For actors, seeing a ghost in the theatre is a sign of good fortune. To the rest of us, it’s just terrifying!
Spooky Sightings in the West End!
The Life and Death of Athena the Owl!
Nurse Florence Nightingale was asked to help during the Crimean War (1854-1856) in which she organised care for wounded British soldiers at a hospital in Scutari (modern-day Üsküdar in Istanbul).
Bedlam and War!
The Bethlem Royal Hospital (otherwise known as Bedlam) dates back to 1247 and was established as the 'Priory of the New Order of our Lady of Bethlehem' on a site just outside the city walls, where Liverpool Street Station is today.
Guy Fawkes’ Lantern
On the night of 4–5th November 1605, a man was arrested in the basement of the House of Lords and gave his name as John Johnson.
The Day a Bus Jumped Tower Bridge!
Tower Bridge, London's most famous bridge is 125 years old this year, it is 143ft tall, incorporates 31 million bricks and is stepped on by 40,000 people everyday!
