Haunted place

The Grenadier

Belgravia, London

A soldier beaten to death for cheating at cards, and a ceiling covered in banknotes.

The Grenadier was once the officers' mess for soldiers of the Duke of Wellington. Legend says a young officer named Cedric was caught cheating at cards and beaten so badly that he died in the cellar.

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When: Legend, 1800s
Where: 51.5013, -0.1562
Group: Haunted places

Visiting

Still a pub, tucked away in a cobbled mews.

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