Ghosts of South Tyneside: 13 of the most haunted places in the borough - and the spirits said to walk them
By Ross Robertson
Published 7th Feb 2019, 07:34 BST
Updated 7th Feb 2019, 20:58 BST
From spectral vikings and ghostly cavaliers to a cleaning lady who keeps up her duties even after death, there is no shortage of ghost stories in South Tyneside.
Here's a look at some of the spookiest spots in the area, and the ghost stories and legends associated with them. We've drawn on our own archives. including Mike Hallowell's Wraithscape columns and a feature on the Ghostly Taverns book by Darren Ritson and Michael Hallowell.
Ghosts of South Tyneside
Said to be haunted by a Sad Cavalier wearing the tall boots, leggings and wide-brimmed hat who vanishes into thin air when asked if he needs any help.
Friendly spirits are said to haunt the historic building, including ghostly figures seen in the auditorium of the theatre. A spectre, believed to be an old seafarer called The Captain, is also said to haunt the area
Both a Royalist ghost and a spectral Cavalier are said to haunt the pub, said to relate to Civil War-era tunnel which runs under the former coaching inn, which was previously The Britannia.
The current pub was built on the site of a much older tavern during Victorian times. Other tales include a phantom coach and horses, as well as a yarn involving a one-legged sailor who supposedly died on the premises in the 1800s
Legend has it that the ghost of a former cleaning lady still walks the pub. Occasional creaking and knocking noises have been credited to Mrs T doing her cleaning rounds.
Formerly the Robin Hood, where a spiritual presence was said to periodically hurl a clock from the wall.
Said to be haunted by the ghost of Isabella Chaytor, who inherited the hall with her husband Thomas Drewett Brown in 1841.
