The Subterranean Tourist Series is your guide to the hidden history that lies just below the surface of the world’s iconic cities. Here’s a look at London’s buried past.

Probably the best-known of London’s subterranean rivers is the River Fleet. The Fleet rises in two locations on Hampstead Heath, unites in Camden, and its final stretch down to the Thames has many ...

The London Underground was initially developed to connect the varous train termini to the city, which were Paddington, Euston, St Pancras and King's Cross, all of which are located north of the ...

The tunnels lie directly below London Underground’s Central Line in the city’s Holborn area. Work to dig them began in secret in 1940, when Britain feared invasion by Nazi Germany.

The London Underground has way more stations north of the River Thames than it does south of it. Millions of Londoners use the Tube every day - but some have better access to the underground rail ...