The Paranormal Database

Mr Christopher

Location: East Grinstead - Old Cinema along King Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: February 1970
Further Comments: A former manager, this spirit has been seen in full evening dress in various parts of the building.

Evil Nun

Location: East Grinstead - St Michael's School, Moat Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1965
Further Comments: This ghost, alleged to be a corrupt nun, was described by onlookers to have flowing ashen hair and a face of intense evil. The entity has also been felt as it brushes past people in the corridors.

Shattering Glass

Location: East Grinstead - The Fox public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: November 2017
Further Comments: CCTV showed a pint glass shattering while on the bar. Owner Claire Kacy was reported in the national press as saying items had been known to move unaided, including a chair.

Man with Messy Beard

Location: East Lavant - 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.

Tall Lady

Location: Eastbourne - A22, Willington Road junction
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Killed in a large accident which occurred at the site in 1923, this phantom woman has been seen many times; she steps out in front of oncoming traffic, as if deliberately trying to cause a crash. She is most often seen late in the afternoon.

Nun in Grey

Location: Eastbourne - All Saints Hospital
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1975
Further Comments: Disappearing from one witness in a puff of smoke, this nun is believed to be one of the order which once ran the hospital.

An old postcard of Beachy Head, Eastbourne.

Suicide

Location: Eastbourne - Beachy Head
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A popular spot for suicides, several spirits are reported to haunt this disturbing area. One is that of a female figure who calmly steps off the cliff edge; another woman, this time in grey, walks along the cliff path, while locals speak of a ghastly black monk who convinces people to jump.

Singing Nuns

Location: Eastbourne - Chapel Studios, Belmore Road
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: January 2002
Further Comments: A heavy rock group recording in this studio, built on the site of a nunnery, claimed their music provoked ghosts of nuns to sing loudly, in an attempt to drown out the contemporary noise.

Woman in her Forties

Location: Eastbourne - Chaseley house, Bolsover Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: This woman has been seen several times, though her exact age cannot be guessed at as she wears a veil. Two more women were seen at the bar before they melted away, and a young girl has been seen playing in a corridor.

Albino Dwarf

Location: Eastbourne - Claremont school
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: 1918
Further Comments: Seen by the novelist Pamela Frankau when at school here, this little creature ran across her bedroom floor and escaped via the landing, fading from view.

Violinist

Location: Eastbourne - Devonshire Park Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s and 1970s
Further Comments: This phantom player was once quite a frequent visitor to the theatre, though as of late he has become quiet.

Hanged Boy

Location: Eastbourne - Eastbourne College
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Students here talk of the ghost of a lad who could not hack the pressures of academia and hanged himself in a dorm. His shade is sometimes seen down the corridors.

Labrador-Sized Cat

Location: Eastbourne - Faversham Road
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 8 January 2007, 22:30h
Further Comments: Whilst walking his two Yorkshire terriers, John Hescott encountered a large black cat. The feline walked away from a children's play area towards a service road. The sighting was reported to the police.

Heavy Breathing

Location: Eastbourne - Retirement home, Gorringe Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: After the death of one of the residents here, his breathing could still be heard in the sitting room after the last meal of the day.

Grey Lady

Location: Eastbourne - Royal Hippodrome Theatre
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s, 2014 (grey man)
Further Comments: A phantom woman is said to haunt the stage area and has also been spotted sitting in the grand circle. A man was spotted on the fly floor during the 1990s who vanished without trace, while another witness spotted a heavy iron handle swinging itself for thirty seconds and felt something push past them with such force the witness was turned 45 degrees. In 2014, a grey man/figure was spotted in the wings.

Black Cheetah

Location: Eastbourne - Sevenoaks Road
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 09 April 1990, around 00:00h
Further Comments: A taxi driver spotted a black cat, shaped like a cheetah and larger than a big dog, run across the road.

Large Black Cat

Location: Eastbourne - South Downs bordering town
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 1 July 1979
Further Comments: The witness who saw this cat said it was the size of a small pony - he watched it as it passed within three meters of him.

Figure

Location: Eastbourne - Southern Water treatment plant, Prince William Parade
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: February 2008
Further Comments: A non-descript figure has been reported lurking in the tunnels of this treatment plant, and workers have also heard voices coming from behind the tunnel walls. A paranormal investigator was called in, though his findings were inconclusive.

Emily Kaye

Location: Eastbourne - The Crumbles, between town and Pevensey along coast.
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1924
Further Comments: Murdered in the town, Emily Kaye's (or Emily Bielby in some accounts) ghost, in the form of a white figure, was soon seen near the site of her murder. A blue/white light would also be reported by people walking the area at night. Another ghost, Irene Munro, was also reported in the area - she, too, was murdered.

Striding Man

Location: Eastbourne - Upperton Lane
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 12 May 2023, 23:00h
Further Comments: A witness spotted a dark, slightly hutched figure striding along this alley. The figure moved silently and despite the appearance of walking, almost seemed to glide across the ground. The witness briefly lost sight of the figure, during which time, it vanished with seemingly nowhere to have gone.

Three Hounds

Location: Eastbourne - Willingdon area
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Seeing one shuck is often thought of as an ill omen - the three which seem to haunt this area in a pack are a guaranteed bad portent.

Teenage Servant

Location: Eridge - Barns on Eridge Park Estate
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: September 1990
Further Comments: After discovering she was pregnant, this maid took her own life in one of the barns on the estate. Her misty form is still reported drifting around the area.

Moaning

Location: Eridge Green - Barn next to the Village Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid twentieth century
Further Comments: A young woman hanged herself after her lover ran off once discovering she was pregnant. Her moans could be heard coming from the empty barn.

Victorian Man

Location: Etchingham - King John's Lodge, Sheepstreet Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: This ghostly figure has been seen on several occasions quietly walking in the garden.

Ghostly Dragon

Location: Faygate - Wooded areas
Type: Dragon
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Many years ago, before the construction of the road and railway, a large lizard creature was said to reside here. It possessed qualities more like a ghost than a physical creature.