The Paranormal Database

Richard and Friends

Location: Macclesfield (Cheshire) - Bate Hall public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2016
Further Comments: Landlord Sean Hutchinson claimed in the local press that fourteen entities haunt this pub, including Richard, a little boy who plays hide and seek, a grey lady, and something which likes to scream.

Murdered Landlady

Location: Maesteg (Mid Glamorgan) - Castle public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Thought to have been murdered by her husband in Room 5, which is always said to be cold, a female form has been seen lurking downstairs. It may be the same entity responsible for the whistling that occurs after hours.

Card Player

Location: Maesteg (Mid Glamorgan) - Unnamed public house
Type: Other
Date / Time: Likely pre-twentieth century
Further Comments: Playing cards in the back room of a pub, a group of people fled in terror after a short, dark figure manifested and started to dance on their table.

Bob

Location: Maidenhead (Berkshire) - Hobgoblin Public House
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Late twentieth century?
Further Comments: As well as the normal polt tricks, Bob is sometimes heard walking around the building when it is almost empty.

Calling for a Cat

Location: Maidstone (Kent) - White Rabbit public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2006
Further Comments: A phantom little girl has been seen in Room Eight and may be the source of the disembodied voice heard calling out for her cat. The door to Room Eight will bang open and closed, while in the bar lights will turn themselves on and chalkboards will move unaided.

Footfalls

Location: Maisemore (Gloucestershire) - White Hart public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: Footsteps have been reported all over the building, though the cellar appears to be the hub of the haunting, with reported banging and the phantom outline of a person seen there.

Footsteps along Hall

Location: Maldon (Essex) - King's Head public house (now closed and part of a shopping centre)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Christmas 1946
Further Comments: A couple were disturbed as they spent Christmas here by phantom footsteps outside their room and a force that held their bedroom door closed. The pub was traditionally said to be haunted by a young boy.

Harry Jones

Location: Malmesbury (Wiltshire) - Kings Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: A popular former landlord, Harry died at the start of the twentieth century. His presence is said to be strong in room 9, where he died, and staff have reported strange occurrences in the bar area.

George

Location: Malpas (Cheshire) - The Vaults public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s
Further Comments: This pub spirit is heard walking around at night, opening and closing doors.

Bob Tailed Cat

Location: Manchester (Greater Manchester) - Area around the canal near the Pomona Public House, Old Trafford
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: Anglers fishing in this area reported a cat the size of a cocker spaniel which often appeared at day and night.

Headless Monk

Location: Manchester (Greater Manchester) - New White Lion public house, Middleton Old Road (no longer operational)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: It was believed that the headless monk which haunted this pub was connected to Blackley Hall, a short distance away.

Victorian Woman

Location: Manchester (Greater Manchester) - The Angel public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: October / November 2009
Further Comments: It is said that the owners of the pub experienced mild poltergeist occurrences until the site was blessed by a priest. However, shortly after the blessing, a group of Australian tourists took a picture in the building - a girl dressed in Victorian clothing was visible.

Red Lion public house, Manningtree.

George

Location: Manningtree (Essex) - Red Lion public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This inn is haunted by a Victorian gentleman nicknamed George, though some (unsurprisingly) claim that the spook is Matthew Hopkins. The pub was also once said to have a series of secret tunnels connecting it to other buildings in the area.

Timothy

Location: Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) - Oak Tree public house and Southwell Road West
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Timothy was hanged for a crime he did not commit at gallows which once stood nearby - his shade still lurks along the roadside and in the pub, protesting his innocence to any who will listen.

Monk

Location: Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) - Ye Olde Ramme public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A monk that haunts this building may have some connection to the nearby church - a secret tunnel is said to link the two buildings.

Female Form

Location: Mansfield Woodhouse (Nottinghamshire) - Angel public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghostly form of a woman has been reported by locals as haunting this pub, normally seen at the top of the staircase.

The lady walks through a wall.

Little Old Lady

Location: Mansfield Woodhouse (Nottinghamshire) - Parliament Oak public house (no longer operational)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Sighting unknown, voices heard in 1996
Further Comments: A customer in the pub reportedly watched an elderly woman walk through a wall and cross the corridor, before disappearing into another wall. Disembodied breathing and voices were also reported in the toilets.

George

Location: Mansfield Woodhouse (Nottinghamshire) - Portland Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A former doorman and jack-of-all-trades, George may have been seen standing by the fireplace, even though he has been dead for decades. George is also blamed when small items disappear, and pumps are toyed with in the cellar.

Runner

Location: Marchington (Staffordshire) - Dog and Partridge public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: One night in April (reoccurring), 1993 - 2001
Further Comments: One occupant of this building reported that every April a 'spectre' ran from an upstairs bedroom, descend through the landing and stop by the front door. Local folklore claimed that when the building was separate cottages, a man fell asleep while smoking and set himself on fire; running down the stairs which are now covered by the landing, he died trying to open the front door.

Victorian Man

Location: Marford (Clwyd) - Trevor Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twenty-first century?
Further Comments: Several ghosts are said to haunt this establishment, including a Victorian man with mutton chops who spoke to a visitor, and Margaret Blackbourne (who also haunts other parts of the village).

Pale Woman

Location: Margate (Kent) - Northern Belle public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The phantom woman in this public house is said to be deathly pale and wears a shroud.

Jilted Maid

Location: Market Drayton (Shropshire) - Corbett Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A chambermaid who hanged herself in room 7 after her boyfriend ran away remains trapped there. Single men staying in the room have been awoken to find the bedcovers thrown to the floor.

Kitchen Worker

Location: Market Drayton (Shropshire) - Loggerheads public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: It has been reported that this pub has three phantoms. A female form is said to work in the kitchen, a man has been observed in the garden, and a dog.

Misty Figure

Location: Market Drayton (Shropshire) - Sandbrook Vaults public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2011?
Further Comments: During building work, joiner Eddie Chapman Smith witnessed a 'misty outline'. Fearing he had fired a nail into the pipes, he rushed to the spot, but the mist had vanished.

Hanged Man

Location: Market Harborough (Leicestershire) - The Sun public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: The cellar is reported to be haunted by male criminal hanged many years ago. When the Northants Haunted team investigated the building, they reported shouting coming from the empty cellar, as well as contacting the spirit of a twelve year old boy.