resolve, and brought the estates of Busta House to ruin. The house was eventually bought in the 1950’s by Sir Basil Neven Spence, another Shetland landowner. He was Lord Lieutenant of Shetland and a Member of Parliament, as a result of which occupation he was able to rescue and bring to Shetland some gargoyles from the House of Commons in London, which, damaged by wartime bombing were being discarded during renovation work . These gargoyles are still in the gardens of Busta House, staring blankly out over the sea, where the four sons of Thomas and Elizabeth met their deaths on a calm May evening. As for Barbara, she still haunts the old house searching for her son Gideon and is frequently seen by guests.  You'll find all you need here.. www.bustahouse.com/features/17/history |
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Post by hampdenquilts on Jan 27, 2010 18:31:01 GMT 1
and I am bringing my 4 sons there??? Will she try to spirit them away? That is an eerie story, as my oldest son is close to 30. Now I am getting nervous....
How did I miss that story when I checked out the place???
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Post by bod on Jan 27, 2010 19:14:44 GMT 1
Just sleep with one eye open  |
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Post by hampdenquilts on Jan 27, 2010 19:47:00 GMT 1
ROFL!!! and I wanted to look my best to meet everyone......maybe they will think bags under my eyes are an American beauty secret...
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Post by hampdenquilts on Jul 5, 2010 15:22:40 GMT 1
My stay at Busta House was fantastic!! They spoiled us completely. I am really missing my afternoon tea in the Long Room.
And the ghost was very active while we were there. She visited our room every night. And some of the boys were also visited several times. She just did prankish type things, moving shoes, making a bed, flooding out bathroom, and humming in the night. We were never afraid, just kind of comforted.
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