WORSLEY OLD HALL

The green ghost of Dorothy Legh is seen tumbling down the stairs.

TURTON TOWER

Home to the Timberbottom skulls and the Black lady. The lady glides up the staircase and a cradle is rocked by unseen hands.

TONGE HALL

The building dates back to the 16th Century and stands on the site of an even older mansion house in Middleton. The ghosts are reported to have attempted to push one psychic investigator down a flight of stairs. There are, according to a team of Paranormal Investigators from the USA, four ghost residents in Tonge Hall

TAMESIDE THEATRE

Jack Douglas, ex- Carry On film star, reported seeing a male ghost in this Ashton Under Lyne theatre several times, standing above him in the upper circle and slowly melting away when approached.

SUNLIGHT HOUSE

Numerous staff and security guards from this huge city centre building have experienced a range of paranormal activity here. Apparitions, lift bells sounding, lifts moving on their own, lights turning themselves off and the sounds of rasping male voices coming out of nowhere seem to be occurring frequently. One member of staff witnessed an apparition moving backwards and forwards behind office screening, only to come face to face with a transparent figure in the toilets.. causing them to call on paranormal investigators on a number of occasions. The outcome of which can be found here

STRANGEWAYS PRISON

This old Victorian Jail close to Manchester Centre was one of a few in the U.K. to have performed executions many years ago. Over 100 hangings have taken place here and a permanent gallows was a feature in one of the wings. The condemned block is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of one of the hangmen who officiated there. Staff on night duty have reported seeing a mysterious man in a dark suit carrying a small briefcase. He is always seen walking along 'B' wing from just outside the condemned cell towards the central control area. When they try to follow this dark suited man he vanishes just before the old iron staircase leading up to the main office. One wonders if this could be John Ellis who committed suicide in 1932.

SLADE HALL

Slade Hall, which is up for sale for only the fifth time, dates back to 1260, although most of the present structure was built in Elizabethan times. The house, in Slade Lane, Longsight, was the focus of a paranormal study several years ago when ghost hunters investigated reports of a Jacobean man wielding a sword and pistol, babies wailing, women sobbing, and floorboards creaking.

THE SHAKESPEARE

Reputedly haunted by the ghost of a young girl who died in the last century, after being raped by a chef; he later hanged himself. The rope marks are still visible on a ceiling beam..

RING O BELLS

The Ring o Bells is said to be one of the oldest buildings in Middleton, and may be one of its most haunted. Historically the pubs foundations are thought to date all the way back to Saxon times, and legend has it that a Druidical temple stood at this spot in the Iron Age - perhaps a place of ancient sacrifice. In the Middle Ages it served as a refectory for monks brewing their potent ale, probably in the area where the pubs cellars are currently situated. The pub is said to be haunted by a Sad Cavalier, nicknamed Edward, who has been seen several times, and is said to be responsible for poltergeist activity in the bar. A traditional story suggests that the pub served as a secret meeting place for Royalists during the Civil War. During one of their clandestine meets, their hiding place was discovered, and one of the Cavaliers was butchered by the Roundheads. The Roundheads headquarters was at the Old Boars Head which is on the same road. One landlord had a stone thrown at him while in the cellar (1972), and a cold spot was discovered in the snug area by researchers, in an area known as the Cavalier's Seat.Most of the phenomena was recorded in the 1970's and 80's, and it is not known whether strange experiences are still being experienced within the pub

PALACE THEATRE

The figure of a woman has been spotted drifting around the building amidst a swirling grey mist and was noticed on one occasion sitting in the corner of the ladies toilets before disappearing into thin air – it is believed she was a cleaner who died in the building.

ORDSALL HALL

Salfords Ordsall Hall which dates back 820 years in parts has throughout it's history played host to being a family home, working men's club and church hall. The most important period of its life is undoubtedly as the family seat of the Radclyffe family who resided here for over 300 of those years.It is said that the 'white lady' - the resident ghost made famous through Ordsalls hugely successful 'ghostcam' - was most probably a member of this family. It is supposed that she is either Queen Elizabeth I's favourite maid of honour, Margaret Radclyffe, who died in 1599 from a broken heart following the death of her brother, or it could possibly be Viviana Radclyffe, with whom the infamous Guy Fawkes fell in love with when he supposedly came to Ordsall Hall to plot the Gunpowder Plot...

OLDHAM COLISEUM

This beautiful theatre in Oldham puts on a ghostly performance every Thursday. He is believed to be Harold Norman. Apparently he was killed in 1947 during a sword fight in a production of Macbeth. It would appear that The Scottish Play proved more than a little unlucky for the wretched thespian.

MAYFIELD STATION

Still unchanged since it closed to passengers in the 1950’s, Mayfield Station has had reports of phantom footsteps, heard echoing around the deserted building late at night – several suicides had taken place here over the years and it’s believed to be the result of one of them…..

