Mysterious Britain & Ireland

Category: Apparitions

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

The Starting Gate, Walsall

A good deal of activity has been reported at the Starting Gate including many newspaper reports of the alleged paranormal happenings here. The ghost haunting the pub is reputed to be that of a previous landlady, Ethel Freeman, who is said to have committed suicide in the cellar sometime around the 1950s.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

Horse and Jockey, Wednesbury

The haunting at the Horse and Jockey is related to a suicide at the pub. The story goes that a man walked in, ordered a double brandy and then shot himself. Nicknamed ‘Cyril’, he makes his presence felt in a number of ways. Loud bangs are heard and cold spots felt in the bar area and lights get turned on and off.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

The Hog’s Head, Wolverhampton

The Hog’s Head used to be known as The Vine. As far as is known there are two ghosts here. One is a train driver called Marber who was killed in the bombing during World War Two. He is apt to sit quietly at the bar before simply disappearing.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / Poltergiests

Giffard Arms, Wolverhampton

A good deal of paranormal activity is reported at the Giffard Arms. Apart from poltergeist type activity such as glasses moving and doors opening and closing on their own there are at least three apparitions documented here.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

Fountain Inn, Tipton

The Fountain Inn in Tipton is well known locally for being associated with the legendary boxer, William Perry, known as The Tipton Slasher. He is reputed to have used the attic of the pub for training. This may explain the ghostly figure of a man dressed in shorts with a full moustache who has been seen here.

Apparitions / Hauntings / Ley Lines / Road Ghosts

Four Ashes Lane Green Ghost

In September 1986 an experience on Four Ashes Lane, led to speculation that a large Green Man haunted Cryers Hill. The following article entitled ‘Phantom of the Forest’ was published in the South Bucks Star on 26 September 1986 and concerned Mark Nursey’s experience which took place six days earlier.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / Road Ghosts

The Cat Inn, Enville

The ghost story of The Cat Inn concerns an old tramp, Billy Pitt, who collapsed in the snow one bitter cold night in mid-winter. The howling of Billy’s dog, Jim, brought a group of drunks out of the inn to see what was going on. They dragged Billy into the pub and revived him by the fire.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

The Brittania, Gornal

The Brittania is nicknamed ‘Sallies’ after Sallie Williams who ran the quaint old pub until her death in 1991. Much activity has been experienced here. Dogs seem particularly afraid of the entrance to the cellar and have been known to follow some unseen presence around the lounge. Things often get moved around and sometimes go missing only to turn up in unusual places.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

The Bell Inn

The Bell Inn is a 19th century country pub with a large conservatory used as a dining room. It is here that the ghost of a mischievous little girl is seen flitting amongst the tables. She is only ever seen for a split second and often only out the corner of the eye, but the description of a little girl with long curly hair wearing a party dress is always the same.

Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings

Crooked House, Himley

The Crooked House, as the name suggests, has suffered from mining subsidence which creates some weird effects in the old part of the pub. Marbles appear to roll uphill on the window ledges but this is nothing paranormal, more a mix of subsidence and optical illusion but entertaining none the less.