I toured a long-forgotten labyrinth under London’s streets Tags:United Kingdom 4 comments TLDR, from the article: I spent more than an hour exploring disused underground tunnels at west London’s Shepherd’s Bush station. Some of the hidden tunnels have been [opened to the public](https://www.insider.com/photos-maze-hidden-tunnels-historic-london-tube-station-2023-3?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-unitedkingdom-sub-comment) for the first time in 100 years. I learned about the history of the hidden infrastructure, including its [uses during World War II](https://www.insider.com/photos-maze-hidden-tunnels-historic-london-tube-station-2023-3?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-unitedkingdom-sub-comment) and how riding the underground turned from a “novel experience” 100 years ago into an everyday chore. Visitors can now tour its maze of tunnels with the [London Transport Museum’s “Hidden London” tours](https://www.insider.com/photos-maze-hidden-tunnels-historic-london-tube-station-2023-3?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-unitedkingdom-sub-comment). I’m actually somewhat impressed with what good condition they are in after all this time That’s an unusual way of referring to the London Underground. I once found a bar in a tunnel in Shepherd’s Bush it may have been a bondage club not sure Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
TLDR, from the article: I spent more than an hour exploring disused underground tunnels at west London’s Shepherd’s Bush station. Some of the hidden tunnels have been [opened to the public](https://www.insider.com/photos-maze-hidden-tunnels-historic-london-tube-station-2023-3?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-unitedkingdom-sub-comment) for the first time in 100 years. I learned about the history of the hidden infrastructure, including its [uses during World War II](https://www.insider.com/photos-maze-hidden-tunnels-historic-london-tube-station-2023-3?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-unitedkingdom-sub-comment) and how riding the underground turned from a “novel experience” 100 years ago into an everyday chore. Visitors can now tour its maze of tunnels with the [London Transport Museum’s “Hidden London” tours](https://www.insider.com/photos-maze-hidden-tunnels-historic-london-tube-station-2023-3?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-unitedkingdom-sub-comment).
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TLDR, from the article:
I spent more than an hour exploring disused underground tunnels at west London’s Shepherd’s Bush station. Some of the hidden tunnels have been [opened to the public](https://www.insider.com/photos-maze-hidden-tunnels-historic-london-tube-station-2023-3?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-unitedkingdom-sub-comment) for the first time in 100 years.
I learned about the history of the hidden infrastructure, including its [uses during World War II](https://www.insider.com/photos-maze-hidden-tunnels-historic-london-tube-station-2023-3?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-unitedkingdom-sub-comment) and how riding the underground turned from a “novel experience” 100 years ago into an everyday chore.
Visitors can now tour its maze of tunnels with the [London Transport Museum’s “Hidden London” tours](https://www.insider.com/photos-maze-hidden-tunnels-historic-london-tube-station-2023-3?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-unitedkingdom-sub-comment).
I’m actually somewhat impressed with what good condition they are in after all this time
That’s an unusual way of referring to the London Underground.
I once found a bar in a tunnel in Shepherd’s Bush it may have been a bondage club not sure