Country and County: South Yorkshire

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Feather Death Related Folklore

According to The Ghost World by T. F. Thiselton Dyer (1893) ‘The presence of pigeon or game feathers is said to be another hindrance to the exit of the soul; and, occasionally, in order to facilitate its departure, the peasantry in many parts of England will lay a dying man on the floor.

Ecclesall Woods

According to an article by Alex Evans entitled ‘Halloween: Sheffield’s Top 10 most haunted places revealed’ which was published in The Star on 26 October 2015, ‘Ecclesall Woods houses a haunted grave; a woodsman who burned to death in a strange, unexplained ac

The Star, York Street

The following description about the haunting of the The Star’s building is extracted from an article by Alex Evans entitled ‘Halloween: Sheffield’s Top 10 most haunted places revealed’ which was published in The Star on 26 October 2015. ‘Campo

Highcliffe Road, Ecclesall

According to the following extract from an article by Alex Evans entitled ‘Halloween: Sheffield’s Top 10 most haunted places revealed’ which was published in The Star on 26 October 2015, Highcliffe Road is haunted by ‘A phantom woman who lurks along the road a

West Bar Roundabout

The following description is extracted from an article by Alex Evans entitled ‘Halloween: Sheffield’s Top 10 most haunted places revealed’ which was published in The Star on 26 October 2015.

Cavendish Court Job Centre

According to an article by Alex Evans entitled ‘Halloween: Sheffield’s Top 10 most haunted places revealed’ which was published in The Star on 26 October 2015, the Cavendish Court Job Centre on Meetinghouse Lane may be haunted.

Stocksbridge Bypass

The Stocksbridge Bypass linking the M1 Motorway and the A628 Woodhead Pass Road was opened in May 1988. Since its construction the road has been associated with strange experiences and a ghostly monk.

Carbrook Hall Pub

Carbrook Hall is a Grade II listed public house. This building was a wing of the original Carbrook Hall which was added in 1620.