For many years, the ghost of Lady Jarratt has haunted the area of Darlington, where she once lived. Murdered by Oliver Cromwell's soldiers, they looted her riches and even chopped off her arm for the sake of her valuable ring. There are bloodstains on the walls of the manor house, in which she was murdered, that legends says can never be removed. No amount of scouring and white-wash will remove the stubborn stain. The one-armed ghost can be seen in the house and more often heard, rattling her silks in doorways and corridors. Like most silk makers of North Yorkshire and Durham, she exhibits a friendly yet mischievous nature. When there is a death or birth at hand, sevant girls would find their bed sheets yanked away and sometimes they'd be pushed out of bed. Known for despising the factory which used machines and employed children, the ghost often sat on the wall by the river and frightened the urchins on their way to work. From rattling water pumps to jangling pots and pans, the ghost of Lady Jarratt is well-known in the area and is the go-to cause for many unknown phenomena. The daughter of the Bishop of Durham and in a Royalist household, the Parliamentary troops would not have given her a proper burial. For this reason she cannot enter the graveyard and sometimes awaits by its gate hoping to be let in.
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