The Paranormal Database

Singing Lady

Location: SE4 (Greater London) - Brockley Jack public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: The building appeared on the television programme 'Whines and Spirits', where it was said the pub ghosts included a small child on the back stairs, a singing lady in the attic, and a figure in the cellar. Objects moved and a front door reportedly locked and bolted itself.

ID #16271, last updated 2026-01-03

Woman

Location: Sevenoaks (Kent) - Chequers public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This inn is home to a female phantom who watched her son's execution from an upstairs window. Her wails are said to be occasionally heard.

ID #9007, last updated 2008-10-05

Lady in Victorian Clothes

Location: Shardlow (Derbyshire) - The Lady in Grey public house, Wilne Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid 1960s
Further Comments: Rumoured to haunt the pub, the lady in the pub's name has been seen or felt as she pushes past those in her way. One businessman staying on the site said he had watched a phantom lady enter his room just before dawn. When he mentioned it to the landlord, he was told, 'Why do you think this place is called The Lady in Grey?!'.

ID #2603, last updated 2002-10-12

Lavender Lady

Location: Sheepscombe (Gloucestershire) - Butchers Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The pub and the surrounding area are haunted by a woman dressed in lavender or mauve coloured clothing. She is thought to be the woman responsible for closing several local pubs at the start of the nineteenth century.

ID #8384, last updated 2008-04-01

Lights

Location: Sheffield (South Yorkshire) - Captive Queen public house (now closed)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Floating lights and strange figures were said to have been seen in this building when it was a pub. Another local legend says that it was an entrance to a nest of secret underground tunnels used by Mary Queen of Scots.

ID #12990, last updated 2018-10-05

Colonel John Bright

Location: Sheffield (South Yorkshire) - Carbrook Hall public house (as of late 2019, a coffee shop)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A close friend and ally of Cromwell, the well-built ghost of Colonel Bright has been observed standing at the top of the stairs. Other ghosts reported here include the sounds of children, an elderly woman from the 1920s, a phantom Roundhead, a monk, and another shadowy figure who throws items around the bar.

ID #5541, last updated 2004-11-13

Peering Face

Location: Sheffield (South Yorkshire) - Industry public house, Darnall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1997
Further Comments: When the Sheffield Paranormal Society carried out a vigil of this property, photographs were taken inside the back room. When they came back from being developed, a face could be seen peering through a window, even though nothing was seen at the time.

ID #10988, last updated 2012-07-17

Highwayman

Location: Sheffield (South Yorkshire) - Mail Coach public house, 149 West Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1984
Further Comments: Wearing the clothing of a robber, this figure was seen lurking in the shadows prior to mysteriously disappearing.

ID #3237, last updated 2002-12-04

White Figure

Location: Sheffield (South Yorkshire) - Manor Castle public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1983
Further Comments: The landlord of this public house moved out after only three weeks, claiming that his child and pets had been constantly upset by a white human form.

ID #3238, last updated 2002-12-04

Beer Drinker

Location: Sheffield (South Yorkshire) - Old Queen's Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Seen and felt sitting by the stone fireplace, the phantom of an aging patron firmly holding his jugs of beer still returns to the oldest pub in Sheffield. A ghostly child is also said to pull people's hair.

ID #5542, last updated 2025-02-22

Horse and Cart

Location: Sheffield (South Yorkshire) - The Crofts public house, Mosborough
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s?
Further Comments: This phantom horse and cart would be seen in the car park and were frequently mistaken as being 'real'. When a pond on the grounds was filled in, the apparition never returned.

ID #6825, last updated 2006-04-15

Sobbing Woman

Location: Sheffield (South Yorkshire) - Three Tuns public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Heard but never seen, this crying woman may also haunt the cellar - it is said that no animal has the courage to have gone down. Patrons have reported being prodded by an unseen finger.

