A haunted house at Steeton.
No little sensation has been caused in the village of Steeton, near Keighley, by a story that a cottage house at Lane Ends is haunted. The house is occupied by Mr Herbert Harrison, tailor, and his wife, a newly-married couple, who have lived in it about two months.
The operations of the “ghost” take the form of rattling and opening doors, and sometimes are accompanied by a small light. The occupants have at last become so frightened that on Monday night they dared not sleep in the house.
The house has been erected some years, but it was renovated recently.
It is stated that previous occupants have heard the noises. The “ghost” has not yet been laid, it prudently refraining from “operating” on one occasion when two men stayed up to watch.
Bradford Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 1895.’
Ghost walks at Keighley.
A Keighley correspondent writes: – A haunted house at Steeton, near Keighley, is just now creating much excitement in the village. The alleged ghost has taken up his residence at a cottage house at Lane Ends, occupied by a newly-married man and his wife. They allege that when in bed they have plainly heard footsteps on the stairs; then lights have been seen, and the bedroom door has been noiselessly swung open. The man has more than once got up to ascertain the cause, but not once has he been successful.
The nocturnal visitor has so alarmed the couple that they have not dared to sleep in the house, and on Tuesday they stayed with their parents. Another cottage adjoins, and the occupants of this state that they also have heard the peculiar noises.
Recently a couple of men took possession of the haunted house for the night, but the ghost failed to “operate.” The tenant of the house states that once he fastened one of the doors with bolts which, however, were removed during the night, and were found on the floor in the morning. At the commencement of the stir the villagers gave no credence to the occurrence, but those who intimately know the couple, and have investigated the circumstances, sincerely believe that the house is actually haunted. For some nights crowds have collected outside the house.
South Wales Daily News, 3rd October 1895.