The Dirty Duck, formally the Black Swan, stands on Waterside near the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and is known as an actors' pub.
The Haunted Hub records that the pub is haunted by the spirit of a former actor who drowned in the Avon. Staff are said to have seen a shadowy figure sitting at the back of the bar with an empty glass. The air is said to grow heavy at times, and the scent of pipe tobacco appears from nowhere.
This is the only source found, with no named actor, date or witnesses, so the account is listed as a single published report. The drowning explanation looks like a typical tidy backstory and should be treated cautiously.
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