The Haunting of Covent Garden Station

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024

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  • @macgyversmacbook1861
    @macgyversmacbook1861 11 месяцев назад +13

    I honestly find it sad that people immediately freak out or panic when they see a ghost, I’m certain my house, a 112 year old homestead in Kentucky that was owned and built by one woman and her family, whose descendants still run a business not too far down the street from my house is inhabited by her, we know her name even! Alice Montgomery and affectionately call her Miss Alice, we hear voices, smell rose perfume and see figures pass by the door from time to time but we’ve never been scared, Miss Alice hasn’t done something to warrant that, she just does something to say hi from time to time. I remember visiting her and her immediate family at the local cemetery to say hi and thank her for the beautiful house

  • @Top5s
    @Top5s 4 года назад +158

    Only just found this channel and it’s top work. Well done.

  • @TheBettysims
    @TheBettysims 4 года назад +66

    It would be nice to think that the reason no one has seen William for the past many years is because maybe he has passed on to the other side and is no longer In limbo.

  • @arcadia449
    @arcadia449 7 лет назад +236

    I worked on the Jubilee Line Extension back in the 1990's at London Bridge Underground station. There is an old disused tunnel, built in Victorian times and inaccessible to the public, which is haunted by the ghost of a worker who died when his steam-driven power drill seized up and spun round, killing him. I've walked through that dark tunnel and it's a very spooky place.

    • @CuriousWorldProductions
      @CuriousWorldProductions  7 лет назад +17

      David Stuckey I'd love to put this in a future video. Is there any more information? Thanks.

    • @arcadia449
      @arcadia449 7 лет назад +25

      I don't have any further information. The tunnel is only accessible down a service tunnel with no public permitted. I went in there several times whilst I worked on the construction of the Jubilee Line section of the underground station. I was told about the tunnel being haunted by a station employee.

    • @wordsmithgobshite3296
      @wordsmithgobshite3296 5 лет назад +1

      @@arcadia449 is that the old Prnce William Street tunnel?

    • @arcadia449
      @arcadia449 5 лет назад +2

      I'm not sure what it was called?

    • @arcadia449
      @arcadia449 5 лет назад +1

      Is there a Prince William St there?

  • @vintagebrew1057
    @vintagebrew1057 5 лет назад +491

    I had an unusual experience on a late night train about 15 years ago. Got on at Hampstead tube and took a seat on the side seats (the long row where you face other passengers). The carriage was nearly empty. I sat there thinking about an interesting talk I had listened to at Keats House when I felt a pair of hands from behind me being placed on either side of my shoulders. I didnt react at first but thought someone was playing a prank on me and turned my head to find out what was going on. It then dawned on me that the only thing behind me was the window and there was no way anyone could do that except by putting their hands through the glass of a moving train. I remained in my seat with the two hands on my shoulders until my stop arrived and I got off and the sensation passed off. I have to say, I felt no threat, more of a reassuring feeling but it was a definate feeling of being touched. I hadnt had any alchohol and was'nt tired or thinking of anything gloomy. To me it felt very real.

    • @queensarah5945
      @queensarah5945 5 лет назад +11

      Oh my goooooosh!!!

    • @Vstarr-be8dr
      @Vstarr-be8dr 5 лет назад +25

      I would have freaked out

    • @HannibalFan52
      @HannibalFan52 5 лет назад +115

      Not all ghosts are scary. There's story of a young actress whose first major role was in the original London production of Rogers & Hammerstein's 'Oklahoma' in (I think) the Drury Lane Theater. The director instructed her to perform her song from a particular spot on the stage, but she couldn't be heard very well. During the song, the young actress felt a pair of hands on her shoulders, guiding her to a different spot, from which she had no trouble being heard. The only thing was - there was no one else on stage at the time. Long-time stagehands knew who it was, though - Joseph Grimaldi, the 18th-century actor and clown, for whom clowns in general are known as 'joeys'. Apparently he had a penchant for helping up-and-coming actors.

    • @Jimmy-B-
      @Jimmy-B- 5 лет назад +6

      Probably breeze

    • @Jimmy-B-
      @Jimmy-B- 5 лет назад +5

      An illusion, combination of your mind playing tricks, it being late and a bit of wind

  • @scopex2749
    @scopex2749 4 года назад +7

    I worked as an engineer on the underground. I saw and heard some VERY terrifying things down there. All those who laugh at this ........may you get the chance to meet a ghost face to face as we did, THEN say they dont exist! The ‘loop’ at Kennington is one scary place as no passengers are allowed on the trains as they turn round but still you came across ‘people’ in the carriages at times. But when you walked down the train to tell them they cannot be on the train.........they are GONE. 🤔😳

  • @tauntonlake
    @tauntonlake 7 лет назад +123

    Now, THAT is first-rate storytelling. Wonderful job! Right down to the beautiful music in the background. Very atmospheric. I love the old photographs.

