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London Necropolis Station! 22:46 - Apr 22 with 7538 viewsMrSheen

I had lunch at a pub called the Duke of Sussex near Waterloo Station today. The floor of the gents has a map of the area from about 100 years ago engraved on it, which was pretty amazing. Not only was there a leadworks, sawmill and brewery on the South Bank waterfront between Westminster and Waterloo Bridges, but there was a London Necropolis Station at the south end of Waterloo Station. Apparently a private company had a mortuary and chapel to receive dead bodies and send them on dedicated trains on the “London Necropolis Railway” straight to Brookwood cemetery and crematorium in Surrey, most famous passenger, Friedrich Engels. First, second and third class coffin tickets available.

I am 56 years old and hadn’t heard of it until I looked at the floor of a pub toilet!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Necropolis_railway_station
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London Necropolis Station! on 22:52 - Apr 22 with 6281 viewsdistortR

Ah, Andrew martin's excellent Jim Stringer went there in The Necropolis Railway
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London Necropolis Station! on 23:10 - Apr 22 with 6228 viewsCiderwithRsie

It is a pretty amazing thing, can't remember when I first heard of it.

Of course these days if you got a train through South London and found yourself surrounded by thousands of stiffs it'd be because they've let the fans back into Selhurst Park.
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London Necropolis Station! on 23:32 - Apr 22 with 6177 viewsSonofNorfolt

I suggest you reconsider the last line of your article.
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London Necropolis Station! on 00:37 - Apr 23 with 6122 viewsBoston

One of them railways vids on Youtube has a decent piece about it. Believe the entrance, though blocked nowadays, is still discernable.

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London Necropolis Station! on 08:48 - Apr 23 with 5923 viewshantssi

If you go pass Brookwood you realise who big the cemetery is.
As the old saying goes, 12 returns and 1 single to Brookwood please!
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London Necropolis Station! on 08:58 - Apr 23 with 5906 viewsMetallica_Hoop

I've been meaning to go for ages.

This is a great book if you like such things. She has another book on London crime worth a gander too.


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London Necropolis Station! on 09:21 - Apr 23 with 5849 viewsjohann28

Some good stuff here

https://blackcablondon.net/2014/04/01/tales-from-the-terminals-waterloo-station-
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London Necropolis Station! on 09:26 - Apr 23 with 5838 viewsMaggsinho

London Necropolis Station! on 08:58 - Apr 23 by Metallica_Hoop

I've been meaning to go for ages.

This is a great book if you like such things. She has another book on London crime worth a gander too.



Yes, this is terrific and not nearly as gruesome as you'd think from the title.

Also Andrew Martin has written a novel about it - called The Necropolis Railway (funnily enough).
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London Necropolis Station! on 09:37 - Apr 23 with 5800 viewsxianwol

All described at length in my book Cathedrals of Steam, the history of the London stations, available from Atlantic Books and which NorthernRs got for xmas this year. It operated right until the Second World War when a bomb blew up much of the station.
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London Necropolis Station! on 09:44 - Apr 23 with 5784 viewsMetallica_Hoop

London Necropolis Station! on 09:37 - Apr 23 by xianwol

All described at length in my book Cathedrals of Steam, the history of the London stations, available from Atlantic Books and which NorthernRs got for xmas this year. It operated right until the Second World War when a bomb blew up much of the station.


Just looked your book up.

It looks great, When is the paperback out? (I cant do hard cover or kindle)

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London Necropolis Station! on 10:26 - Apr 23 with 5730 viewsjoe90

Fantastic bit of local history, thanks for sharing MrSheen!

My wife refers to the Duke of Sussex as the 'cheese pub'. Before it got refurbished a few years ago, the landlady would go around with a plate of cheese for the patrons.
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London Necropolis Station! on 11:22 - Apr 23 with 5680 viewsxianwol

London Necropolis Station! on 09:44 - Apr 23 by Metallica_Hoop

Just looked your book up.

