The Paranormal Database

A phantom white lady.

White Lady

Location: Altrincham - Ashley Hall (no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This flitting entity was seen several times in a particular room of the hall, her large black eyes staring into the empty space ahead. The room was sealed up as the haunting presence was so strong.

Chanting Monk

Location: Altrincham - Orange Tree public house, Old Market Place
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This monk sings his praises to God in the basement of the pub, while upstairs a ghostly woman haunts one of the rooms. The bar area is also said to be haunted by a couple of people.

Smashing Glasses

Location: Altrincham - Victoria public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2000
Further Comments: Beer mugs and wine glasses were thrown off the shelves by an invisible presence, while mysterious cold spots appeared over the building.

Miner

Location: Ashton under Lyne - House along Ellison Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1903
Further Comments: Said to have been seen by several people, a miner started to appear in this property, covered in coal dust and carrying a pickaxe. He was thought to be a man killed in the nearby pit whose family had recently moved out of the house.

Factory?

Location: Ashton under Lyne - Knott Hill Reservoir
Type: Other
Date / Time: 05:15, Sunday 28 August 2012
Further Comments: A witness spotted light coming from the ground close to a gate. When they investigated, they saw four interlinking windows, through which 'normal' looking people could be seen moving around a long walkway. One of the windows was open, from which a man's face appeared and said, 'you're not supposed to be here - go home'. The witness fled, terrified, although they returned later in the day and found nothing but piles of dirt.

Grandfather Tom

Location: Ashton under Lyne - Oddfellows public house, Kings Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: A family pub owned by three generations, it is reported that the first two proprietors are still seen, though both died many years ago.

Ernie

Location: Ashton under Lyne - Tameside Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1978
Further Comments: Jack Douglas of Carry On film fame reported seeing this male ghost several times, standing above him in the upper circle and slowly melting away when approached.

Figure on the Track

Location: Ashton under Lyne - Ashton Moss Rail Junction
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1975
Further Comments: At least two signalmen have reported a strange figure walking along the track that vanishes if approached.

Pale Man

Location: Ashton under Lyne - Hartshead Pike, Lily Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Summer 2006, around 13:30h
Further Comments: Two women walking up Lily Lane towards the Pike passed a man with a pale, almost grey, face wearing clothing from the 1960s or 1970s. So strange was he that the women turned to look back at him a few seconds later - the figure had vanished.

Bed Bricks

Location: Atherton - Unnamed cottage, Crabtree Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 10 July 1921
Further Comments: Mr and Mrs Peacock found their bed bombarded with bricks and stones that appeared to have dropped from the ceiling. A police officer who stayed the night had an apron dropped at his feet by an unseen agency.

Unnamed Problem

Location: Blackley - Unnamed nursing home
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2008
Further Comments: A council care worker was disciplined after drawing a crucifix on the wall of this home to try to reduce what she believed was paranormal activity. During the 1990s, a Catholic priest had been summoned to the same location to lay reported ghosts.

Murder Suicide

Location: Bolton - Former Tax Office and ABC Capitol Cinema, Churchgate
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1800s onwards
Further Comments: The Tax office and Cinema were built upon former slums Antelope Court. In one of the slums a murder suicide occurred in the 1800s. Ever since, workers of both buildings reported equipment activating by unseen hands, lights flickering on and off and the spectre of an old man, thought to be the murderer, and his wife, the victim, have been seen.

Phantom Runner

Location: Bolton - Hall i' th' Wood Manor House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Runner between 25 December - 6 January (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Always heard but never seen, this spook frequents the old staircase, the footsteps always rushing. Other ghosts reported here include an old woman seen in the kitchen and two men, one dressed in black and the other green.

Husky Voice

Location: Bolton - Halliwell Lodge (public house, no longer operating)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This female ghost would materialise wearing only a nightdress in the early hours of the morning. It was also said her deep husky voice could be heard making suggestive remarks to any men still awake.

Beast of Bolton

Location: Bolton - Hulton Lane, and throughout area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 1990s (police sighting), others 1970s - 2023
Further Comments: A former police officer reported seeing a large black cat cross the road ahead of his vehicle. Sightings of the black panther-like cat exist throughout the town.

Granny

Location: Bolton - Moss Bank Cottage, Smithels
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Early twentieth century
Further Comments: Even though she had never seen her grandmother, a young girl described the ghostly figure of an aging woman who stood over her bed to her aunt, who identified the figure as the girl's grandmother, dying many years earlier. The cottage was also said to be haunted by another old woman, this one sitting in the living room wearing a red shawl.

Vida Swift

Location: Bolton - Octagon Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Post-1968
Further Comments: Dying while employed as the wardrobe mistress, Vida has been seen walking around the corridors and frequenting the stage control box.

Running

Location: Bolton - Old Three Crowns public house, Deansgate
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2017 onwards
Further Comments: The sound of running footsteps and breathing have been heard in this pub. An engineer working in the cellar refused to return after he felt an icy hand pass over his shoulder and turn a nearby tap. The investigative team 'Haunted History of Bolton' recorded EVP, footsteps and poltergeist activity.

Workshop Worker

Location: Bolton - Outside the college and along Deane Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: This ghostly figure has been seen standing outside the college, wearing clothes that identify him as an old blue collar worker.

Crying

Location: Bolton - Private residence, Halliwell
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: On several consecutive nights, a couple were disturbed by the sounds of a crying infant coming from beyond their bedroom wall. After the woman placed her hand on the wall and comforted the infant, the sounds were never heard again.

Tucker In

Location: Bolton - Private residence, Hunger Hill area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: In a residence in this neighbourhood, an old woman has been seen and heard to say, 'I am here to tuck you in'. Disembodied footsteps, an old man, a strange atmosphere and a ghostly hand reaching around a child's bedroom door have also been experienced.

Bed Sharer

Location: Bolton - Private residence, Hunger Hill Estate
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1960s
Further Comments: Accompanying the usual bangs, crashes and raps, this poltergeist could be felt as it climbed into the beds of the building's inhabitants. It would also pinch skin and pull hair. The intrusion ended when the family left the building after a particularly bad night, and never returned.

Older Man

Location: Bolton - Private residence, Manchester Road area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A resident spotted an old man standing in the hallway. Concerned why a stranger had entered her home, the resident started to question the man and followed him as he moved away. The man disappeared near the cellar. After searching the house and finding no trace of the man, the resident and her family fled to a neighbour, who told them the man was a former occupier who had died on the site.

Man in Dark Clothing

Location: Bolton - Private residence, Somerset Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twenty-first century
Further Comments: A man dressed in dark clothing leaves the dining room and ascends the staircase. He has reportedly been seen by several guests in the property.

George Marsh

Location: Bolton - Smithills Hall (aka Smithells Hall)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 24 April (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Tried and executed for heresy, Marsh is remembered as his footprint (created when he stamped his foot) in the stone floor turns bloody each April 24. His shade is also reported to haunt the Green Room, where he was interrogated, though that is not date dependent. A priest is also reported to haunt the vicinity, as is a photogenic grey lady and a cat.