Catacombs and Crypts in the United Kingdom

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Rare and wonderfully wormy cadaver art captured in brass for centuries.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.