Cheapside
- Seymour's Wine Bar
(Written
by Wayne Anthony & Richard Felix)
Tucked away in St Werburgh's Churchyard, behind the former church off
Cheapside, is Seymour's Wine Bar and Restaurant which is known to be haunted
by the figure of an old lady, dressed in grey, who is said to frequent
the upper regions of the property. Several stories have been related to
me concerning the appearance of this ghost and many of the sightings are
said to be 'pre- announced' by the smell of lavender, which pervades the
room to the extent of 'stinging the nostrils' as one young lady described
it.
Several strange incidents took place in the building when a former manager lived there. On several occasions he would find that cutlery had been moved around and placed in a different order. Other items would occasionally disappear, only to reappear at a later date, sometimes in the same place. often in a totally different location, days or weeks later.
The area known as the 'Bake House', in the upper regions of the building, was often reported by staff to have a 'watchful presence'. On several occasions staff felt themselves being touched by unseen hands, but never did anyone feel that they were meant any harm. in fact, all the employees were quite happy with their unseen guests.
The adjacent graveyard of St Werburgh's is also said to be haunted by several spirits and one former worker at Seymour's informed me that on several occasions he had seen the figure of a man appear to walk through the wall into the building.
