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Perhaps bulldozing graveyards and building on plague pits wasn't such a good idea, afterall. Where could this mysterious man have come from? Investigations have confirmed that women and children were among the people killed at the station during an air raid test during World War II, the siren causing a mass panic as people fled to the supposed safety of the underground, fearing bomb strikes — leading to hundreds of people being trampled to death in the confusion. But the most chilling tale has to be that of a young woman who is seen boarding trains, but never appears to leave them. One hour connection in Gatwick on Norwegian Air 4:
In , Anne was a year-old trainee hat maker. Her boss murdered her at work as new buildings were being constructed, later becoming Farringdon station. Her decomposing body was taken to an open sewer in Chick Lane, near Farringdon.
When travelling through the station, people claim to hear her cries on the platform as the last train of the evening leaves. Rather than scaring passengers, the ghost of Aldgate brings comfort to those who travel at the Zone 1 station. Over years, an electrician was electrocuted by over 20, volts as he tripped while fixing live rails. A shock this large should have killed him, but he only ended up with a few light bruises. How, you ask? The electrician is said to survive as an elderly angelic figure comforted him and stroked his hair.
This ghost is regarded as a blessing and unexplainable footsteps can still be heard around the station. Is this the angel? However, people died at the station on 3 rd March , as there was a stampede of people underground due to sounds of an aircraft firing rockets.
Not only was this event the deadliest civilian incident in Britain during the war but spooky remnants of this day also stay at the station. Staff at the station have heard unidentifiable female screams, as well as children sobbing when working at night.
Could this be the cries of those who died over 75 years ago? Since the station opened in , terrifying events have happened at the station. The area is haunted by Rebecca Griffiths, a patient from the nearby Bethlem Royal Hospital in the late 19th century. In , CCTV cameras showed a man dressed in white overalls on the platform. However, it was 2: When the station supervisor went to see who was down there, the figure had disappeared.
Where could this mysterious man have come from? Leaving one of the most haunted underground stations to the end, Elephant and Castle is rife with eerie events. With the Bakerloo line tunnel cutting across a plague pit, those travelling through the station are susceptible to coming into contact with other-worldly figures.
A young woman is also said to haunt the station. Boarding a Northern-bound train, staff and passengers have noticed this apparition. When the doors close, the figure is nowhere to be seen. For even more terrifying tales from London, check out these ghost stories that are sure to keep you up at night. Photo credit: The most engaging example of the haunting took place when an electrician at the station was electrocuted — but did not die, despite the fatal voltage passing through his body. Colleagues who had been watching claimed that shortly before his electrocution, the ghostly transparent image of a woman was seen stroking his hair….
At the height of the Blitz, a tragedy took place at Bank Station when, on the 11th of January , a bomb fell from German aircraft into the station before exploding, killing 50 and injuring over 50 more.
It is said that the cries and moans of those killed can still be heard by those using the station at quiet times. The death of her brother sent Sarah mad and for decades she would come to the Bank of England dressed entirely in black, asking after her brother. Although Sarah died over a century ago, a wandering woman dressed in black has been reported weeping through the station by commuters and workers alike.
Embankment I [Northern, Bakerloo, District, Circle Lines] — The hauntings reported at Embankment Underground Station actually takes place in a tunnel that is not accessible to the public. Underground employees have, for decades, reported strange experiences in a tunnel known as Pages Walk. This tunnel is now disused by the public but Underground workers still have access to it. Numerous employees have complained of feeling watched, encountering cold spots, as well as seeing doors open and shut when nobody else was present.
Historians believe that the apparition here is that of a year-old named Annie who was murdered nearby in , in a building that was later demolished to make way for the Station. Spotted by employees and visitors alike, the girl is often heard and not seen — her screams reportedly echoing out through the Station tunnels. The first has never been seen; only heard.