Years ago when younger dd was still in the buggy,I'd gone to meet my father in york City centre
Dd was clutching this massive toy dog that she'd conned me into buying the day before from the charity shop
My father needed to go to a shop near york minster for some reason (I seem to remember it being some book shop)
I was stood waiting for him to come out when I saw a small girl,aged about the same age as dd (who was about 2 and a half/3 at the time)sat in a window sill and she was sobbing her heart out (second one I've seen through a window!)
When he came out,I asked if he'd mind keeping an eye on dd and this huge dog so I could let her parents know that their child was upset
He wasn't happy at having to have dd for a minute (hes not the best with small children) but agreed as this girl seemed so upset
I wandered up to the door,knocked and when they answered,let them know about their dd
'Oh,you've seen her too then?'
It seems a lot of people have seen her-york was hit badly by the plague and they would lock up any house who's residents had it but would bring them food (I seem to remember my father saying something about locking them up for 40 days and a cross on the door)
Shes often seen,crying in that window and staring at people to help her
My father says that my dd had dropped her dog,so he went to pick it up and by the time he stood up again the little girl had vanished
He's the least woo person I've ever known but we both saw her
She's well known apparently-lots of people I asked have either seen or heard of her