Hauntings R
Ramcoft Colliery
Ramcroft Colliery is reputed to be haunted, mainly by the ghosts of long dead miners.
References:
Brindle, 2011.
Ramcroft Lane, Heath
These days, Ramcroft Lane is split into two sections by a main road but back in the 1950s, it was one continuous lane, leading to Ramcroft Pit. On this lane, behind the present church, lie the ruins of Heath Old Church. Up until the time the pit closed, various witnesses (typically miners going to work at night) saw on different occasions the transparent apparition of a beautiful woman drifting around the graves of the old churchyard or wandering along the surrounding walls. The miners became so petrified when walking to work at night that they only ventured along the lane in threes. The haunting ceased when Ramcroft Colliery closed.
References:
Pearson, 1984; Brindle, 2011.
Ranmoor Close, Hasland
Mrs Alison Bull, a resident of Ranmoor Close, which is immediately adjacent to the former Penmore Hospital, reported that she and other members of her family had been experiencing a number of spontaneous psychic phenomena in their bungalow, commencing soon after they moved in, in 1989, and continuing as at the time of the author’s visit in May 2015.
The phenomena experienced have included doors sometimes opening of their own accord, Mrs Bull sometimes being tapped, hearing music or hearing her name being spoken, a bag being moved to the middle of the floor, knocking at the front door being heard, when there was no-one there, and unexplained incidents occurring in the bathroom with regard to the taps and lighting.
One of the most interesting phenomena was that when Mrs Bull was taking a photograph of some furniture she wished to sell, in the kitchen, the photograph subsequently showed an anomaly consisting of a young girl sitting behind the table (reproduced in the reference below).
References:
Eyre, 2016.
Renishaw (Scent of Lilies-of-the-valley)
The father of a WI member at Renishaw was passionately fond of lilies-of-the-valley and visited places in Derbyshire where they grew. When he died, in the month of January, the lady found that his bedroom was full of the scent of lilies-of-the-valley.
References:
Daniel, 1987.
Renishaw (Smell of eucalyptus)
On the occasion of the death of the mother of Mrs N G Fullwood of Renishaw, a combination of eucalyptus and disinfectant had been used for sanitary purposes. The resulting smell affected Mrs Fullwood’s olfactory system so badly that she never used that combination of substances again. Later on, while sitting in her home, Mrs Fullwood intuitively felt that he mother was present in the room, close to her. She called out to her mother and at the same instant experienced an overwhelming smell of eucalyptus and disinfectant.
References:
Daniel, 1974.
Renishaw Hall
Renishaw Hall is said to be haunted by ‘The Boy in Pink’, i.e. sad little Henry Sacheverell Sitwell, just 13 years old, who around the 1880s used to kiss ladies good night in a bedroom known as the Ghost Room. In about 1889, the haunted room and the room beneath it were demolished to make way for a larger staircase. During the removal of the floor of the Ghost Room, an empty coffin was found which had been fastened to the joists of the floor with iron clamps. The coffin seemed to have been made in the 17th century and marks on it indicated that it had actually contained a corpse at one time.
In 1909, Lady Ida Sitwell, lying on a couch in the drawing room, saw, through the open door, the figure of a woman going along the passage. She seemed to be a servant, with grey hair and a white cap, the upper part of her dress being blue and her dress dark. Despite a search for a (living) intruder, no-one was found.
Ghostly activity experienced by visitors has caused the ‘Duke’s Landing’ on the first floor to be known as the ‘Ghost Passage’.
References:
Anthony, 1997; Armitage, 2005, 2009; Eyre, 2016.
Revolution House, Old Whittington
At this former public house, now used as a small museum, many people who have worked there have felt a presence in the building and/or seen a face peering in through the window. One person, whilst looking out of the window, felt a tugging at the back of her cardigan, as if it were being pulled by a small child; however, turning round, she realised there was no-one there.
References:
Brindle, 2011.
Ramcroft Colliery is reputed to be haunted, mainly by the ghosts of long dead miners.
References:
Brindle, 2011.
Ramcroft Lane, Heath
These days, Ramcroft Lane is split into two sections by a main road but back in the 1950s, it was one continuous lane, leading to Ramcroft Pit. On this lane, behind the present church, lie the ruins of Heath Old Church. Up until the time the pit closed, various witnesses (typically miners going to work at night) saw on different occasions the transparent apparition of a beautiful woman drifting around the graves of the old churchyard or wandering along the surrounding walls. The miners became so petrified when walking to work at night that they only ventured along the lane in threes. The haunting ceased when Ramcroft Colliery closed.
References:
Pearson, 1984; Brindle, 2011.
Ranmoor Close, Hasland
Mrs Alison Bull, a resident of Ranmoor Close, which is immediately adjacent to the former Penmore Hospital, reported that she and other members of her family had been experiencing a number of spontaneous psychic phenomena in their bungalow, commencing soon after they moved in, in 1989, and continuing as at the time of the author’s visit in May 2015.
The phenomena experienced have included doors sometimes opening of their own accord, Mrs Bull sometimes being tapped, hearing music or hearing her name being spoken, a bag being moved to the middle of the floor, knocking at the front door being heard, when there was no-one there, and unexplained incidents occurring in the bathroom with regard to the taps and lighting.
One of the most interesting phenomena was that when Mrs Bull was taking a photograph of some furniture she wished to sell, in the kitchen, the photograph subsequently showed an anomaly consisting of a young girl sitting behind the table (reproduced in the reference below).
References:
Eyre, 2016.
Renishaw (Scent of Lilies-of-the-valley)
The father of a WI member at Renishaw was passionately fond of lilies-of-the-valley and visited places in Derbyshire where they grew. When he died, in the month of January, the lady found that his bedroom was full of the scent of lilies-of-the-valley.
