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Subject: Let's cross the road

Author:
Martin Jeffrey

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Date Posted: 3/12/02 9:29:06
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Friargate - The Greyhound

If you are ever walking up the tree-line area of Derby known as Friargate you may well be tempted to stop off in The Greyhound.

And why not? It is certainly an attractive and pleasant public house. However if you are male and have a particular Christian name you had better be careful where you sit.

The Greyhound is home to what regulars refer to as the "cursed chair". It gained it's notoriety when people noticed that particular men - all sharing the same Christian name had died having sat there.

But the connections between The Greyhound and the spirit world do not stop there. People have spoken of ghostly footsteps where no-one was walking and various knocking and banging sounds emitting from empty rooms within the building.

But why should The Greyhound suffer from a ghostly presence. Why this public house and not others?

The answer may lie in the fact that The Greyhound is no average public house. It was built sometime in the 17th century and stood opposite Derby's second County Gaol. It has been noted that many prisoners were allowed to drink on the way to the gallows after being sentenced to death by hanging. Many people have suggested that due to its location The Greyhound would have been one of the establishments visited.

Maybe there lingers something that is not ready to finish their final drink, before getting "back on the wagon", and heading off to their date with destiny.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Let's cross the road	Chris	4/12/02 0:04:12
Re: Let's cross the road -- Mark, 5/12/02 22:35:22