The National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield occupies a Victorian-era combined police, fire, and ambulance station built in 1898. This red-brick structure served as West Bar Police Station until 1965, then housed a youth club before becoming a museum in 1984. Its history as a working station means many officers lived and died within its walls over the decades.

Numerous ghost sightings have been reported throughout the building. In the old cells, visitors and staff have described seeing apparitions of former prisoners and hearing unexplained footsteps and voices. The figure of a uniformed policeman has been spotted patrolling the corridors at night. In the vehicle bay area, the ghostly forms of firefighters have reportedly been seen going about their duties as if responding to an emergency call.

One of the most active areas is said to be the upstairs rooms that once served as living quarters. People have reported feelings of being watched, sudden cold spots, and items inexplicably moving on their own. The specter of a young girl has been seen multiple times on the staircase and in the former dormitories.

The museum’s courtyard is also rumored to be haunted. Witnesses have described seeing shadowy figures darting between vehicles and hearing the sounds of horses’ hooves on cobblestones, despite no horses being present. Some attribute this to the site’s history as a stable yard for police horses in its early days.

Staff members have reported alarms being triggered without explanation and doors opening and closing by themselves when the building is empty. These occurrences have fueled the museum’s reputation as one of Sheffield’s most haunted locations.