  • @borderlands6606
    @borderlands6606 6 лет назад +95

    Covent Garden has changed beyond recognition since the 1970s. As the name suggests, it was a wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower market frequented by stall holders and their customers, and surrounded by some homespun pubs. It was a very much a working place. Previously it had comprised the farmed lands of Westminster Abbey and its convent ("The Convent Garden"). Now Covent Garden is a tourist and media hub with a 24 hr existence. The last sightings coincide with the old Covent Garden.

  • @jazzmills2465
    @jazzmills2465 4 года назад +28

    I took the stairs once at Covent Garden and that's where I had my first asthma attack. I was very nearly one of the ghosts of Covent Garden

    • @Devilcast
      @Devilcast 3 года назад +4

      That's where a lot of people feel something strange.

  • @Techumsa
    @Techumsa 2 года назад +17

    I was working at the Euston Station a couple of years ago on the HS2 project, there they found hundreds of skeletons and caskets from an old plague pit long forgotten, it's stirred up a creppy feeling, watching wheelbarrows full of human bones and skips full of coffins.

  • @lazyhazeldaisy9596
    @lazyhazeldaisy9596 4 года назад +11

    That poor man he seemed a kind soul and I am sure he felt he had so much more to give so he goes back now and again to be in the theatre he loved so much, may he rest in peace now.

  • @tracydee1857
    @tracydee1857 7 лет назад +59

    This was an exceptionally well told ghost story.

  • @stevenholt5692
    @stevenholt5692 7 лет назад +65

    I've got that book Haunted Underground. I picked it up from the London dungeons of all places. It's a very good book. Some of the stories in it are creepy. I'm enjoying your videos.

  • @shielajarvis8977
    @shielajarvis8977 5 лет назад +32

    Well done, no robotic voice, music pleasant and unobtrusive.

  • @catherinebrown6960
    @catherinebrown6960 7 лет назад +72

    Brilliant work. Unbiased, factual, well researched, and yet scary too. Music was fabulous. 10/10

    •  5 лет назад +1

      I would hardly call a ghost story "factual".

    • @davidfarmer2049
      @davidfarmer2049 5 лет назад +1

      @ Why not?
      You clearly have your own agenda.....

    • @neogeo1670
      @neogeo1670 5 лет назад

      @@davidfarmer2049 ghosts aren't real...

    • @davidfarmer2049
      @davidfarmer2049 5 лет назад +1

      @@neogeo1670 Half right.
      They comprise ,basically electric field.
      I think that's as much as we know at the moment.

  • @Tracy137
    @Tracy137 4 года назад +5

    I've subscribed to your channel because I love your videos so much. You don't speculate, you don't exaggerate, you simply tell us the story. No loud, jarring music, no weird delivery - just a nice background sound fitting with the theme and your clear, concise delivery of each very well researched story and any possible investigation you, or others, have carried out. LOVE IT. THANK YOU for your hard work - it's genuinely appreciated.
    As for Mr Terris......I come from London, grew up there; my late, much missed, mum died there and my father still resides there. So I can say I know the city intimately - I've also had my own fair share of ghostly encounters - and I think, given his murder, that Mr Terris has perhaps moved on to escape not only the hustle and bustle of a busier, noisier city, but one that's exponentially increased in crime and, most importantly, violence, since his death. Certainly the time since his last sighting has been turbulent for London, repeated terrorist attacks (first the iRA and lately IS) and also day to day violent muggings, murders and brawls. In his shoes I think I too would shuffle towards the light.......

  • @racheltaylor6578
    @racheltaylor6578 5 лет назад +35

    That is such a sad story.He tried to help his friend and ended up being stabbed to death by him.

  • @thisfingofours
    @thisfingofours 6 лет назад +304

    I hope William has finally found his peace in the afterlife. To be fair to his spirit.... Looking at modern London, compared to what it was just 30 years ago, is certainly enough to scare anyone away now.

    • @kos2919
      @kos2919 5 лет назад +9

      He probably decided to ascend because Brexit circus gave ghost headache as well 😁

    • @MegaMesozoic
      @MegaMesozoic 5 лет назад +29

      @@kos2919 Or Khan's London frightened him away!

    • @nutcracker2916
      @nutcracker2916 5 лет назад +12

      @@MegaMesozoic Ironically far too many stabbings.

    • @SleepscapeSerenity
      @SleepscapeSerenity 5 лет назад +8

      @@MegaMesozoic you're an idiot

    • @timmi2198
      @timmi2198 4 года назад +9

      I bet even the spirits find it unaffordable

  • @colinp2238
    @colinp2238 7 лет назад +14

    Thanks for this. As a London resident I frequently use the tube for it's convenience but as I use it at busy times, have never knowingly encountered any paranormal activity. These days with the many varied trends and with people from all over the world combined with the high activity of Central London it seems very difficult to be able to confirm any such activity. I look forward to more of your tales of haunted London.

