Champ de Mars, another of the phantom metro stations littering the network. Opened in 1913 the station shared a similar life as Saint Martin, short. Eventually due to the war and a lack of use the station closed its gates for the last time on September 2, 1939.

City Road Opened in 1901 on the Northern Line (City & South London Railway) but received little use from the start. On the 8th of August, 1922, when the lines between Euston and Moorgate were closed to facilitate the increase in the diameter of the tunnels up to 3.56m (Underground’s Standard Diameter), the underground review [...]

‘Official’ photographs of sewers are sometimes fairly scarce on the net, this is especially true for London. Those found have always contained recognisable sections of well trodden locations such as the Fleet or Westbourne, nothing left to the imagination.

Theres just something i love about the sewer network of london. Like a pirate treasure trail of drains, just when you think its all over, bang new possibilities flow from the side pipes like last nights curry. X may mark the spot, but sometimes the map might not be accurate. The past few months have [...]

For over four years now, myself along with many others have stooped, stomped and slipped under and across london’s bowels, through sewage, grease, fat and mystery content “X”, always wondering what the next bend had to bring. Our deep fascination with the history that Victorian sewers had to offer encouraging us to brave even the [...]

When it comes to massive drains Niagara really takes a lot to beat. The now defunct power generating infrastructure that once littered the area has given way to a multitude of tunnels and tailraces that on their own easily justify a trip to Canada. Tonight we planned on visiting one of those tunnels. The William [...]