May 22, 2022 · A mass burial pit was found by workers digging under Liverpool Street Station as part of work for the Elizabeth Line, which finally opens on Tuesday, May 24. Experts say those buried in the 2.3m² pit likely died of plague in the 16th century.

Browse our interactive map of the plague pits in London, from the Black Death in the 14th century to the Great Plague in the 1600’s. Overcrowded, dirty and awash with sewage… it’s hardly surprising that the bubonic plague flourished in the crowded streets of London.

Aug 13, 2015 · Now archeologists excavating a former burial ground as part of work to build a new rail link across London believe they may have found a “plague pit” – or mass burial site – where at least 30...

Mar 30, 2014 · Skeletons unearthed in London Crossrail excavations are Black Death victims from the great pandemic of the 14th Century, forensic tests indicate. Their teeth contain DNA from the plague bacterium...

May 24, 2022 · The discovery happened after concerns were raised in parliament traces of bubonic plague or anthrax could be found at a site on the route of the £16billion cross-London Crossrail scheme.

Aug 12, 2015 · A mass burial pit thought to contain 30 victims of the Great Plague of 1665 has been discovered by Crossrail workers near Liverpool Street station in London.

Aug 12, 2015 · Excavators working on the Liverpool Street site that will house London's new Crossrail station have discovered a mass grave thought to contain 30 victims of The Great Plague of 1665.

Excavations for London's Crossrail project have unearthed bodies believed to date from the time of the Black Death. A burial ground was known to be in an area outside the City of London, but its...

May 22, 2022 · New photos have emerged of a mass burial pit for plague victims that was uncovered during work on the new Elizabeth Line in London. The cemetery contained about 40 skeletons and was discovered...

Mar 15, 2013 · Archaeologists working for London's Crossrail project find 13 skeletons in 2 neat rows. They are thought to have been buried in the mid-14th century amid a plague outbreak