In the 1940s and 50s, a chilling tale was passed down among the residents of Basildon Hall: the story of a ghost clad in a red cloak.

 

The Hall, once an inn in the 1880s, was the site of a tragic fire. A careless worker had left a lit candle on a bottle of spirits and fallen asleep. The wick burned down, ignited the liquid, and caused a blaze that claimed the life of the mysterious lady in red.

 

Ever since, strange events have haunted the building. Objects would disappear for months—or even years—before reappearing in their rightful place. In one chilling incident, a family frantically searched for a missing baby bottle. The child's grandmother later found the ghost of the lady in the red cloak looking over the baby's cot. The bottle, which had been missing for hours, was now on the floor beside the cot. Other stories include a fireplace in a children's bedroom suddenly bursting into flames in the middle of the night.