Isle of Wight Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana
Consumptive Girl
Location: Ventnor - Botanic Gardens (former TB hospital)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: Once the home of patients with TB, several of these unfortunates are said to remain, including a little girl and an older man who once engaged a worker on site in conversation.
Green Lady
Location: Ventnor - Royal Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Blamed for the creation of cold spots and disembodied footsteps, the green lady is reputed to haunt this hotel.
Painting
Location: Ventnor - Spyglass Inn
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A painting was said to have removed itself several times from a dining room wall.
Brewer
Location: Ventnor - Ventnor brewery
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: A former worker whistles and stomps around the place, sometimes stealing the odd flask of ale.
Three Wishes
Location: Ventnor - Wishing Well, St Boniface Down
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This wishing well must be approached walking backwards, without turning the head. Once there, a sip of the water ensured three wishes.
Pay Out
Location: Wootton Bridge - Sloop Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A fruit machine is said to be haunted in this inn; it has been heard paying out after everyone has left for the night and the power cut off.
Mad Monk
Location: Wroxall - Appuldurcombe House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 08 June 2005
Further Comments: Little is known about this figure that has appeared many times over the ages, though the ghost was heard walking around the cellar by a team from Isle of Wight Ghost Investigations in mid-2005.
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