The Paranormal Database

Furniture Mover

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) - Board Room public house, Stevenson Road
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: Landlord Richard Bell reported shattering glasses, moving pictures and upset furniture at his pub.

George

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) - Carriage public house (former station), Archbold Terrace
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: George was said to have worked for the railways and died in an accident on the track. He is said to haunt the pub and is blamed when things fall or break. A woman and man are also said to haunt the site - they were killed while standing on the platform when a bomb exploded nearby during the Second World War.

Man with Dog

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) - Old George public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A ghostly man and his dog have been spotted in the bar, vanishing if approached. Another ghostly figure has been seen sitting in a chair, while elsewhere footsteps without feet go about their business.

Grinning Lady

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) - Slug and Lettuce public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2014
Further Comments: Two women who took a self-portrait in this pub caught a grinning female figure in the shot; the image appeared in several national outlets where the unknown figure was branded a ghost. Although the ghost could have a rational explanation, it is said that a phantom figure has been spotted several times since the image became known.

Cavalier

Location: Newchurch (Lancashire) - Boars Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: The Paranormal Activity Research Team of Lancashire investigated this haunted public house. They picked up the presence of a Cavalier in the attic and a figure in the cellar who created a sharp drop in temperature.

Farmer

Location: Newenden (Kent) - White Hart public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Holding his pint of beer, a phantom farmer is said to sit by the fireplace.

Woman in a Long Coat

Location: Newhey (Lancashire) - Bull's Head public house, Ogden
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s, said to be more active in December
Further Comments: A ghostly man was seen to walk through a closed by a customer, while the landlord observed a woman in a long coat walk into the bar, only to disappear without trace. A phantom dog was also reported.

Young Woman

Location: Newquay (Cornwall) - Area between Towan beach and Belushi's public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A local legend says that a woman was killed when an old smugglers' tunnel collapsed while she was exploring it during the 1930s. Now people in the area hear a woman crying and occasionally glimpse her floating apparition.

Crying Children

Location: Northampton (Northamptonshire) - Auctioneers Public House, Market Square
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre-1999
Further Comments: A former landlord and his wife reported hearing the cries of children and the smell of burning timber - it is speculated that this ghost sighting relates to the Great Fire of Northampton, when in 1675 the buildings around Market Square were burnt to the ground.

Misty forms

Location: Northampton (Northamptonshire) - Black Lion public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 1970s
Further Comments: Many of the pub's owners have reported lights that turn themselves on and off and pets that refuse to go into the basement. A misty man with a black dog was spotted in one room and a phantom woman was encountered on the stairs.

Elderly Woman

Location: Northampton (Northamptonshire) - King William public house (aka the King Billy)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2007
Further Comments: An elderly lady has been reported walking along the main corridor in the upper part of this pub. The Northants Haunted group conducted a seance on site, revealing that six spirits remained in the building, one of whom had the initials JG.

Monk

Location: Northampton (Northamptonshire) - Old Jolly Smokers public house, no longer standing (was located at 25 The Mayorhold)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid-twentieth century
Further Comments: Accompanied by the smell of incense, this brown hooded figure haunted the pub before it was demolished.

Shipman's Pub, Northampton.

Harry Franklin

Location: Northampton (Northamptonshire) - Shipman's Public House
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: A former landlord who took his own life in a 'horrific manner', Harry can be heard walking above the heads of the locals as they sip their pints.

Wig & Pen pub, Northampton.

Cellar Dweller

Location: Northampton (Northamptonshire) - Wig & Pen public house, Saint Giles Street
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: The entity in the basement rarely manifests on the upper levels and is happy to scare any dogs that try to enter its domain.

Shattering Ashtrays

Location: Northfleet (Kent) - Old Sun public house (no longer operating)
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Circa 1960s
Further Comments: The blame for strange sounds, broken glasses and shattered ashtrays was allocated to a resident ghost, although licensees Anne and Dennis blamed vibrations from the nearby river.

Man in Black Cloak

Location: Northfleet (Kent) - Ye Olde Leather Bottle public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 2004 (poltergeist)
Further Comments: The landlord claimed the site was haunted by a man in a black cloak, and a maid who haunted the upper rooms. A slightly older story of a phantom blonde man may be the same entity as the cloaked figure. A poltergeist would push items off the shelves and would spring into life if any bar staff denied its existence.

Man in Hat

Location: Northian (Sussex) - Crown & Thistle public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: November 1995
Further Comments: This figure was seen upstairs, walking along the corridor, with a feather in his hat. It is not known if he has a connection with the other ghost here, that of an older woman dressed in dark clothing who walks through a downstairs wall.

Monks

Location: Northill (Bedfordshire) - The Crown public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Built on the site of a monastery, The Crown is now haunted by monks. One has been seen ascending the staircase, while other people have reported a robed figure in the car park.

Flying Glasses

Location: Norton (Worcestershire) - Retreat public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2018-2022
Further Comments: The local press reported that glasses would fly off tables and children's toys would be activated by an unseen presence.

Wrongly Hanged

Location: Norton St Philip (Somerset) - Fleur de Lys public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s
Further Comments: A man hanged by mistake by soldiers occasionally appears in the pub. Former landlords and landladies have encountered a shadowy figure and have heard the jangling of chains.

Tommy Tucker

Location: Norton St Philip (Somerset) - Tucker's Grave public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Buried underneath the pub, Tommy's corpse is thought to have been staked to prevent its return. However, it is reported that his ghostly figure has been seen around the area of the public house.

Sam the Lord Sheffield

Location: Norwich (Norfolk) - Adam and Eve public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1549 onwards
Further Comments: Dying at the inn in 1549, Lord Sheffield (now nicknamed Sam) now makes the odd appearance in the building. Sometimes staff report the feeling of someone running fingers through their hair, even though no one else is nearby. In 2006 one man reported seeing a ghostly hand holding a head while sitting in the pub's car park.

Highwayman

Location: Norwich (Norfolk) - Coachmaker's Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: This phantom figure (who looks like Dick Turpin) stands at the end of the bar and has been mistaken for a paying customer. A ghostly woman in black reportedly walks down the staircase, while bottles and glasses fall from the shelves without just cause.

The Bridge House pub, Norwich.

Screaming

Location: Norwich (Norfolk) - The Bridge House public house (currently the Lollard's Pit), Riverside Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Constructed over sixteenth century holding cells, the screams are assumed to be those of terrified prisoners.

Wild Man pub, Norwich.

Little Boy

Location: Norwich (Norfolk) - Wild Man (aka Wildman) public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century?
Further Comments: A former staff member claimed to have seen a young boy run across the bar area and disappear up the staircase, though no trace of him could be found. He is thought to have died in the cellar in a fire, where heavy barrels are now heard moving across the floor late at night.