DiscoverMy Victorian NightmareEp. 26 - The Grave Trains of London
Ep. 26 - The Grave Trains of London

Ep. 26 - The Grave Trains of London

Update: 2025-01-20
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In today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the grizzly history of the graveyard that is London, and the subterranean train system built in the Victorian era within and around the final resting places of literally millions of tightly packed Londoners.




References for today’s episode:




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enon_Chapel




https://gizmodo.com/how-corpses-helped-shape-the-london-underground-1493312117




https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-66507599




https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/london-crossrail-bedlam-big-dig




https://www.timeout.com/london/news/londons-victorian-necropolis-railway-station-is-for-sale-060424




https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/london-underground-station-built-right-21001175




https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/where-we-go/blog/the-forgotten-story-of-london-necropolis-railway




https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-forgotten-men-of-the-london-underground/

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Ep. 26 - The Grave Trains of London

Ep. 26 - The Grave Trains of London

Genevieve Manion