Today, an optimistic traveller might take 43 minutes to travel direct from Brookwood Station in Surrey to London Waterloo. It’s a well-worn commuter route and so, after a weary day in the city, ...
The Victorian era is known for its peculiar approach to death, from post-mortem photography to an obsession with Memento Mori keepsakes serving as stark reminders of life's finite nature. Yet one ...
Opened in November 1854, the London Necropolis Railway was a bizarre transportation system that transported some of the creepiest cargo around. For roughly 87 years, the railway line carried dead ...
The Victorians have a reputation for dealing with death in strange ways, from photographing the dead to their obsession with Memento Mori objects, reminding them of the inevitability of death. But one ...