Ghost. United Kingdom

In 1972, a young elevator operator, who was already locking the station doors, was very surprised when he saw a tall man in an old-fashioned vest and a top hat at the ticket office. He approached him and began to apologize, but the stranger did not answer. Then the elevator operator began to look for the keys and offered the man to go to the exit, but he disappeared without a trace. 

"I decided that he ran to the platform, but there was no one there either," the excited elevator operator told his colleagues the next day.

"Did he look like him?" — one of the drivers took out an old battered photo from his pocket. "Yes, yes, it's him!"

The photo was of actor William Terriss. For the first time, he was seen walking up the emergency stairs in 1955 by a young controller who decided to stay at work that night. He then also offered the actor to go to the exit, but he disappeared. 

William Terriss was born in 1847 in London. He was a sought-after actor who became famous for his roles in dramas and comedies, often performing at the Adelphi Theater, near Covent Garden. Everything would be fine if in the life of Terriss there was not his friend-actor Richard Archer Prince, who could not find a job in any way and was terribly jealous of his colleague. William helped him as much as he could: recommended him for roles, borrowed money, but this further inflamed Prince's hatred. 

On December 16, 1897, Richard waited for William after a performance at the Adelphi Theater, and as soon as he left the building, he stabbed him several times.

Legend has it that Terriss died in the arms of his mistress Lady Jessie Millward, and his last words were: "I'll be back." Pierce was later found guilty of murder, but he managed to avoid execution. William Terriss, in turn, really returned. In the 1920s, his ghost began to be noticed in the Adelphi Theater. It is said that he knocked on the door of his mistress Lady Jessie Millward more than once.

Over time, Terriss "moved" to Covent Garden station. Perhaps this is not for nothing — previously there was a bakery in its place, a frequent guest of which was a famous actor.