These are 15 of the strangest - and creepiest - urban legends that have circulated Leeds for the last few decades.
7. The ancient Headingley tree
Just north of St Michaels church there was once an oak tree nicknamed the Shire Oak. Legend says it was 1000 years old in 1941 when it was felled. Photo: Graham Robson (cc-by-sa/2.0)
8. Cider Paul
There are lots of legends floating around about cider Paul, a legendary Leeds character whose favourite drink - naturally - is cider. Legend has it that he only appears when youve had a few ciders yourself... Photo: Shutterstock
9. The Blue Lady of Temple Newsam
Legend says that Temple Newsam is haunted by the ghost of the blue lady, a young woman who fell into decline and died after losing a precious pearl necklace. She now roams the halls looking for it. Photo: Betty Longbottom (cc-by-sa/2.0)
10. Jennys White Hole
Jennys White Hole is the name given to the last steps at The Calls which lead down to the river. A woman called Jenny was said to walk down them and drown after her husband left her. Photo: Mark Stevenson (cc-by-sa/2.0)
11. The Town Halls midnight clock
The town halls clock doesnt strike at midnight - some say its to avoid waking a ghost of a woman who once threw herself from the building, others say its to do with the town halls stone lions waking. Photo: David Dixon/CC BY-SA 2.0
12. Kirkstall Abbey secret tunnels
Perhaps one of the most persistent and popular Leeds legends surrounds Kirkstall Abbey. Its said monks once built a network of secret tunnels during the Dissolution of the Monasteries that went as far as Headingley. Photo: Ashley Dace (cc-by-sa/2.0)