The oldest college in Cambridge, England, dating back to the thirteenth century, which was the site of a much publicized haunting.
One night in April 1997 a white hooded figure floating outside the common room was allegedly seen by two members of the pantry staff who were fetching food for an official dinner upstairs. The college dean was informed and other staff members came forward reporting strange knockings and sudden drops in temperature.
In November 1997 the apparition appeared again to members of staff. The college dean was present and although he did not see a ghost he heard the strange knocking. It was noticed that the ghost disappeared through a window that had originally been a door until 1870.
A month later the apparition put in another appearance in the common room, this time to the college bursar. The bursar described hearing a knocking sound and feeling a cold presence behind him, before seeing a small man in a wide-brimmed hat wearing a jacket. The haunting attracted media interest and in April 1999 an exorcism was performed, despite opposition from those who said the ghost was doing no harm.
The ghost was never seen again and was never identified, although it was suggested that it could have been the ghost of former college bursar Frederick Dawes, who committed suicide in 1789 by hanging himself in the stair turret next to the common room.
