Woodway House - The Woodway Ghosts

The Woodway Ghosts

When the Griffith family moved in a helper commented on the 'pretty young ladies in old fashioned dresses' in the attic rooms. These were the bedrooms of the Spratt sisters at one time and it seems they never wanted to leave their beloved Wodewaye. At a later stage one of these rooms housed a large railway set and for some reason the short distance up the this last flight of stairs always seemed particularly spooky to young Roger Griffith, its builder.

An old relative (Mrs. Wilson) had a main bedroom at the front of the house and frequently commented on the 'Victorian' gentleman who walked into her room through the door beside her bed. No door existed here and the matter was dismissed, however when the room was redecorated a door was found to have existed at the position indicated. The bedroom next door had been a room where the family prepared themselves before coming into the Morning Room to greet guests.

A more recent ghost is said to be that of Gordon Griffith, who had shared this room with his brother. He died when only 12 years old in May 1963. The same old lady would say that Gordon would often came and sit beside her bed, keeping her company in the mornings as she read her paper.