Around Haunted Manchester

Around Haunted Manchester gathers source material on reported hauntings, legends and myths associated with locations within Manchester’s borders. Peter Portland includes accounts of the celebrated Hannah Beswick and the Grey Lady of Birchen Bower, placing individual stories alongside the wider local tradition from which they emerged.

The book also considers Spiritualism, including the arrival of three American mediums in Britain during 1852 and 1853, and comments on its influence on popular ghost lore. Portland’s research draws partly on web groups, while the closing bibliography and webography indicate the sources behind this locally focused collection. The result is a compact record of Manchester ghost traditions, presented as reported accounts and cultural source material rather than verified supernatural fact.