billionaire phones4u founder john caudwell has revealed that his # 10million mansion is ` being haunted ' by the ` ghost ' of a child killed in the english civil war . mr caudwell , 62 , claimed visitors to his 50-room jacobean manor in staffordshire have felt a bed vibrate and a ghost brushing past them on the stairs . by . mark prigg . the businessman believes the ghostly goings-on are being caused by the spirit of a terrified little boy who died in the 17th century conflict . scroll down for video . spooked : billionaire john caudwell inside his historic mansion . he thinks the imposing building is being haunted by the ghost of a boy who was shot by a soldier loyal to cromwell during the english civil war . spooky stays : women visitors spending the night in one particular bedroom in the mansion -lrb- above -rrb- have felt its bed vibrate . tycoon john caudwell says the room is where the boy died . google is working on a version of its android software for televisioons , leaked screenshots have revealed . the firm previously tried to work with manufacturers , including sony , on a range of google tv boxes , which flopped . however , it appears the search giant is now planning a second assault on the living room to take on apple , amazon and the games consoles in the race to become the main living room gadget . google 's play store already has deals with all of the major studios in place . yahoo and microsoft have both revealed plans to create their own tv shows in the ever-expanding battle for the living room . yahoo has unveiled plans for four shows , while microsoft is believed to have 12 in development . they will go up against amazon , hulu and netflix , all of whom are also commissioning their own shows in a bid to change they way we watch tv . according to documents obtained exclusively by the verge , google is about to launch a second attempt at a tv box . major video app providers including hulu , netflix and vevo already have apps running on the paltform , accoridnt o screenshots the verge obtained . ` android tv is an entertainment interface , not a computing platform , ' writes google . ` it 's all about finding and enjoying content with the least amount of friction . it will be ` cinematic , fun , fluid , and fast . ' mr caudwell , who sold off phones4u in 2006 for # 1.4 billion , said : ` the little boy was alone in the house . all the men had gone out hunting - and the cromwellians came down the drive . ` he shouted : ` we are for the king ' - and one of the soldiers lifted a musket and shot him dead . ` he fell in the long gallery , crawled into one of the bedrooms and bled to death . it comes just a week after amazon revealed fire , its tv set top box . it is unclear whether the google system will include amazon 's instant video app . experts say the company could still face problems by confusing customer who have already bought its chromecast tv dongle , a $ 30 device that allows selected apps to show video on a tv . google 's tv homepage shows a menu system similar to apple 's tv box , with voice control . ` android tv by the look of things is what google tv should have been first time around , however is still likely to be met with confusion by customers already trying to understand google chromecast , ' stuart miles of gadget website pocket lint told mailonline . ` google ca n't ignore the move to the television as a way to enjoy connected content as company 's like roku , amazon , and apple still continue to make strong inroads . the screenshots obtained by the verge also shows apps on the platform , including hulu , netflix and vevo . ` however it has to make sure lessons are learnt from its first outing and that it does n't over complicate things further when creating a product to take on the competitors including its own product . ' ` legend has it that every so often , those blood stains come oozing through . ` i 've never seen that but there 's a strange thing where several women have slept in the room and felt the bed vibrate . i was not there at the time . ` there are also stories about this ghost brushing past people on the stairs . ` people who think they are in tune with the spirit world always say they can feel something - but it 's warm , not malevolent . ' john caudwell in 2006 with his then partner claire johnson at a party hosted by sir elton john . right : with his private helicopter in the grounds of his # 10million staffordshire mansion . mixing with the stars : john and claire with singer stephen gately at a charity ball in may 2009 , just five months before the boyzone singer was found dead at his holiday apartment in majorca . historic : broughton hall in staffordshire was the scene of a civil war tragedy according to mr caudwell . the english civil war took place between 1642 and 1651 . it was fought by the cavaliers - who remained loyal to king charles i - and the roundheads , who wanted to overthrow the monarchy . their battles saw charles i being executed , his son , charles ii , being exiled and oliver cromwell taking over as the leader of a republic britain in 1649 . cromwell died in 1958 from suspected septicemia - and he was buried with great pomp at westminster abbey . but in 1661 , a year after the monarchy was restored , his body was exhumed and subjected to a ` posthumous execution ' . mr caudwell , who is ranked as the 42nd richest person in britain , bought broughton hall 20 years ago for # 800,000 . the house and its 28-acres , which are near eccleshall , are now worth more than # 10million . the businessman started work at the age of 17 on the production line of the michelin factory in his home city , stoke-on-trent , for just # 3 a week . he began his mobile-phone empire in 1987 . earlier this month he spent # 155million buying the audley street garage in mayfair , central london . he plans to knock it down and build a high-end housing complex worth as much as # 2billion . the apartment block will contain five townhouses , three penthouses , a mews home and 21 luxury flats - rivalling properties such as the nearby one hyde park for the title of the