A new case begins as we step inside the story of Shugborough Hall.

In this first episode, we begin at the start of Shugborough’s history, looking at the land and the people who shaped its earliest story before it became the estate we know today.

From the changes that followed the Dissolution of the Monasteries to William Paget and the beginnings of a new chapter for Shugborough, we start uncovering the history behind one of Staffordshire’s most fascinating estates.

Over the coming episodes, we’ll follow Shugborough through generations of the Anson family, extraordinary journeys, monuments, mysteries and the stories that have become part of the estate.

A little note from me: I’m dyslexic and there are some names and words in this case file that I’ve found particularly difficult to pronounce. If I’ve mispronounced Paget, Shugborough, or anything else along the way, I apologise — I’ve done my best! ❤️

For more than 400 years, Ford Green Hall has stood in Stoke-on-Trent — but alongside its documented history are stories that are much harder to explain.

In Episode 9 of Is It? Will We Ever Know?, we reach the final part of our journey through Ford Green Hall and turn our attention to its mysteries.

We explore the reported paranormal experiences connected to the Hall, the figures people claim to have encountered, where some of these stories came from, and what evidence — if any — exists behind them.

History can tell us who lived here and what happened within these walls. But can it explain everything that people say they have experienced?

The evidence is there. The stories are there. The question is… is it? Will we ever know? 👻

How did Ford Green Hall survive more than 400 years of change?

In Episode 8 of Is It? Will We Ever Know?, we follow Ford Green Hall through the centuries and explore how the building and its surroundings changed long after the Ford family first called it home.

From its years as a working farmhouse and its division into cottages to the changes that took place around it as Stoke-on-Trent developed, we trace the journey that eventually led to the Hall being preserved and restored.

After more than four centuries, Ford Green Hall is still standing — but its story didn’t end in the 1600s.