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RAVENHILL
(Thorn Automation)
Rugeley
Staffordshire
The first major book written about the well-known prisoner of war camp 'Colditz' featured in a very popular television feature, was dedicated to Colonel Gut German D.S.O., T.D. His wife Rosemary German, is but one of the many witnesses to the ghost of a little grey lady who haunts this 130 year old building which now forms a drawing office within the large complex owned by Thorn Automation. In 1975, Colin Smith of Birmingham received a fascinating letter from a former resident of he house, Mr. Thomas H. Gardner of Wolseley Bridge in which he provides a wealth of information, and kind permission to publish the details. The house, set in 32 acres of fields, and a magnificent garden with two streams, was his mother's pride and with the warmth and friendliness of the staff, the whole environment provided ` a very happy start to life` for Thomas and his two brothers. The family moved there in 1921 and only departed in 1935 on the death of Mr. Gardner senior. It was during this time that Rosemary German witnessed the ghost. She had been invited to stay at Ravenhill for a few nights and one evening, just before dinner, as the Gardners were walking down the stairs, Rosemary came rushing up to them. She was flustered and explained that she thought that she had been the only guest. On entering the drawing room and finding an `elderly lady sitting by the fireside` she realised that she was not alone and, because of convention would need to be introduced in the proper manner. The Gardners were puzzled and denied any knowledge of the unknown visitor and there was no further sign of the old woman when the three entered the room. However, Mrs. Gardner had to admit that she had seen the phantom herself in the same room, some time earlier, as had the governess, Miss Gallivan. Thomas's younger brother when `about seven years old` and sharing the night nursery suddenly woke his brothers having been scared by a peculiar incident. From a small space between the wardrobe and the wall, dimly illuminated by the passage night light shining through the half open door, he had seen a folded umbrella being slowly raised and pointed by an extended bare arm in the direction of the windows on the opposite side of the room. Was this a nightmare? Perhaps, but the lad never forgot the experience and still feels that it was in some way connected with the `elderly lady`. There were also tales of a ghostly coach and pair having been seen on the drive, but none of the Gardners ever saw it.
The letter from Mr. Gardner was in response to a report from a member of Thorn Automation that he had been surprised to see one evening, when he was working late, the figure of , `An old woman sitting in one of the offices near a sealed up fireplace`. On entering the room to enquire as to the identity of the unknown visitor the apparition `just vanished`.

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