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Passengers awaiting a train in the 1970s reported seeing a man in blue overalls who, on closer approach, adopted a look of absolute horror before vanishing into a wall. The story has been linked to the Moorgate rail crash of 1975, in which many died. Bone Hill (Old Street)

The chill of its malevolence is long attested to, but what it actually is remains a secret that only the station’s walls are privy to, and they’re not telling! Reluctantly accepting what the Station Supervisor had told him, the Line Controller thanked him for carrying out the searches and rang off. Eventually identified as the murderer, after her daughter turned her in, she was convicted at the Old Bailey in 1768 and sentenced to death. Her body, as was the norm at the time for murderers was handed to the Surgeons’ Hall to be dissected for students to study then put on public display.

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Siddons was one of the most famous actors of the Georgian stage. Her theatrics continued long after death, at least according to the stories that say her spirit continued to wander the rooms of her former home at 27 Upper Baker Street. The house is long gone, replaced by mansion-style housing. Scratching Fanny (Barbican)

Highgate high-level station & platforms (now abandoned and derelict) are situated in a cutting between two pairs of tunnels directly above today's Highgate Station on the Northern Line. Although today the station buildings and the platforms are “off limits” to the general public they can clearly be seen from various vantage points in the surrounding area. These high level platforms once served a railway line that ran from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace. In the late 1930s a plan was put forward to fully electrify the line and to integrate it into the Northern Line but, thanks to the Second World War, the plan was never implemented. The line continued to be used by steam trains until 1954 when it was finally closed. The actual rails, however, were not removed until the 1980s. An employee of the London Underground who saw his ghost in the Station in 1955 …and who subsequently identified him from a photograph of the actor that was taken in his hey-day….described him as very tall and distinguished gentleman “wearing an old-fashioned grey suit with a funny looking old-style collar and light coloured gloves”. To make matters worse, the station has been home to other spooky happenings. Reports of sprinting footsteps on empty platforms, doors being flung open and slammed and creepy tapping noises are also aplenty. Highgate Whether you believe in ghosts or not, there is no denying the fascination and intrigue that surrounds the London Underground. From the ghostly sightings to the strange occurrences and weird happenings, there is always something new to discover on the Tube.

Liverpool Street Station, the London terminus of the former Great Eastern Railway, is actually built upon a plague pit as is Aldgate Station (on the Circle Line) and the Piccadilly Line between Knightsbridge and South Kensington is said to curve around "a pit so dense with human remains that it could not be tunnelled through". Ghost stories also provide us with a sense of excitement and thrill, as well as a way to connect with our cultural heritage and history. In the case of the London Underground, the ghost stories are not only entertaining but also offer a unique glimpse into the past and the people who built this iconic system. The eerie history of the London Underground Sarah’s ghost has been glimpsed on numerous occasions in the Bank’s garden and on the platforms and passageways of Bank Station and there have also been reports of foul, unexplained smells and feelings of great sadness, anxiety and hopelessness in the station. All ghost stories are ultimately made up by somebody, so why not a reviewer on TripAdvisor? According to travellingman503 (that may not be his real name), the Hotel Ibis in Earl's Court is 'certainly haunted' by a staff member who 'fell to his death in the elevator shaft in the early 1900s' — quite a feat, given that the hotel dates from the 1970s. The time-travelling spook supposedly haunts the 11th and 12th floors, where it opens wardrobe doors and leaves baths running. 50 Berkeley Square (Bond Street) To understand the ghost stories of the London Underground, it’s important to know its history. The construction of the Tube was a massive undertaking that took decades to complete. Workers faced harsh conditions, including long hours, low pay, and dangerous working conditions. Many lost their lives during the construction, and their spirits are said to haunt the tunnels to this day.

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