Subterranean City: Beneath the Streets of London

[DrummondStreet]

Subterranean City: Beneath the Streets of London

Has anyone read this book? Does it discuss the tunnels/passages below Mitre Square?

It sounds quite interesting even if there is no mention of the ripper sites. I've been debating buying it. My local library has a copy, but it is 'checked out' and won't be available until next month.

[Graham]

Hi DS,

do you know the name of the author of this book? Some time ago I read a book about subterranean London, written by a female author whose name I've forgotten. It was a good read, but I can't recall it contained anything about JtR.
Plenty of stuff about ancient delvings, plague-pits, vaults, and so forth.

Graham

[katemills]

Afraid not. I've recently finished reading 'Underground London, Travels Beneath the City Streets' by Stephen Smith which is a mildly interesting read about plague pits, Roman structures, lost Underground stops and the like.

[DrummondStreet]

I think the author is Antony Clayton.

[Magpie]

I have an incredibly good book called "London Under London" that covers much of the same territory

[Stephen Thomas]

There are several books on this interesting subject.

The latest is London Under by Peter Ackroyd.

[Graham]

This site www.abandonedstations.org.uk in itself is fascinating, albeit without any reference to Mitre Square.

Graham

[Robert]

Re the cartoon on that site : in the early days, you couldn't look out of the window because there were no windows. These carriages were unpopular (called padded cells, I believe) and they were replaced by window carriages.

[DrummondStreet]

Robert: I can just imagine the level of motion sickness that Londoners would have experienced by riding a train with no windows. The Underground tunnels are dark, but I can perceive just enough motion or movement out of the train windows to help with motion sickness.

[Chris Scott]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Subterranean-City-Beneath-Streets-London/dp/1905286325

[Robert]

Hi Drummond

I had assumed the main problem would have been claustrophobia, but yes, I suppose motion sickness would have come into it too.

When the first escalators were introduced, a one-legged man was hired to ride up and down the escalator all day long, to demonstrate the safety of the new-fangled conveyance.