Newark Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana
Prisoner
Location: Newark - Albert Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A transparent, ghostly man with a chain attached to his leg is said to hobble down this road.
Readying for Battle
Location: Newark - Appleton Gate
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The sound of sword and horse is said to occasionally be heard around this area.
Victorians
Location: Newark - Balderton Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This building is said to be haunted by two elderly female ghosts dressed in blue Victorian dresses. Another Victorian girl, this time young and blonde, is also said to run down a corridor before vanishing. Finally, the ghost of an US pilot has been spotted walking around the grounds.
Woman in Black
Location: Newark - Barclay's Bank, Market Place
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A former cleaning lady at the bank reported encountering a grey haired woman wearing a long black dress, carrying a pile of towels, who disappeared through a door.
Polish Airman
Location: Newark - Cemetery
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Post-Second World War
Further Comments: This man in uniform has been observed standing by headstones in the Polish section of the cemetery, leading some to speculate that he was a Polish airman from the Second World War.
Footsteps
Location: Newark - Governor's House, Harvest Bakery
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: The sound of footsteps in the loft and the smell of violets were said to haunt this bakery during the early 1990s.
Prince Rupert
Location: Newark - Kirkgate House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Prince Rupert of the Rhine led the relief of Newark in 1644 - the town must have left an impression on him, as he appears to still haunt the building he rested at.
George
Location: Newark - Morrisons
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 15 August 2011
Further Comments: The phantom man in Victorian clothing and a flat cap, nicknamed George, was seen briefly by one member of staff as he vanished into a closed fridge door.
Thrown Stones
Location: Newark - Newark Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Investigated by NgritUK, the team reported stones being thrown and strange flashes of light.
Stomper
Location: Newark - Old Kings Arms public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2000s?
Further Comments: This polt opens and slams doors, moves furniture around and creates stomping noises.
Lady Ossington
Location: Newark - Ossington Coffee Tavern
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 1980
Further Comments: The coffee shop was constructed by Lady Ossington as a temperance tavern. Opening in 1882, the building failed to attract a crowd and soon became an hotel, but remained alcohol free. It is said that when alcohol was finally sold on the site, a portrait of Lady Ossington would leap off the wall in protest.
Footsteps
Location: Newark - Palace Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Disembodied footsteps are said to permeate the darkness once everyone has left the theatre at night, and doors open and close as if an unseen person has passed through them.
Presence
Location: Newark - RAF Syerston
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: One of the hangars here is reputed to have a strange presence that upsets guard dogs. People have reported sudden drops in temperature.
Piano
Location: Newark - Spread Eagle public house (ceased operation in 1968)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre-1968
Further Comments: The family running this venue were awoken by the sound of the piano playing downstairs. Fearing an intruder, they investigated - opening the locked door to the room where the piano stood, the music suddenly ceased, and no one could be found. The building was also home to disembodied footsteps.
Hanged Man
Location: Newark - White Hart public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This pub was said to be home to the ghost of a man hanged for a forgotten crime close by.
Grey Lady
Location: Newark - Woolpack public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This phantom grey woman is said to haunt the bar area.
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