    • @geslinam9703
      @geslinam9703 4 года назад +2

      Jo Lisa Dukarić I’ve always had this odd fascination and felt a pull to go to England too...not sure why

  • @ZeitgeistWI
    @ZeitgeistWI 5 лет назад +50

    As a paranormal investigator myself, I think that the reason for the decline and eventual stoppage of reports encountering the ghost of Mr. Terriss can be simply explained as he may have finally crossed over and is no longer hanging around the places that were so familiar to him. I don't think that an actor, spirit form or otherwise, would shy away from a crowd. This is especially true when you consider the public knowledge of his appearances in the underground. No doubt that his role as a ghost haunting the underground was his last acting role and he relished it until such time as whatever unfinished business or whatever else may have been keeping his spirit there was done. His opportunity to cross over came, the curtain came down and 1972 was a curtain call of sorts before his spirit moved on to where it should have been. Initially, it may have been the interest generated by seeing his ghost that kept him tied to that area, given his familiarity with it. Can you imagine the source of energy that would have created for his spirit to sustain itself over the decades? As the knowledge of him as an actor faded and time progressed, I doubt many knew who he was or his story and so his need to stay, the energy that once sustained him was gone and he knew it was time to move on.

    • @mattvjmeasures
      @mattvjmeasures 4 года назад +10

      Or it could be that the hauntings stopped because there's no such thing as ghosts........

    • @angeladallimore8079
      @angeladallimore8079 4 года назад +1

      Agree I’ve worked with paranormal investigators spirit can shy away but I tend to agree with what you say

    • @chris7921
      @chris7921 4 года назад +1

      What do you think a ghost is? Perhaps you’re seeing something that happened many years before

  • @wellbeing4914
    @wellbeing4914 5 лет назад +261

    The dead don't care. It's the living that we should be really really scared of.

    • @davehowe4714
      @davehowe4714 5 лет назад +6

      Wellbeing 491 your not wrong there

    • @PasscodeAdvance
      @PasscodeAdvance 5 лет назад +9

      What if the dead are the living?

    • @davehowe4714
      @davehowe4714 5 лет назад +8

      L The Detective I was married to one, it used to scream like a banshee and throw stuff around the house!

    • @wellbeing4914
      @wellbeing4914 5 лет назад +1

      L Detective, I've seen those too, though fortunately not married to any of them like Dave Howe. 🤣🤣🤣

    • @wellbeing4914
      @wellbeing4914 5 лет назад

      @@PasscodeAdvance Who are actually better off dead.😆

  • @eamonmcdermott4032
    @eamonmcdermott4032 7 лет назад +20

    I think your work is extremely entertaining and well presented. And marvellous that you acknowledged the great Peter Underwood' s work.

  • @dickiedollop
    @dickiedollop 4 года назад +5

    excellent retelling of a sad event . Every aspect about its production and narration is first rate 👍🏻

  • @bugsby4663
    @bugsby4663 5 лет назад +64

    I used to work at Covent Garden station and saw the ghost on the platform in 1999.

    • @ladyretro
      @ladyretro 5 лет назад +6

      Wow! I'd love to hear your story?

    • @L-mo
      @L-mo 4 года назад +2

      Was he dancing like it was?

    • @gigig2492
      @gigig2492 4 года назад +1

      Buffy Scarlette please tell us the story

    • @returnofthegmac9203
      @returnofthegmac9203 4 года назад

      Oh stop I've been using that station since 1990 oh gawd lord

    • @L-mo
      @L-mo 4 года назад +3

      Buffy, did you slay said ghost by any chance?

  • @martinfitzpatrick1551
    @martinfitzpatrick1551 5 лет назад +21

    I remember a few years back, walking at night into a graveyard and finding myself roughly where the older church once stood. Only one section remained. I remember sensing someone near me. I could tell the persons height, that they were Male, where they stood, and that he wasnt happy by a strange phenomena, that all his sad, lost and angry/frustrated emotions filled the space where he would of occupied. I sensed him move towards me, not physically but all of his emotions moved towards me. As he had died , perhaps buried beneath me, or in the old church when it was standing, i could only experience his emotions and not his physical presence. I turned and ran, but have always remembered it. Many people see a mist or faint movements or orbs, my own experience was somewhat different.

    • @angeladallimore8079
      @angeladallimore8079 4 года назад +7

      Fascinating trust your intuition it never lies

    • @thurayya8905
      @thurayya8905 Год назад

      Different spirits manifest in different ways to different people. I think it has a lot to do with your perception.

