Manor House Lane Surgery

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, after closing hours, a delivery driver pulled up outside the Manor House Lane Surgery. The streetlights were dim, and everything seemed quiet—until he noticed a small shadow darting between parked cars. Curious, he followed it into the alley behind the building. There, in the flickering light of an old lamp post, stood a little boy, whispering something to himself. 'What are you doing here?' asked the driver gently. The boy turned around with big eyes and said, ‘I’m waiting for my doctor.’ Then he giggled and added, ‘He’s always late!’ The delivery driver smiled and shook his head, thinking, ‘At least someone gets punctual service here.’

2. Late one autumn afternoon, an elderly gentleman entered the waiting room of Manor House Lane Surgery. As he approached the reception desk, he noticed something peculiar on the noticeboard: ‘If you see Dr. Smith leaving through the staff entrance, follow him quietly.’ Curiosity piqued, our regular patient decided to investigate. Following Dr. Smith out the back door, our curious patient found himself in a small garden filled with old trees and benches. Suddenly, from behind a hedge emerged a delivery driver delivering flowers. Turns out, it was just another day at the surgery—Dr. Smith had forgotten his lunch again.

3. In the quiet town of Greenhaven, children often whispered about strange occurrences near the old Manor House Lane Surgery. One evening, as a young boy walked home from school, he heard a soft whimpering coming from behind the building. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw a small dog, its collar glowing faintly in the dark. The boy approached cautiously, and as he did, the glow grew brighter—turning out to be just an old lamp inside the surgery’s window reflecting off the dog’s tag. The dog wagged its tail and followed him home, much to his surprise. It turned out that the animal belonged to a regular who’d left it there while running errands. Since then, whenever someone mentioned seeing a ghostly dog near the surgery, everyone knew it was just Rover, the friendly neighborhood stray with excellent navigation skills.

4. In the early morning, when the streets were empty, a nurse passing by the Manor House Lane Surgery heard a voice calling from inside: ‘Doctor, doctor, I’ve got something stuck!’ The nurse cautiously opened the door and found an old man, his face red with embarrassment, holding onto a large rubber ducky. 'It’s my grandson's,' he explained sheepishly. The nurse smiled and helped him out, leaving both the man and the duck safely back home before returning to her rounds, thinking it was one of those quirky London stories.