Sarah Whitehead

Whitehead's brother, Philip, was employed by the Bank of England from 1797 to 1810. During his employment at the bank, Philip Whitehead "adopted an extravagent lifestyle" and began to speculate on the Stock Market. then executed on 29 January 1812. The news of her brother's conviction and execution was kept from his sister, Sarah Whitehead, as long as possible. == Ghost ==

Whitehead's ghost reputedly haunts the Bank of England, as well as the area on Threadneedle Street nearby. == Legacy ==

Literature The story of Whitehead and later on, her ghost, was repeatedly written about and serialised in newspapers in the nineteenth century. The myth of Whitehead's ghost appears in the poem New Year Letter by W H Auden. 'Lates' by the Bank of England Museum; and ''Reader's Digest''s List of '20 Most Haunted Places in London'. == Historiography ==

Whitehead's story has been repeated in many formats, across a large number of years and the story of her ghost needs to considered against the historical background of concerns about forgery in the 1810s. Whitehead's story was first reported in The Times on 22 February 1828. ==References==