    • @liladara
      @liladara Год назад +1

      Exactly…you feel their emotions moving or in my case rushing towards the living. RIP

  • @Sameoldfitup
    @Sameoldfitup 4 года назад +115

    "We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell."----Oscar Wilde.

    • @stevecallum7933
      @stevecallum7933 3 года назад

      Have to say some of the so called ghost pics do look like peradolia. Nice video though.

  • @rhythmictiger
    @rhythmictiger 4 года назад +23

    I wonder when William's sweetheart died. Maybe he finally found her and that's why the sighting stopped. I'd like to think that anyway.

  • @TalairanPerigord
    @TalairanPerigord 5 лет назад +60

    Poor man. Here's hoping he found the light at last and went Home.

    • @ellymay1455
      @ellymay1455 5 лет назад +4

      Anne Harwood lol I thought you were going to say. The light at the end of the tunnel 🤗

    • @TalairanPerigord
      @TalairanPerigord 5 лет назад +2

      @@ellymay1455 LOLOL! If I was half as clever as you, I would have! Good one!

    • @mjrussell414
      @mjrussell414 4 года назад

      Anne Harwood Maybe he is just visiting.

  • @maggiesmith1107
    @maggiesmith1107 4 года назад +5

    Aww the narrators voice so soothing wanted to get scared...but am sleepy now 👍👍👍👍💯

  • @babalon7778
    @babalon7778 5 лет назад +64

    To kill such an excellent friend...that one really got to me.

    • @nsny24
      @nsny24 3 года назад +1

      Even though this was an extreme case you must always be weary of the least talented person around you. Some of them can be jealous and dangerous.

  • @MrDarkLord78
    @MrDarkLord78 7 лет назад +24

    Great work!
    looking forward to the rest of this series.

  • @Squirble
    @Squirble 7 лет назад +194

    I'm going to annoy you all now and I know a lot of you will roll your eyes. I can't say that I actually saw this ghost because I honestly don't know if I did, but anyway, this is my story ...
    I was on a weekend trip to London when I was about 12 years old, so a good twenty years ago now. We'd visited Covent Gardens and piled back onto the underground train, which wasn't so busy that it was crammed - most people could sit down, but there were a few people standing. Anyway, once the train was moving, I remember noting that there was a tall man standing by the door. He caught my attention because he was wearing an Edwardian coat (a dress coat???) with a top hat and white gloves. His trousers were yellow with square patterns, he had very shiny shoes and was carrying a cane. Being completely in love with the theatre, I simply couldn't take my eyes off him because my initial thought was that he was an actor - for some reason, in costume. My dad, who was sitting next to me, looked up to see what I was staring at and I remember he made some comment about the gentleman's clothes but both of us saw him as clearly as we could see each other. He then tried to stop me staring as it was rude.
    I can't actually remember if he left the train or if we got off before he went on his way, but once I was out of his earshot (hopefully) I burst into excited chatter about the man I had seen. My mum and my sister had both noticed me looking at something, but they hadn't seen anything. They couldn't remember anyone standing near the doors at all and assumed I was just reading one of the notices or posters or something. Dad still agreed that the man had been there and he couldn't understand how my mum and sister had missed him because he looked so out of the ordinary.
    It wasn't until a year or two later that I read my first story about William Terriss and this one in particular stated he is often seen on the actual underground train. My dad was mystified when I showed him the story and, when I spoke to mum about it, she said she remembered me staring at something, but saw nothing by the doors.
    I'm not saying I saw him because I honestly don't know. I mean he looked just like a real and living person so he may well have been an actor or just someone in vintage clothes. It's possible my mum and sister just completely overlooked him, even though we had a very clear view of the doors (or the gentleman ...) I'd like to say that the gentleman acknowledged my stare and gave me a brief nod, but I'm not entirely sure if he did - this was twenty years ago and I think the imagination can stretch things over time and add a few stitches here and there. Whether it was just a person in Edwardian clothing or not, it is something I will always remember and think about.

    • @TheKonga88
      @TheKonga88 7 лет назад +16

      Squirble He wanted yiu and your dad to see him because you reminded him of himself and his daughter together when he was alive.. He was having a brief fantasy that he had a life still and you fulfilled his fantasy in that moment..
      He will visit you again when it's your time to go and he will help you with your journey.. 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻

    • @helen-vb6kw
      @helen-vb6kw 7 лет назад +4

      thanks for sharing....I know that tube station... but never had any encounters....

    • @no1rory466
      @no1rory466 6 лет назад +10

      Squirble
      Makes you think doesn’t it.

    • @no1rory466
      @no1rory466 6 лет назад +6

      Norman Bates
      Nice words man! 🙂

    • @QueenBee-gx4rp
      @QueenBee-gx4rp 6 лет назад +10

      Squirble Most interesting!

