Under Scarborough’s cheerful bathroom, a creepy undercurrent lurks. Liah Thorley unveils five of the most spooky places
Scarborough Castle
The most notorious spirit of Scarborough Castle is Piers Gaveston, hated by the nobles because of his political and personal influence on the king.
In 1312, Edward II sent him to Scarborough for safety, but the castle was besieged and Piers was captured. He is known for lurking through the tilting, where he tries to lure unsuspecting visitors to the Redules. Many have reported that they were pushed in the back as if someone was trying to push him.
Other creepy observations are a Roman soldier who stands at the remains of the Roman signal station. A crying woman in the white throws something about the castle wall before she throws herself afterwards, and there is the frightening spirit of the gray lady roaming around the house of the gun holder.
St Marys Church, Scarborough
Sta Mary’s not only has the resting place of Yorkshire novelist Anne Bronte, and does not have many ghostly legends. It is said that Anne himself wanders the cemetery. Another deceased resident is Jenny Nicholson, known as a witch. She walks the terrain and cakes when people approach her grave.
Visitors have reported that they are staring through the windows when the church is locked up, just to see a spooky congregation on the benches sitting as if he is waiting for a sermon.
And then there is the legend of St Mark’s Eve (April 24). If you go there at midnight, you will see a line of spirits waiting to enter the church, although they are not yet spirits of the dead.
It is said that they are the ghost of those who will die within the next 12 months. According to legend, a woman saw herself in line in 1876. The shock ensured that she collapsed and died there.
Quay Street, Scarborough
Quay Street, one of the oldest streets in Scarborough, is the home of the medieval Three Mariners Inn, once a notorious smuggling hole filled with secret passages and cavities for hiding smuggling war.
A greedy old pirate is seen on the stairs and stare at those who pass him by. The headless spirit of Elvira, the figurehead of a ship that once stood outside the inn, is beating on the doors of local sailors and fishermen to warn them about approaching storms at sea.
An argument couple were heard echoing on the street from the corner of Dog and Duck Lane. The legend wants a violent argument broke out when a woman tried to leave her husband, which resulted in her murder. Sometimes both are again performed in view of the fight; Other times the man is lost and alone.
The most famous spirit of Quay Street is the galloping horse and carriage. This essential horses raises the narrow paved path and disappears into a house that was not there when it lived.
Merchants Row, Scarborough
At the beginning of the 19th century, a maid named Mary lived on Merchants Row with the family for which she worked. One day she went into the basement and discovered the secret of the family: a tunnel to the harbor, full of smuggling.
In retaliation for ‘Snitching’ on them, the family tied her up and left her in the tunnel before he destroyed it, buried the poor girl. Her abandoned ghost is known to have to muddle over the house, and her calls for help that still echoing in the basement.
Bar Street, Scarborough
This picturesque Victorian shopping street once marked the entrance to the city, where the Newborough Bar Gatehouse and the prison were. Bar Street has many ghostly observations and activities, including appearances throughout the body in 19th-century clothing.
Within many buildings, items move around, reflect footsteps in empty rooms and stairs, and doors open and close to your own will. Of the more identifiable spirits, there is the tragic ghost of a hung man at number 24. And Charlotte, a shy child who peeping around the corners before he dares to enter a room.
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Liah Thorley is a historian, novelist, guide and half of the YouTube channel Deadly Night Tales. She lives in four countries and now lives in the coastal city of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Her books include Time Travel Romanticism “Hidden Doors”, Family Drama “House“, And a vampire trilogy” The Dark Evolution Chronicles “published under the pseudonym Cassandra di Rossi. Her dark stories about Scarborough Tours are murder, crime and the paranormal. Visit website here, https://www.lahsthorley.comAnd Black Widow Tours For more information.
