
9. Hook End Manor May Be Haunted
This next house in Oxfordshire, England, is the oldest house on the list. Hook End was originally built in 1580 for the Bishop of Reading. One of its most famous residents, however, was David Gilmour, who was the guitarist for Pink Floyd. In the 1970’s, Gilmour added a recording studio to the barn. So several musicians recorded albums, singles, and LP’s there like Rod Stewart, The Smiths, and more. However, it wasn’t all fun and games in the house. Morrissey from The Smiths said that when he was visiting, he saw the ghost of a monk walking the hallways in the early morning, as if he was waking everyone up for their morning prayers. But things got much worse than ghostly apparitions.

In 2006, a family moved into the home. The son accidentally shot his mother with an air rifle, sending her into a coma. In 2009, a music producer named Mark White bought the mansion for $17 million. However, he was only interested in the studio in the barn. He kept up with maintaining that one building, but neglected the others. As the years went on, the mansion got worse and worse. By the time 2017 rolled around, the new owner needed to completely renovate the entire home, since it was essentially abandoned for all those years.