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 Roy
Schofield,
Shell
Retail Sales Development Representative for Doncaster, and his
attractive wife, May, believe in ghosts. They live in Lindley House in
the village of Brierley, reputedly haunted by a ghost wearing the
uniform of a footman. Neither Roy or May have actually seen the spectre,
but May is sure one day she will. 'Quite often', she told me, 'In the
night, I have heard footsteps coming down the staircase from the old
servants' quarters, and whenever I go upstairs, I feel a presence and I
have a distinct feeling that someone stand aside to let me pass. The
Schofields have a huge but amiable Great Dane, named Beau. Normally a
gentle creature, he occasionally rushes about the house howling in
obvious fear. These attacks coincide with May's feeling 'the presence'.
Roy and May are not the least bit afraid of their ghost, for they sense
that it is essentially a friendly one. Lindley House, the oldest part of
which was built in the early 1700's, has an interesting history. During
World War 1 it was used as a convalescence home for wounded officers.
The matron who was spending a night alone there waiting for a new
intake, according to village gossip, ran out in her night attire having
been frightened by nocturnal noises, and she flatly refused to return
even in broad daylight to collect her baggage
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