The Paranormal Database

Stable Lad

Location: Kirkham (Lancashire) - Bell and Bottle public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s / 1970s?
Further Comments: Trampled to death in the stable many years ago, this shade was said to have put in an occasional appearance after the building was converted into a restaurant.

Old Bill

Location: Kirton (Suffolk) - Village public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2004?
Further Comments: The ghost nicknamed Old Bill was once a regular at this public house. He believed that drinking ruined his life so returned to the building which he now haunts.

Deliberate Pacing

Location: Knaresborough (North Yorkshire) - Royal Oak public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The source of the slow and steady pacing footfalls that can be heard down an empty corridor has yet to be discovered.

Edwardian Chap

Location: Knebworth (Hertfordshire) - Brickmaker's Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century?
Further Comments: The front room of this pub was once room to an Edwardian figure who sat on a sofa. He was exorcised by a local man.

Annie Sarah Pollitt

Location: Knutsford (Cheshire) - Lord Eldon public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Knutford's first May Queen is thought to haunt this pub, with many of the staff reporting sightings of her white ghostly form in the lower rooms.

Old Lady

Location: Lacock (Wiltshire) - Sign of the Angel public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This OAP has been observed sitting patiently at a table.

No Night Shift

Location: Laindon (Essex) - Former printers (was previously Fortune of War public house), High Road
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Mid 1980s
Further Comments: A local story says that poltergeist activity at this building was so bad that staff refused to work at night. Footsteps were heard walking around and boxes in the storeroom would be thrown around.

Jacobite

Location: Lancaster (Lancashire) - Three Mariners public house, and lane outside
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A Jacobite man has been observed by the fireplace, and also wandering inside the pub and the lane outside. A blonde woman in a dress haunts the corridor outside the ladies' toilets, while other female forms also haunt the site. Mild poltergeist activity has been reported.

Fred

Location: Langley Park (Durham) - Centurion public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: October 1974
Further Comments: After taking over the pub, George Fitzgibbon-Hall said that a family ghost had followed him around for many years, blaming the spirit for throwing ashtrays around the site and turning up the heating.

Woman in White

Location: Langstone (Hampshire) - Royal Oak public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1969
Further Comments: This female form was briefly seen before vanishing into the corner of a bedroom. At least one guest left suddenly after spending the night in the room.

Mrs Goodhew

Location: Lavenham (Suffolk) - The Angel public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: The ghost of an early landlady, Mrs Goodhew, has been seen standing around the building, smiling at any witness before vanishing.

Grey Haired Lady

Location: Leeds (West Yorkshire) - Cardigan Arms public house
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 13 October 2006
Further Comments: The ladies' toilets appear to be home to a phantom elderly woman with long, straight grey/white hair. The figure was briefly spotted in the reflection of a mirror by one witness, while others have caught a glimpse of a figure from the corner of their eye or felt uneasy in the environment.

Man in the Cellar

Location: Leeds (West Yorkshire) - Golden Lion public house, North Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s
Further Comments: Dressed in Victorian attire, this gentleman was often seen walking around under the pub. The upper part was said to be haunted by an old woman who appeared in the children's bedroom at night.

na

Man in Overcoat

Location: Leicester (Leicestershire) - Admiral Beatty public house, Wellington Street (no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre-1970s
Further Comments: The ghostly figure of a man wearing a long coat would be seen looking out a window. Even when not present, the area where he stood would be colder than the rest of the pub (although it could just have been draughty).

Hooded Monk

Location: Leicester (Leicestershire) - Crown & Thistle public house, Loseby Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Secret tunnels supposed to connect the pub to the cathedral and castle are reputedly haunted by a man who quickly vanishes if seen. More recently a witness reported observing a hooded monk kneeling as if in prayer, with a small posy of flowers laying on the floor, in the residential lounge above the public bar.

Seated Child

Location: Leicester (Leicestershire) - The Talbot public house, Thurcaston Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Several shades have taken up residence here. A young child sits on a bar stool, a phantom woman vanishes into the wall, an old man in a large raincoat walks towards the bar before disappearing, and shadowy figures lurk in the car park.

Anne Boleyn

Location: Leigh-on-Sea (Essex) - Bellhouse public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A former hunting lodge, local legend says Boleyn occasionally returns as she favoured the site.

Old Woman

Location: Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire) - Bedford Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This elderly entity is said to stand over people as they sleep.

Slammer

Location: Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire) - Buckingham Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Doors are heard slamming shut, normally before phantom footsteps stomp up and down the staircase.

Exorcism

Location: Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire) - Ram public house (no longer operational)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: An exorcism was carried out in this pub after staff and customers spotted a ghostly figure and experienced poltergeist-like behaviour, including one member of staff being grabbed.

Pilgrim

Location: Lenham (Kent) - Red Lion public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The pub is thought to be home to the ghost of an elderly man who once rested here during a pilgrimage to Canterbury.

Jailer

Location: Lenton (Nottinghamshire) - White Hart public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: This building was once part of a prison, with the resident ghost believed to be a jailer that manifests as a dark shadow. Ghostly childlike singing has also been heard on site.

Old Tom

Location: Lilley (Bedfordshire) - Lilley Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Old Tom is said to make regular appearances in the pub, with staff and customers having fleeting glimpses of him before he vanishes. The building is also home to two female entities, one an old maid and the other a lady named Francis.

Cold Hands

Location: Limbrick (Lancashire) - Black Horse public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: It is said that a pair of freezing hands sometimes grab customers from behind on their way from the bar.

Wall Walking

Location: Limerick (County Limerick) - Old Tom public house (no longer operating)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: A ghostly man in this pub would be known for walking through walls. Unsurprisingly, the site also had a poltergeist, making no friends as it tossed bottles around.