catacombs

Everyone loves a bit of underground London. Here are our ten favourite tunnels and catacombs beneath the city.

The Clerkenwell House of Detention, north-east of Clerkenwell Green, has a long and turbulent history stretching back to 1617, including its destruction by fire in the 1780 Gordon Riots. The prison was demolished in 1893 to make way for Hugh Myddleton School (the impressive building …

If you’ll allow your ghoully Halloween bent to run into the weekend then you could partake of life beyond the burial ground at the magnificient Victorian Kensal Green Cemetery. Last night, its famed and beautifully restored Dissenters Chapel was host to the launch of the …

View Larger Map Cold War bunkers, abandoned Tube stations, buried rivers, deep level shelters…London’s concealed features are among its most intriguing. So, in age-old Londonist tradition, we’ve created a map to try and show what a hollow city this is. And we need your help. …

In which we spend a night with some decayed, 17th century dudes, in the catacombs beneath London Bridge. Beneath the Surrey side of London Bridge, behind doors that once led to the robot-kitsch Cynthia’s Bar, a new attraction is taking shape. The London Bridge Experience …