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ActivitiesCan you find your way through the ghostly maze and make it to the other side?
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About Discover Huddersf ieldDiscover Huddersfield is a community-led project to promote our historic town centre. All of the Discover Huddersfield Trails are unique interpretations, created by members of the community who responded to a public call for submissions by HCAN and HTCPL. HCAN and HTCPL are indepen-dent not-for-profit organisations that work to promote Hudder-sfield’s economy. HCAN brings together innovative and creative minds who want to achieve world-class programmes and projects. HTCPL creates partner-ships and programmes that support its members.
About the Shuddersf ield TrailThis trail was created by Rebecca Legg, a theatre practitioner from locally based arts company,Chol Theatre. Before moving to Huddersfield, Rebecca spent several years creating and lead-ing ghost walks in her native Ontario, Canada. Special thanks goes to Kai Roberts, author of ‘Haunted Huddersfield’, who contributed a great deal to the development of this trail. To find out more about this trail or to find out more information on Shuddersfield guided tours visit our Facebook page or on Twitter @shudds_trailShuddersfield
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Huddersf ield Rail Station, St. George’s SquareOne of England’s most beauti-ful stations, may also be one of the most haunted. Jonah Marr, a porter in the 19th century, fell on to the tracks and broke his legs one morning at 11:25am. No one helped him. Some say you can still hear Jonah’s menacing laughter on the platform around that same time.
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Beast Market, off Lord StreetIn the 1970s Buccaneer Fish Bar and Restaurant, once located on this street, reported a number of strange occurrences happening here; slamming doors, flicker-ing lights and cutlery being bent violently out of shape. Many staff described the ghost as a grey—haired old man, who they said was ‘a very nice old ghost’.
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Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen StreetFormerly the Queen Street Chapel, areas of the LBT were once used for a much darker purpose. The Cellar Theatre was once designated the crypt with space for over 1,000 bodies. In the 1970s the crypt was exhumed under great secrecy and 83 bodies and one stillborn baby were removed. Many of the bodies were of children, who died of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.
6. The Cloth Hall, (Currently Sainsbury’s)From 1766 to 1930 this area was home to the Cloth Hall, where merchants traded. While in existence it was also home to many mysterious deaths (and ghosts) including: a man who killed himself; a man being trapped inside; and a famous ghost named ‘Old Mike’ — a former turnkey who visited his workplace long after his last shift.
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Upperhead Row, (Now the Bus Station)Many flats were once located where the bus station is today. One couple in particular who lived in these flats reported some very disturbing incidents involving their young child. On a few occasions they saw the child being choked by an unseen force, and on an-other occasion the child was seen dangling dangerously close to the fireplace. The couple moved out not long after.
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New Street, (The “High Street”)In 1837 this was once the site of a mysterious murder that was never solved. A body was discovered here and taken to the nearby Commercial Hotel. The body was of a local woman and her feet were found bruised and scraped as though she had been dragged a great distance. No answer was ever found as to how she died.
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Huddersf ield Rail Station, St. George’s SquareWhy not reward yourself after your walk with a cold pint at either the Head of Steam or King’s Head Pub? But beware, many licensees have reported objects being propelled across the pub without explanation. So hold on to your glass, or else you might be the next to share your story...
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Mechanic’s Institute, Northumberland StreetWhile it is currently part of The Media Centre, the Mechanic’s Institute was once home to the Friendly and Trades Club. During this time the Huddersfield Daily Examiner sent a journalist in to investigate disturbing activity happening here such as caps popping off bottles, beer taps shutting on and off and glasses jumping off shelves.
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Huddersf ield Parish Church, Byram StreetUntil 1856 when Edgerton Cemetery opened, the burial grounds here were the only ones in town. In the 1830s it was estimated that approximately nine bodies were buried in each square foot of the graveyard here. The situation became so dire that in hot weather, the church windows had to be shut due to the smell.
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Sin, (Formerly Zetland Hotel), QueensgateWhen this historic building was O’Neill’s Irish Pub in the mid-90s, many staff and patrons reported seeing a young soldier who was very unhappy wandering the premises. The eerie coincidence is that the building next door was once used for the 6th West Yorkshire Rifle Volunteers between 1861 and 1901.
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