London (NW1 - NW11) Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana
Frank
Location: NW8 - Crocker's Folly public house (no longer a pub?)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A local legend says that Frank Crocker is said to have thrown himself from an upstairs window after the pub that he opened failed to attract the business he expected. He was said to appear every night when the cash tills were emptied. In reality, Crocker died in his bed of natural causes, his suicide story coming into being in the mid-1980s.
Knight or Bear?
Location: NW8 - St John's Wood - general area
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 1830
Further Comments: A strange entity was rumoured to frequent NW8 and the surrounding areas during the 1830s. Some reports said it wore chainmail, others saying it was more bear-like.
Mild Haunt
Location: NW8 - Unnamed house, Springfield Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre-1950s
Further Comments: A former owner of a house along this road said it to be 'mildly haunted', although did not go into the finer details.
Haymaker
Location: NW9 - Colindale area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghost of a former haymaker stalks the area; he killed his co-worker with a pitchfork (or was killed by his co-worker, depending on the source), and now tries to attack anyone who sees him.
Mrs Griffiths
Location: NW9 - Colindeep Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Mrs Griffiths drown herself in the pond after a heavy drinking session. Her ghost was said to haunt the area. Another local legend says a policeman died of fright after giving chase to a 'little man' who vanished before his eyes.
Dazzling Little Donkey
Location: NW9 - The Hyde, between Hendon and Kingsbury
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This ghostly donkey reportedly radiates colour and light as it passes.
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