I live in a small market town in Oxfordshire. There are a
number of pubs, but one is very old. It dates back to
William the Conqueror, who stayed there while travelling
throughout the country. He always bought loads of people
with him such as bodyguards, servants, etc.
According to the visitors books (which are kept today under
lock 'n' key but are on show to the public) one evening 45
people arrived but 41 people left. It is said that a fight
broke out shortly after arriving at the pub and 3 people (1
servant, 1 bodyguard a man who worked in the pub were
killed).
I worked in this pub while studying at college. Many
people said they often felt a presence but it never really
bothered them that much. One evening around 10.30pm, a
fight broke out between some drinkers. Suddenly one man
was punched and fell to the ground, but we all witnessed no
one touching this man. It spooked out everybody and most
people left very soon afterwards. It was 'talk of the
town' for a few weeks afterwards, but after that incident
things started to happen.
Empty glasses we would put in the kitchen, were found clean
and put away. Sometimes after a busy night, we would leave
the things out such as glasses, chairs, etc but come in the
next day we'd find everything put away. The spookiest thing
that ever happened to me was (this pub is also a hotel) when
I was cleaning a room with a friend, we ran out of towels
so we left the room in a mess and returned about 15 minutes
later, only to find the room clean, everything tidy and away. We
knew that there was no one else in the pub as we had come
in and locked the doors behind us.
After a few months, we did some research and found out one
of the servants who had been killed was a chamber-maid, and
always cleaned the bedrooms. We're still not sure but I
know this still happens today. Mind you, I have reason
to moan about it.....how many ghosts do you know clean
up after you?
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