{{Short description|System of underground passages in London}} [[File:Camden Catacombs (geograph 4119582).jpg|thumb|right|Part of Camden Catacombs in April 2010]] {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}} {{Use British English|date=March 2014}} The '''Camden Catacombs''' are a system of underground passages in [[Camden Town]] in north London underneath part of the [[Camden markets]], constructed in the 19th century, and {{As of|2012|lc=on}} owned by [[Network Rail]]. They are not true [[catacomb]]s as they were never used as repositories for dead bodies, instead being an underground area originally used as stables for horses and [[pit pony|pit ponies]] working on the railways.{{Cn|date=January 2021}}
The catacombs also included an underground pool for canal boats operating on the nearby [[Regent's Canal]]. They are not open to visitors owing to danger of flooding.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.camdenguide.co.uk/news/catacombs.html# |title=camdenguide.co.uk |access-date=31 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516132423/http://www.camdenguide.co.uk/news/catacombs.html# |archive-date=16 May 2006 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>[http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/c/camden_catacombs/index.shtml Subterranea Britannica: Camden Catacombs]</ref>
==See also== *[[Catacombs of London]]
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[[Category:Catacombs]] [[Category:Infrastructure in London]] [[Category:Subterranean London]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Camden]] [[Category:Caves of London]] [[Category:Camden Town]]
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