The Paranormal Database

George

Location: Derby (Derbyshire) - Green Man public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: After several Saxon bodies were discovered under the pub, there was a brief paranormal outbreak - the landlord encountered a figure standing by the piano (which was also moved), a pan containing food flew across the floor (emptying the bar), lights were switched on and off, and banging and thumps at night ensured the landlord had very disturbed sleep.

Monk

Location: Derby (Derbyshire) - Jimmy's public house, St James Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: While the sound of plainchant haunts this pub, outside a ghostly monk heads towards his monastery that was demolished many years ago.

Drink Obsessed

Location: Derby (Derbyshire) - O'lafferty's public house (once known as The George), Sadlergate
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: This entity, which enjoys switching the barrels off and causing general mischief, could be related to the thousand year old skull discovered in the basement.

Older Woman

Location: Devizes (Wiltshire) - Royal Oak public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twenty-first century
Further Comments: A former landlady at this pub reported disembodied footsteps, strange shadows and voices coming from the kitchen. A photograph taken during a DJ session was said to show the phantom woman.

Hazy Woman

Location: Diss (Norfolk) - King's Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1976
Further Comments: The young daughter of the landlord was said to be in constant conversation with this phantom woman. The parents believed her to be an imaginary friend, until the landlord saw a green, hazy image of the ghost, who said 'I will not harm you'. Bumps and bangs would also be heard, but only when the child was offsite.

Jacob Harris

Location: Ditchling (Sussex) - Jacob's Post (including Royal Oak public house)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1734 onwards?
Further Comments: A pedlar by trade, Jacob was hanged here for murdering Richard Mills (after taking a liking to Richard's riding coat). Jacob has haunted the area ever since.

The Landlady Neill

Location: Donaghadee (County Down) - Grace Neill's public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Though only appearing once, dressed in her Victorian garb, Grace Neill's ghost is more likely to create mild poltergeist effects, such as switching on and off electrical equipment and moving bottles and glasses around the bar.

Laurence

Location: Dorchester (Dorset) - Antelope public house (no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Lawrence of Arabia would once frequent this public house, and it was said that the figure in motorcycling gear that would appear by the fireplace was the man himself.

Lady in White Gown

Location: Dorchester-on-Thames (Oxfordshire) - George public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1968
Further Comments: This pale entity was described as rather sad looking when last seen. She may have connections to the hospice which once stood on the site.

Laughing

Location: Dover (Kent) - Cinque Port Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The sounds of laughing are said to be heard in one room here.

Smashing Glass

Location: Drogheda (County Louth) - Barney Mac's public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: March 2015
Further Comments: CCTV caught a full beer glass breaking in two while on a table. While some people blamed a phantom, others said it was down to thermal stress.

Man in Tweeds

Location: Dublin (County Dublin) - Sean Kavanaghs public house, aka The Gravediggers, Glasnevin
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Man in 1970s, dog unknown
Further Comments: An elderly man dressed in an old fashioned set of tweeds was said to occasionally sit near the bar. A ghostly dog was also seen just outside the inn.

Robert Emmet

Location: Dublin (County Dublin) - Brazen Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Rebel leader Robert Emmet is said to have used the Brazen Head for meetings until executed in 1803. His ghost is said to remain, still on the lookout for enemies.

Flying Brandy

Location: Dublin (County Dublin) - John Mulligan's public house, Poolbeg Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s-2010s
Further Comments: One barman watched a bottle of brandy fly off the shelf, while other staff have reported knocking and footsteps in empty parts of the pub. A figure has also been reported walking by the bar when the pub is closed.

Ladies!

Location: Dublin (County Dublin) - Madigan's Public house, O'Connell Street
Type: Other
Date / Time: 12 September 2025
Further Comments: While exiting a bathroom stall, a woman heard a loud voice say 'Ladies'. Both the room and the hallway outside were clear of other people. When asked, a member of staff told the witness the site was not haunted.

Beggar

Location: Dudley (West Midlands) - Starving Rascal public house, Amblecote
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The pub is reputedly haunted by an early twentieth century beggar who froze to death in the doorway after being turned away by a former landlord.

Bum Pincher

Location: Dundonald (Ayrshire) - Castleview public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 2004
Further Comments: Owners of this pub called in paranormal investigators after staff reported having their bottoms pinched by an invisible assailant. Disembodied footsteps were also heard on site.

Headless Soldier

Location: Dunstable (Bedfordshire) - Black Horse public house (no longer operational)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: A barmaid was left disturbed after encountering a headless man in the bar area. The decapitated figure wore a Civil War uniform.

Stable Boy

Location: Dunstable (Bedfordshire) - Victoria public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This young lad is thought to haunt the rear of the building where the stables once stood. He lost his job after an injury that prevented him from returning to work.

CCTV Figures

Location: Dunstable (Bedfordshire) - White Swan public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Staff monitoring the security cameras here have seen a figure walk across the bar, even though the area is empty. Video tape has failed to record these occurrences.

Medium Man

Location: Dunton (Bedfordshire) - March Hare public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 23 June 2008
Further Comments: A ghostly figure of a man, standing around 1.7 metres tall was seen briefly in a doorway before vanishing.

The steps haunted by Judge Geoffreys.

George Geoffreys

Location: E1 (Greater London) - Steps outside of the Town of Ramsgate public house, Wapping High Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Geoffreys, the infamous Hanging Judge, was arrested on the steps outside this pub that lead down to the Thames; he was dressed as a sailor, trying to flee the country. His spirit remains trapped on the stairs, reportedly seen by river police.

Annie Chapman

Location: E1 (Greater London) - Ten Bells public house (was Jack the Ripper), Commercial Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s
Further Comments: The landlord of this pub claimed that Annie Chapman's ghost had taken up residence within the walls. Strange winds were reported, as was mild poltergeist behaviour.

The Town of Ramsgate public house.

Cellar Noises

Location: E1 (Greater London) - Town of Ramsgate public house, Wapping High Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Prisoners were once held in the cellar of the Town of Ramsgate, where strange sounds are now said to emerge.

Silhouette

Location: E11 (Greater London) - Snaresbrook, road opposite The Eagle public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late January 2010, 22:15h
Further Comments: While driving home, a man was distracted by his mobile phone ringing. At that moment he spotted the silhouette of a person in front of his car. Slamming on the brakes, the man was convinced he had hit someone, before realising there was no body, no damage to the car, and he had felt no actual impact. He also then realised his phone did not have the ringtone he had heard, and on checking, his mobile had no missed calls.