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The Royal Victoria Country Park

The Royal Victoria Country Park comprises 200 acres of woods and parkiand overlooking Southampton Water. It is a haven for many different kinds of wildlife and 118 bird species have been recorded there. Football and cricket matches, bus and caravan rallies, craft fairs and dog shows have all been held in the park and it welcomes around 360,000 visitors each year. The park was once the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital, which became the country’s main military hospital after it opened in 1863. Although architec turally very grand, it was not practical and the design was criticized by Florence Nightingale. Nevertheless, thousands of patients were treated there, particularly during the First World War. However, the high cost of running the building eventually led to its closure in 1958. InJune 1963 it was damaged by a fire, which was probably arson, and most of the building was demoished! three years later.

The site of the former hospital is haunted by a lady in a grey crinoline dress. She is said to be the ghost of a young Victorian nurse who gave her soldier boyfriend a fatal overdose by mistake. When he died, she climbed the chapel tower and jumped to her death. Afterwards, her appearance in the hospital was considered to be a sign that someone would die the next morning. The seven Sprackling victims |