Cleveleys Poltergeist Bottles
Cleveleys Hotel in Lancashire was the scene of a bizarre poltergeist activity in July 1952. A bottle of beer suddenly lifted off a work surface, moved and dropped to the floor in front of around a dozen staff. Over the next three days, other bottles and glasses would fall from shelves, with one witness claiming he watched bottles of beer sequentially jump out of their crate and smash on the floor. The incident was investigated by the police and a barmaid eventually admitted to causing the activity, although her confession didnt entirely match up with all the witness accounts.
This strange series of events took place in a hotel that likely had a busy atmosphere in the summer of 1952. The poltergeist activity involved a range of objects, from bottles to glasses, and was witnessed by multiple staff members. While a barmaid admitted to throwing bottles when unobserved, not all the stories align with her confession. The police investigation and the variety of witness accounts add to the complexity of this case, leaving some questions unanswered about what really happened at Cleveleys Hotel.
The hotel has been a local landmark since its establishment.
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