London’s Top 10 Tunnels and Catacombs
Everyone loves a bit of underground London. Here are our ten favourite tunnels and catacombs beneath the city.
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The Secret Gravestones Beneath Somerset House
The grand Portland Stone edifice of Somerset House is a place of merriment, arts, concerts and sedate riverside dining. But beneath the elegance and grandeur lies a little-known sequence of passages, chambers and vaults. We took a remarkable tour beneath the famous courtyard and into …
Londonist’s Back Passage: #51 Wardrobe Terrace
Where? Tri-directional alley system behind St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, off Queen Victoria Street in the City. What? Like a fugitive from a forgotten Monty Python script, Wardrobe Terrace presents its bizarre name to the (slightly diminished) hordes of City workers who flock down Queen Victoria Street each …
Londonist’s Back Passage
48. Denmark Place Where: In the shadow of Centrepoint, Denmark Place connects Charing Cross Road to St Giles High Street, with a narrow offshoot into Denmark Street. What: The passage and neighbouring Denmark Street take their names from Prince George of Denmark, consort to Princess …
