page_0: "The Red Lady of Blackwell Hall

          - A History -

Among the most notable of local legends is the haunting of Blackwell manor, now a hotel known simply as, The Blackwell. Once the Blackwell family residence, the hotel is situated in a picturesque mountainside setting near Wychwood Forest. But the tranquil scene belies the dark history of the manor and its inhabitants.

Before its transformation, the manor remained unused since the days when Alexander and Elizabeth Blackwell were lord and lady of the hall. During the years the manor stood vacant, many claimed to have seen the figure of a tall woman standing in a high tower window. She has become known as the Red Lady for the color of her dress, and her dark auburn hair. 

Since opening as a hotel, reports of other odd occurrencesabound. Many guests have experienced a"
page_1: "feeling of foreboding, or a sense of gloom or dread. Some have reported seeing ghostly apparitions, dark figures appearing out of nowhere and seen only out of the corner of the eye. Many also report hearing disembodied voices, the sound of footsteps, and even occasionally the laughter of a small child. 

No one is certain what tragic events have unfolded under the many-tiered roofs of the manor, or who most of the ghostly inhabitants might be. But the Red Lady of Blackwell Hall figures prominantly as one of the most colorful, and unnerving of local legends.

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