Clubfoot Location: Binbrook - Former Binbrooke RAF Base Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Twentieth century Further

Comments: The nickname given to an Australian worker on the base who blew himself up trying to sabotage a Lancaster bomber during World War Two was maybe a bit too unkind, and he was seen for years after his death walking around on the perimeter road. A ghostly NCO also made a comeback at the former base. Sergeant Sinclair was in charge of loading bombs onto the aircraft here during the Second World War; a mistake caused a bomber to explode on take off, killing Sinclair while he was trying to flag the aircraft down to alert them to the error. For a short while his ghost was seen on the runway, arms waving wildly in the air.

Black Lady Location: Bradley - Bradley Woods Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 24 December (reoccurring) Further Comments: Said by some to be a phantom nun and by others to be a woodsman's wife, local legend says this woman dressed in black will appear on Christmas Eve is one calls out 'Black Lady, Black Lady, I've stolen your baby!'. One of Three Shucks Location: Brigg - Bridge along Wrawby road Type: Shuck Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: One of three bridges in Lincolnshire that is said to be a haunt of the black shuck, this one normally manifesting on a Saturday night.

Location: Brigg - General area Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 24 December (reoccurring) Further Comments: An old lady who left her house to beg for money to buy her Christmas lunch became lost in the snow and fog, and froze to death. Her ghost is sometimes seen, asking for directions home. Ghost Train Ghost Location: Cleethorpes - Former Wonderland amusement park (now a market and car salesroom?) Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 1980s Further Comments: Owner of the former Wonderland Dudley Bowers reported a phantom old man haunting the site. Though non-threatening, the ghost would vanish into thin air when spotted. Some workers and visitors to the site would hear their name being called, though no one else would be around. A local legend said that someone had once hanged himself in the ghost train that once stood on the site, and it was speculated that the entity was connected to the suicide. Footsteps Location: Cleethorpes - Knoll House, aka The Knoll Type: Haunting Manifestation

Date / Time: November 2011 Further Comments: Staff have reportedly heard footsteps walking along empty corridors and the sounds of doors being closed when there are none open. A local legend says the location is home of a phantom woman who floats in the air.

Thomas de Gretham Location: East Halton - Thornton Abbey Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: For the crime of witchcraft, the Abbot Gretham was bricked up alive in the dungeons. He has been seen in the ruins of the abbey, and gazing out of the gatehouse. Chimney Ghost Location: Grimsby - Choof Cottage (no longer standing) Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Eighteenth Century Further Comments: This spirit was far from friendly; it whispered to locals to kill their loved ones, and was blamed for an accident in the cottage that resulted in several deaths.

Mrs Drayton Location: Grimsby - Corporation Arms, Freeman Street Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 2000s Further Comments: A landlady at the pub who died in 1918, Mrs Drayton presence is often felt, though falls shy of being seen. Airman with Hand Grenade Location: Grimsby - Former RAF Waltham (aka RAF Grimsby) Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 1982 Further Comments: Several former pilots walk this old RAF base, both along the aging airstrips and the perimeter road. One of the ghosts that has chosen the perimeter to haunt is said to have blown himself up with a grenade after being declared unfit to fly. Another spirit has appeared by the memorial laid for the Number 100 squadron.

Old Man in Habit Location: Grimsby - Newton Grove

Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: October 1967 Further Comments: A family fled their council home after the resident ghost, described as an ugly old man dressed in a monk's habit, was blamed for turning gas taps on at night.

Tall Nun Location: Grimsby - Old house at Nun's Corner Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Early 1970s Further Comments: The ghostly nun spotted wearing old fashioned attire did not have a face, only a glowing ball of light shining from her headdress.

Rupert Trousers Location: Grimsby - Shoe Factory Shop Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 1980s Further Comments: Mary Frost, the manager of the shoe shop, watched a white haired old man wearing yellow tweed 'Rupert the Bear' trousers walk through a wall. Other staff reported doors that opened and closed on their own accord and rows of shoes that fell down with no explanation.

Loud Bang Location: Grimsby - Sky over the town Type: Other Date / Time: 18 January 2012, around 19:00h Further Comments: The RAF denied that any of their aircraft were responsible for a mysterious loud bang heard over the town. The sound was said to have shaken some homes.

Abduction

Location: Grimsby - Tetney Lock Type: UFO Date / Time: March 2000 Further Comments: This female abductee reported watching a male human vivisected while she was on board the alien craft. Later the same day, several witnesses reported lights and strange shapes in the sky.

ard Players Location: Holbeach - All Saint's Church Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: A small gambling party of men were caught by Satan playing cards in the churchyard. The four shades now glimpsed in the porch of the church remain a warning to any who dare do the same. The ghost of Sir Humphrey Littlebury also haunts the building.

ngry Nun Location: Humberston - Manor House Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Twentieth century Further Comments: Built on the site of a nunnery, this house was thought to be haunted by a nun who was killed for breaking her vows. Loud bangs would wake the family up at night, and a strange light would float along the ceiling in one of the bedrooms. Footsteps Location: Laughton (8 miles south of Scunthorpe) - All Saint's Church Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 1970s Further Comments: Mysterious footsteps, belonging to a small group of ghostly people, have been heard coming down the staircase in the church tower. A builder repairing the tower refused to work alone after twice encountering the footfalls.

