The Victorian Ghost Child of Ryecroft Hall

Ryecroft Hall is renowned for the 'little girl in Victorian clothes' apparition, its most frequently documented manifestation. The Victorian building has become famous for sightings of a ghost child seen at the top of the main staircase. Dark shadow figures have been reported on the upper landing, and visitors experience sudden temperature drops and footsteps in vacant hallways. The building's haunted reputation stems from its history as a wartime medical facility where suffering, operations, and death occurred.

Ryecroft Hall was constructed in 1849 by cotton industrialist James Buckley during Manchester's manufacturing expansion. The building served as a WW1 hospital treating wounded soldiers before being donated to Audenshaw's residents by Austin Hopkinson in 1922. Subsequently, it functioned as a local council office and community facility. The building's subsequent public accessibility has enabled numerous paranormal investigations.

The 'little girl in Victorian clothes' apparition, dark figures on the upper landing, child spirit at the top of the main staircase, footsteps in vacant hallways, sudden temperature drops