The Paranormal Database

Lady in Blue

Location: Derby (Derbyshire) - Bell Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: One of three entities purported to lurk within these walls, the lady in blue is dressed in Victorian clothing, while a phantom maid wears a uniform which dates her back to the eighteenth century. The third presence takes the form of a poltergeist that throws small items around when distressed.

Man in Blue Coat

Location: Derby (Derbyshire) - George Inn (currently Lafferty's)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s?
Further Comments: This man with long hair is normally seen on the landing. It is unclear whether he is responsible for the poltergeist activity which throws items around the bar and shattering beer glasses.

Bump

Location: Derby (Derbyshire) - Ye Olde Dolphin Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 01 February 2002
Further Comments: A family sitting at one table felt it move slightly, as if someone had bumped into it, although no one could be seen. At the same time a picture on the wall moved slightly. The inn is said to be haunted by a grey figure, seen in the restaurant.

Bride Dressed in White

Location: Devizes (Wiltshire) - Three Crowns Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The bride committed suicide in the building after being jilted at the altar, and her pallid form has existed since.

Cynthia - the ghostly woman of the pub.

Cynthia

Location: Doncaster (South Yorkshire) - Volunteer Inn, Frenchgate (since demolished)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1950s
Further Comments: Cynthia was the nickname given to this ghost by the landlord and his wife. They described the phantom woman as appearing so dainty and gentle that they grew attached to the spirit.

Worried Dog

Location: Douglas (Isle of Man) - Original Quids Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A former owner reported that his dog would refuse to enter the cellar, and that he himself felt a presence that evoked inexplicable fear.

Lady in Black

Location: Dousland (Devon) - Burrator Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This strange dark figure was seen walking around the building rattling a large bunch of keys.

Pacing Man

Location: Dover (Kent) - Castle Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2010, January 2012 (or possibly 2011)
Further Comments: During renovation of the inn, two painters spotted a man walking around the upper part of the building. They investigated but could not find the man, nor any way the figure could have left the area. Around the same time, the landlady reported rustling on the staircase and keys which jangled unaided. In 2012 the only guest in the inn spotted three men in long shabby coats and hats having a meeting in the room next door, yet the room should have been empty.

James Clarence Mangan

Location: Dublin (County Dublin) - Castle Inn (aka Bull & Castle), Lord Edward Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Mangan was born in this building and is said to periodically return, his presence bringing an overwhelming depression to the site.

Royalist

Location: Duddon (Cheshire) - Headless Woman inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Possibly 1960s
Further Comments: While named after a phantom seen nearby, the inn is home to three other ghosts. A former landlady spotted a Royalist courtier, near the bat and another male figure in the cellar. A woman dressed in white has been seen by other owners and customers.

Lipsticked Lady

Location: Dudley (West Midlands) - Jolly Collier, Holly Hall (former inn)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 1953 - July 1954
Further Comments: The Westwood family had lived in the former inn for two years before their ghostly outbreak. A young blonde woman wrapped in white and wearing lipstick was seen in various parts of the house, as was a phantom bald man. Beds were moved, knocking started and footsteps were heard in empty parts of the building. Eventually, as strangely as it had started, the hauntings ceased.

Man with Child

Location: Dudley (West Midlands) - Jolly Miller Inn (no longer operating, or a pseudonym)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: May 1951
Further Comments: Staying at the inn, Jeremy Collier awoke in the early hours of the morning and watched the manifestation of a man wearing a brown suit with a young girl. Collier observed the figures for around ten minutes, until the pair drifted through the wall. Collier later shared his encounter with the landlord, who said a former owner of the inn killed his daughter and then himself after falling in debt (the money problems caused by a poltergeist driving away paying residents).

Anna Park

Location: Dumfries (Dumfries and Galloway) - Globe Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1996
Further Comments: Reportedly seen by several people, this ghostly serving girl (named as Anna) is seen during a change in management or during celebrations. Mild poltergeist effects are attributed to her.

Floating Head

Location: Dundee (Angus) - Benrachett Inn (?), near the Perth Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A couple spending a night here encountered a gruesome bodiless head with matted red hair which drifted across their room. They both leapt from their bed and ran out the room, with the head giving chase, though it finally disappeared through the floor.

Woman

Location: Dunmore East (County Waterford) - Strand Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A former smuggling haunt, a ghostly woman is said to move around in the kitchen, while an unseen hand pours beers. Other female form is said to pass through walls. The group GhostEire reported recording a female voice say 'Jack' when they visited the site.

Maid

Location: Dunster (Somerset) - Stags Head Inn
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: The entity at this inn would turn a particular TV on at odd hours and move furniture around. One guestroom is reputedly home to a phantom maid who passes through a wall.

Painting of Horatio Nelson by Lemuel Francis Abbott.

Horatio Nelson

Location: E14 (Greater London) - Gun Inn, Docklands
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Thought to be waiting for Lady Hamilton, Nelson still patiently stands inside the public house.

The Hare and Hounds Inn, East Bergholt.

Fred

Location: East Bergholt (Suffolk) - The Hare and Hounds Inn
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Little is known about the history of this public house ghost, other than its nickname of 'Fred' and its habit of slamming doors.

Man with Messy Beard

Location: East Lavant (Sussex) - Royal Oak Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1950s
Further Comments: A bearded man was found dead in the inn at the start of the nineteenth century - he now haunts the back rooms and can be heard climbing the stairs at night. A former owner of the building was said to have seen the ghost of a pale woman in a white dress on several occasions, standing at the foot of her bed.

Man in Long Coat

Location: East Peckham (Kent) - Camping site close to Walnut Tree Inn (no longer operating)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 1931
Further Comments: One camper claimed to have seen a man wearing an eighteenth century long coat and knee breeches, while another would hear reoccurring footsteps pacing around the tents and terrible screams.

Footsteps

Location: East Peckham (Kent) - Walnut Tree Inn (no longer operating)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 1931
Further Comments: The landlord reported hearing footsteps and other 'queer noises' which were said to have started after the removal of an old gravestone from outside the building (although the stone is more likely to have been a boundary marker).

Poke

Location: Eathorpe (Warwickshire) - Plough Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 2003
Further Comments: A former worker at this pub reported feeling a poke in the shoulder from an unseen hand as he mopped the floor. A few months later, a colleague claimed to have seen the outline of a person walk across the restaurant area and vanish into a door leading to the bar.

Bridegroom

Location: Eccleston (Lancashire) - Stanley Arms Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Nicknamed the Gillars Green Ghost, this fellow may have befallen a tragedy relating to his wedding day.

Black Figure

Location: Eccup (North Yorkshire) - New Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: May 2011
Further Comments: A witness reported seeing a black figure walk across his field of vision and enter the kitchen. He followed, but the figure had vanished. Another worker on the site spotted two phantom elderly people sitting by the fireplace.

Figure

Location: Edgehill (Warwickshire) - Castle Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late 1990s or early 2000s
Further Comments: A ghostly figure was said to have been observed walking through the inn.