world 's most desirable living space . mr caudwell also made headlines earlier this year when he was granted planning permission to build his own steam railway in the grounds of broughton hall . mr caudwell at the mansion in 2009 . he has lived there for 20 years after making his money from the mobile-phone company phones4u . a half-sized locomotive will haul a fleet of fully furnished carriages , at an initial cost of # 500,000 . mr caudwell said at the time : ` it 's a mad idea - crackpot really . i 'll probably only use the railway two or three times a year but i 've had a fascination with steam trains since i was a boy . ' no doubt they will be enjoyed by his family of five children by three women . he split from his last long-term partner , claire johnson , last year . the couple had been together for 15 years and remain friends . mr caudwell is also friends with his former wife kate , to whom he was married for 25 years . there are several family suites in broughton hall to accommodate them and mr caudwell 's other visitors . he also has an # 80million mansion in mayfair and two luxury ski chalets - one in vail , in the us , and the other in whistler , canada .
john caudwell says the boy was shot and crawled into a bedroom to die . women visitors to the staffordshire pile have felt the bed vibrate . other guests sense a ghostly presence brushing past them on stairs . but mr caudwell insists the young spirit is friendly and means no harm .
billionaire phones4u founder john caudwell has revealed that his # 10million mansion is ` being haunted ' by the ` ghost ' of a child killed in the english civil war . mr caudwell , 62 , claimed visitors to his 50-room jacobean manor in staffordshire have felt a bed vibrate and a ghost brushing past them on the stairs . by . mark prigg . the businessman believes the ghostly goings-on are being caused by the spirit of a terrified little boy who died in the 17th century conflict . scroll down for video . spooked : billionaire john caudwell inside his historic mansion . he thinks the imposing building is being haunted by the ghost of a boy who was shot by a soldier loyal to cromwell during the english civil war . spooky stays : women visitors spending the night in one particular bedroom in the mansion -lrb- above -rrb- have felt its bed vibrate . tycoon john caudwell says the room is where the boy died . google is working on a version of its android software for televisioons , leaked screenshots have revealed . the firm previously tried to work with manufacturers , including sony , on a range of google tv boxes , which flopped . however , it appears the search giant is now planning a second assault on the living room to take on apple , amazon and the games consoles in the race to become the main living room gadget . google 's play store already has deals with all of the major studios in place . yahoo and microsoft have both revealed plans to create their own tv shows in the ever-expanding battle for the living room . yahoo has unveiled plans for four shows , while microsoft is believed to have 12 in development . they will go up against amazon , hulu and netflix , all of whom are also commissioning their own shows in a bid to change they way we watch tv . according to documents obtained exclusively by the verge , google is about to launch a second attempt at a tv box . major video app providers including hulu , netflix and vevo already have apps running on the paltform , accoridnt o screenshots the verge obtained . ` android tv is an entertainment interface , not a computing platform , ' writes google . ` it 's all about finding and enjoying content with the least amount of friction . it will be ` cinematic , fun , fluid , and fast . ' mr caudwell , who sold off phones4u in 2006 for # 1.4 billion , said : ` the little boy was alone in the house . all the men had gone out hunting - and the cromwellians came down the drive . ` he shouted : ` we are for the king ' - and one of the soldiers lifted a musket and shot him dead . ` he fell in the long gallery , crawled into one of the bedrooms and bled to death . it comes just a week after amazon revealed fire , its tv set top box . it is unclear whether the google system will include amazon 's instant video app . experts say the company could still face problems by confusing customer who have already bought its chromecast tv dongle , a $ 30 device that allows selected apps to show video on a tv . google 's tv homepage shows a menu system similar to apple 's tv box , with voice control . ` android tv by the look of things is what google tv should have been first time around , however is still likely to be met with confusion by customers already trying to understand google chromecast , ' stuart miles of gadget website pocket lint told mailonline . ` google ca n't ignore the move to the television as a way to enjoy connected content as company 's like roku , amazon , and apple still continue to make strong inroads . the screenshots obtained by the verge also shows apps on the platform , including hulu , netflix and vevo . ` however it has to make sure lessons are learnt from its first outing and that it does n't over complicate things further when creating a product to take on the competitors including its own product . ' ` legend has it that every so often , those blood stains come oozing through . ` i 've never seen that but there 's a mad idea - crackpot really . i 'll probably only use the railway two or three times a year but i 've had a fascination with steam trains since i was a boy . ' no doubt they will be enjoyed by his family of five children by three women . he split from his last long-term partner , claire johnson , last year . the couple had been together for 15 years and remain friends . mr caudwell is also friends with his former wife kate , to whom he was married for 25 years . there are several family suites in broughton hall to accommodate them and mr caudwell 's other visitors . he also has an # 80million mansion in mayfair and two luxury ski chalets - one in vail , in the us , and the other in whistler , canada .
