![]() ![]() ![]() Home to a pretty angry skeleton, it’s said that the house’s dark occurrences all stem from the skull – which refuses to be buried. So much so, it’s been referred to as the ‘Skull House’ for over 200 years now. Wardley Hall Credit: Chetham’s Libray | Mullineux Collection 1341ĭating back to approximately 1500, this huge manor house (which features a moat, may I add), is as haunted as they come. From children mysteriously going missing, to dogs freaking out and ghostly behaviour at the decomposing farmhouse – there’s plenty of tales about the place that make the hairs on our arms stand up. The ancient woodland is now used as a park by local residents and dog walkers, however, once upon a time, a step inside the woodland would result in an encounter with a mischievous spirit who’s said to haunt the land. Named after its spooky history, Boggart Hole Clough is said to be the home of a particularly pesky boggart – and is often referred to as one of the most haunted places in the city. Boggart Hole Clough Credit: David Dixon | Geograph It’s the cellar that’s a particular area of interest, however, previously being used as a mortuary and now being home to a number of alleged ghosts – with reported extreme drops in temperature, unexplained smells and sights of ghostly figures. Once used as a hospital, visitors have witnessed items being mysteriously thrown across rooms, apparitions, and even a Victorian child walking around the premises. Ryecroft Hall Credit: Wikimedia CommonsĪ favourite of budding ghost hunters, Ryecroft Hall in Audenshaw has been the subject of quite a few ghostly sightings over the years, with the building itself dating back to the mid-1800s. And when the hospital was being watched by security ahead of its recent regeneration, guards reported seeing eery figures in the windows and even the shadows of patients in the empty hospital. We’re talking phantom Nurses, the ghostly cries of patients and even mysterious bangs – despite the building being abandoned at the time. Naturally, a place that experiences death in volumes like a hospital does is bound to be pretty haunted, and there’s been plenty of paranormal sightings throughout the years. Sure, we know the only words you needed to hear were ‘abandoned’ and ‘hospital’ to send shudders down your spine, but we’re gonna tell you a creepy ghost story anyway. Previously abandoned in Cheadle is the eery Barnes Hospital – a building whose history dates all the way back to 1875. Barnes Hospital Credit: Wikimedia Commons ![]()
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