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Derby Gaol

Derby, Derby, England

50-51 Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1DF, United Kingdom

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THE STORY

Reported Haunting

Derby Gaol is one of England's oldest prisons and is widely reported to be haunted. Visitors have experienced apparitions, phantom footsteps, disembodied voices, and sudden temperature drops inside the former jail. Paranormal investigators consider it one of Derby's most active historic locations.

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