cromwell during the english civil war . spooky stays : women visitors spending the night in one particular bedroom in the mansion -lrb- above -rrb- have felt its bed vibrate . tycoon john caudwell says the room is where the boy died . google is working on a version of its android software for televisioons , leaked screenshots have revealed . the firm previously tried to work with manufacturers , including sony , on a range of google tv boxes , which flopped . however , it appears the search giant is now planning a second assault on the living room to take on apple , amazon and the games consoles in the race to become the main living room gadget . google 's play store already has deals with all of the major studios in place . yahoo and microsoft have both revealed plans to create their own tv shows in the ever-expanding battle for the living room . yahoo has unveiled plans for four shows , while microsoft is believed to have 12 in development . they will go up against amazon , hulu and netflix , all of whom are also commissioning their own shows in a bid to change they way we watch tv . according to documents obtained exclusively by the verge , google is about to launch a second attempt at a tv box . major video app providers including hulu , netflix and vevo already have apps running on the paltform , accoridnt o screenshots the verge obtained . ` android tv is an entertainment interface , not a computing platform , ' writes google . ` it 's all about finding and enjoying content with the least amount of friction . it will be ` cinematic , fun , fluid , and fast . ' mr caudwell , who sold off phones4u in 2006 for # 1.4 billion , said : ` the little boy was alone in the house . all the men had gone out hunting - and the cromwellians came down the drive . ` he shouted : ` we are for the king ' - and one of the soldiers lifted a musket and shot him dead . ` he fell in the long gallery , crawled into one of the bedrooms and bled to death . it comes just a week after amazon revealed fire , its tv set top box . it is unclear whether the google system will include amazon 's instant video app . experts say the company could still face problems by confusing customer who have already bought its chromecast tv dongle , a $ 30 device that allows selected apps to show video on a tv . google 's tv homepage shows a menu system similar to apple 's tv box , with voice control . ` android tv by the look of things is what google tv should have been first time around , however is still likely to be met with confusion by customers already trying to understand google chromecast , ' stuart miles of gadget website pocket lint told mailonline . ` google ca n't ignore the move to the television as a way to enjoy connected content as company 's like roku , amazon , and apple still continue to make strong inroads . the screenshots obtained by the verge also shows apps on the platform , including hulu , netflix and vevo . ` however it has to make sure lessons are learnt from its first outing and that it does n't over complicate things further when creating a product to take on the competitors including its own product . ' ` legend has it that every so often , those blood stains come oozing through . ` i 've never seen that but there 's a strange thing where several women have slept in the room and felt the bed vibrate . i was not there at the time . ` there are also stories about this ghost brushing past people on the stairs . ` people who think they are in tune with the spirit world always say they can feel something - but it 's warm , not malevolent . ' john caudwell in 2006 with his then partner claire johnson at a party hosted by sir elton john . right : with his private helicopter in the grounds of his # 10million staffordshire mansion . mixing with the stars : john and claire with singer stephen gately at a charity ball in may 2009 , just five months before the boyzone much as # 2billion . the apartment block will contain five townhouses , three penthouses , a mews home and 21 luxury flats - rivalling properties such as the nearby one hyde park for the title of the world 's most desirable living space . mr caudwell also made headlines earlier this year when he was granted planning permission to build his own steam railway in the grounds of broughton hall . mr caudwell at the mansion in 2009 . he has lived there for 20 years after making his money from the mobile-phone company phones4u . a half-sized locomotive will haul a fleet of fully furnished carriages , at an initial cost of # 500,000 . mr caudwell said at the time : ` it 's a chalets - one in vail , in the us , and the other in whistler , canada .
