The Ghosts ...

The Hotel is reputed to have ghosts. One is called George and seems to frequent the area around room 23. What the attraction could be is uncertain but seems to relate to unrequited love.

He is heard to call out a lady’s name with great sadness. While George appears a sad ghost he is also amiable.

Another ghost frequents the cellars of the Hotel. A young girl of humble origins who must have been one of the multitude of downstairs servants that laboured unsung and unthought-of so many years ago.

This young lady also seems to have a love affair on her mind, she can be heard laughing in a flirtatious manner - always on a Saturday evening - maybe it is the prospect of a day off from her labour on the morrow, the Lord’s Day.

… and Other Notable Guests

Other notable guests at the Hotel have been King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and one exciting week saw a visit from a high flying Nelson Rockerfella.

The name Bulkeley is well known for a variety of reasons, one interesting little story concerns Horatio Nelson. When Nelson lay dying below decks on the Victory with the Battle of Trafalgar still raging above a young midshipman hurried down to pass a message to Nelson’s Flag-Captain Hardy.

Nelson asked, “What’s the boy’s name?”
“It’s Midshipman Bulkeley,” was the reply.
The dying man, remembering the boy’s father who had been a comrade of many years before said. “Remember me to your father, a good man.”
He then uttered the immortal word. “Kiss me Hardy” or was it “Kismet Hardy.” I think I prefer the first version.