If you’ve ever wondered if anywhere in Leeds houses any resident ghosts or a ghoulish past, then these are 10 allegedly haunted locations in and around the city. Photos are for illustrative purposes only.
1. Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam is said to have two famous resident ghosts. One is known as the Blue Lady who is said to have died two weeks after being robbed, and the second is the ghost of Phoebe Gray, a nursemaid at Temple Newsam who was murdered by a servant. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Shutterstock
2. Bronte Hall, Leeds Beckett University
A security guard reported opening up the empty building one morning and hearing the sound of somebody exhaling sharply right behind him. It is rumoured to be the ghost of a former lecturer, who died in the building around 1920. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
3. Abbey Inn
The Abbey Inn boasts a ghoulish line-up which includes a grey lady, a phantom figure of Guy Fawkes and a mysterious cloaked spectre. The pub has seen its fair share of strange goings-on throughout its history. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
4. Thackray Medical Museum
Thackray Medical Museum was formerly the old Workhouse Building of St James’ Hospital, but people have reported the sound of footsteps, banging and knocking, and the sighting of a waving woman, and a man in a white coat. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google
5. Armley Mills
Armley Mills was once one of the world’s largest woollen mills, but now stands as Leeds Industrial Museum. There have been reports of doors opening and shutting, sounds of a small child crying, and a figure of a woman wearing a black dress. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Shutterstock
6. City Varieties Music Hall
People have reported the sound of a piano playing mysteriously in the night, knocking and banging noises, and the sight of a woman roaming the theatre when performances are taking place. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google