billionaire phones4u founder john caudwell his # 10million mansion ` being haunted ' the ` ghost a child the english civil war. mr caudwell, 62 claimed visitors his 50-room jacobean manor staffordshire have felt a bed vibrate a ghost brushing past on. by. mark prigg. the businessman believes the ghostly goings-on being caused the spirit a terrified little boy died the 17th century conflict. scroll. spooked : billionaire john caudwell inside his historic mansion. he thinks the imposing building being haunted shot loyal cromwell during the english civil war. spooky stays : women visitors spending one particular bedroom -lrb- above have felt its bed vibrate. tycoon john caudwell says the room where the boy died. google is working its android software televisioons, leaked screenshots the firm previously tried work manufacturers, including sony on google tv boxes flopped. however, appears the search giant planning a second assault the living room to take on apple, amazon the games the race the main living room gadget. google 's play store already deals all place. yahoo and microsoft both revealed their own tv shows the ever-expanding battle. yahoo has unveiled plans four shows, while microsoft believed 12 in they will go up amazon, hulu all whom also commissioning in change they tv according documents exclusively the verge, google about a second attempt a tv box. major video app providers hulu, vevo already apps running the paltform, accoridnt o screenshots the verge obtained. ` android tv is an entertainment interface, not ' writes google. ` it all finding and enjoying content friction. it will ` cinematic, fun fluid fast ' mr caudwell, who sold off phones4u in 2006 for # 1.4, said : ` the little boy alone. all the men had gone hunting - the cromwellians came down the drive. ` he shouted : we for the king ' - and one lifted a musket ` he fell the long gallery, crawled one bled it comes just amazon revealed fire, its tv set top box. it unclear the google system include amazon 's instant video app. experts say the company still face problems by confusing customer who its chromecast tv dongle, a $ 30 device selected apps show video a tv. google 's tv homepage shows a menu system similar apple 's tv box voice control. ` android tv by the look things is what google tv first time, however is likely met confusion by customers already trying understand google chromecast ' stuart miles of gadget website pocket lint told mailonline. ` google ca n't ignore the move the television as enjoy connected content as company 's like roku, amazon apple still continue make strong inroads. the screenshots obtained the verge also apps on, hulu vevo ` however it has to make sure lessons its first outing n't over complicate when creating a product to take the competitors including. ' ` legend has every so, those blood stains come oozing through. ` i 've that but there where several women slept felt. i was not there. ` there also stories this ghost brushing past people. ` people think in tune the spirit world always can feel something - 's warm, not malevolent. ' john caudwell in 2006 with his then partner claire johnson hosted sir elton john. right : with his private helicopter the grounds # 10million staffordshire. mixing with the stars : john and claire with singer stephen gately at a charity ball may 2009, just five the boyzone singer found his holiday apartment majorca historic : broughton hall in staffordshire was a civil war tragedy according mr caudwell. the english civil war took 1642. it fought by the cavaliers - remained loyal king charles i - the roundheads, wanted overthrow. their battles saw charles i being executed, his son, charles ii, being exiled oliver cromwell taking a republic britain in 1649. cromwell died 1958 suspected septicemia - and great pomp westminster abbey. but in 1661, year the monarchy restored, his body subjected a ` posthumous execution mr caudwell, who ranked britain bought broughton hall 20 # 800,000. the house and its 28-acres, near eccleshall are now worth # 10million the businessman started work on the michelin factory, stokeontrent for just # 3 a. he began his mobile-phone empire 1987. earlier he spent # 155million buying the audley street garage mayfair, central london he plans knock build high housing worth as # 2billion. the apartment block will contain five townhouses, a mews home 21 luxury flats - rivalling properties such the nearby one hyde park for the title. mr caudwell also made headlines granted planning permission his own steam railway the grounds broughton hall. mr caudwell at the mansion 2009. he has lived there after making the mobile-phone company phones4u. a half-sized locomotive will haul a fleet fully furnished carriages, at #. mr caudwell at : ` it 's a mad idea - crackpot really. i 'll probably only the railway two 've a fascination steam trains. ' no doubt enjoyed his family of by three women. he split from, claire johnson last. the couple remain. mr caudwell is also friends his former wife kate, to was there several family suites broughton hall to them mr caudwell 's other visitors. he also an # 80million mansion mayfair and two luxury ski chalets - vail, in the us, whistler canada
