Legend has it that the 'Black Lady' haunts this room. She was a 9th century nun called Editha who was expelled from Polesworth Abbey by the first Baron Marmion. The continued prayers of her homeless nuns eventually called her from her grave and one night in 1139, after a lavish banquet, the 3rd Baron Marmion saw a vision of her while in his bedchamber.This room was noticeably freezing cold when we walked in to it. Much much colder than the rest of the castle.
