Haunting At The Station Hotel In Dudley

Featured on television by 'Most Haunted' the StationHippodrome Theatre, once situated opposite. Laurel
Hotel Dudley in the UK, holds many dark secrets,& Hardy, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and George
particularly in the cellars. The story tells of a hotelFormby are amongst the famous names that have
manager who enticed a servant girl into the cellar.stayed at the Hotel.
Spurning his advances and threatening to tell his wife,It is still a nice comfortable hotel with a good restaurant
the girl was murdered by him.decorated to reflect its former glory. Ask to be seated
When 'Most Haunted's' resident psychic Derek Acorahat 'Georges' table.
went to the hotel, he reported the name of a maleI have held a number of public paranormal
spirit George Williams/Williamson who was having aninvestigations at the Station Hotel and have never
affair with a female by the name of Elizabeth Hitchen.been disappointed with the level of paranormal activity.
George Williams allegedly murdered Elizabeth byIf you visit make sure it's on a cellar tour night, we
strangling and stabbing her. Acorah then revealed thathave had people touched, pushed, slapped and in the
Williams disposed of Elizabeth's body by means of acase of one unlucky customer; thrown back off a
chute within the hotel, which would have been used, atchair just as the Planchette was about to start, all in
the time, for the delivery of bottles and barrels. Williamsthe cellar, and don't forget your camera, 'orbs' a plenty
was then reported to have buried the body near theat the Station Hotel, currently rated as my number one
front of the hotel. According to Derek Acorah,hotel for paranormal activity.
Elizabeth Hitchen's body remains there.If you do decide to stay the night ask for a room on
Originally built in 1910, the Station was demolished inthe haunted landing, 214 is the one in which the bed
1936 in order to build a larger Hotel. This becameand chair moved when 'Most Haunted' filmed there.
particularly popular with theatrical artists playing theNice!