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Ghost hunting inside the Leeds Mill that has been haunted by spirits for hundreds of years

The Hoot - 20th August 2021

As it's Halloween, we've been taking a look back at some of the spookiest spots in Leeds, and finding out how we can try our hands at ghost hunting, and turns out there's plenty of options to choose from.

Leeds is a city home to many historic buildings with haunted pasts - but there's perhaps no building more spooky than this.

The Armley building is thought to be the most haunted of them all.

The Armley building currently houses the popular Leeds Industrial Museum - which welcomes thousands of visitors throughout the year who come to awe at its incredible industrial collections from years gone by, but the museum building is actually part of the wider Armley Mills.

Armley Mills was once regarded as the world's largest woollen mill where hundreds of men, women, and children worked.

It's believed the spirits of those workers still remain in the building until this very day.

This is why it's said that paying a visit to Armley Mills after the sun's gone down is one of the spookiest things to do in Leeds, and probably the whole of Yorkshire, to be honest.

The earliest record of Armley Mills is as far back as the 16th century.

In 1788 ,the building was bought by a cloths merchant who expanded the premises, but unfortunately, the mills were destroyed by a fire in the early 1800s shortly after it was sold on, and it had to be rebuilt to the building it is today.

Due to its haunted reputation, there are ghost hunts held in the building throughout the year - but only for those that are brave enough.

Paranormal activities have been reported by those who have previously ventured into the mills after dark.

It's been claimed that scary shadows have been seen, footsteps have been heard when no one is there, and objects have been moved from one location to another.

It's even been said that many young children who used to work in the mill hundreds of years ago, are still present in spirit, and have been known to tug on people's clothing or chuck items around in way to gain attention.

People have also claimed to have encountered a little boy crying and a woman in a Victorian dress.

Fancy a tour of Armley Mills for yourself then? There are regular ghost hunts are run by local events company Haunted Happenings, and you can find out more here.

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