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Back
in the centre of Sheffield, people who visit the Boardwalk or its
underground neighbour the Point are more used to seeing live music
than hearing ghostly tales of strange spirits.
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The
haunted corridor at the Boardwalk
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But
several reports of haunted encounters have spooked some regular
bands so much that they won't enter certain rooms alone.
Haunted
corridor
Most
of the rumours centre on a corridor between the stage and the backstage
dressing room.
One
guitarist stopped his soundcheck because he sensed too many ghostly
spirits nearby. Another female performer in the haunted corridor
complained that someone had pinched her bottom - but there was nobody
there.
In
the same area, the Boardwalk manager felt someone squeeze his arm
as he was chatting to a sound engineer. The sound engineer asked
whether he'd felt anything - because he had just seen a curtain
move as if someone had passed through it
Electrical
manifestations
And
there have been many reports of strange footsteps, eerie noises,
electrical manifestations and cold patches - and not all from the
bands playing
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The
spooky séance table at the Point
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Downstairs
at the Point, things got eerie one Sunday night when the Boardwalk
staff decided to hold an impromptu séance for a laugh.
Barney
Vernon, who was there, told me about the night.
"We
laid out pieces of paper with the alphabet on, and yes and no, as
we'd heard. We put a glass in the middle of the table, and we each
put our fingers on it. Two of the people there left immediately
- they felt really uncomfortable.
"For
a while, we were giggling and messing about - pushing the glass
around and so on. But then it really did start to move.
"It
wasn't scary at first - it spelt out a couple of names. Then we
each took our fingers off in turn, but the glass kept moving
Through
a glass, darkly
"But
then, after about half an hour, the glass started spinning in a
circle really fast - much faster than we could have pushed it -
and then stopped suddenly.
"We
were all silent with shock, just watching it - and then the glass
tipped over."
Over
in Darnall, at the Ball Inn on Upwell Street, it's an old member
of staff who is behind the haunting.
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The
Ball Inn: Haunted by a tragic barmaid?
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The
thin, grey spirit who haunts the upstairs corridors of the 1910
pub is said to belong to a young barmaid who hung herself at the
inn when she found out she was pregnant.
Landlords,
managers and bar staff have seen shelves fall down for no reason,
heard strange noises in the night and felt mysterious patches of
cold throughout the building.
Back
in the centre of Sheffield, on Pond Street, the Old Queens Head
stands alongside more modern buildings - the transport interchange
and Pond's Forge. But the pub dates back to the 15th century.
Welcome
ghost?
There
are reports that the snug is haunted by a more welcome ghost - an
old man holding jugs of beer. And the door, though bolted each night,
is sometimes found open in the morning.
Downstairs
in the cellar, a well was uncovered by workmen. Since then, footsteps
have been heard on the stairs leading down to the cellar and the
lights have come on and gone off by themselves
Supping
with spirits
Of
course, you can't guarantee that you'll see a ghost when you go
out - but if you do go, make sure that you don't leave anyone behind
at closing time - you wouldn't want to spend the night alone there,
would you?...
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