The Paranormal Database

The Red Lion pub, Avebury.

Florrie

Location: Avebury (Wiltshire) - Red Lion public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2004 (Florrie), other stories unknown
Further Comments: The wife of an English Civil War veteran, Florrie was strangled and tossed down a nearby well by her husband once he discovered she had slept with other men while he was away fighting. She now haunts the public house, scratching anyone who upsets her. The sounds of a phantom coach have also been heard outside the building. In 2004, it was claimed a photograph taken captured the image of a bleeding bald man, although the image was later found to be faked.

Grey and Blue Ladies

Location: Avoncliffe (Wiltshire) - Cross Guns public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2004
Further Comments: This pub is haunted by a woman in blue, a grey lady and an old man. Some have speculated that the sightings were on the increase due to building work that was occurring in the pub.

Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell.

Cromwell

Location: Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire) - King's Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The Lord Protector of England is said to return to the room in this pub which bears his name.

George

Location: Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire) - Saracen's Head public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1991-2005
Further Comments: George is thought to have been a local man; the haunting of this pub started shortly after his death. Tables and chairs are moved around by invisible hands at night, and unidentifiable banging has been heard.

Monk

Location: Ayot St Lawrence (Hertfordshire) - Brocket Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Thought to have hanged himself in the fourteenth century, the monk has made several appearances to staff and visitors.

One Armed Man

Location: Ayr (Ayrshire) - Alloway Street, and public house at top
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Seen around this area, and sometimes further away, this man with a bloody stump is thought to have lost his arm when attacked by an angry mob.

White Lady

Location: Babell (Clwyd) - Black Lion public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 2013
Further Comments: Some people believe that the white lady is a former landlady who died a couple of hundred years ago. The entity was blamed for mild poltergeist pranks, such as turning up the volume on the radio or removing items nailed to walls.

Molly

Location: Bacup (Lancashire) - Flowers public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Investigated by the Paranormal Activity Research Team of Lancashire, the pub is home to the ghost of 'Molly' - a spirit who has manifested along the corridor leading to the toilets. Several other entities were also detected by the team, including an elderly man with a limp and a little girl who died of scarlet fever.

Woman Standing in Corner

Location: Barry (South Glamorgan) - Royal public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s?
Further Comments: The pub is said to be haunted by a female figure. The last time it was seen was in the men's toilets, standing by the wall.

Faceless Girl

Location: Basingstoke (Hampshire) - Barge Inn, formally Goat and Barge Public House (no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s, 2000s?
Further Comments: The landlord's wife and a customer both watched a phantom faceless woman walk past the bar. In another incident, a member of the public was knocked off his feet and another kicked in the knee as an invisible force rushed by them. Cries and screams would sometimes be heard late at night. More recently, workers in a building on the site of the pub have reported hearing disembodied footsteps.

Passionate Woman

Location: Basingstoke (Hampshire) - Old Vic public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1978 / 1979
Further Comments: The female spirit was responsible for keeping the landlord awake at nights, with her sighing and heavy breathing.

Roll out the Barrel

Location: Basingstoke (Hampshire) - White Hart public house, London Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Successive landlords have been woken at night by the sound of barrels being rolled outside, though nothing can be found when investigated further. A few staff have reported seeing a couple of spooky figures, one male and the other female.

Bunty

Location: Bath (Somerset) - Beehive public house (currently Grappa's Bar)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: A former Victorian worker at the pub, Bunty makes fleeting appearances around the hallway dressed in a blue/grey gown. Her presence was said to be non-threatening.

Crystal Palace pub, Bath.

Monk

Location: Bath (Somerset) - Crystal Palace public house, 10 Abbey Green
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: This figure is reported to materialise when building work is carried out inside the property. The ghostly monk is said to be quite transparent.

The Salamander pub, Bath.

Flying Glasses

Location: Bath (Somerset) - Salamander public house, John Street
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: As per polt normal, this spirit is said to throw glasses around, create disembodied footfalls, and generate cold spots.

George

Location: Bath (Somerset) - The Raven public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: George is said to take a female form and haunt the cellar, close to a well which was once thought to be bottomless.

Drummer

Location: Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire) - Royal Standard of England public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Woman unknown, drumming heard 2006
Further Comments: The drummer boy was one of twelve Cavaliers executed outside the pub and is the only one who remained earthbound. He is not completely alone however, as the building is also said to be haunted by a woman who loiters in the lady's restroom. Two members of the Luton Paranormal Society heard the sound of a drum outside the pub while at the site but were unable to find any explanation when they further investigated.

Unhappy Girl

Location: Beckenham (Kent) - Lazy Toad public house, and road outside
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 1997
Further Comments: Wearing 1980s style clothing, one witness spotted the unhappy-looking teenager before she suddenly disappeared outside the pub. There appeared to be some debate in the media whether the ghost was somehow connected to the pub or actually just a misidentified real person.

Young Man

Location: Bedford (Bedfordshire) - King's Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: Built on the site of a morgue (!), there are any number of contenders who could be the source of this young looking spectre. An older looking man is reported to haunt the cellar.

Soldier

Location: Bedford (Bedfordshire) - Park public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: The ghost of a Second World War soldier who died when this building was used as a hospital is said to occasionally appear to staff. The ghost also has been known to open doors.

Cat

Location: Bedford (Bedfordshire) - The Square public house (was the Bullnosed Bat)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A member of staff once reported seeing a ghostly cat that appeared in his bedroom.

Black Figure

Location: Bedgrove (Buckinghamshire) - The Duck public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2004
Further Comments: The owners of this pub reported seeing a figure in black standing by the bar after closing hours. The entity also moves heavy items around the cellar at night, and the sound of screaming has also been heard.

Locked In

Location: Beeston (Bedfordshire) - The Cross public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Customers have reported being trapped in the toilets after an unseen hand locks them in. Bottles of spirits have been known to fall off the shelves for no reason, and the taps on beer barrels are turned off.

Cloaked Man

Location: Belper (Derbyshire) - Car park by the Mill House public house
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 09 March 2014, around 17:30h
Further Comments: A man in black old fashioned clothing with a cloak and hat was spotted standing by the fence of this car park. The bottom half of his face was covered by a scarf.

Laughing

Location: Bickleigh (Devon) - Fisherman's Cot public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: The soft laughter of an invisible female has been heard around the bar, which is unrelated to the headless horseman who lurks outside.