If you have £4,000,000 lying around and a fascination for the macabre, this property in London could be the digs for you.
A quirky townhouse with a spooky history has just hit the market: the Necropolis Railway station.
The former train hub, which can be found behind Waterloo station, was used to transport 200,000 dead people out of London amid massive overcrowding in the capital’s cemeteries.
Now, the former offices and first-class entrance to the railway are up for sale with a rather healthy £4.25 million price tag.
The railway itself. which was dubbed ‘Cemetery Station’ was opened way back in 1854 as a way to move corpses to the newly built Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey.
At the time, graveyards in the city had reach full capacity, so Victorians built burial sites on the outskirts.
The station’s building was specifically designed for mourners to hold funeral services, before saying their final farewells.
Unfortunately much of the building was destroyed in 1941 during World War II and the tracks and the station were rendered unusable. It was decided that the building wouldn’t reopen after the war because it was not financially worthwhile.
After being previously an office space, it is now on the market via Dexters. Arranged over six floors, it has planning permission for it to be transformed into seven luxury residential apartments.
The 750 square metre Grade II-listed property is located centrally and is just a three-minute walk from Lambeth North tube station and a 12 minute walk from Waterloo station.
In terms of local landmarks, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and the Imperial War Museum are short walks away. The future residents will also have access to green space courtesy of St James Park.
Who knows if ghosts of Victorians haunt the building, but if they do, let’s hope it adds to the period charm…
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