HALLOWEEN: Spooky encounter with ‘white spectre’ at Henfield’s Cat and Canary pub

A Henfield resident told the County Times her shocking encounter with a white spectre in the Cat and Canary pub 20 years ago.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Oct 2013, 17:00 BST
JPCT 281013 S13430623x Cat and Canary, Henfield. Ghost story. Figure of white lady appeared in bedroom. Jenny Allaston -photo by Steve CobbJPCT 281013 S13430623x Cat and Canary, Henfield. Ghost story. Figure of white lady appeared in bedroom. Jenny Allaston -photo by Steve Cobb
JPCT 281013 S13430623x Cat and Canary, Henfield. Ghost story. Figure of white lady appeared in bedroom. Jenny Allaston -photo by Steve Cobb

Jenny Allaston moved to Henfield from Texas in 1978 without previous knowledge of the village’s spooky past.

In the early 1990s, she was given the task of managing the Upper Station Road pub whilst it was between owners. Little did Jenny know that she would not be running the venue alone.