A Building that Shouldn't have been

I believe this is one of the ugliest pieces of history and architecture that I have had the pleasure to read about and see on TV. I was watching an episode of Ghost Hunters International and this Hall was featured. One of the managers of the Hall referred to it as the most haunted building in Great Britain. The ghost hunters although found no evidence of a haunting. Personally, I don't believe in ghosts. I chalk all paranormal activity up to psychology, anxiety, the power of the mind, and the devil. For me ghosts are a way to draw humans away from what really matters. Yet, for some odd reason I enjoy watching the so-called scientific investigation of ghosts. Go ahead call me a hypocrite...I deserve it. Samlesbury Hall interests me more for its odd Tudor design. Situated in Great Britain this house sits like an enigma in the landscape. Its decorated in black and white gingerbread and clubs. It makes me dizzy.

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A little history: Samlesbury Hall was built in the 14th century by the D'Ewyas family and situated on the bank of the river Ribble. The Hall was destroyed by Robert the Bruce, after the Battle of Bannockburn, where the Scots attacked homes along the banks of the river, from Preston to Clitheroe. Gilbert de Southworth from Warrington married Alice D'Ewyas in the early 1320's, and five years later built the Hall, at least the oldest part of the building. Mr. John Cooper bought the Hall in 1850. In 1862, Joseph Harrison bought the Hall and restored much of what stands today. The renovations nearly bankrupt Harrison causing him to commit sucide.