The Dark Entry forms the link between the Green Court and the rest of the Precincts and the Cathedral. It is supposed to be haunted by the ghost of Nell Cook. Nell Cook was a servant of a Canon of the Cathedral. Nell was angry with her employer after discovering that he was having an affair. She poisoned some food and killed the Canon and his lover with it. As her punishment, Nell was buried alive beneath the Dark Entry. Her spirit haunts the passageway to this day on dark Friday evenings. Anyone unfortunate enough to see the ghost of Nell Cook will die soon after.

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