It looks great, When is the paperback out? (I cant do hard cover or kindle)


Unfortunately - or fortunately for me - the hardback has done v well and therefore paperback might not be out until xmas. but email me via my website and i will sell you a hardback well discounted as a fellow R.
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London Necropolis Station! on 11:34 - Apr 23 with 5662 viewsMetallica_Hoop

London Necropolis Station! on 11:22 - Apr 23 by xianwol

Unfortunately - or fortunately for me - the hardback has done v well and therefore paperback might not be out until xmas. but email me via my website and i will sell you a hardback well discounted as a fellow R.


Thank you very much.

I'll mail you next week.

I have a few hard covers left I'll make room with them for it.

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London Necropolis Station! on 11:42 - Apr 23 with 5650 viewsMrSheen

London Necropolis Station! on 11:22 - Apr 23 by xianwol

Unfortunately - or fortunately for me - the hardback has done v well and therefore paperback might not be out until xmas. but email me via my website and i will sell you a hardback well discounted as a fellow R.


I've just worked out who you are. Any chance of a back-dated R's discount on my copy of Fire and Steam?
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London Necropolis Station! on 14:36 - Apr 24 with 5359 viewseastside_r

London Necropolis Station! on 11:42 - Apr 23 by MrSheen

I've just worked out who you are. Any chance of a back-dated R's discount on my copy of Fire and Steam?


Blimey. All I can say is ‘The Subterranean Railway’
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London Necropolis Station! on 15:51 - Apr 24 with 5284 viewsTGRRRSSS

London Necropolis Station! on 09:37 - Apr 23 by xianwol

All described at length in my book Cathedrals of Steam, the history of the London stations, available from Atlantic Books and which NorthernRs got for xmas this year. It operated right until the Second World War when a bomb blew up much of the station.


I am confused, are you Catharine Arnold or anothere QPR fan who does books?

Just googles the book and might well get it.
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London Necropolis Station! on 19:26 - Apr 25 with 5041 viewsFearless

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0DcbZPvliJgHm8y6RR5i0aiWA#London

Was there only the other day (hope this works)
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London Necropolis Station! on 20:38 - Apr 25 with 4963 viewsLythamR

London Necropolis Station! on 14:36 - Apr 24 by eastside_r

Blimey. All I can say is ‘The Subterranean Railway’


great read
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London Necropolis Station! on 20:38 - Apr 25 with 4957 viewsBrixtonR

London Necropolis Station! on 19:26 - Apr 25 by Fearless

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0DcbZPvliJgHm8y6RR5i0aiWA#London

Was there only the other day (hope this works)


Nice one mate. Hope things all good with you
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London Necropolis Station! on 16:46 - Apr 26 with 4795 viewsbollockchops

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London Necropolis Station! on 17:39 - Apr 26 with 4750 viewsdanehoop

Also on a related subject, a really enjoyable series of videos on stations on the tube (and bits about London) I'd recommend on youtube is:




Never knowingly understood

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London Necropolis Station! on 12:40 - Apr 27 with 4544 viewsheadhoops

The cemetery is an amazing place, shocking to see so many war graves of teenagers from all races, colours and creeds. There is also a longer walk which takes in St Michaels Church in Pirbright where Stanley of Livingston and Stanley fame is buried.

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London Necropolis Station! on 10:23 - Apr 28 with 4386 viewsMetallica_Hoop

On a side note, I learneth some new facts reading this article.

I love wondering around here in the sun it's so tranquil.

https://londonist.com/london/things-to-do/middle-temple-history-explore

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London Necropolis Station! on 10:43 - Apr 28 with 4365 viewsBklynRanger

London Necropolis Station! on 10:23 - Apr 28 by Metallica_Hoop

On a side note, I learneth some new facts reading this article.

I love wondering around here in the sun it's so tranquil.

https://londonist.com/london/things-to-do/middle-temple-history-explore


Great article Metallica - do you know if that's still publicly accessible?
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London Necropolis Station! on 11:03 - Apr 28 with 4349 viewsMetallica_Hoop

London Necropolis Station! on 10:43 - Apr 28 by BklynRanger

Great article Metallica - do you know if that's still publicly accessible?


It is.

I've been sitting by the church in the sun these past two weeks reading. Some of the gardens are private as they belong to the temples/Inns.

The Church has a sign saying use West door but I haven't tried it as I've been before.
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