The Black Bull, East Boldon
The following reference to the a haunting at The Black Bull, 98 Front Street, East Boldon was made in an article promoting ‘Ghost Taverns of the North East’ by Mike Hallowell and Darren Ritson, that appeared in the
It has been suggested in Roby’s Traditions of Lancashire, that the Motte and Bailey Clitheroe Castle may date back to before 1086, being built by Roger de Poictou (also known as Roger Pictavensis). Roger was a supporter of King William I and was granted 398 Saxon Manors following the Norman invasion of 1066. The remains of the Roman fort named Mancunium date from AD79 and can be found at Castlefield in Manchester. The following article by Kerry Mcdermott was published in the Daily Mail on 8 April 2013 and was entitled ‘Please give me a new house, pleads mother who believes her home is haunted by the ghost of a man called Nigel’, Stacey McGill claims ghost flicks lights and microwave on and off William "Grancer" Harrison (1789-1860) was a successful plantation owner. He had the largest number of slaves in Coffee County. His nickname derives from "Grand-Sir" which he was called by the slaves. He was renowned as somewhat fun-loving man who loved dancing and feasting and would hold dances every Saturday. Lynchings were once unfortunately common throughout many parts of America. Although common perception associates lynchings with racist violence against black Americans, many other groups were also frequent targets of lynch mobs. These included criminals of any race, Hispanic people, Chinese people and Italians, as well as anyone who deviated from accepted social norms or expected behaviour. HM Prison Leeds, also known as Armley Gaol, is a Category B men’s prison dating from 1847. It was also a site of execution, with its last hanging taking place on 29 June 1961. Raby Castle, which currently sits in a 200 acre deerpark, was built in the mid 14th century by John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, (Born circa.1337 – Died 17 October 1388) a Knight of the Garter who had served as Admiral of the North and Steward to the Kings Household. There is an early mention of the house formerly known as Poplars having been haunted. This is included on the website just a piece of historical interest and to add to the geographical mapping of reported activity, old and young. In the 1960’s the vicarage in Deddington was reported to be haunted by the ghost of its former resident, Revd Maurice Frost. 
Clitheroe Castle
Mancunium Roman Fort, Castlefield
School Street, Loughborough (2013)
The Dancing Ghost of Grancer Harrison
William “Bill” Sketoe And The Hole That Won’t Stay Filled
HM Prison Leeds, Armley
Raby Castle
The Poplars, Deddington
Deddington Vicarage
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