Featured on television by ‘Most Haunted’ the Station Hotel Dudley in the UK, holds many
dark secrets, particularly in the cellars. The story tells of a hotel manager who enticed a
servant girl into the cellar. Spurning his advances and threatening to tell his wife, the girl was
murdered by him.

When ‘Most Haunted’s’ resident psychic Derek Acorah went to the hotel, he reported
the name of a male spirit George Williams/Williamson who was having an affair with a
female by the name of Elizabeth Hitchen. George Williams allegedly murdered Elizabeth
by strangling and stabbing her. Acorah then revealed that Williams disposed of Elizabeth’s
body by means of a chute within the hotel, which would have been used, at the time, for
the delivery of bottles and barrels. Williams was then reported to have buried the body near
the front of the hotel. According to Derek Acorah, Elizabeth Hitchen’s body remains there.

Originally built in 1910, the Station was demolished in 1936 in order to build a larger Hotel.
This became particularly popular with theatrical artists playing the Hippodrome Theatre,
once situated opposite. Laurel & Hardy, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and George Formby are
amongst the famous names that have stayed at the Hotel.

It is still a nice comfortable hotel with a good restaurant decorated to reflect its former glory.
Ask to be seated at ‘Georges’ table.

I have held a number of public paranormal investigations at the Station Hotel and have never
been disappointed with the level of paranormal activity. If you visit make sure it’s on a cellar
tour night, we have had people touched, pushed, slapped and in the case of one unlucky
customer; thrown back off a chair just as the Planchette was about to start, all in the cellar,
and don’t forget your camera, ‘orbs’ a plenty at the Station Hotel, currently rated as my
number one hotel for paranormal activity.

The ‘Thing’ we photographed in the cellar; at the bottom of the barrel chute, is probably the
murderer George but it will take further investigation before we are sure of its identity. If you
do decide to stay one night ask for a room on the haunted landing, 214 is the one in which
the bed and chair moved when ‘Most Haunted’ filmed there. Nice!

John Blythe is Senior Executive Manager for Haunted Weekend http://www.hauntedweekend.com who organizes public paranormal investigations in haunted hotels and castles throughout the UK.
He has appeared on television with Haunted Weekend clearing a haunted house and has featured in and written for many paranormal magazines.
He is also a featured expert on the paranormal for World Reviewer, a website that specialises in unique experiences; http://www.worldreviewer.com

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