Numerous ghosts are seen or felt here: an invisible hand that likes to pinch the bottoms of staff and visitors, a young boy and a young girl, Royalist soldiers from the Civil War, a lady in grey at the church, a tall man with white hair often seen in the mirrors, along with a plethora of other activity from mysterious footprints and sounds to odd smells.
Submitted by Chris Berglund
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Geographic Information
- Address:
- Smithills Dean Rd
Bolton, Lancashire BL1 7NP
United Kingdom
Get Directions » - GPS:
- 53.60256434814805, -2.456097007234348
- Region:
- Greater Manchester
- Nearest Towns:
- Bolton, UK (1.6 mi.)
North West, UK (1.8 mi.)
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Borough Of Bolton, UK (1.9 mi.)
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Harwood, UK (3.3 mi.)
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When I was a child about ten years old I visited Smithills Hall with my Nan. I went up some wooden stairs to look in the chapel balcony. At the top of the stairs was a little room. I went in there and opened some large cupboards. Inside were choirboys robes, obviously for the church services. I was looking through them when I felt I was being watched. I turned and there was a table and chair in the corner. I swear I saw a guy in funny clothes….as I imagined Shakespeare would have dressed with the ruff collars and tights. He had a heard and was smoking a long pipe. I screamed and ran for the door and my Nan. When she looked in there , there was no sign of the strange man. To this day I can’t explain it.