According to York folklore, Alice Smith, known as “Mad Alice,” murdered her abusive husband after years of mistreatment and was later executed at York Castle. Her ghost is said to wander the cramped passage now called Lund’s Court, appearing as a gaunt woman in torn 19th-century clothes, clutching her neck where the noose once sat. Late-night walkers report sudden icy pockets of air, soft crying, and the sound of frantic footsteps echoing behind them.