The Paranormal Database

Off the coast of Brighton.

The Good Ship Nicholas

Location: Brighton - Off coast
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Returning from Constantinople in the 1100's, the Nicholas sunk with all hands on board. She is still occasionally seen on the horizon.

The Old Ship pub in Brighton.

Couple

Location: Brighton - Old Ship public house, King's Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A maid who entered one west wing room which she thought was empty was started to apologise after meeting a man and woman sitting on the bed. Before the words could leave her lips, the couple vanished. One member of staff claimed to have seen a shadowy figure move across the ballroom.

The Old Steine thoroughfare in Brighton.

John Robinson

Location: Brighton - Old Steine
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1969
Further Comments: Robinson was an eighteenth century adventurer and soldier of fortune whose luck ran out in Persia - his eyes were burnt out with hot irons after supporting a failed rebellion. A sympathetic merchant helped Robinson return to England; the adventurer finally made it back to his hometown of Brighton, only to die along Old Steine. John's phantom was seen lying in the road by a police officer who was physically sick after looking at his face, and by a woman who was so shocked by the appearance of the entity she spent a night in hospital.

The Olde Cottage Tea Rooms, Brighton.

Grey Woman

Location: Brighton - Olde Cottage Tea Rooms, Rottingdean
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A phantom grey woman was reported by a former member of staff as being seen in the garden.

Hug

Location: Brighton - Outside Sussex Stationers, East Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: October 2009
Further Comments: While on a Halloween ghost walk, one witness was unable to remove his hands out of his pockets - he said it was as if he was being hugged very tightly.

The Park View pub in Brighton.

Modern Man

Location: Brighton - Park View public house, Preston Drove
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown - late twentieth century?
Further Comments: One witness is said to have fainted after spotting a male phantom on the staircase - he was said to be wearing modern clothing. Another ghost, a glowing ball containing the face of a young girl, was seen in the same area.

Parochial Offices in Brighton.

Ringing

Location: Brighton - Parochial Offices, Princes Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s, evenings
Further Comments: The sound of a ringing bell would be heard on the top floor of this building, normally by a caretaker who was alone on site. Another witness claimed to have seen a woman on the staircase waving a handbell.

Patcham Place in Brighton.

Anthony Stapley

Location: Brighton - Patcham Place
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: The ghost of Stapley was said to wander the hallways after dark. A malevolent sensation is said to occasionally be felt in the ground floor restaurant.

The Pavilion Tavern in Brighton.

Bright Light

Location: Brighton - Pavilion Tavern, Castle Square
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1997
Further Comments: A witness watched a large ball of light pass along a wall on the upper floor of this building before it faded from view. There were no light sources in the room other than a small lamp.

The ruined Brighton Pier.

Victorians

Location: Brighton - Pier
Type: Environmental Manifestation
Date / Time: January, early 2000s, around 23:00h
Further Comments: While walking along the seafront, two sisters watched Victorian figures walking around and listened to the sound of music and laughter. The seafront was lit up as if daytime, and a young man and a boy walked out to sea along a rope bridge. As the sisters walked away, they realised the scene they had watched was impossible, and turning back they saw only the darkness over the sea. One sister later discovered that there was a chain bridge on the spot which led to the pier, but it was destroyed in 1896.

Piano

Location: Brighton - Planet (club)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: A former member of staff reported that they and other staff have heard a piano being played when the club is quiet and no one else around.

The Plough Inn in Brighton.

Footsteps

Location: Brighton - Plough Inn, Vicarage Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1977-1991
Further Comments: The former manager of this inn claimed he heard footsteps at night, sometimes moving slowly, other times running. Each time he investigated, no one would be found.

Crusader

Location: Brighton - Port Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The hall was once thought to be haunted by a crusader.

Preston Circle Fire Station, Brighton.

Strangeness

Location: Brighton - Preston Circle Fire Station
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Little is known about the ghost said to haunt this fire station, although it may be connected to the next door cinema's ghost 'Tim'.

Preston Manor in Brighton.

Lady Ellen Stamford

Location: Brighton - Preston Manor
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mostly unknown, ledger in December 2015
Further Comments: This white figure, believed to be a former owner of the building, was seen by a group of witnesses as she walked through a wall on the outside of the building. Other supernatural visitors to the building include disembodied hands seen on bedposts and a doorknob, strange noises emerging from a cupboard, and a grey lady who would descend the main staircase before vanishing. In December 2015, a 1915 shop ledger was donated to the manor, after the book's former owners declared it to be haunted.

Faceless Nun

Location: Brighton - Preston Park
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s (tall man), nun unknown
Further Comments: Part of the park was said to be haunted by a nun with no face. Her story and date of last sighting are unknown. A tall spectral man with a loud ticking pocket watch was observed by a group of teenagers who were sitting in the park on a summer's evening.

The Prestonville Arms pub in Brighton.

Box Mover

Location: Brighton - Prestonville Arms public house, Hamilton Road
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: This presence has been known to move heavy boxes and crates around in the cellar without ever making a sound.

Misty Figure

Location: Brighton - Prince Arthur public house (now Brighton Beer Dispensary)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: A misty figure, possibly female, is said to have occasionally been seen out of the corner of the eye. Disembodied footsteps were also reported, and objects moved by unseen hands.

Slim Lady

Location: Brighton - Private flat (exact location withheld)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: November 2008
Further Comments: After signing a six month tenancy agreement, the occupier spent very little time in this flat. They reported feeling drained of energy every time they entered, and on one occasion, awoke and spotted a slim blonde woman in her 20s, wearing jeans and a tight top, standing by the door. The occupier screamed and the figure vanished.

A private flat in Brighton's Sussex Square.

Footfalls in the Hallway

Location: Brighton - Private flat in Sussex Square
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2007
Further Comments: This flat was home to an entity which turned lights and taps on and off. Footsteps were also heard along the hallway and in the bedroom.

Brighton's Albert Road.

Small Figure

Location: Brighton - Private flat, Albert Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000
Further Comments: A small white figure was seen by one witness as it climbed into a recently emptied cupboard. Encounters with the presence continued for several months until the occupiers moved out.

Duke Street in Brighton.

Misty Figure

Location: Brighton - Private flat, Duke Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: A high number of spooky happenings occurred on this site, including a misty figure in a long coat being spotted looking out of a window, loud running footsteps being heard, something invisible that brushed past witnesses, and a presence which upset dogs.

Meeting House Lane in Brighton.

Victorian Woman

Location: Brighton - Private flat, Meeting House Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: An unmarried mother killed herself out of shame (or the pressures placed upon her by an intolerant society) by leaping from the staircase, breaking her neck. The female figure in a Victorian dress is thought to be her.

Rugby Place in Brighton.

Victorian Woman

Location: Brighton - Private flat, Rugby Place
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: This phantom Victorian woman is said to wear a dress with puffed shoulders and a white pinafore and bonnet. A ghostly child, around ten year old, is also said to haunt the location.

Tidy Street in Brighton.

Piano

Location: Brighton - Private flat, Tidy Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: A friend of the owner was awoken to see the owner's deceased husband standing over the bed. The site was also home to phantom piano music and poltergeist activity in a bedroom.