  • @lisabrown8833
    @lisabrown8833 5 лет назад +48

    Poor bloke :( Let's hope the lack of sightings mean he has found Peace at last .. He sounded like he had been a lovely man ..

    • @sumanmikhail
      @sumanmikhail 4 года назад +6

      And he perhaped saved that young actress June by knocking at her door at the right time.

    • @becausegang7266
      @becausegang7266 4 года назад +1

      Nicely put. RIP

  • @wonkydonkey8349
    @wonkydonkey8349 7 лет назад +68

    my gran was a child during the second world war and she sheltered in underground stations during bombings, along with hundreds of other people. Sometimes the stations took direct hits and everyone was killed. It would be more surprising if these were not haunted.

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 6 лет назад +2

      Loreena Fan
      Yes I think people often forget about this

    • @neilthegooner2871
      @neilthegooner2871 6 лет назад +3

      Bethnal green was one of them.

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 6 лет назад +1

      Loreena Fan
      I can't remember what was in this video in terms of names and I don't want to have to watch it again so can you please tell me who bethnal Green is

    • @louisekirk5718
      @louisekirk5718 6 лет назад +2

      @@gardensofthegods Bethnal green is a tube station xx

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 6 лет назад +2

      Louis... oh ,okay, thank you very much .

  • @carolinaapintoo
    @carolinaapintoo 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for the nicely done video. I'm incredibly sceptical yet I like to read ghost stories and such before going to sleep since I was young for some reason... your videos rely on storytelling rather than scary elements that actually fail to scare. Thank you for your service :)

  • @pommiebears
    @pommiebears 7 лет назад +26

    Ahhhh, London Underground, know it well. I live in Australia now, but love seeing home.....thanks👍🏻😀

    • @topopops
      @topopops 5 лет назад +5

      Pommie bears wot u get convicted for?

  • @frequencyfluxfandango8504
    @frequencyfluxfandango8504 6 лет назад +12

    Lloyd's Bank (as it was in 1990) in Albany Road. Cardiff is haunted by a squeaking sound coming from the gents toilets, as was reported to me by a cashier, when I asked. That was old Mr. Wilson's room where he had his favourite rocking chair. I know this because Lloyd's Bank (before conversion) used to be the home of the Wilson family, His son was my carpentry course instructor.

  • @zombiasnow15
    @zombiasnow15 4 года назад +3

    Very spooky! In my own experience I find the old London stories creep me out the most. I'm not sure why.
    Stay Safe everyone.

  • @borleyboo5613
    @borleyboo5613 7 лет назад +7

    Very good video. Very atmospheric and good narration. I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you. 👍

  • @no1rory466
    @no1rory466 6 лет назад +6

    Clear, precise and very well researched material. 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @MountainRaven1960
    @MountainRaven1960 4 года назад +7

    Terriss’ last words, ‘I’ll be back’ is more Terminator than Terminated.

  • @christosvoskresye
    @christosvoskresye 6 лет назад +8

    It's hard to get good croissants in the afterlife, but after 50 years, even a ghost has to accept that the bakery is closed.

  • @ShroudedHand
    @ShroudedHand 4 года назад +21

    great vid!

  • @tigerpaws4727
    @tigerpaws4727 7 лет назад +1

    Absolutely loving these stories. Please keep them coming. So well done and impeccably narrated. Thank you

  • @derrickstott5231
    @derrickstott5231 7 лет назад +134

    Good presentation, serious and level-headed. Well done, a refreshing change from all the poorly researched and childishly presented nonsense currently infesting RUclips.

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 6 лет назад +10

      Derrick Stott
      You can say that again... it is a bit rare to find really truly good content on RUclips because of the insane garbage that is out there and some of it is getting a lot of subscriptions which tells me most of the subscribers are probably kids...
      That is the only way my mind can make any sense of the insanity that is out there

    • @chucksawdy7283
      @chucksawdy7283 5 лет назад

      Oh you like being bored to death, you gotta be british.

    • @bootsnsaddle8289
      @bootsnsaddle8289 4 года назад +2

      @Derrick Stott I must disagree with your assessment. "Good presentation" ?? You are quite wrong. This is a SUPERB PRESENTATION, by Mr. C.W. None of that silly, juvenile, prepubescent lack of common sense, with music roaring through one's eardrums. FANTASTIC !!

  • @Contessa6363
    @Contessa6363 4 года назад +2

    I've been on many undergrounds/metros in various countries. The ones that creeped me out the most were the London Underground Paris Metro NYC subway and the Moscow Metro.

  • @oldmcronald9990
    @oldmcronald9990 4 года назад +4

    Ghost: Makes spooky noises in the dead of night
    Underground Worker: "Roight, wots aull this then?"

