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Leicester Guildhall

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Leicester Guildhall, located in Leicester, England, is Leicester's oldest civil building and dates back to medieval times. This location has served a number of purposes since it's construction around the year of 1390. These purposes include being Leicester's Town Hall, an entertainment space, a library, a school, a museum, and it served as Leicester's first police station. Despite the hall's historical importance, there were considerations around destroying it during the year of 1876. Luckily, the location was saved and has since been listed as a protected building with it currently being predominantly used as a museum and entertainment space.  With a location this old, it's expected that there are tales of spirits haunting the location. The common word is that the Leicester Guildhall has five resident spirits, although over five spirits have been listed as haunting the building. The commonly reported spirits are a white lady, a monk, a soldier, a po...