Victorian Cyclist Location: Louth - Between roundabout at London Road and roundabout at the A157. Type: Unknown Ghost Type Date / Time: Circa 2004 Further Comments: A couple returning home from holiday reported seeing a man dressed in Victorian clothing cycling in the middle of the road. The figure vanished as they drove towards him.

Coach & Horses

Location: Louth - Cadeby Hall and Barton Street Type: Crisis Manifestation Date / Time: Prior to death in family Further Comments: The evening prior to a death in the owner's family a team of four horses would pull a coach up the driveway before fading from view. The nearby Barton Street is also haunted by a phantom horse that throws its rider into a ditch.

Accidents Happen Location: Louth - Grange Farm Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Late twentieth century Further Comments: The Ghostbusters UK team were called to this farm to investigate phantom footsteps, cold spots and an oppressive atmosphere. This latter factor was said to have caused several accidents on the site. The paranormal team were able to remove the atmosphere and normality returned.

Black Watch Soldier Location: Louth - Hubbards Hills Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Circa 2005 Further Comments: The top of the hill is said to be home to a Black Watch soldier, dressed in First World War uniform. The man is thought to be a Scot who met and married a local woman who he had met on the hill.

Lady in Green Dress Location: Louth - Thorpe Hall Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: The ghost of a Spanish lady that fell in love with the master of the house pitifully drifts around a tree in the gardens. The master of the house was already married, her love went unrequited, and she slowly pined away.

Witch Location: Normanby (Gainsborough) - Small bridge over stream, between village and Newton Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: The ghost of a witch was blamed for pushing people off the small bridge that crossed the stream here. Three parsons gave the entity a live stag, which was torn apart by the witch, and while she was distracted, the holy men banished the phantom into an iron pot. Humphrey Location: Scunthorpe Scunthorpe - Normanby Park Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: Humphrey was caught stealing from the estate and was beaten to death as a lesson not to do it again... Now, many years in death, the little old man is still reported shuffling around the area, a small bag thrown over one shoulder.

White Cylinder Location: Scunthorpe - Cemetery Road Type: Unknown Ghost Type Date / Time: Mid to late twentieth century? Further Comments: A cyclist was terrified by a tall white cylindrical shape which crossed the road in front of him before vanishing.

Presence Location: Scunthorpe - Ironstone Cottage, attached to the Borough museum Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: Little is known about this alleged haunting.

Vanishing Girl Location: Scunthorpe - Lay-by nr Keadby Bridge Type: Unknown Ghost Type

Date / Time: 2001 Further Comments: A taxi driver reported picking up a fare from this location; a young girl, who sent a shiver down his spine, asked to be dropped near the football ground. As he reached the destination, he realised she had vanished.

Jinny On Boggard Location: Scunthorpe - River Trent on Humberside / Lincolnshire border, area known as Jenny Hurn bend Type: Fairy Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: This little creature was like a small man or woman, though it had a face of a seal with long hair. It travelled on the water in a large pie dish. Another creature here, or possibly another form of the same one, had large tusks and swam in the water; it would only leave to feed. Protective Shuck Location: Scunthorpe - Road between Scunthorpe and Crosby Type: Shuck Date / Time: 1900's Further Comments: This guardian dog appeared by the side of a woman, preventing a gang of labourers from attacking her. It vanished as she reached home.

Nurse in Long Skirt Location: Scunthorpe - Scunthorpe General Hospital Type: Crisis Manifestation Date / Time: During the illness of a baby Further Comments: If a baby is seriously ill on the ward, a ghostly nurse in a long skirt sometimes appears, accompanied by the smell of violets. The baby always recovers after her visit.

Young Boy in Brown Suit Location: Scunthorpe - Unnamed house in Avenue Vivian Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 1973 Further Comments: A family living here were terrified by ghostly activity, including the manifestation

of a boy with curly hair wearing brown, the moving of heavy objects, and knockings at night. At one time the sofa was covered with plastic sheeting, and an invisible presence was seen to sit on it.

Train Sounds Location: Scunthorpe - Viaduct over Scotter Road Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: A train is said to be heard passing over the viaduct at night, though it is never seen.

Ring O'Roses Location: Scunthorpe - West Street, area near churchyard Type: Other Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: A local myth says that visiting this site at night results in 'spirits' playing Ring O'Roses around you.

Monks Location: Skidbrooke - St Botolph's Church Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Summer 2003 Further Comments: The church is said to be haunted by phantom monks. When the Bassetlaw Ghost Research Group visited in 2004, they did not encounter anyone who had previously lived the monastic lifestyle, though they did report picking up flying 'rods' on night vision cameras.