  • @90RavenBlack
    @90RavenBlack 7 лет назад +229

    3:00 - If you're finding this all too frightening, take a moment to notice that the subway train is travelling to a place called 'Cockfosters'. :P

    • @biggusballuz5405
      @biggusballuz5405 7 лет назад +20

      People who bring up cocks.

    • @Citrine0Topaz
      @Citrine0Topaz 7 лет назад +10

      Taryn Allan I paused the video to point this out but you beat me to it! 😅👍

    • @90RavenBlack
      @90RavenBlack 7 лет назад +17

      So popular they have to schedule consecutive trains to get there. :P

    • @christopherclarke5254
      @christopherclarke5254 7 лет назад +11

      Taryn Allan Well they do have a habit of popping up! Nudge, Wink, say no more...however, to all the pop-up commenters: Have heard the British pronounciation is Coefoster, like the name Cockburn is Coeburn. If I'm wrong, I KNOW someone's gonna correct...so thank you in advance. Mr. Pedant strikes again! Think I'll subscribe 2 this channel...

    • @90RavenBlack
      @90RavenBlack 7 лет назад +9

      You're probably right...though that still doesn't stop us from ridiculing those whose surname is Cockburn. :P

  • @graphite2786
    @graphite2786 7 лет назад +15

    Ok I've just found your channel and it's a little gem. While i am a sceptic, I do appreciate a well made, well researched video that doesn't rely on sensationalism when exploring the paranormal. Subbed for the presentation/style/narration/research.

  • @galinda91
    @galinda91 5 лет назад +3

    This video is well researched, well edited and well spoken. You’ve got a new subscriber!

  • @theboz8161
    @theboz8161 5 лет назад +4

    It could be the crowds drove him away. Or, it could be, that the area is so busy, and people are so self absorbed, that they don't notice him any more.

  • @blxtothis
    @blxtothis 5 лет назад +1

    A sensitive and illuminating presentation of a terribly tragic back story.

  • @jaynecooney122
    @jaynecooney122 4 года назад +10

    I've seen him he had a hat a cape and a stick I must admit no one else looked at him but I saw him he certainty made his presence felt I'll never forget it nice to put a name to him.

    • @BWFCLVAREY
      @BWFCLVAREY 2 года назад

      When did you see him?

  • @SkyandMoon909
    @SkyandMoon909 3 года назад

    Enjoying all of these wonderfully produced, researched, and narrated stories. Thank you so much.

  • @jasontuck-smith3896
    @jasontuck-smith3896 4 года назад +6

    As mentioned by someone else I love the fact that you don't overdue (by being too much or too loud for eg) the music. I really think music can enhance a video but so many producers blast it at you making dialogue hard to hear and it generally getting an annoyance.

  • @rachelmcqueen7572
    @rachelmcqueen7572 7 лет назад +8

    I love your vids they are always so greatly researched

  • @rosyclaire
    @rosyclaire 5 лет назад +2

    For a regular user of Covent Garden Station, which I am, this well researched video is fascinating.

  • @PepperyPete10
    @PepperyPete10 4 года назад +9

    When I’m waiting for a train or a plane I sometimes feel I’m in limbo. Maybe they’re waiting for a train that never comes.

  • @JesseHolroyd
    @JesseHolroyd 6 лет назад +3

    Excellent work, as always. Very engrossing and your choices of music are superb!

  • @MarriedToTheKGB
    @MarriedToTheKGB 3 года назад +1

    Interesting and good presentation. I passed through this line only yesterday. I used to work in some of these stations at night when tracks were turned off many years ago and although i never saw anything it sometimes felt very eary

  • @chasidahL
    @chasidahL 5 лет назад +2

    What an intriguing story! Superb presentation, perfect music & wonderful accompanying pics. Real quality- thankyou!

  • @cwf081166
    @cwf081166 7 лет назад +23

    The theory about increased foot traffic at the Convent Station might be right on target.
    After paranormal research became popular in the 2000s their was a significant decrease in ghostly activity in the American Civil War Prisoner of War Camp in Andersonville Georgia.
    During the same time paranormal activity tripled in the woods, fields and roads well outside perimeter of the camp.

  • @christycullen2355
    @christycullen2355 5 лет назад +1

    Perfect bed time video. Calm music and clear narration

  • @READYTEDDYBEAR
    @READYTEDDYBEAR 4 года назад +1

    Great video! Can't believe I walked through Covent Garden to the London Transport Museum oblivious to its ghost history.

  • @bonzowiz8260
    @bonzowiz8260 5 лет назад +2

    An interesting and informative documentary delivered with respect, honesty and empathy. Excellent work. Thank you.

