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The Hautboy Hotel & Restaurant

 

Investigated 13th August 2006

Re-visited 06th May 2007


Ockham Lane , Ockham, Surrey GU23 6NP
email: hautboyhotel@aol.com

A Brief History
 The Hautboy Inn at Ockham was built in 1864 by William 1st Earl of Lovelace, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey and owner of Ockham Park. It replaced the old Hautboy and Fiddle Inn at Bridge End, Ockham, which the Earl had acquired in 1833 when the previous owner went bankrupt.
 
Lovelace adopted the rather fanciful neo-gothic architectural style which he used for all his property outside the area. The materials used for the building were the famous Ockham bricks baked in the brickyards off Long reach.
 
Lovelace married Augusta Ada, the only daughter of the then famous poet Lord Byron, in 1835, and inherited a fortune from the Noel family, relatives of his wife's; in 1860. In order to accept this wealth Lovelace adopted the family name and the arms of Noel.

The Earl died in 1893 and the Hautboy was inherited by his elder surviving son Sir Ralph Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace, and finally by his grand-daughter Judith, Baroness of Wentworth. On Lady Wentworth's death in 1957 the Hautboy passed out of the family gradually losing much of its splendour, until recently restored to its former glory.

Previous Reported Activity
  • Doors have been known to open on their own.
  • Unexplained lights have been seen here.
  • Loud bangs have been heard.
  • What appears to be a face was photographed in a window.
  • Electrical equipment turns on and off automatically without explanation.
  • Sound of a bell has been heard in the Bar area.
  • Fire door behind the bar has been reported as opening on its own.
  • Whispering, murmuring and singing has been heard throughout the building.
  • Footsteps have been heard on the stairs while the Inn has been empty of guests.
  • Utensils have been heard unexplainably moving about in the kitchen.
  • Chairs have been heard scraping along the floor.
  • Dark, shadowy figures have been seen.
...click here to review our evidence from our 13/08/06 visit!
 
...click here to review our evidence from our 06/05/07 visit!
 
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