With Halloween almost upon us, we delve deep into the ghostly secrets of haunted London.
With a history that stretches back through 2,000 years, is it any wonder that the City of London is one of the World's most haunted capitals?
In this video I will take you on a tour of the City's haunted hotspots to uncover eleven places where ghosts are seen, and at which the past merges with the present to create a timeless ambience that is Chilling, thrilling and utterly absorbing.
00:00 - Introduction
02:23 - The Ghosts Of Bank Underground Station
07:58 - The George And Vulture
14:05 - St James Garlickhythe
21:21 - Williamson’s Tavern
23:27 - Gabriel, The Ghost Bell Of St Andrew By The Wardrobe
31:49 - Amen Court And The Ghosts Of Newgate Prison
37:44 - St Bartholomew’s Hospital
41:46 - West Smithfield’s Execution Site
43:29 - The Priory Church Of St Bartholomew The Great
52:42 - The Old City Wall, Off London Wall
53:51 - Bunhill Fields
56:40 - Conclusion
From the spectral cries that echo over one of London's former execution grounds, to the shadowy monk who keeps a lone vigil inside London's oldest parish church. From a timeless hostelry that has changed little since Charles Dickens had Ebenezer Scrooge drop in to take his "melancholy dinner", to the ghostly bell that once tolled to foretell the passing of its parish's vicar.
Ghostly nurses, a notorious Victorian murderess, a mummified former citizen, a hideous black dog, and a persistent pong that hangs heavy in the air of the tunnels at a City underground station; all these await you as we set out to explore the timeless streets of the old City of London.
So join me as we set out to search for the spirits of bygone times at some of old London's most atmospheric places.
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