Yorkshire’s Hobs – the naked goblins
By Martin Jeffrey “Hobthrust: a good natured goblin, who assists servant maids in their early morning work, but in a state of nudity….” Glossary of Words…English Dialect Society 1877. Nisse and tomte Naked Goblins are not confined to our country, a similar entity is the nisse from Denmark. The nisse would sweep the floor and...
York : City of Ghosts
As one of the oldest cities in Britain, York stands head and shoulders above other cities that claim to be the most haunted. Every street, alley and even pub seems to have a chilling ghost story to tell, often plied by one of the many speakers from a “Ghost Walk”. Throughout Summer Ghost Walks take...
A Haunted Hall
Norton Church Lane is a heavily wooded avenue that leads to the grand Norton Hall. Norton Hall has been one of the grandest buildings in Sheffield for many years and at one time it was surrounded by nearly eight acres of prime hunting land. Historial records show earlier Halls existing on the present site, over...
A to Z of Yorkshire’s Ghosts
Appletreewick A ghost dog with fearsome eyes called “The Barguest” haunts nearby Troller’s Gill. Nappa Hall, Askrigg Mary, Queen of Scots is supposed to haunt Nappa Hall, the fifteenth century fortified manor house. She stayed there in 1568 possibly as a break during her period at Bolton Castle. A vivid account of the apparition was...
The Bishopsthorpe Ghost
The most veritable ghost was the one which was supposed to be the ghost of Archbishop Scrope, who for many years walked the road to conduct his own funeral procession. Perhaps the most persistent story told of his appearance was that told by a man who made his living as a slaughterman, he used to...
The Haunting of Robin Hood’s Grave
By Martin Jeffrey Nobody has researched and promoted the fact that Robin Hood was a Yorkshireman and even buried in West Yorkshire, as much as Barbara Green. For the last twenty five years she has tirelessly fought the authorities to obtain recognition of Robin Hood’s grave. Kindly, Barbara has provided for Mysterymag.com details of the...
The Buckstones Ghosts
I am certain there are numerous police officers who have professed to see ghosts during their nocturnal roaming around graveyards, churches and ancient houses, occupied and derelict, and I am no exception. For years the following has remained a mystery which I am sure has a logical explanation. If someone reading this has an answer...
The Ghosts of Beauchief Hall
Ghostly goings-on at Sheffield’s Beauchief Hall on Abbey Lane have put the spooks among the sportsmen who use it. They report hearing a mysterious pianist in a top room which was later found to be empty, lights switched on and off, doors opening and closing of their own accord, and numerous strange bumps in the...
Haunted Happenings in furniture store
Second-hand furniture dealer Roy Brook is desperate to give back something he acquired during a house clearance because its haunting his shop. Weird things have been happening at the Abbey Secondhand Centre, Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, for about nine months, he said. Sofas and heavy wardrobes left at one side of the ship are often transported...
Hillsborough Barracks Ghosts
Emailed to Mysterymag.com: “Some years ago, a well-known Bradford-based supermarket chain re-developed the old Hillsborough Barracks, originally built in 1850, here in Sheffield. My family & I visited (as most people do) during the 1st week of opening, intending to stock our cupboards with a few bargains. Within 10 minutes of entering the main area...
Stannington Haunting
Forty years ago, Rose Hudson was found dead by the fire in her gas-filled front room. But the present occupiers of the house in Oldfield Terrace, Stannington, believe her spirit never left. Rose was a childless widow who never came to terms with the death of her husband Gordon. Even the view from the back...
Tale of two haunted Darnall Pubs
Eerie apparitions and thumpings have the staff and regulars at a Darnall pub holding their breath on these dark and dismal winter evenings. The pub is the Ball Inn in Darnall Road and the gaunt, grey clad spectre which, cleaners and relief staff claim to have seen is said to be the restless spirit of...