MANCHESTER AIRPORT

One of the buildings at Manchester Airport houses several freight companies, but only one part of the building, leased by Messrs Claridge and Co, is affected by the ghost of what is described as a "rather old man". Originally the building was a barrack block for No 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron, Royal Air Force, but it is highly unlikely that the ghost has any connection with those days. The ghost of the old man has been seen many times by employees, mainlcleaners and late-night workers. On one occasion he was seen by a shipping clerk late one night, when the ghost was described as having walked through the office in his bare feet. On another occasion, another shipping clerk saw the same old man sitting in a storeroom, but when approached the ghost vanished. The police were called in on one occasion when noises were heard coming from an empty office, but when they investigated, although equipment was found to be scattered around, there was no sign of an intruder, although all doors were locked and windows securely barred. On another occasion, screams and other noises were heard coming from an empty office, and footsteps were heard pacing up and down the corridor, but nothing was ever found to indicate their cause. There have been several sightings of the old man by various people not connected with the company, including a policeman called in to investigate unusual noises, but so far there has been no positive identification of the ghost.

HEATON HALL

The old hall which sits on the grounds of what is believed to be Europes largest municipal park is said to have frequent visits from a former resident of the hall, named Alice…

HALL I' TH WOOD

This 15th century half-timbered black and white Manor House is the birthplace of Samuel Crompton's "Spinning Mule", which created it's own industrial revolution in the spinning of cotton. Samuel Crompton lived at the house, which in the 18th century had been divided into tenements, from 1758 until 1782. The house was built by the Brownlow Family, but the great-grandson of the builder, Lawrence Brownlow, got so heavily into debt in building expensive additions to the house, that he had to sell it to the Norris Family to recoup some of his money. The house was given to the Bolton Corporation by Viscount Leverhulme in 1900, and was opened to the public as a museum. There are three ghosts at Hall-i'-th-Wood. The first is that of a Cavalier, one of the family of Royalists whose property was confiscated at the end of the Civil War. His ghost was seen until fairly recently, racing up the wide staircase. His appearances always took place at Christmas time and he was never seen after 6th January, until the following December. Since the ghost has only been seen going upstairs, and not down again, it is thought that the Cavalier must have been apprehended and killed in one of the upstairs rooms. The second ghost is that of a man dressed in green, who was seen carrying a sack over his shoulders, disappearing through a wall in the direction of the West Wing, which was demolished in the 17th century. This ghost is thought to be that of Alexander Norris, the man responsible for the demolition of the West Wing, and he is thought to be searching for some lost family papers. The third ghost is that of a little old lady, wearing a long black dress with white lace around her neck and cuffs, who has been seen fairly recently in the kitchen. She is described as being a charming old soul, who is totally incapable of frightening anybody

FLETCHER MOSS MUSEUM

It was rumoured that a former curate was responsible for his wife's death in this Didsbury museum, but disappeared before he could be questioned. Regardless, strange things would happen and drive out new occupants for years after the event.

CRUMPSALL HOSPITAL

An overactive spirit was once witnessed at what is also known as North Manchester General – he has been spotted standing by a television and is believed to be responsible for throwing bed pans about and flushing toilets from empty cubicles

CLAYTON HALL

A poltergeist was said once to have frequented this hall in Droylsden, throwing the covers off beds at night, and creating bangs and crashing sounds at night. The entity had to be moved on by a member of the church.

BULLS HEAD

Susan Flint sat in a downstairs room in the Bull's Head pub, Swinton, late one night working on the accounts when she was disturbed by a scraping noise. Unable to concentrate, she got up and went to see what the cause was. In another part of the old building she found a chair moving to and fro on the floor, apparently by itself. Oddly she attributed the phenomenon to vibrations from the street outside, despite there being very little traffic at that time. When she spoke about the unusual event, others working in the pub related various accounts of noises and strange voices. It seemed the moving chair was not an isolated incident. The present building was constructed in 1826 but the site and foundations date back to the Middle Ages and once faced a cemetary. Indeed Chorley Road on which the pub sits was known once as 'Burying Lane'. After a debate about the supposed haunting Susan's stepfather, James, and a friend of the family, Andy, were challenged to stay the duration of the night in the cellars of the pub, a challenge they accepted. Some hours later the family sleeping upstairs were disturbed by screaming from the cellars. In the cellar, James awoke to find Andy staring at some 'flickering orange lights' in the darkness from the doorway. Before the Flint family could reach the cellar all hell broke loose. The two men heard some of the heavy beer barrels being smashed together. When they reached the room and turned on the lights, they saw Andy in one corner of the cellar wielding a broom in self-defence. But James, in an attempt to escape the poltergeist attack, had been struck by a moving beer barrel and had been injured on his head. In fact blood was pumping from the wound. After this frightening incident, things settled down again in the pub, and by the time researchers appeared on the scene, there was little to study..

BRANNIGANS

Staff at Brannigans Bar in Manchesters City Centre had to call in a team of paranormal investigators after strange happenings were being witnessed, generally upon closing time – such as glasses levitating and smashing, people being physically pushed by an unseen entity and shadowy figures sauntering across the dancefloor. It transpired, however that the activity stemmed mainly from the upstairs levels. The pub was once known as the Albert Hall and upstairs was once the largest Methodist church hall in the country. The church hall is still up there, derelict and abandoned since its final meeting many years ago, however, there is also a mass of spirit souls still there also including clergymen, children and a violent poltergeist.. The venue also provided the programme “Most Haunted” with one of their most memorable episodes.