



A legendary ghost at one of the world’s most haunted castles has been reputedly captured on camera.

Built in 1071, Dudley Castle in Birmingham is described as “the most haunted castle in England” with a long documented history of paranormal activity, including frequent sightings of the ghosts of a little drummer boy and a woman called the “Grey Lady.”

On a visit to the castle in August this year, Dean and Amy Harper snapped a photograph of what appears to be the famous Grey Lady. Their photo has what seems to be the image of a woman and a young child (far older than a baby) in the door of Sharington Range—a set of buildings contained within the castle.

The Grey Lady is believed to be the spirit of Dorothy Beaumont, who lived for a short time within the castle. According to legend, Dorothy lost a daughter during childbirth, and became ill soon after and died. Her last wish was to be buried with her daughter and for her husband to attend her burial. However, it is claimed that neither request fulfilled and her ghost has been seen wandering the castle ever since.

In a report in the Birmingham Mail, Dean Harper told the paper:

“We went up to the castle ruins and while we were up there we thought we’d get some pictures of the grounds. “On looking through the images that night, Amy saw a glow, as though a light was on, on the top window level. On zooming in we noticed on the bottom, inside an arch, there was a lady and what appears to be a little girl, too. “Neither of us are ghost hunters but we do wonder if this could be the Grey Lady ghost – the picture is quite clear.”

The photograph was taken on 30th August this year and has apparently considerable excitement with the media and communications at Dudley Zoo, sited within the castle, whose head Jill Hitchman said:

“There have been many stories about ghostly figures and happenings associated with the castle, mostly centred within the courtyard. “This image is incredible because it was taken from the top of the castle on a mobile phone camera and still manages to pick out the outline of what seems to be a female figure in the doorway.”

Whether it is a ghost or not, I’m sure this latest sighting of the Grey Lady will boost tourism to the castle.









Via the Birmingham Mail