The ghost of Bernard Brown said to haunt the steps of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

NewsLiverpool NewsLiverpool Metropolitan CathedralThe site has a tragic history which predates the cathedral20:38, 23 Aug 2026There is a ghostly figure said to wander the steps of Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral – a shabby-looking man whose story is rooted in the grim history of the site long before the distinctive cathedral stood above Hope Street.‌The apparition has become known as Bernard “Bernie” Brown, or the “pauper’s ghost”, and over the years, a number of people have claimed to encounter his shadowy figure around the cathedral. But the story begins long before the famous landmark was built.‌The Metropolitan Cathedral stands on the former site of the Liverpool Workhouse, a place where some of the city’s poorest and most desperate residents once ended up. According to the legend,