The Paranormal Database

Grey Lady

Location: Eton (Berkshire) - Cockpit Restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A petite lady in grey was said to haunt this building.

Old Lady

Location: Fordingbridge (Hampshire) - Hourglass Restaurant, formerly fourteenth century farmhouse
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This shade of an old lady warms herself by sitting by one of the original fireplaces.

Large Man

Location: Hartlepool (Durham) - The Coble fish and chip restaurant, Tower Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2017
Further Comments: The local press reported that owner Ray Morton and other members of his team had experienced several spooky events, which included watching a large man walk through a wall and having electrical items switch themselves on and off.

Emily

Location: Haworth (West Yorkshire) - Haworth Parsonage, surrounding moor land, the path to Bronte waterfall, and former Weaver's Restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 19 December (reoccurring)
Further Comments: The famous abode of the Bronte Sisters, it is Emily who now haunts the grounds, her head bowed as in deep thought and meditation. She suddenly vanishes if anyone who comes too close. The apparition may appear several days either side of the date given.

Eastgate Mall, Inverness.

Foundry Worker

Location: Inverness (Highland) - Eastgate Mall, Laura Ashley shop and Pizza Express restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2003
Further Comments: Blown light bulbs and fuses are all blamed on the shade of a former worker on the site, as are the movements of the doors when they open and close unaided.

Lady

Location: Kegworth (Leicestershire) - Cottage Restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A female ghost (or at least a presence) is said to haunt the ladies' toilets.

Smokers

Location: Kendal (Cumbria) - Castle Dairy (currently a restaurant)
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2010s-2020s
Further Comments: This building's poltergeist activity includes footsteps on the staircase, falling picture frames, and heavy doors opening unaided. A butter knife was thrown at one customer, while another witness reported being grabbed around the neck by an unseen entity. The Roman Road Room appears to be a focus of activity, with the ghosts of three men seen smoking within.

Black Horse restaurant, Lincoln.

Grey Lady

Location: Lincoln (Lincolnshire) - Black Horse restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s onward
Further Comments: Wearing a long dress, this phantom woman caused one cleaner to run away terrified. The ghost has also been seen standing outside the building - the witness this time described the woman as having a blurry face. The pub is also reportedly plagued by general poltergeist behaviour.

Browns Pie Shop, Lincoln.

Humphrey

Location: Lincoln (Lincolnshire) - Browns Pie Shop - restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Staff have nicknamed this young phantom lad Humphrey. He occasionally appears to run around the shop. A young girl is also said to haunt the building, as is the sound of money being counted.

Jew's House Restaurant, Lincoln.

Footsteps

Location: Lincoln (Lincolnshire) - Jew's House - restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: Reports from this establishment claim the phantom footsteps can be heard on the staircase, while the top floor and attic are said to be particularly haunted. One witness reported hearing voices in the passageways and pots and pans being moved around in the empty kitchen.

An old postcard showing the Littlehampton marina.

Short Man

Location: Littlehampton (Sussex) - The Seahorse, floating restaurant in the marina (no longer exists)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1984
Further Comments: In the first year of opening, several spooky events occurred in the Seahorse, including the manifestation of a short gentleman near the staircase who disappeared when approached.

Flying Bowls

Location: Llanelli (Dyfed) - Thomas Arms restaurant and hotel
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: July 2014
Further Comments: Hotel owners Christine and David Evans claimed in the local press that they had experienced strange sounds and had bowls which had flown off surfaces. Websites carried footage of something moving around on CCTV, although looking more like something small and close to the lens rather than paranormal in origin.

Hugger

Location: Moreton in Marsh (Gloucestershire) - Moreton's pub & restaurant (was Cross Hands Inn)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 2008 and into 2009
Further Comments: A ghostly woman, quick temperature drops and electrical appliances which switched themselves on were reported in the pub after a car crashed into the building.

An old postcard of Ross Castle.

Sabrina and Orwin

Location: Mountnugent (County Cavan) - Ross Castle and Ross Restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1999
Further Comments: Sabrina, daughter of Richard Nugent, also known as the Black Baron, and Orwin were killed as they tried to elope and escape family politics in the days of old. En route, Orwin drowned and Sabrina died a few days later of a broken heart. Their ghosts haunt the area and may manifest in the form of screams and unnatural cold winds. The Black Baron's ghost is also reputed to haunt the area.

Face

Location: Mullingar (County Westmeath) - House along Mount Street (currently Golden Hill restaurant)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Post 1846
Further Comments: A ghostly face would be seen gazing from a window, looking towards the site where Brian Seery was hanged for assault - a crime it would later transpire Seery did not commit. The window is now blocked off. Another version of the story says the window turned black to prevent the hanging from being watched.

Footsteps

Location: Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) - Jesse's Restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1988
Further Comments: This building is reputed to be haunted by the sound of footfalls heard moving around in empty rooms.

Young Woman

Location: NW3 (Greater London) - Turpin's Restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980
Further Comments: The ghost of a woman strangled by the fireplace was said to haunt the area where she died.

Falling Barrel

Location: Padstow (Cornwall) - Rojano's restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown, possibly twenty-first century
Further Comments: This location is said to be haunted by a former owner of the property. The ghost was said to have once thrown a barrel down a staircase.

St Petroc's, Padstow.

Annie Rawlings

Location: Padstow (Cornwall) - St Petroc's (currently a restaurant)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Rawlings is said to have committed suicide in the nineteenth century when faced with being forced to move out of her home. Her pale, slim form is said to haunt the staircase and kitchen.

Victorian Lady

Location: Peterborough (Cambridgeshire) - Prezzo Italian restaurant (was O'Connell's public house)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The phantom woman dressed in Victorian era clothing is not alone here - the building is also home to a ghostly male figure dressed in eighteenth century garb.

Customs House, Poole.

Carter

Location: Poole (Dorset) - Customs House (currently a restaurant)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Carter was a gang member who sold several of his smuggling friends out - when the remaining members discovered Carter's betrayal, they murdered him. Carter is now thought to haunt the upper part of the building.

Short Man

Location: Rathfarnham (County Dublin) - Killakee House restaurant (closed September 2020)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: While the owners of the restaurant said they had not encountered anything otherworldly, one said that some customers experienced a 'bad feeling' in one particular location. Another witness claimed to have seen a ghostly short man with kyphosis standing at the back of a room.

Old Woman with Grey Hair

Location: Ringwood (Hampshire) - Four Seasons restaurant (since renamed)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1973
Further Comments: Seen gently rocking on a chair, this old woman dressed in grey clothing vanished when approached by one witness. Former staff at the building also reported seeing the entity.

Charlie

Location: Romsey (Hampshire) - Palmerston Restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: Seen by staff in the upper parts of the building, Charlie is described as an elderly man with bright white hair.

Matron

Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells (Kent) - Binns Restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Dressed in grey clothing, this phantom matron is said to sit by a window on the first floor.