Mermaid

Location: Mersey Estuary - Black Rock
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A sailor once fell in love with a mermaid here. The woman gave him a golden ring, informed the sailor that she would be back in five days to meet him. Five days later, the man died.

Grey Lady

Location: Middleston Sands - Rooftree Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This entity was reported several times lurking around the bar.

Old Canky

Location: Middleton - Canky's Ginnel - passageway between Church Brow and Lodge Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Canky was a resurrection man who, with his motley crew, stole fresh bodies from the churchyard and sold them in Manchester to doctors and medical students. His shade still lurks in the shadows of the long dark passageway.

Floating Orbs

Location: Middleton - Charmed Nightclub
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early 2004
Further Comments: Several strange events resulted in the owner of this nightclub calling in a psychic, including a phantom scream, glowing balls of light which floated around, and reports of a ghostly human form seen in both the basement and in the upper part of the building.

Old Man

Location: Middleton - Council house in Alkrington area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: This entity is thought to belong to an old man who died in the house; his body remained undiscovered for several days after he passed away. While the child who lived in the house appeared to like the spirit, the boy's mother was not so keen.

Cavalier

Location: Middleton - Ring O'Bells public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: The remains of several bodies were found under the floor of the basement, dating back to the civil war. The forlorn ghost seen lurking about the site is believed to be the spiritual echo of one of the corpses. A more contemporary shade is one of a man in a grey suit, of whom little is known.

Ghosts of the Future

Location: Middleton - St Leonard's Church
Type: Legend
Date / Time: 01 November (All Souls' Day) (Reoccurring)
Further Comments: The souls of all those who will die by the following All Souls' Day walk through the church at midnight. A former member of the clergy is also reported to haunt the church, though his appearance is not date related.

Large Dog

Location: Middleton - Stanicliffe Hall
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This dog was thought to contain the soul of a man named Blomeley, who shot several people on the site. Accompanying poltergeist like activities made it difficult for anyone to live in the house.

Noisy People

Location: Middleton - Tonge Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2003?
Further Comments: Not much is known about these ghosts, other than the current owner claims that they can be a little on the loud side.

Grey Lady

Location: Morecambe - Clarendon Hotel, West End
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This entity has been observed as it drifted along a corridor on the first floor.

Drifting Figure

Location: Morecambe - Midland Hotel, West End
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Several reports exist of something strange occurring in and around the elevator of this hotel, including one involving a thin, ghostly figure observed within the lift.

Organ Music

Location: Morecambe - Royalty Theatre (no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: During the demolition of this building a number of workers reported the ghostly sounds of an organ being played. The shopping centre that has replaced the theatre may have inherited the ghost, though no one can say for certain.

Cavalier

Location: Newchurch - 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 an sharp drop in temperature.

Evil Eye

Location: Newchurch - Local church
Type: Other
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: This holy building has a large blue eye built into it, to protect against witches and other evils.

Footsteps

Location: Newchurch in Pendle - Lower Well Head Farm
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Saturdays, 18:00h (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Disembodied footsteps are said to heard as they move through this building each Saturday. Misty figures have also been reported.

Pale Figure

Location: Newton le Willows - Castle Hill
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This white figure in a long hanging garment (either a woman in a dress, or a monk or priest) haunts this area of town.

Hanging Highlanders

Location: Newton le Willows - Hermitage Green Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: August (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Caught by Cromwellian troops, these Highlanders were immediately hanged on the surrounding trees. The sound of running can be heard around the anniversary of the executions. A couple of people here in January 1990 heard loud drumming which moved down the lane, though nothing could be seen.

Bride

Location: Newton le Willows - Willow Park
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This woman in white is said to be a bride who was murdered by her husband on their wedding night.

Monochrome Woman

Location: Nixon Hillock - Runshaw House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: The upper part of the building is reportedly haunted by an old woman dressed in black and white clothing.

Matron

Location: Norden - Wolstenholme Hospital (no longer operational)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid 1950s
Further Comments: While cleaning a staircase, a member of domestic staff spotted the legs and lower gown of the Matron ascend the stairs. The cleaner said 'good morning' and was surprised that there was no reply. A few minutes later the Matron arrived and spoke to the cleaner, who expressed surprise and said the Matron had already gone upstairs. Both Matron and cleaner then went to investigate but no one could be found on the floor above. Other members of staff had also claimed to have seen the phantom Matron.

Woman in a Long Coat

Location: Ogden - Bull's Head public house
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.

William Dutton

Location: Old Langho - The Black Bull Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: This typical pub ghost is blamed for stealing little items, though one story states the shade once stopped a little girl from falling down a set of stairs by catching her as she tripped.

Mother

Location: Oldham - Adjoining private residences, Kingsbridge Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1996
Further Comments: One of these properties was said to be haunted by a mother upset with her children, while the next door site was home to a poltergeist who would turn electrical goods off and throw small items around.

Madame Hannah Beswick

Location: Oldham - Birchen Bower (building no longer stands, but replaced by Ferranti Works), Bower Lane, Hollinwood
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: clear nights. Last seen 1950s
Further Comments: Though the building no longer stands, the ghost of Beswick was also said to haunt her former lands, watching over the gold that she had buried to protect it from thieves and soldiers. The shade reportedly stands tall, wearing a black silk dress and frilly cap, although sometimes she was headless. According to legend, her presence grows stronger every seventh anniversary of her death (in 1758), and she was also seen on clear nights. During the 1950s it was claimed that 35 Ferranti workers had seen her on different occasions.

Harold Norman

Location: Oldham - Colosseum Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Thursdays (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Accidentally killed in a mock sword fight while acting as Macbeth, Norham sometimes returns on a Thursday (the day he died) to try to figure out what happened.