The Paranormal Database

Tall Man

Location: Lincoln - Private residence, Birchwood estate
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1982-1984
Further Comments: Two ghosts were reported as haunting this property. A tall, grey haired man would appear in the bedroom, while a blonde haired girl would manifest elsewhere.

Queen Anne's Well, Lincoln Cathedral.

Finger Lickin' Good

Location: Lincoln - Queen Anne's Well, cathedral area
Type: Legend - Old Nick
Date / Time: Well still present
Further Comments: There are six holes in the door to the well. Legend says if you walk around the well seven times and place your finger in one, good people are rewarded with feeling the breath of the Devil on their digit, while bad people have their finger bitten off.

Small or Far Away?

Location: Lincoln - Skies over the city
Type: UFO
Date / Time: 16 November 1952, 01:30h
Further Comments: One witness said that she had seen a violently 'agitating' object throwing out bright yellow light. She watched the object for fifteen minutes, and from the ground it looked to be between 18 - 24 inches in length.

Strugglers Inn, Lincoln.

Clark's Dog Too

Location: Lincoln - Strugglers Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The hungry phantom hound reported to haunt the castle walls would sometimes try to enter this inn, scratching and barking at the door.

Patients

Location: Lincoln - The Lawn public house (former hospital)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: While The Lawn is currently a popular drinking venue, it was once one of the first insane asylums in the UK - former inmates are still said to reside in the building, wailing and screaming.

Theatre Royal, Lincoln.

Nudging

Location: Lincoln - Theatre Royal
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Some people have reported feeling a gentle 'nudge' while no one else is nearby. Footsteps have been heard crossing the empty stage, and shadowy figures are glimpsed briefly before vanishing.

The Victorian Prison within Lincoln Castle.

White Woman

Location: Lincoln - Victorian Prison, Lincoln Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Woman unknown, footsteps in October 2003
Further Comments: This pale woman is thought to have been a former prisoner who died during her stay. Witnesses have also reported the sounds of doors slamming and keys jangling in the area. One witness heard footsteps and the rustling of a dress - when they looked around, no one could be seen.

White Hart Hotel, Lincoln.

Suicide

Location: Lincoln - White Hart Hotel, Bailgate
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Several spooky phenomena have been reported here, including a floating ball of light, a girl in a mop cap, the sound of a gunshot, a faceless highwayman, and food that would jump off a plate in the restaurant. A young man who took his life in the building is blamed for most of the occurrences.

Cavalier

Location: Lincoln - Wig & Mitre public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s?
Further Comments: Six members of staff who stayed for a drink after working hours watched a cavalier with a feather in his hat cross the room and vanish into a wall.

Witch and Wardrobe pub, Lincoln.

Icy

Location: Lincoln - Witch and Wardrobe public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 20 February 2010
Further Comments: Stories say that pumps have been known to activate themselves, and ice is thrown around by an invisible hand. PIPS (Paranormal Investigators Parker/Sherwood) investigated this location in 2010 and recorded EVP and high EMF fields.