The Three Mariners Inn is a popular and historic pub. It’s notable for having a gravity-fed cellar. In the Three Mariners the cellar is above the pub, this means the casks need to be hefted upstairs but it means the beer and ale flows naturally downwards. The pub is old, perhaps one of the oldest […]
The haunted landscape of the Ashton Memorial
The Ashton Memorial was built by the Oilcloth King; James Williamson. The Oilcloth King got his nickname from the vast empire and fortune he amassed from his oilcloth and linoleum empire. Williamson was so successful that, at one point, he employed nearly a quarter of Lancaster’s workforce. When he was made sheriff he threw a […]
The starved ghost of Ashton Hall
There are two Ashton Hall’s in Lancaster. The first is part of the council complex of Dalton Square near the Buck Ruxton murder site and the second is currently the headquarters of the Lancaster Golf Club. Ashton Hall, now used by the Golf Club, was originally built by Roger of Poitou in the Barony of […]
Does something linger in Morecambe’s Alhambra Building?
Situated on Marine Road West in Morecambe is the old and decaying Alhambra Building. Today the building houses an antique shop and disco with bars.
The theatre was gutted by a serious fire in 1970 and rebuilt as a disco. Built in 1901 the building was known as Alhambra Theatre and served as such. Some of the building was converted into a cinema in 1930. Before the fire, owner Eddie Morrell was known for the pantos the theatre hosted.
There are neither records of anyone having being killed in the 1970s fire that are easily available on the Internet nor mentions of death or murder in the building. However, Twitter speculation from paranormal investigators suggests that there may be a dark entity in the building; a murderer or worse.
The evil history of Lancaster’s Palatine Hall
Palatine Hall and 2 Dalton Square are adjacent buildings; number 2 was once the home of the infamous doctor Buck Ruxton. Ruxton was once called Bukhtyar Rustomji Ratanji Hakim. He was born in Bombay, India, on the 21st of March 1899 and was a Parsi – according to tradition, therefore, descended from a group of […]
Is there something evil in Morecambe Winter Gardens?
Morecambe Winter Gardens is an old theatre with an unusual style of haunting. It is said that the building, which dates back to 1870 and sits on the front pier of Morecambe, has a good side and an evil side. The stage in the main auditorium, in particular, is subject to this ghostly divide. It […]
The mad ghosts and tweets of Inveraray Jail
This is the second time In Pure Spirit has written about Inverarary Jail and hauntings. In May of this year, we had a copy of a ghostly blur caught on camera in front of “Cell X” in the Scottish jail. We were also able to report that Ghost Finders Scotland had good samples of Electronic […]
Is Thorpe Park’s SAW ride haunted?
The bosses of Thorpe Park have suspended six members of staff and called in an exorcist. They believe that an Ouija board session the six members of staff conducted in the ride may have left the rollercoaster haunted.
The SAW ride at the amusement park is based on the horror movie franchise. It can be pretty scary. Allegedly, staff at the centre decided to use the Ouija board after the opening night of a Halloween themed “Fright Nights”.
Shortly afterwards guests are believed to have started to report paranormal happenings on the ride. Bosses believe the two events are related… but it can’t be ignored that this would also be a wonderful PR story for the park. If it is a PR stunt then suspending the six members of staff is, perhaps, extreme.
The White Lady of Speke Hall
Speke Hall is an historic Tudor house accompanied by impressive and beautiful gardens. The main part of the house was built in 1540 and construction continued throughout the years including a change to the laundry area in 1950s. Edward Norris made the last significant change in 1598 by adding the northern range.
The famous families of the house include Watts, Beauclerks and the family Norriss. Speke House is currently run and owned by the National Trust.
Ghostly Reedy of Apsley House
Image by VA Wolf via Flickr The apparent haunting of the Apsley House bar in Southsea, Hampshire, is unusual. The building, which was once a Victorian girls school and then offices uses by the city council, appears to be haunted by a ghostly bar tender that re-fills pints. Janice McCormack told press, “I know it […]
