The Paranormal Database

Young Girl

Location: N1 (Greater London) - Old Queen's Head public house, Essex Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century sightings, running sounds occur on first Sunday of the month
Further Comments: This young girl has been heard running around the upper part of the pub and has pushed against at least one member of staff. Other reports exist of an unknown woman in Tudor dress seen drifting around the site, and gentle moaning coming from the upper part of the house.

ID #2263, last updated 2002-08-23

Former Maid

Location: N6 (Greater London) - Flask public house, Highgate
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: This long dead woman is reported to haunt the main bar area, creating cold spots and gently stroking the back of patrons' necks.

ID #2280, last updated 2002-08-24

Mother Marnes

Location: N6 (Greater London) - Ye Olde Gatehouse public house, Highgate
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown (Marnes), 2012 (Bacon)
Further Comments: Murdered many moons ago for her money, Mother Marnes now meanders around the building with her pet cat. A ghost hunting team claimed to have contacted Francis Bacon (philosopher, not painter) in the basement during an investigation.

ID #2198, last updated 2002-08-16

Videoed Shade

Location: Neath (West Glamorgan) - Duke of Wellington public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1993
Further Comments: A misty male figure caught on CCTV in the pub could be seen entering through a door that swings open.

ID #3136, last updated 2002-11-12

Bryn

Location: Neath (West Glamorgan) - The Greyhound public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: A former drinker at the pub, Bryn has returned several years after he died. The cellar is said to be haunted by a more sinister entity, though details are fleeting.

ID #4523, last updated 2003-08-25

Robert Adams

Location: Nelson (Lancashire) - Engineers' Arms public house (no longer open)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa April 1905
Further Comments: After landlord Robert Adams died, his phantom returned. He would be seen drinking behind the bar through a window, although when the new landlord turned up to investigate, the ghost disappeared upstairs and created a great deal of noise.

ID #13780, last updated 2020-05-19

Humphrey Kynaston

Location: Nesscliffe (Shropshire) - Old Three Pigeons public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Wild Humphrey Kynaston, a local highwayman who robbed the rich to give to the poor, is said to haunt the building where his chair remains.

ID #12458, last updated 2017-05-11

POWs

Location: Netherfield (Nottinghamshire) - Railway track behind Jackie Bells public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2005
Further Comments: A CCTV system at the pub was said to have picked up the sounds of German prisoners of war singing, the sound coming from the area of the railway line. The track was once used to transport POWs, and the area beyond the pub was a holding area. The ghostly figure of a man has also been observed walking along the track, vanishing without warning.

ID #8591, last updated 2008-05-11

Stomper

Location: Newark (Nottinghamshire) - 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.

ID #8517, last updated 2008-05-05

Lady Ossington

Location: Newark (Nottinghamshire) - 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.

ID #14091, last updated 2021-04-25

Piano

Location: Newark (Nottinghamshire) - 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.

ID #8587, last updated 2008-05-11

Hanged Man

Location: Newark (Nottinghamshire) - 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.

ID #13105, last updated 2019-03-11

Grey Lady

Location: Newark (Nottinghamshire) - Woolpack public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This phantom grey woman is said to haunt the bar area.

ID #8518, last updated 2008-05-05

Footsteps

Location: Newbold (Derbyshire) - Nag's Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960
Further Comments: Heard by the landlord and his family, these phantom footsteps were described as quick and heavy.

ID #7353, last updated 2007-04-28

Hair Puller

Location: Newbury (Berkshire) - Jack O'Newbury public house (was known as The Catherine Wheel)
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Twenty-first century
Further Comments: The phantom at work in this pub is said to pull hair, unlock doors and move items around. CCTV footage from February 2011 shows two glasses falling from a shelf without human aid.

ID #10467, last updated 2011-05-08

Woman's Voice

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) - Blackie Boy public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: A woman's voice was heard screaming 'Get out! Get Out!' from an empty cubical in the men's toilets, causing a member of staff in the room to flee.

ID #12673, last updated 2017-12-10

Furniture Mover

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) - Board Room public house, Stevenson Road
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: Landlord Richard Bell reported shattering glasses, moving pictures and upset furniture at his pub.

ID #7123, last updated 2007-02-20

George

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) - Carriage public house (former station), Archbold Terrace
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: George was said to have worked for the railways and died in an accident on the track. He is said to haunt the pub and is blamed when things fall or break. A woman and man are also said to haunt the site - they were killed while standing on the platform when a bomb exploded nearby during the Second World War.

ID #13659, last updated 2020-04-09

Man with Dog

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) - Old George public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A ghostly man and his dog have been spotted in the bar, vanishing if approached. Another ghostly figure has been seen sitting in a chair, while elsewhere footsteps without feet go about their business.

ID #12674, last updated 2017-12-10

Grinning Lady

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) - Slug and Lettuce public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2014
Further Comments: Two women who took a self-portrait in this pub caught a grinning female figure in the shot; the image appeared in several national outlets where the unknown figure was branded a ghost. Although the ghost could have a rational explanation, it is said that a phantom figure has been spotted several times since the image became known.

ID #15617, last updated 2024-09-14

Henry Hardwick

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) - The Cooperage public house, alleyways near the building
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Trying to escape pressgangers, Hardwick was murdered, and has been seen near to where he died. A man dressed in Edwardian garb has also been seen in the area.

ID #1492, last updated 2002-06-26

Longhaired Man

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear) - Unnamed public house along Westgate Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1974
Further Comments: This ghostly figure wearing a red coat walked through a barman closing the bar.

ID #5954, last updated 2005-03-19

Cavalier

Location: Newchurch (Lancashire) - Boars Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: The Paranormal Activity Research Team of Lancashire investigated this haunted public house. They picked up the presence of a Cavalier in the attic and a figure in the cellar who created a sharp drop in temperature.

ID #8431, last updated 2008-04-27

Farmer

Location: Newenden (Kent) - White Hart public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Holding his pint of beer, a phantom farmer is said to sit by the fireplace.

ID #9034, last updated 2008-10-14

Woman in a Long Coat

Location: Newhey (Lancashire) - Bull's Head public house, Ogden
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s, said to be more active in December
Further Comments: A ghostly man was seen to walk through a closed by a customer, while the landlord observed a woman in a long coat walk into the bar, only to disappear without trace. A phantom dog was also reported.

ID #7147, last updated 2007-04-01