  • @jamespatrick8971
    @jamespatrick8971 6 лет назад +15

    I was a station Cleaner at Caledonian Road 25 years ago. It was my first Job and a way in to get a job as a ticket collector. Cally Road as its also known isn't a big station from a passengers point of View. But has many doors leading down corridors and through large dining halls that you would only see if you worked their. When you get in the lift and come out on the ticket hall level you will see a brown door. This Door leads down stairs into long corridors and shower rooms and also a room where Night workers had their breaks. Part of my job was to clean these areas. I always always always felt uneasy and put it down to just the eerie quietness of the corridors.One day I had cleaned the corridors - Swept and mopped the floors and toilets and then went into the large mess hall where their is about 20 odd tables and chairs around each. Again I swept and moped the floors. I put 50 odd chairs on top of the tables first to make cleaning easier.The door I came in made a gentle sound of movement like a brush of wind so I left the room and went into the toilet area to see if anyone was their. In my mind I knew no one was. It was only a split second or so and I returned back to the mess hall. The next part of the story still scares me to this day and compounds the fact of paranormal belief. The Chairs that I put on the tables, Some of them approx 25 or so were off the tables and positioned as if people had just been sitting down chatting and left. I pretended that I hadn't noticed and called my colleague Carlos and said I know you are messing about and swiftly left knowing really that he wasn't their.and went to the supervisors office on the ticket hall area. When I walked into the office he must have seen the look on my face which prompted him to ask. " James, are you ok you look like you've seen a ghost !" he had a smirk and I thought I was part Of a wind up. I Asked was Carlos in today as he was the station joker. He said Carlos was Off. Again he asked what had happened. I then told him and he said yes I wasn't the first person to have a brush with the station Ghost. I said why didn't you tell me. He said well you have been here for 6 months and nothing had happened so he didn't want to scare me. He said most Cleaners don't last a month. I would never ever work their again.

    • @catalyst3767
      @catalyst3767 5 лет назад +1

      I did a bit of homework on this and found that just one stop down the line, there is a disused Leslie Green station, dead similar to Caledonian Road, called York Road. Closed a long time ago due to lack of traffic, an interesting coincidence!

    • @Ganpignanus
      @Ganpignanus 5 лет назад

      thanks for sharing. really when you analyse what happened someone just took the chairs down. i don't doubt it was a ghost as you explained that, it's just that you weren't hurt or threatened. so really there was no reason to fear the ghost or behavior. i really believe we have more to fear from the living than the dead generally.

  • @1minigrem
    @1minigrem 5 лет назад +1

    I loved this, very well done, I look forward to the next one.

  • @aineisokay7238
    @aineisokay7238 5 лет назад

    This is my new favorite narrator channel. The music doesn’t overpower anything and such a nice voice

  • @helencheadle5285
    @helencheadle5285 6 лет назад +2

    Congratulations on a well written and dramatised programme. It was very interesting, and
    Thought provoking. 👏🏻

  • @jaytay8637
    @jaytay8637 3 года назад

    Sad and atmospheric and extremely well researched. Clear, calm narration, beautifully done.

  • @wisteela
    @wisteela 4 года назад +1

    Excellent video. Subscribed.

  • @danielmonan2625
    @danielmonan2625 3 года назад +1

    Hi mate I’ve been on the underground a lot and never gave a thought of disturbed burial grounds Great video man, keep it up

  • @joelarama
    @joelarama 4 года назад

    This video is incredibly well made. Great job and thank you for all of your hard work. A fascinating watch. 👏🏼

  • @kevinkavi
    @kevinkavi 7 лет назад +1

    I found this video melancholic..great work sir.

  • @Babesinthewood97
    @Babesinthewood97 3 года назад +1

    I too woke up from my bed shaking, and the room filled with a red light, once. And there were also a type of undulating slow movements coming out from where the door was, almost like slow fire, or a curtain in the breeze. Then suddenly stopped. I then heard another person had been thrown from their bed, in their sleep, in another room. Anyway, I just wanted to point out the similarities of bed shaking and a coloured mist.

  • @Utubesanarc
    @Utubesanarc 6 лет назад +14

    I think since his wife died he'd have no reason to come back to the station. I mean maybe from time to time yet he did die there viciously. his world gone with the tides of time

  • @debbieobryan8734
    @debbieobryan8734 6 лет назад +3

    Very well told. I'm impressed.

  • @tamphex
    @tamphex 4 года назад +1

    Very well presented with none of the usual YT paranormal dribble. Liked and subbed.

  • @wdm5211
    @wdm5211 5 лет назад +1

    Brilliant video & very enjoyable. Thank you!

  • @scathatch
    @scathatch Год назад

    really appreciate the depth of background you gave to this story.

  • @RayPurchase321
    @RayPurchase321 5 лет назад +2

    Brilliant. So well researched

  • @rustynuts4426
    @rustynuts4426 4 года назад +2

    10 out of 10. Subbed

  • @leod-sigefast
    @leod-sigefast 7 лет назад +1

    Sad story, with that sad music. Good work!

