The Paranormal Database

Squeaking Cycle

Location: Chester (Cheshire) - Saltney Junction railway station, area of
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early winter mornings (recurring), last seen early/mid twentieth century?
Further Comments: The phantom bicycle with a squeaking wheel was encountered by a guard and a child in the early hours of the morning, vanishing before it reached the witnesses. The haunting reputedly began after a suicide in a nearby work area.

Source: Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2003-08-25   Last updated: 2026-08-31   ID: #4494

An old postcard showing St John's Cathedral in Chester.

Grey Monk

Location: Chester (Cheshire) - St John's Cathedral
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s, and 2003?
Further Comments: Heard talking in old English, this figure traditionally walks around the cathedral and made several appearances during the 1970s. On Halloween in 2003 a group of children approached the monk thinking he was a man dressed up for the occasion. When a bag was held out at him and one of the children asked, 'trick or treat', he replied 'I'll have a treat' before sticking his head into the container and eating the contents (wrappers and all).

Source: Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2003-03-05   Last updated: 2003-03-05   ID: #3959

Elizabeth Warburton

Location: Chester (Cheshire) - Stanley Palace
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Several ghosts are said to reside at the building, including Elizabeth Warburton, a former owner who has been spotted walking through a wall, and a man in Tudor clothing. Other entities observed consist of a Second World War Officer and a grey haired woman sitting by the piano, while bangs, children crying, and disembodied footsteps have been heard.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2009-01-04   Last updated: 2009-01-04   ID: #9108

Lady in a Bonnet

Location: Chester (Cheshire) - Taxi Office
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: Wearing a white nightgown and bonnet, this phantom was observed walking through a locked door. The witness questioned their sanity before being told that others had seen the entity.

Source: User Submission
First added: 2017-08-19   Last updated: 2017-08-19   ID: #12565

Sighs of Criminals

Location: Chester (Cheshire) - The Bridge of Sighs, near Northgate
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late 1990s
Further Comments: A man cycling to an appointment along Northgate Street looked up at the bridge and spotted two or three people dressed in old fashioned clothing. They then vanished, leaving the man rather surprised. Prisoners being led to church prior to execution would cross this bridge, and it is believed their sighs can still be heard.

Source: Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2002-09-13   Last updated: 2002-09-13   ID: #2418

Royalist

Location: Chester (Cheshire) - Tudor House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A headless Royalist soldier is said to haunt the building where he lost his head after a cannon ball hit him during his stay. The site is also reputed to be haunted by a grey lady.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2009-12-29   Last updated: 2009-12-29   ID: #9736

Lioness

Location: Chester (Cheshire) - Upton area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 23 October 1976
Further Comments: A reported lioness was spotted roaming the area, though a police search could find nothing.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2005-07-22   Last updated: 2005-07-22   ID: #6408

Woman in Black

Location: Chester (Cheshire) - West Cheshire Hospital campus, Liverpool Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2010s
Further Comments: The ghostly stories concerning the woman in black who is said to haunt this site are said to go back many years. On one occasion, a guard was said to have seen the figure sitting at a desk, but when he looked again, the entity had vanished. Footsteps have also been heard walking down empty corridors.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2019-09-20   Last updated: 2019-09-20   ID: #13354

Fighting Men

Location: Chester (Cheshire) - Ye Olde King's Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Two men, who managed to kill each other while fighting over the love of a girl, are said to remain in the upper part of this pub.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2009-01-04   Last updated: 2009-01-04   ID: #9107