[PDF] Haunted London Underground eBook

Author : David Brandon
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 35,92 MB
Release : 2009-10-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0750954078

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London's Underground is associated with a multitude of ghostly stories and sightings, particular stations and abandoned lines, many of which are in close proximity to burial sites from centuries ago. This chilling book reveals well-known and hitherto unpublished tales of spirits, spectres and other spooky occurrences on one of the oldest railway networks in the world. The stories of sightings include the ghost of an actress regularly witnessed on Aldywch Station and the 'Black Nun' at Bank Station. Eerie noises, such as the cries of thirteen-year-old Anne Naylor, who was murdered in 1758 near to the site of what is now Farringdon Station, and the screams of children who were in an accident at Bethnal Green Station during Second World War, are still heard echoing. These and many more ghostly accounts are recorded in fascinating detail in this book, which is a must-read for anyone interested in the mysterious and murky history of London's Underground.

Author : David Brandon
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 25,85 MB
Release : 2009-10-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0750954078

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London's Underground is associated with a multitude of ghostly stories and sightings, particular stations and abandoned lines, many of which are in close proximity to burial sites from centuries ago. This chilling book reveals well-known and hitherto unpublished tales of spirits, spectres and other spooky occurrences on one of the oldest railway networks in the world. The stories of sightings include the ghost of an actress regularly witnessed on Aldywch Station and the 'Black Nun' at Bank Station. Eerie noises, such as the cries of thirteen-year-old Anne Naylor, who was murdered in 1758 near to the site of what is now Farringdon Station, and the screams of children who were in an accident at Bethnal Green Station during Second World War, are still heard echoing. These and many more ghostly accounts are recorded in fascinating detail in this book, which is a must-read for anyone interested in the mysterious and murky history of London's Underground.

Author : Richard Jones
Publisher : New Holland Australia(AU)
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,33 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Haunted places
ISBN : 9781847739858

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This title takes the intrepid ghost seeker on a truly hair-raising journey to some of the capital's spookiest places. From the chilling manifestations at the infamous 50 Berkeley Square to the eternal restlessness of Jack the Ripper's victims, no haunted house is left unmentioned.

Author : David Bownes
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 16,14 MB
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0300245793

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Travel under the streets of London with this lavishly illustrated exploration of abandoned, modified, and reused Underground tunnels, stations, and architecture.

Author : James Clark
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 21,35 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 075249807X

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It began with a key. One afternoon in 1956, in the home of the Hitchings family in Battersea, south London, a small silver key appeared on Shirley Hitchings' bed. This seemingly insignificant event heralded the beginning of one of the most terrifying, incredible and mysterious hauntings in British history. The spirit, who quickly became known as 'Donald', began to communicate, initially via tapping sounds, but over time - and with the encouragement of psychical researcher Harold Chibbett, whose case-files appear here – by learning to write. Soon, the spirit had begun to make simply incredible claims about his identity, insisting that he was one of the most famous figures in world history – but what was the truth? Here, for the first time, is the full story, told by the woman right at the heart of it all – Shirley herself.

Author : Will Underwood
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,87 MB
Release : 2018-10-13
Category :
ISBN : 9781728754246

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The London Underground has an established reputation for mysterious, if not supernatural, disturbances.Crashes, suicides, murders and freak accidents, have left about every station in London with their own ghoulish legacy.The history of Liverpool Street underground alone is enough to make it a place to avoid if you are easily spooked. Hearing strange sounds floating up the back staircases of the older stations, or slamming doors, is nothing remarkable, especially given they are linked to miles of windy tubes.The network is one huge sounding-board transmitting, and possibly intensifying, certain kinds of noise.But, as you'll discover, sad spirits - possibly over 4,000 of them still linger in its labyrinth of dark passages. Countless passengers have been left distraught after ghostly encounters, others were unaware they were in the presence of ghosts.The underground has been London's go-to suicide spot for over 100-years, and many have taken that awful plunge. Just about every station in London has witnessed the moan of a soul in pain as they jumped before speeding trains.You'll be amazed and puzzled, at how so many people were drawn to the same spot to commit their final act. In the years between 1940 and 1990 there were 3240 deaths - but as you'll read, there was an alarming number of suicides prior to then.Today the tube remains active with paranormal occurrences, from apparitions, unexplained creaks and groans to strange voices and crying to footsteps and demonic screaming.This deeply researched book documents countless long-forgotten incidents and tales of spirits restlessly roaming stations at night.

Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 38,59 MB
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0385531516

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In this vividly descriptive short study, Peter Ackroyd tunnels down through the geological layers of London, meeting the creatures that dwell in darkness and excavating the lore and mythology beneath the surface. There is a Bronze Age trackway below the Isle of Dogs, Anglo-Saxon graves rest under St. Pauls, and the monastery of Whitefriars lies beneath Fleet Street. To go under London is to penetrate history, and Ackroyd's book is filled with the stories unique to this underworld: the hydraulic device used to lower bodies into the catacombs in Kensal Green cemetery; the door in the plinth of the statue of Boadicea on Westminster Bridge that leads to a huge tunnel packed with cables for gas, water, and telephone; the sulphurous fumes on the Underground's Metropolitan Line. Highly imaginative and delightfully entertaining, London Under is Ackroyd at his best.

Author : Della Farrant
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 22,35 MB
Release : 2014-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 075095874X

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Compiled by paranormal investigator Della Farrant, this new book contains a chilling range of spooky tales from around Highgate. From haunted public houses and private homes taken over by malevolent poltergeists to a top-hatted fiend who hisses at passers-by and the ‘vampire’ sightings of the 1970s at Highgate’s world-famous cemetery, this collection of ghostly goings-on is sure to appeal to everyone interested in North London’s supernatural residents.Richly illustrated, Haunted Highgate is the ideal guide for anyone who wishes to delve deeper into the area’s mysterious history.