ID #6823, last updated 2006-04-15

Dark Figure

Location: Sheffield (South Yorkshire) - Ye Olde Harrow public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 1994 - February 2001, and late 1970s
Further Comments: A former tenant reported several strange experiences during their time in this pub, including encountering a dark figure, doors which closed themselves and items which disappeared and reappeared up to a month later. A former occupier of the site remembered the shadow and closing doors from the 1970s.

ID #10702, last updated 2012-02-12

Giles Cannard

Location: Shepton Mallet (Somerset) - Area of Cannard's Grave public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Giles took his own life to escape arrest for sheep stealing (or forgery or robbery, depending on the story); as many suicides in this day, he was buried at a crossroads with a stake through his heart to prevent his return. This preventive measure failed, and now his ghost reportedly walks the area.

ID #1812, last updated 2002-07-18

Oswald

Location: Shifnal (Shropshire) - Jerningham Arms public house (no longer operational)
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Pre-1950
Further Comments: Two guests claimed to have been tossed out of bed by unseen hands while staying in the 'Pink Room', and the landlord heard footsteps emerging from the same room while empty. It was suggested that this entity and the one which haunted the nearby vicarage were the same presence.

ID #15136, last updated 2023-10-27

Monk

Location: Shrewsbury (Shropshire) - Dun Cow public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980
Further Comments: Seen in the pub by the wife of the landlord, this phantom monk was said to have bright colours speckled over his habit. A Dutch officer is also rumoured to haunt the building.

ID #3145, last updated 2002-11-12

Lady Sarah

Location: Shrewsbury (Shropshire) - Hole in the Wall public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Appearing during the dead of night, this female phantom walks through the bar area before vanishing.

ID #5379, last updated 2004-08-22

Eerie Sounds

Location: Shrewsbury (Shropshire) - Nag's Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: While the haunting entities have yet to be seen, the combined sounds of crying, moaning and footsteps are said to be enough to unnerve the bravest of souls.

ID #3143, last updated 2002-11-12

Sir Robert Earnley

Location: Sidlesham (Sussex) - Crab & Lobster public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Sir Robert Earnley was killed by a gang of Cromwell's soldiers, his dying breath coming from inside the pub after he managed to drag himself there. His tall, proudly uniformed ghost is now seen prior to dawn, though has also been seen once lying on the floor in a pool of blood.

ID #1948, last updated 2002-07-22

Elizabeth Grey

Location: Silsoe (Bedfordshire) - Old George public house, High Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1950s?
Further Comments: Lady Elizabeth Grey was drowned in a coaching accident down the road from this public house. She had been using the building as a hideout while escaping her father who had prevented her marriage to the man she loved. Her grey form was reported several times by the landlady.

ID #5452, last updated 2004-09-17

Silent Woman

Location: Slaithwaite (West Yorkshire) - Silent Woman public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The pub is named after the headless ghost that resides between the canal and a viaduct that carries the railway.

ID #3043, last updated 2002-11-07

Elizabeth Davis

Location: Sling (Gloucestershire) - Miners Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth / early twenty-first century
Further Comments: Formally known as Old Nell, this ghost had a name change after being identified as a landlady from the 1880s. She is described as friendly and enjoys moving items around the building.

ID #6560, last updated 2005-09-14

Lady

Location: Smalley (Derbyshire) - Former Old Nag's Head public house (closed)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: November 2013
Further Comments: Walking past this derelict site, a witness spotted a female figure standing by the window who vanished soon after.

ID #11834, last updated 2015-06-17

Barmaid

Location: South Shields (Tyne and Wear) - Beacon public house (no longer operating)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre 2016
Further Comments: A local newspaper claimed the Beacon was haunted by a barmaid who fell into the cellar.

ID #14426, last updated 2022-02-17

Roman

Location: South Shields (Tyne and Wear) - Look Out public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A ghostly Roman soldier who reputedly appears in the basement is said to be connected to the nearby Roman Fort.

ID #14419, last updated 2022-02-17