References:
Daniel, 1987.
Renishaw (Smell of eucalyptus)
On the occasion of the death of the mother of Mrs N G Fullwood of Renishaw, a combination of eucalyptus and disinfectant had been used for sanitary purposes. The resulting smell affected Mrs Fullwood’s olfactory system so badly that she never used that combination of substances again. Later on, while sitting in her home, Mrs Fullwood intuitively felt that he mother was present in the room, close to her. She called out to her mother and at the same instant experienced an overwhelming smell of eucalyptus and disinfectant.
References:
Daniel, 1974.
Renishaw Hall
Renishaw Hall is said to be haunted by ‘The Boy in Pink’, i.e. sad little Henry Sacheverell Sitwell, just 13 years old, who around the 1880s used to kiss ladies good night in a bedroom known as the Ghost Room. In about 1889, the haunted room and the room beneath it were demolished to make way for a larger staircase. During the removal of the floor of the Ghost Room, an empty coffin was found which had been fastened to the joists of the floor with iron clamps. The coffin seemed to have been made in the 17th century and marks on it indicated that it had actually contained a corpse at one time.
In 1909, Lady Ida Sitwell, lying on a couch in the drawing room, saw, through the open door, the figure of a woman going along the passage. She seemed to be a servant, with grey hair and a white cap, the upper part of her dress being blue and her dress dark. Despite a search for a (living) intruder, no-one was found.
Ghostly activity experienced by visitors has caused the ‘Duke’s Landing’ on the first floor to be known as the ‘Ghost Passage’.
References:
Anthony, 1997; Armitage, 2005, 2009; Eyre, 2016.
Revolution House, Old Whittington
At this former public house, now used as a small museum, many people who have worked there have felt a presence in the building and/or seen a face peering in through the window. One person, whilst looking out of the window, felt a tugging at the back of her cardigan, as if it were being pulled by a small child; however, turning round, she realised there was no-one there.
References:
Brindle, 2011.
Ringwood Hall, Brimington
Various ghostly images have been seen at Ringwood Hall.
References:
Eyre, 2016.
Riverside Crescent, Holymoorside
The site of the old cotton mill in Holymoorside is haunted by the ghost of a young child who died there. He can still be heard sobbing along the Riverside Crescent area, where the mill once stood.
‘Rose Hill’, Chesterfield
On the site of what is now Chesterfield Town Hall, there used to be a house called ‘Rose Hill’, which experienced a bell ringing phenomenon, which went on for several years during the 1830s.
The bells, attached by wires to the various rooms in the house, kept ringing by themselves and noises were heard in the house both night and day, chiefly the former. In due course, it was proved that it could not be any of the servants doing this mischievously.
The phenomena occurred during the residency of two different occupants and in the case of the second occupant, the commencement and ending of the phenomena coincided with the appointment and leaving, respectively, of a governess.
References:
Daniel, 1974; Pearson, 1984; Brindle, 2011; Eyre, 2016.
Royal Oak, Ashover Road, Tupton
One day in December 1845, Samuel Lomas broke his journey back to Ashover by spending some time at the Royal Oak public house. Possibly as a result of having had a little too much to drink, upon his departure via the farmyard at the back of the pub, he fell into a pond and was drowned. On the anniversary of his death, people have heard the sound of spluttering in the area.
References:
Armitage, 2011.
Royal Oak, Shambles, Chesterfield
Although originally used as an inn and currently used as a public house, at least part of the Royal Oak was used for a time prior to and during the 19th century as two butcher’s shops.
The ghost of George Collis is said to haunt The Shambles, probably as a result of his grisly murder in one of these butcher’s shops.
In modern times, the bar staff have reported an image of an old woman moving between the bars, which was picked up by Brenda Diskin during an investigation by Sheffield Paranormal Investigations in 2005.
References:
Pearson, 1984; Brindle, 2002, 2011; Eyre, 2016.
Various ghostly images have been seen at Ringwood Hall.
References:
Eyre, 2016.
Riverside Crescent, Holymoorside
The site of the old cotton mill in Holymoorside is haunted by the ghost of a young child who died there. He can still be heard sobbing along the Riverside Crescent area, where the mill once stood.
‘Rose Hill’, Chesterfield
On the site of what is now Chesterfield Town Hall, there used to be a house called ‘Rose Hill’, which experienced a bell ringing phenomenon, which went on for several years during the 1830s.
The bells, attached by wires to the various rooms in the house, kept ringing by themselves and noises were heard in the house both night and day, chiefly the former. In due course, it was proved that it could not be any of the servants doing this mischievously.
The phenomena occurred during the residency of two different occupants and in the case of the second occupant, the commencement and ending of the phenomena coincided with the appointment and leaving, respectively, of a governess.
References:
Daniel, 1974; Pearson, 1984; Brindle, 2011; Eyre, 2016.
Royal Oak, Ashover Road, Tupton
One day in December 1845, Samuel Lomas broke his journey back to Ashover by spending some time at the Royal Oak public house. Possibly as a result of having had a little too much to drink, upon his departure via the farmyard at the back of the pub, he fell into a pond and was drowned. On the anniversary of his death, people have heard the sound of spluttering in the area.
References:
Armitage, 2011.
Royal Oak, Shambles, Chesterfield
Although originally used as an inn and currently used as a public house, at least part of the Royal Oak was used for a time prior to and during the 19th century as two butcher’s shops.
The ghost of George Collis is said to haunt The Shambles, probably as a result of his grisly murder in one of these butcher’s shops.
In modern times, the bar staff have reported an image of an old woman moving between the bars, which was picked up by Brenda Diskin during an investigation by Sheffield Paranormal Investigations in 2005.
References:
Pearson, 1984; Brindle, 2002, 2011; Eyre, 2016.
