Haunted Pype Hayes Hall To Become Luxury Hotel

Pype Hayes Hall stands in Pype Hayes Park in Erdington, here in Birmingham. We are very excited because news was released during the summer that the old house which dates back to the 1600’s is to be converted into a four-star luxury hotel and spa. Pype Hayes House is only a couple of miles from our office.

Now it appears that Pype Hayes Hall is also one of the most haunted houses in Birmingham. Pype Hayes House has one or two grizzly secrets. It is the site where medieval lovers carried out a suicide pact. It is reputed to be the site of a double murder mystery as well as a Black Death love tryst.

Patrick Hayes, a local historian, has written about the house and its other world inhabitants in his book ‘Ghost Stories of Erdington’.

Apparently local council staff – the house was owned by the city council until recently – all reported feeling ‘uneasy’ walking through the park.

There is a raft of strange sightings in and around the hall. These range from ladies seen in old-fashioned dresses ‘drifting’ across the grounds to incidents where a bookcase, plates and crockery have all been found scattered and smashed on the kitchen floor.

So long as the ghosts remain in Pype Hayes Park and are not tempted to jump on the bus to our office we will be happy.  In the meantime we watch with interest the restoration of what is a fine old historic house. It is expected to begin shortly.