Haunted London, The British Museum Station

Where the entrance used to be.

The British Museum Station at Bury place opened on the 30^th of July 1900 and closed on the 25^th September 1933 when nearby Holborn Station made access to the central line. The station is claimed to be haunted by an Egyptian figure; this being connected with the British Museums tales of a mummies curse The ghost of Amen-Ra and the curse of her tomb, an Egyptian Princess, dressed in a loincloth and Egyptian headdress would haunt the station and her screams could be heard in the tunnels. Before its closure, the rumours of its haunting gained in popularity and a news paper of the time offered a reward for anyone to spend a night at the Station! There were no takers……

Two years later a film was made referring to the museum station called Bulldog Jack. On its release date, two women disappeared from the platform of Holborn Station. The British Museum station on inspection found marks on the walls. Further Ghostly sightings and sounds have been heard since.

Here are a few snippets the first is a film made 1972 and was released in the UK as Deathline (Video Snip Below)  in the US it was released as Raw Meat (Theme Tune) This was apparently remade as Creep (video snip) in 2004.

You can see in Deathline near the end of the clip that the British Museum station was used in filming 

Haunted London, Bank Station.

Haunted London, Bank Station.

The next Ghostly encounter is said to be that of Sarah Blackhead also known as the Black Nun who may also be attributed to haunting at the bank of England. Phillip Whitehead, her brother and employed as a cashier he was executed for forgery in 1811. Sarah not believing his death waited outside the bank each evening dressed in black. She did this for forty years until her death. It is the Ghost of the Black Nun who today is said to searching the platforms for her brother.

Other incidents involve workers and travellers alike reporting foul smells or feelings of sadness, concern and Hopelessness (Must be Monday morning). This is without explanation other than the workings of the tunnel construction that may have dug through one of the many plague pits of London.