Ghosts on the underground 2010 creepy stories from. Ghosts of the london underground posted on friday, 12 september, 2008 11 comments columnist. Watch this creepy documentary about the presence of ghosts on the london underground that are spotted to by passengers on a regular. If so we would love to hear from you please leave your suggestions in the comment section below. For halloween, brilliantly british reveal the capitals haunted train stations. It is commonly known as the underground or the tube, the latter nickname deriving from the shape of the systems deepbore tunnels. Access to all london transport networks london underground tube buses docklands light rail overground trains. Ghosts of the london underground life death prizes. Ghost station visiting an eerie waterloo station former guardian. Mike heffernan the london underground over 50% of which is actually above ground serves a large part of greater london and neighbouring areas in essex, hertfordshire and buckinghamshire. Ordinary people in their ordinary working environments, talking about extraordinary events. Im a complete nerd when it comes to the london underground. Sep 01, 2008 this book was full of fascinating facts and snippets about the london underground as well as highlighting disasters that have occurred ie bethnal green tube disaster and the aldgate bombing. Travel any time of day, any day of the week around central london.
Feb 15, 2015 all of londons mail now goes by lorry boringly, i might add above ground. Staff working on the tube tell their unexplainable stories for the first time. If you can stomach it, if you dare, come and join us on our free ghost tour. Ghosts on the london underground subway stations, the tube. The historian peter ackroyd once called it a spectral city, so filled with imitations of its past that it haunts its own inhabitants. Let us introduce you to a whole new side of this ancient city, the london of the dead. Since secret london hq is in holborn, this one has us a little more worried than the rest. London underground history disused stations on londons.
Our hairraising journey takes us through the graves, church crypts. And infesting is the right word if this sign is correct. The london underground stop at covent garden is notorious for striking fear in confused commuters, who simply cannot find a logical explanation for a ghostly figure wandering through the tunnels and the staffrooms, donning a top hat, frock coat and white gloves. Since the majority of the stations that closed in central london were abandoned after 1930, a map of the railways as they existed in 1929, thats been annotated to show which underground stations have closed or changed their name since that time is available. That fake viral tube poster we all want to be real. The station which provides the northen and bakerloo line once served the jubilee line. Ghosts of the london underground paranormal database. Wellits not a total secret, especially to those ive made play the london underground board game i own and for those friends whove had that experience, i thank you for your indulgence. The london underground is now over 150 years old and stretches over 250 miles of track underneath the historic city of london. London is home to countless disused tube stations, steeped in history.
View there are ghosts on the london underground on. Covent garden is right in the centre of london s west end, its theatre district, and the station is also home to one of the most famous london underground ghosts. This ghost is said to be a former prisoner, who in 1596 was starving to death, along with others in london struggling from a famine. There are over 100 abandoned tube stations in london. Nov 10, 20 there are apparently numerous ghosts infesting the london underground. Connected by countless tunnels, many tube stations are built on historic sites, including plague pits and other burial grounds. The documentary explores the paranormal experiences of people who work in the tube especially late at night while the tube is closed to the public. May 21, 2016 the london undergrounds history dates back to 1863. Now its over to you these are just some of the more wellknown phantoms that are spotted in the london underground system, but have you heard of any others that would compliment this article. So, that makes it worth sharing even if it is fake.
William terriss, an actor born in 1847, was an extraordinarily popular figure in melodrama plays in victorian london. Ghosts on the underground documentary home facebook. But good news for postal and underground enthusiasts plans are in the works to bring the mail rail back on line as a tourist attraction, part of a larger postal museum. It is the culmination of a 27 year odyssey that has involved him collecting and investigating the true ghost stories and legends of the buildings, streets, pubs and graveyards of haunted london. The ghosts are mentioned in a matter of fact way not a gratuitious lets scare the reader witless way and the book was far better for it. This first episode looks at the haunting of covent garden station by the ghost.
The london underground over 50% of which is actually above ground serves a large part of greater london and neighbouring areas in essex, hertfordshire and buckinghamshire. Our hairraising journey takes us through the graves, church crypts and plague pits that tube tunnels have disrupted. More than one billion people use the london underground annually, yet few of them know just how haunted the tube really is. Welcome to haunted london a celebration of the ghosts and legends of london. A chilling documentary about the london underground. Take a look at all of my videos and see for yourself. All under london greater london no fixed location type. More than one billion people use london underground annually, yet few of them know just how haunted the tube really is. The ten busiest london underground stations and their histories. But dont hold your breath opening is tentatively set for 2020. Londons ghost stations, haunted pubs and paranormal. It is no surprise that many strange tales and ghostly sightings are associated with the underground. Well researched and well written, but a distinct lack of ghosts, i got to about 76% and realised it wasnt going to get any better.
