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Coin Collector

Location: Abbotsbury (Dorset) - Ilchester Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: This pub is said to be haunted by a coin collector named Charles (his coins were heard jangling by one witness), a phantom woman in the toilets, and a dog that approaches the windows.

John Walker

Location: Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire) - Cocket Hat public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1973 onwards
Further Comments: First spotted by barmaid Agnes McInnes, the ghost of the former landlord Walker is more commonly fleetingly seen.

Watching

Location: Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire) - Ma Cameron's public house, Little Belmont Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: People have reported feelings of being watched in the bar when the area is empty. One story says a decorator fled the site after hearing a series of knocks emerging from an empty room.

Old Woman in Black

Location: Abergavenny (Gwent) - Kings Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s
Further Comments: This figure was observed descending the staircase and passing through the lounge.

Crying Baby

Location: Abington (Northamptonshire) - Black Lion public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: The flickering and dimming of the electric lights is sometimes accompanied by the cries of a small child. Various items have been reported as being moved by an invisible hand.

Secret Tunnel

Location: Alcester (Warwickshire) - Lord Nelson public house (as of May 2019, closed)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A local rumour said that this public house had a secret tunnel running to a nearby religious site. It was also said the place was haunted, although details are sketchy.


Ghostly monks using a secret tunnel.

Monks

Location: Alderbury (Wiltshire) - Green Dragon public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A secret tunnel is rumoured to connect this pub with the nearby church and is haunted by phantom monks.

George

Location: Alderley Park (Cheshire) - Churchill Tree public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2020s
Further Comments: The poltergeist who slams doors shut and breaks the occasional glass has been nicknamed George. Shouting has also been heard, although no source found. It is speculated that the entity is connected to the site being used as a hospital during the First World War.

Modern Looking Lady

Location: Alfriston (Sussex) - Smugglers Inn public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1994
Further Comments: Seen by the owner and her daughter, this ghostly lady seen at the base of the staircase near the bar was said to be wearing a modern gown.

Cursed Bottles

Location: Alnwick (Northumberland) - Ye Olde Cross public house
Type: Curse
Date / Time: Still present?
Further Comments: A collection of bottles on display in the pub are reportedly cursed - the last person to touch them died soon after, and now they are covered up to avoid further mishaps.

Peggy Bray

Location: Altarnun (Cornwall) - King's Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A former landlady of the pub, Peggy has been known to return to ensure all is running smoothly.

Chanting Monk

Location: Altrincham (Greater Manchester) - Orange Tree public house, Old Market Place
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This monk sings his praises to God in the basement of the pub, while upstairs a ghostly woman haunts one of the rooms. The bar area is also said to be haunted by a couple of people.

Smashing Glasses

Location: Altrincham (Greater Manchester) - Victoria public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2000
Further Comments: Beer mugs and wine glasses were thrown off the shelves by an invisible presence, while mysterious cold spots appeared over the building.

Something in the Cellar

Location: Amersham (Buckinghamshire) - Boot and Slipper public house, Rickmansworth Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2001
Further Comments: Staff here were said to be too afraid to go down into the cellar after they felt someone walk past them, while one male worker felt a phantom hand grasp his shoulder.

Auden

Location: Amersham (Buckinghamshire) - Chequers public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2001
Further Comments: Named Auden by a passing medium, this figure dressed in white is thought to be older than the public house itself. A hooded figure was also reported in an upstairs bedroom, thought to be one of seven people held here before being executed for their religious beliefs, while a ghost of a chimney sweep also haunts the building.

Lesbian in Black

Location: Amersham (Buckinghamshire) - Elephant and Castle public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2001
Further Comments: The landlady of this public house reported members of her family had seen a ghostly woman dressed all in black walking through walls near the kitchen. The same ghost is blamed for pinching barmaids' bottoms, convincing them that the ghostly girl was gay.

Man in Old Fashioned Clothing

Location: Ampthill (Bedfordshire) - Queen's Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This pub is said to be haunted by a man wearing clothing dating from the Eighteenth Century.

Ivy

Location: Anglesey (Gwynedd) - Ruins of Onions public house, Red Wharf Bay
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Ivy Nettleton was murdered by her husband who unsuccessfully tried to conceal her body on the nearby beach. The flitting white figure seen within the ruins of the pub is said to be Ivy's troubled shade.

Grey Girl

Location: Ardingly (Sussex) - The Oak public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Appearing to a couple of customers, this phantom girl with dark hair has also been blamed for minor mishaps around the building, such as overnight spillages and items rotating on hooks.

Sobbing Child

Location: Ashburton (Devon) - Bay Horse public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A crying child has been reported in the upper part of the building, as have sounds of children running around.

Old Lady

Location: Ashby de la Zouch (Leicestershire) - White Hart public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Once used to hold prisoners due to be executed at the nearby castle, the White Hart was investigated by the Spirit Team UK who detected phantom children and an elderly lady.

Emily

Location: Ashprington (Devon) - Waterman's Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Two ghosts haunt this site. The first, Emily, is said to be young, and died after being hit by a cart outside the pub. The second phantom is a former landlady with grey hair, and may have manifested to an old landlord.

Grandfather Tom

Location: Ashton under Lyne (Greater Manchester) - Oddfellows public house, Kings Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: A family pub owned by three generations, it is reported that the first two proprietors are still seen, though both died many years ago.

Shadowy Man

Location: Askham (Cumbria) - Punchbowl public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 2000s?
Further Comments: Although the landlady of this public house had never seen anything, a few of her staff were said to have encountered a shadowy man, with no discernible features.

Crying Child

Location: Aston Clinton (Buckinghamshire) - Partridge Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000
Further Comments: A crying child and a female organ player are reportedly two of several ghosts that have remained on earth to haunt these premises.

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