Decades before Abbey Road Studios became one of the most famous recording studios in the world, associated not only with the Beatles but Pink Floyd, Queen, Aretha Franklin, Kate Bush and many others, it was home to a mysterious couple…one of whom died under very mysterious circumstances.
The property in North London was originally built as a private residence in 1831, and a desirable one at that, according to a 1992 article in Studio Sound Magazine. In the 1920s, John Maundy Gregory moved into the home. Gregory was a bit of a colorful character, whose business was selling “honors” (such as a knighthood or a baronetcy) for large amounts of money. He was said to split the profits with Lloyd George‘s government.
Gregory and former music hall star Edith Rosse lived there together as husband and wife, though their relationship was actually platonic. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the nature of his livelihood, Gregory was eventually sued by the estate of a baronet who died before receiving his title. Shortly thereafter, Gregory convinced Rosse to change her will to his advantage, according to the Telegraph. Within days, Rosse was dead.
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Rumors spread that Gregory had Rosse poisoned, and they only got worse when he had her buried in an unsealed coffin in a graveyard next to the Thames that was known for flooding.
While the official cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage and chronic Bright’s disease, Scotland Yard’s Chief Inspector Arthur Askew was suspicious and ordered Rosse’s body exhumed. Unfortunately, Rosse’s body was so decomposed, they were unable to come to any conclusions. It’s safe to say no one was surprised when Gregory left the country and never came back.
The most well-known story of the “elegant lady ghost” appearing at Abbey Road goes back to just before the Beatles started recording there, in the early ’60s.
The commissionaire, an ex-Hong Kong policeman called Smythe, was making a security check late one night when he looked down a dark corridor and saw a woman in a long, flowing white dress approaching. As she drifted past him, the temperature dropped. Then, she vanished. Smythe resigned the next day.
Smythe wasn’t the only member of the night security staff to have an encounter with the White Lady, who is widely assumed to be Rosse. Other strange occurrences were reported over the years, too, including rooms filling with the scent of perfume suddenly and doors opening and closing by themselves. In one of the attic rooms is a bloodstain that’s said to change colors.
One thing’s for sure: Abbey Road would be an entertaining place to haunt, especially for someone who was once a music hall star.
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