billionaire phones4u founder john caudwell has revealed that his # 10million mansion is ` being haunted ' by the ` ghost ' of a child killed in the english civil war . mr caudwell , 62 , claimed visitors to his 50-room jacobean manor in staffordshire have felt a bed vibrate and a ghost brushing past them on the stairs . by . mark prigg . the businessman believes the ghostly goings-on are being caused by the spirit of a terrified little boy who died in the 17th century conflict . scroll down for video . spooked : billionaire john caudwell inside his historic mansion . he thinks the imposing building is being haunted by the ghost of a boy who was shot by a soldier loyal to cromwell during the english civil war . spooky stays : women visitors spending the night in one particular bedroom in the mansion -lrb- above -rrb- have felt its bed vibrate . tycoon john caudwell says the room is where the boy died . google is working on a version of its android software for televisioons , leaked screenshots have revealed . the firm previously tried to work with manufacturers , including sony , on a range of google tv boxes , which flopped . however , it appears the search giant is now planning a second assault on the living room to take on apple , amazon and the games consoles in the race to become the main living room gadget . google 's play store already has deals with all of the major studios in place . yahoo and microsoft have both revealed plans to create their own tv shows in the ever-expanding battle for the living room . yahoo has unveiled plans for four shows , while microsoft is believed to have 12 in development . they will go up against amazon , hulu and netflix , all of whom are also commissioning their own shows in a bid to change they way we watch tv . according to documents obtained exclusively by the verge , google is about to launch a second attempt at a tv box . major video app providers including hulu , netflix and vevo already have apps running on the paltform , accoridnt o screenshots the verge obtained . ` android tv is an entertainment interface , not a computing platform , ' writes google . ` it 's all about finding and enjoying content with the least amount of friction . it will be ` cinematic , fun , fluid , and fast . ' mr caudwell , who sold off phones4u in 2006 for # 1.4 billion , said : ` the little boy was alone in the house . all the men had gone out hunting - and the cromwellians came down the drive . ` he shouted : ` we are for the king ' - and one of the soldiers lifted a musket and shot him dead . ` he fell in the long gallery , crawled into one of the bedrooms and bled to death . it comes just a week after amazon revealed fire , its tv set top box . it is unclear whether the google system will include amazon 's instant video app . experts say the company could still face problems by confusing customer who have already bought its chromecast tv dongle , a $ 30 device that allows selected apps to show video on a tv . google 's tv homepage shows a menu system similar to apple 's tv box , with voice control . ` android tv by the look of things is what google tv should have been first time around , however is still likely to be met with confusion by customers already trying to understand google chromecast , ' stuart miles of gadget website pocket lint told mailonline . ` google ca n't ignore the move to the television as a way to enjoy connected content as company 's like roku , amazon , and apple still continue to make strong inroads . the screenshots obtained by the verge also shows apps on the platform , including hulu , netflix and vevo . ` however it has to make sure lessons are learnt from its first outing and that it does n't over complicate things further when creating a product to take on the competitors including its own product . ' ` legend has it that every so often , those blood stains come oozing through . ` i 've never seen that but there 's a
 Billionaire John Caudwell has revealed that his £10 million mansion is haunted by the ghost of a child who died in the English Civil War. He claims to have experienced strange occurrences, including feeling a bed vibrating and seeing a ghostly figure brushing past him. The businessman believes that the spirit is trying to communicate with him and has even set up a TV studio in his home to capture evidence of paranormal activity.