One of the characters that stuck in my mind from John Vigar’s talk is William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, the 5th Duke of Portland. He was a man who was a recluse who liked tunnelling, he even built a tunnel from his house, Welbeck Abbey, to the local railway station. By all accounts he oversaw the digging of over twelve miles of tunnels in and around his home. Here is an article if you would like to find out more about this strange man:
Sunday 6 October 2024
St Michael at Thorn
You may recall that St Michael at Thorn on Ber Street was badly damaged during the Baedeker Raids in 1942 and then taken down and replaced with a car park, well here are some pictures of what it would have looked like if it was still standing now:
https://www.invisibleworks.co.uk/blitz-ghosts-st-michael-at-thorn/
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