British Museum Station

The British Museum is vast. Housing artefacts from all over the world it showcases Britain’s powerful, successful and somewhat meddlesome history. Back in July 1900, the British Museum Station was opened, design to function as an easy access route to those wanting to visit the museum. However on the 25th of September, 1933 it was closed for good. While the station was active, it was rumoured that it was haunted by the daughter of an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh. Dressed in nothing but a loincloth and headdress, she would appear late at night. Her screaming was so loud it was said to have been heard in the adjoining nearby stations.

The tunnels as they currently stand.
Photo by Liam

As the urban legend grew in popularity a local newspaper offered a reward to anyone that could spend the night there. It seems that no one attempted this.

Like most tube stations, the closed British Museum Station was reused as an air-raid shelter during WW2. The structure remained until 1989 but was then demolished to be replaced with a Nation Wide Building Society. Despite the station being in accessible, you can still see the old station from the Central Line train route. If you look through the windows on the left hand side as you leave Holborn or TCR stations. While the rumours have been pretty quiet for a few decades maybe you’ll get lucky and see the scantily clad banshee wandering the tracks.

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