09/06/2026
A local, Leicestershire haunting by a horse?!
The Haunted Cottage of Narborough: The “Horse’s Ghost”
In 1963, a curious local account emerged from Narborough, Leicestershire, concerning an alleged haunting at a converted cottage on Coventry Road. The report, later circulated in local press and social commentary, described an unusual phenomenon that quickly became known as the “horse’s ghost.”
The property in question was described as a converted former stable, later adapted into a residential cottage. Such conversions were not uncommon in rural Leicestershire during the mid-20th century, as older agricultural buildings were frequently repurposed for housing. The structure’s origins as part of equine accommodation later became significant in attempts to explain the reported sightings.
The account is associated with Mr Brian Hull, described as a psychiatric social worker, who had been renting the cottage before moving to Carlton Hayes Hospital, where he was employed at the time.
Mr Hull reported that on two separate occasions he was awakened during the night by the sensation and presence of a horse at the foot of his bed. He described the experience as vivid and physically immediate, as though an animal were standing in close proximity within the room. On both occasions, the presence was said to have lasted only a few seconds before disappearing completely.
Initially, the experience may have been dismissed as a dream or hallucination. However, Mr Hull stated that a second, similar incident occurred approximately two weeks later. The repetition of the phenomenon reportedly convinced him that the experience could not easily be explained away as imagination alone.
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