The Garrick's Head was built around 1720 as a house for Beau Nash, a man associated with Bath's rise as a fashionable place during the early 18th century. The adjoining Theatre Royal opened in 1805, at roughly the same time as the Garrick's Head opened for business as a public house. Beau Nash financed his lavish accommodation by inviting paying guests to Bath to gamble and drink the nights away. One such man is believed to have killed his wife's lover in a duel, after which the she is believed to have killed herself. Some beleive she threw herself from the roof while others suggest she may have hanged herself in her bedroom. So starts the legend of the Grey Lady, also known as the Jasmine Lady, whose visitation is often accompanied by the scent of jasmine in the air. She has been seen drifting through walls where doors once stood and standing in the corner of the main bar, however it is next door at the Theatre Royal where she is most notorious. The theatre now extends into part of what was Beau Nash's house and in the top box nearest the stage the Grey Lady is often seen standing and staring, while the box is situated where her room would have been. Others have also seen her drifting through the seats in the stalls, passing through the wall at the back, but most famously appearing on stage beside the actress Dame Anna Neagle in front of a crowded auditorium. The pub has also experienced mysterious knocks and raps and occasional poltergeist activity.