210. Tavistock; OKEHAMPTON ROAD, DEVON.

There is a legend that occasionally – at midnight – the ghost of the Lady Howard leaves the gates of the ruined Fitzford mansion…

[Fitzford Mansion is now occupied by Fitzford Cottages – but the rebuilt Fitzford Gatehouse remains.]

s-l1600-1Ff107433 J. M. W. TurnerOkehampton Castle, Devonshire (1826)

Hans_Holbein_the_Younger_-_Mary,_Duchess_of_Richmond_and_Somerset_RL_12212Hans Holbein the YoungerPortrait of Lady Howard (1519)

1-Bedroom--apartment-to-rent-in-Okehampton-Road-Kensal-Rise-London-NW10-KSL150154_16.jpgOkehampton RoadP1120367Johnie Stickland (@johniesmeanderings); Fitzford Cottages (2013)

da102210_mDartmoor Archive (@dartmoorarchive ‏)The Old Fitzford Estate Gatehouse [Record Number: da102210]

CDk9dMRWgAAz1LCTavistock Museum (@tavimuseum); Fitzford gate house

BusVd3SCIAE9v4sBusVd2hCMAEuJTyRachel Burch (@RachelBurch2); Fitzford Gatehouse (2014)

bb8541a786bf627225d929d8310121df--devon-uk-devon-englandOkehampton. The Church.s-l1600BkYw0-OIgAAkWF9Jon Tuckett (@JonTuckett); Okehampton Parish Church (2014)

Visit Tavistock – OKEHAMPTON ROAD, DEVON on the Gazetteer of British Ghosts Google Map