The Curzon Haunting, Stockport Road, Cheadle

In 1933, Mrs. Curzon and her family fled their home on Stockport Road, Cheadle, after repeated ghostly disturbances. The haunting centred on strange knockings from an old cupboard, a floating light, and the shadowy figure of a tall, stooping man seen on the landing. The daughter collapsed in fright after the apparition appeared to raise its hand as if to strike her. Spiritualists later reported a pale phosphorescent glow, claiming it to be a neighbour’s spirit. Despite local scepticism, the family refused to return, and the house soon attracted crowds of onlookers and curious tenants.