A COUPLE have taken over a 15th century pub in Torfaen which is reportedly haunted.
Paul and Sallie Adams bought the Horse & Jockey in Usk Road, Pontymoile, to be nearer to their son Ross who works as a sound engineer on Doctor Who in Wales.
The couple ran another thatched pub, called the Fleur De Lys, in the forest village of Pilley, Hampshire, but fancied a change of scenery and have decided to invest £150,000 renovating the local landmark.
The Adams have only had the pub a month and say strange things have already happened.
One evening this week, the assistant manager Amy Courtney felt a presence as she cleaned glasses by herself at the bar.
She thought someone had walked past her and when the 25-year-old looked she saw a “black shadow”.
According to legend, a lady called Maud or Matilda is bricked up in a secret room upstairs.
Mr Adams told the Argus the first floor, accessible through a staircase, is 8ft shorter than the ground floor.
The bricked up room where Maud is alleged to have died is somewhere above the bar.
Next month, the couple will spend around £150,000 improving the premises by renovating an open fire place, building a patio at the back, adding benches and a pizza oven.
Chef David Scarpato promises to serve English food with an Italian twist.
Mrs Adams, a TV makeup artist, said she was charmed by the pub and its surroundings.
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