Two Spinsters

Location: Ipswich - St Stephen's Church, Tourist Information Centre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s onwards
Further Comments: Staff working at this building have reported two elderly sisters who once played the organ in the church before it closed and was reopened as a Tourist Information Centre. They are said to have died shortly after their beloved place of worship shut its doors permanently.

Roman

Location: Ipswich - The Dales, Dales Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: Two children playing on this piece of parkland spotted a Roman solider standing by a tree watching them. He vanished after a few seconds.

Alfred

Location: Ipswich - The Rep public house (former theatre)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Frequently seen when this pub was still a theatre, a visit from Alfred was considered by the troupe to be a lucky omen. He would sit in the fourth or fifth row, silently watching performances.

Fred Speaking too Loudly

Location: Ipswich - The Woolpack Pub, Tuddenham Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: Once named Fred by locals, this shade is now thought to be Admiral 'Grog'. This pub was once an old smuggler's haunt with tunnels running from here to the dock.

Big Black Cat

Location: Ipswich - Tuddenham Road (near pet cemetery)
Type: ABC
Date / Time: June 1996
Further Comments: Seen by a car full of people as it crossed the road, the cat was described as being as large as a tiger with a jet black coat. Locals were unconvinced, and named a local dog as the likely explanation.

Walking

Location: Ipswich - Willis Buildings, Friars Street and Grey Friars Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: One former worker reported hearing footsteps in empty parts of the building and ascending the escalator when it was turned off for the night. The witness also reported hearing a disembodied scream.

Monks

Location: Ipswich - WS Cowell's, now the site of the Buttermarket Centre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: Once the site of a monastery, while the Cowell's building stood a number of people reported observing an old monk. Two women, on separate occasions, were supposed to have fainted after seeing the figure, and at least one man had fled during a night shift. Phantom footsteps were also heard in the factory. A local legend says that when under attack, the occupants hid their treasure down a well on the site - it was never recovered and remains to this day.