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ghosts

Does any1 know of any haunted buildings in ashton, i have heard there is a ghost hunt next week at haigh hall, it got me thinking if any known buildings are haunted...

Town: ashton

Re: ghosts

Recently someone told my sister that her house was haunted, but I would not inform it as public knowledge as she has children and that would scare them.

Also when I was younger the story was that at Cansfield the headmaster hung himself and it was haunted. This side of the building being his quarters was closed off for years and it was knocked down, and now a bungalow is on it.

Town: Ashton

Re: ghosts

my father told me a story in early 50s walking along garswood railway lines at night coming from carmill dam between arch lane bridge and broken brigde? of a ghostly figue on the embanked from the railway limes

Town: adelaide sa

Re: ghosts

Hi Sue
I also remember the part of Cansfield where " bungalows is on it". It was know as the north block, where the grammar school used to be. I remember it being blocked off near the science lab. Was a scary place but we often tried to get in it . Ssssssshhhhh.

Andrede

Town: Ashton