rincew1nd
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 5, 2019 23:15:57 GMT
Only one fence to clear this Saturday, who fancies a punt at this? Question:  (click image for a larger version) |
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Post by goldenarrow on Apr 6, 2019 6:58:40 GMT
I do and I punt with Neasden Depot / Klondyke Sidings?
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Post by londonstuff on Apr 6, 2019 9:23:04 GMT
I do and I punt with Neasden Depot / Klondyke Sidings? <Off thread alert> Where does the name Klondyke come from? I’ve Googled it and can’t see any obvious reference apart from an area in Washington, US. |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Apr 6, 2019 9:43:22 GMT
There seems to have been a tradition in the late Victorian era to name new buildings after topical places - e.g the (Spion) Kop in Liverpool FC's stadium, named after a battle in the Boer War, and the 1878 and 1885 extensions to Waterloo station known as "Cyprus" and "Khartoum" respectively - Waterloo Bridge itself is another example of course.
The sidings at Neasden were built in the 1890s, around the time of a gold-rush at the Klondyke River, on the Canadian/Alaskan border.
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Post by londonstuff on Apr 6, 2019 10:07:19 GMT
There seems to have been a tradition in the late Victorian era to name new buildings after topical places - e.g the (Spion) Kop in Liverpool FC's stadium, named after a battle in the Boer War, and the 1878 and 1885 extensions to Waterloo station known as "Cyprus" and "Khartoum" respectively - Waterloo Bridge itself is another example of course. The sidings at Neasden were built in the 1890s, around the time of a gold-rush at the Klondyke River, on the Canadian/Alaskan border. That is absolutely fascinating - thank you (and I like your local link to the Kop after me revealing to the world yesterday that I knew Bidston quite well). 😂 |
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Post by goldenarrow on Apr 6, 2019 15:37:22 GMT
I do and I punt with Neasden Depot / Klondyke Sidings? <Off thread alert> Where does the name Klondyke come from? I’ve Googled it and can’t see any obvious reference apart from an area in Washington, US. There seems to have been a tradition in the late Victorian era to name new buildings after topical places - e.g the (Spion) Kop in Liverpool FC's stadium, named after a battle in the Boer War, and the 1878 and 1885 extensions to Waterloo station known as "Cyprus" and "Khartoum" respectively - Waterloo Bridge itself is another example of course. The sidings at Neasden were built in the 1890s, around the time of a gold-rush at the Klondyke River, on the Canadian/Alaskan border. Stemming from the literal association by geography. The use of Klondyke seems to tie closely with exchange sidings as I remember looking back at archive photos that mentioned Klondyke sidings at Derby and Edinburgh Waverley aswell as on private railway complexes in East London. A word search shows that Klondyke is also an antiquated noun for a rich source of something (no doubt a nod to gold rush days) which would tie in well with the mixed use these sidings often and still do see. |
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Post by westville13 on Apr 6, 2019 16:54:21 GMT
The California Arms public house (after which Belmont Station - down the line from Sutton - was originally named) was so-called because the owner had taken part in the California Gold Rush. Rushes seem to have been a particularly 19th century type of event and there are certainly many other examples of this sort of naming.
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Post by Colin D on Apr 6, 2019 23:58:52 GMT
A lot of great information here including the correct answer. Answer: Neasden Depot - view from southbound Jubilee line [Chris M]  (click image for a larger version) |
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