Rushbrooke Hall

Date: Since 1579           Location: Nr. Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

In 1578 Queen Elizabeth the 1^st visited Rushbrooke Hall in Suffolk. During that time an unknown lady was murdered and thrown through a window into the moat. It was reputed that on each anniversary of the Queen’s visit the whole episode was re-enacted.

On the anniversary of the Queen’s visit in 1942 Peter Underwood and three friends arranged to stay the night in the appropriate room. Just before two o’clock in the morning the window slammed back against the wall, violently and apparently of its own accord. The group looked out of the window and as they were looking down into the moat they felt an icy draft passing over their heads. From the moat below came a dull ‘plop’ as something apparently hit and disturbed the surface of the water.