Thousands Died From the Black Death in 1666, Leaving Behind Haunted Plague Pits in London

Thousands Died From the Black Death in 1666, Leaving Behind Haunted Plague Pits in London

Shannon Quinn - November 2, 2018

Thousands Died From the Black Death in 1666, Leaving Behind Haunted Plague Pits in London
A woman claimed to see a ghostly figure (right) in the London tube. Credit: Express

The Ghostly Orb In Knightsbridge and South Kensington

In 2016, a woman waiting for her train in the London Underground saw a ghostly apparition and a glowing orb inside of the tunnel at Knightsbridge and South Kensington Station. She pulled out her cell phone to capture the footage of what she believed to be paranormal activity. The only news outlet that was willing to run the story was a tabloid called The Express. Her video was posted on their website, along with a description of where and when she saw the ghosts.

The woman who submitted the video did not want her identity to be published, and she did not want any attention from the story. She just wanted people to see what she saw. According to rumor, that train station is home to one of the many plague pits, because it is near one of the curves in the subway line, which would indicate that it’s avoiding corpses. Of course, there are plenty of people who dismiss this story as a hoax, or a misidentification of some other lights that may have been on inside the tunnel.

For as long as people tell stories of the plague pits underground, people will probably continue to feel spooked by the possibility that the victims of The Black Death.

 

Where did we find this stuff? Here are our sources:

Spooky Skeletons Scare Builders. BBC. 2007.

The Great Plague. Timeline. YouTube. 2017

The Strange, Gruesome Truth About The Plagues Pits and The Tube. Amanda Rugeri. BBC. 2016.

The Subterranean Terror of the London Tombs. Buzzfeed. 2017

Haunted London Underground Stations. Free Tours By Foot.

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