The Paranormal Database

Neighbour

Location: Droitwich Spa - Private residence in Roman Way area
Type: Post-Mortem Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: A boy walking home from school briefly spoke to a neighbour before reaching his home. He told his mother about the conversation who then informed him the neighbour had died the night before.

Cavalier

Location: Droitwich Spa - Three unnamed houses on Chawsen estate
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1979
Further Comments: Several residents from houses on this council estate reported seeing a ghostly Cavalier in their respective properties - one man watched the entity walk through a wall.

Horses and Carriage

Location: Droitwich Spa - Unnamed road between Droitwich and Worchester
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A pair of ghostly horses pulling a carriage pass through the gates of an unidentified stately house before setting off along the road.

Drink

Location: Elmley Castle - Bambury (aka Banbury aka Bembury) Stone
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Midnight (reoccurring)
Further Comments: The stone is said to travel down to the nearby River Avon for a quick drink at midnight.

Lynx

Location: Evesham - Area around Unipart site, Shinehill Lane
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Spring 2006
Further Comments: A brown, pointed eared cat was spotted on this site by a security guard, the third such sighting at this location.

Sound of Silver

Location: Evesham - River
Type: Legend
Date / Time: 24 December (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Hidden in the river when the local abbey was closed for business in 1539, the silver bells still ring their song around Christmas.

Colin

Location: Evesham - Spiritus, 85 High Street
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Named Colin, this shop phantom is said to move furniture and throws items around.

Friar's Curse

Location: Great Malvern - Ragged Stone Hill
Type: Curse
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Falling insane after penance took its toll, a friar cursed the church and anyone who stood in its shadow. Another tale reports it is the rock summit of Raggedstone Hill that casts the cursed shadow.

Barking Hound

Location: Great Witley - Witley Court
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s, and circa 2007
Further Comments: Bob Dylan, Kevyn Gammond, and a handful of other musicians visited the site together in the 1960s to hunt ghosts. Dylan reportedly heard a barking dog, one of two ghosts supposed to haunt the site, although others with him were not so sure. A photograph taken in the 2000s shows a figure standing in a window, although it is more than likely little more than a reflection and pareidolia. The ghostly Lady Dudley is also reputed to remain here.

Silver

Location: Ham Green - Unidentified house
Type: Other
Date / Time: 1848
Further Comments: The new owner of a house forced open a room that had remained locked for several years due to a rumoured ghost. While no ghosts were discovered, two solid silver pieces of plate were found in old boxes that fell apart when touched.

Emma Vernon

Location: Hanbury - Country Girl inn
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1981
Further Comments: This local lass drowned herself in the village pond, now covered over. She was blamed for a brief poltergeist outbreak in the bar during the early eighties.

Lady Hobbingdon

Location: Hindlip - Hindlip Hall (original building no longer standing) and grounds
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 31 October (reoccurring)
Further Comments: The shade of the Lady, together with a phantom white calf, would be seen moving around the house revealing all the secret priest holes once a year - during life she performed the same task, feeding those who hid within. The grounds are now said to be haunted by a young girl wearing a tartan dress, quietly crying and looking for her mother.

Black Lady

Location: Holt - Holt Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Workers in the castle were too scared to visit the attic, where it is said the ghost haunts. The basement in turn is haunted by a raven that attacks any source of light taken down there.

Lady Wintour

Location: Huddington - Huddington Court, and road outside
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 31 January (reoccurring), road encounter in November (year unknown)
Further Comments: One story says that this decapitated shade that appears once a year still mourns the passing of her husband Robert Wintour, executed on 31 January 1606 for playing a part in the Gunpowder Plot. One November evening, a couple driving past the court spotted what they believed to be a person riding a bike, but as they passed, realised the figure to be a woman in a cloak who vanished. The couple stopped at a nearby pub, and being visibly shaken, the landlord guessed that they had encountered Lady Wintour, who would glide down the lane.

Cat Attack

Location: Inkberrow - St Peter's churchyard
Type: ABC
Date / Time: December 1993
Further Comments: While hunting for the locally named 'Beast of Inkberrow', Nick and Sally Dyke discovered the cat in the churchyard - it knocked Nick over and took a swipe at Sally before running off. She was left with three ten centimetre long claw marks down one side.

Black Shape

Location: Kempsey - Lane in the village
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1994
Further Comments: Two women walking their dogs encountered a ghostly apparition here. While one of the witnesses described the figure as a black human shape, the other perceived more detail and said the entity looked like a grinning Victorian farm hand.

First Landlady

Location: Kidderminster - Black Horse public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s
Further Comments: One story said the site to be haunted by the first landlady to run the pub, killed by her husband as he discovered both her and her secret lover embraced on the steps outside the building. Her footsteps could be heard along the corridors. A 1967 newspaper article reported the tale to have been an invention of owner Jack Wilding, who believed ghost stories to be good for business.

Tutor Woman

Location: Kidderminster - Harvey's Wine Bar
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1963
Further Comments: Seen at least twice, the woman in brown Tutor clothing was more often heard walking across empty rooms. Doors would also open and close on their own.

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Sir Rowland Hill

Location: Kidderminster - Telephone exchange
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa February 1976
Further Comments: Described as a friendly phantom, the ghost of Sir Rowland would open locked doors and could be heard walking along empty corridors. One witness answered the phone to an internal call, the voice sounding old-fashioned, 'weird and eerie'. A shadowy figure would also be seen at the switchboard. It is not clear why Rowland Hill was identified as the ghost.

White Woman

Location: Kidderminster - Ye Olde Seven Stars, Coventry Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s
Further Comments: This ghostly figure was seen standing by the bar, as if waiting to be served. Her presence was also reported at a table.

Old Coles

Location: Leigh - Road passing through village, leading to river
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 24 November, St Catherine's Eve (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Long since exorcised, the phantom of Old Coles would drive his coach through the village and use the local river to cool his horses.

Tinker

Location: Leigh - Unnamed crossroads
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The tinker took to haunting the area after being gibbeted for murder.

Dench Family Coach

Location: Lenchwick - Road between Lenchwick and Norton
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Belonging to the Dench family, a phantom coach is said to run along this stretch of road.

Burning Coach

Location: Lenchwick - Roads between village and Evesham Abbey
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Driven by a hanged (or beheaded) criminal, this coach travels at breakneck speed until reaching the abbey where it promptly vanishes.

Roman Soldiers

Location: Little Malvern - Malvern Hills, hillfort
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: A column of Roman Legionnaires was observed marching up the hill, complete with standard bearers and cavalrymen. The troops vanished when they reached the top.