  • @leenobody3249
    @leenobody3249 6 лет назад

    By far the best paranormal channel!

  • @supahfly_uk
    @supahfly_uk 7 лет назад +18

    I heard that Kingsway underpass is haunted please do a video on disused London stations

    • @cd0u50c9
      @cd0u50c9 4 года назад +1

      +1 on that!

  • @darrenfry4970
    @darrenfry4970 5 лет назад +1

    Well I'm impressed, thanks I'll be watching more

  • @jeanniejones8224
    @jeanniejones8224 3 месяца назад

    Thanks for more information information on William Terris. I watch the Ghosts of the underground to go to sleep to (same as this channel too some nights) and know the documentary back to front. It was nice to know more about him than that’s in that. Nice touch. Love your vids too tho bud 👍🏻😝

  • @thurayya8905
    @thurayya8905 Год назад

    Years ago, in 1976, my just 21 year old self was lucky enough to come to London for a week with my then boyfriend, who was playing guitar in a backup band for a singer. I only had a couple of days before I got sick with a sinus infection. I tried my hand at riding the underground to look around. I got to one station just in time before the train pulled out. I ran up and jumped in just in time. Since it was late morning, I was the only person in the section. It wasn't until I sat down and looked around that I realized how old the car/train was. It had stiff, high backed seats with wood and flat tufted surfaces in a very faded green. The upholstery was stuffed with horsehair. I was very excited and felt privileged to ride in it. I can't remember what station it was. I am sure it is long gone now. I always hoped to come back and visit again. Miracles happen.

  • @CharlotteFurnessWriter
    @CharlotteFurnessWriter 5 лет назад +1

    This is great - I can tell you've seen the excellent documentary Ghosts on the Underground. Your video (and I'm looking forward to seeing more) is a great companion to that overview documentary :) thank you for producing!

  • @grazia1238
    @grazia1238 5 лет назад +2

    Brilliant work,all your work is so professional xx

  • @bea3906
    @bea3906 4 года назад

    That was fabulous thankyou. So sensitively done.

  • @hiko73
    @hiko73 7 лет назад +1

    Fantastic video. I've been to the Brompton cemetery numerous times & now I must visit his grave, thanks

  • @corallewis3788
    @corallewis3788 3 года назад

    Ty for your videos.. they are informative as well as entertaining..
    I live in Wisconsin, US and love to hear stories from Europe and the earlier in time the better for me..

  • @tracytabb2882
    @tracytabb2882 3 года назад +1

    the voice is so soothing cud listen to it all nite

    • @CuriousWorldProductions
      @CuriousWorldProductions  3 года назад

      I appreciate it, Tracy. This reading was much slower than my others for some reason.

    • @tracytabb2882
      @tracytabb2882 3 года назад

      @@CuriousWorldProductions it perfect mate just found ur channel so bingeing ur videos. Lovin the stories it's exactly what I like. Hoping to find haunting stories bout Scotland soon lol 💕👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @CuriousWorldProductions
      @CuriousWorldProductions  3 года назад

      I haven't done a video on Scotland alone yet, but there are some Scottish stories on the channel like Tales of the Paranormal II.

  • @christhornley1664
    @christhornley1664 5 лет назад +1

    I think the spirits of the dead are probably around us quite often, but most people are completely unaware of their presence. Occasionally certain individuals will get a fleeting glimpse.

  • @cellardoor1626
    @cellardoor1626 4 года назад

    Beautiful music and narration, Thank you for making such a lovely video, reminds me of one night I passed through covent garden station 🙏

  • @RogersRamblings
    @RogersRamblings 5 лет назад +4

    In the late 1970s/early 80s, Covent Garden station was closed on Sundays. In order to regulate the speed of trains passing through the signal would not change to green until speed had been reduced to 5mph. Guards were instructed not to open their own door.
    I was Piccadilly Line traincrew at the time. In the interests of winding up a colleague, another chap asked him if he knew why we were instructed to keep the door shut. Upon receiving the answer "No", it was explained that was in case the ghost grabbed hold of the guard and tried to drag him out.

  • @traceymason9643
    @traceymason9643 3 года назад +1

    Really liking this channel 👍 like anything to do with ghosts love the ghost 👻 programmes

  • @stephbowden8850
    @stephbowden8850 4 года назад +4

    I used to work here back in 1990's as a relief railman., I was caught by a slight curve ball showing escalators at the beginning, Covent Garden has lifts. It was supposed to be Convent Garden. dyslexia I guess!

  • @bananalovinggirl9754
    @bananalovinggirl9754 4 года назад +4

    RUclips must be spying and wanting to scare me at the same time. I literally talked about going to Covent garden 10 minutes ago😂