Ghosts of the london underground real paranormal experiences. Haunted london true ghost stories from haunted london. Down street is an abandoned station on the piccadilly line, which tfl is considering opening up to the public. In this documentary people who have worked on the vast transport system relate their creepy stories about the ghosts and strange occurrences in this subterranean network. Haunted london 1973 was the fourth published book by peter underwood, an indefatigable ghosthunter, who had first published a survey of britains haunted sites gazetteer of british ghosts. Haunted london is brought to you by ghost book author richard jones. With music by jonathan glass joolz guides website ht. Learn about londons most glamorous ghosts hidden in the theatres of the west end, and of its sightings by famous contemporary thespians, or the tales of the beheaded king who.
It is the culmination of a 27 year odyssey that has involved him collecting and investigating the true ghost stories and legends of the buildings, streets, pubs and graveyards of haunted london englands capital has the reputation of being the most. Ghosts on the underground 2010 creepy stories from people. Unexplained knightsbridge london underground ghost. Ghosts of the london underground ok, watching this may freak you out so much that youll never want to set foot on the london underground again. Inside aldwych, londons abandoned underground station youtube. Business insider was given a tour of the abandoned part of london s charing cross underground station. It is commonly known as the underground or the tube, the. This hairraising documentary investigates the supernatural secrets of the oldest underground network in the world, exploring the graves, church crypts and plague pits that tube tunnels have disrupted. About a sighting of a ghost in becontree station on the district line by a station supervisor in 1992. Some are demolished, some have been disused or relocated, and some are even haunted. This legend, which seemingly does the rounds every few years, states that a group of londoners began to live underground in the late nineteenth century, and now they have mutated.
London has seen its shops, pubs, restaurants and cafes close in an attempt to slow. Oct, 2016 london, so were told, has always been haunted by ghosts. Londons empty underground stations the tube spark youtube. Most tube stations in central london are about 150 feet underground, so as a result many graves, crypts, plague pits, and mass burial sites have been disturbed. The first in a series of videos exloring the urban legends surrounding london s everexpanding underground network. London s 11 most haunted underground train stations revealed. A great book if you want to read about the history of the london underground, a very disappointing book if you want read about ghosts on the london underground. The london underground is more than 140 years old, 253 miles long and carves its way beneath london s most historic sites, disturbing what was laid to rest centuries ago. Logic suggests that the ghost of amunra has been using this tunnel to travel to holborn and snatch tube passengers to take back to his lair. Paranormal experts capture ghosts at londons theatre royal duration. The most famous ghost on the underground is sarah whitehead, the black nun of threadneedle street. To see a map of all disused and abanonded tube stations in london.
Apr 09, 2012 the london underground is probably the most haunted public transit system in the world. This court is home to one of londons most alarming ghosts, the black dog of newgate. The london underground is more than 140 years old, 253 miles long and carves its way beneath londons most historic sites, disturbing what was laid to rest centuries ago. Whilst the rail network was being built, countless bodies, graves and even plague pits. Ghost station visiting an eerie waterloo station youtube.
Jun 08, 2019 abandoned london underground stations can be found across the english capital. Below is an example itinerary of where you could go with your credit while visiting the wide range of london attractions included in the london pass. Staff working on the tube tell their unexplainable stories for. The tube s2 e6 how to become a london underground driver the.
And it does read like something you would see on the tube. There are ghosts on the london underground magickally. Thousands of people have died in and around the london underground network. We investigate the supernatural secrets of the oldest underground network in the world. Haunted london underground becontree station hd youtube. Rachel roberts ce ne parla in questo video e nellarticolo. These subterraneans live off the junk food we discard in the underground tube stations and the. Since then, it has grown into a network of 270 stations and 11 lines spanning across the city. These subterraneans live off the junk food we discard in the underground tube. Weve seen this make the rounds on the social networks so we thought it was worth sharing even though this poster is fake. Londons 11 most haunted underground train stations revealed. They have many tales of ghost sightings and eerie occurrences in the miles of abandoned underground tunnels. As had been the case with the broader territory covered in the gazetteer, there had previously been no comprehensive survey of londons ghost population.
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