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Post by rincew1nd on Nov 11, 2016 23:32:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2016 14:21:19 GMT
Excellent! Thanks for posting.
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Post by rincew1nd on Nov 21, 2016 9:48:07 GMT
If you're not already on the email list, you'll need to register by the end of today in order to get the priority bookjng link.
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Post by camperdown9 on Nov 21, 2016 10:23:55 GMT
Booked for 3rd Aug. Can't believe that I need to book this so far in advance, but there you go.
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Post by saphil on Nov 21, 2016 14:24:48 GMT
Booked for 3rd Aug. Can't believe that I need to book this so far in advance, but there you go. So people can book before the priority window opens tomorrow? Probably explains why I never get on these things  |
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Post by camperdown9 on Nov 21, 2016 14:44:15 GMT
Booked for 3rd Aug. Can't believe that I need to book this so far in advance, but there you go. So people can book before the priority window opens tomorrow? Probably explains why I never get on these things If you become a friend of London Transport Museum. (£26 per year) They give you an extra day priority booking for the hidden London tours. |
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Post by saphil on Nov 21, 2016 15:06:33 GMT
So people can book before the priority window opens tomorrow? Probably explains why I never get on these things If you become a friend of London Transport Museum. (£26 per year) They give you an extra day priority booking for the hidden London tours. Ah! Thanks for the info. If I fail to get on one tomorrow, I shall have to consider joining before the next lot! |
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Post by trash80 on Nov 21, 2016 19:02:41 GMT
August 3 for me too  |
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Post by rincew1nd on Nov 22, 2016 10:54:59 GMT
Well that's my birthday trip for 2017 sorted!
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Post by humbug on Nov 22, 2016 14:19:59 GMT
My bank balance has just taken a bit of a hit..Down Street on 1st July. Very excited.
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Post by gantshill on Nov 22, 2016 20:56:14 GMT
Highgate all booked for me too. 10 August at 1 o'clock.
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Post by rincew1nd on Nov 22, 2016 21:02:14 GMT
Highgate all booked for me too. 10 August at 1 o'clock. They say fools never differ, so don't forget to bring my birthday card with you! |
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Post by gantshill on Nov 22, 2016 21:06:10 GMT
Highgate all booked for me too. 10 August at 1 o'clock. They say fools never differ, so don't forget my birthday card! I might even find one with a train on! |
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Post by rincew1nd on Aug 13, 2017 19:36:41 GMT
They say fools never differ, so don't forget my birthday card! I might even find one with a train on! Oh and for those interested gantshill didn't bring me a birthday card, however: Which was an utterly lovely present and pleasant surprise as I wasn't expecting anything! Thank you gantshill ! |
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Post by trash80 on Aug 13, 2017 21:02:06 GMT
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Post by pitdiver on Aug 16, 2017 20:29:45 GMT
Being an ex North Londoner and knowing what sort of area Highgate is surprised that the residents have demanded that it should demolished and luxury apartments built on the site.
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Post by holborncentral on Oct 17, 2017 21:39:10 GMT
Being an ex North Londoner and knowing what sort of area Highgate is surprised that the residents have demanded that it should demolished and luxury apartments built on the site. Did some really demand that?! That would be a pity. Another piece of LU history gone forever  It's on the same level as demanding Aldwych is demolished. |
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Post by pitdiver on Oct 18, 2017 4:13:30 GMT
I have just re read my post. What I meant to say " I am surprised the residents have NOT....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2017 6:08:07 GMT
Very expensive land to just keep as an overgrown forrest
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Post by John Tuthill on Oct 18, 2017 8:00:10 GMT
Very expensive land to just keep as an overgrown forrest Have it classified as a "Site of historical significance." Don't forget at one time not too long ago there was talk of demolishing St.Pancras Station. |
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Post by Chris M on Oct 18, 2017 9:28:52 GMT
Well it could easily be made a listed building, or a local nature reserve, or protected woodland or something but it's not currently protected at all as far as I can tell.
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Post by rincew1nd on Oct 18, 2017 10:21:53 GMT
The tunnels are, there are bats. This makes the land value low as any development can't affect the bat habitat. For most builders this all just becomes more hassle than it's worth.
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Post by holborncentral on Oct 23, 2017 15:45:02 GMT
Well it could easily be made a listed building, or a local nature reserve, or protected woodland or something but it's not currently protected at all as far as I can tell. I don't think it is. I've just had a thought - apart from Aldwych, are any disused tube stations listed or protected buildings? I know some operating ones are but I'm not sure about disused ones. |
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Post by John Tuthill on Oct 23, 2017 17:16:37 GMT
Well it could easily be made a listed building, or a local nature reserve, or protected woodland or something but it's not currently protected at all as far as I can tell. I don't think it is. I've just had a thought - apart from Aldwych, are any disused tube stations listed or protected buildings? I know some operating ones are but I'm not sure about disused ones. I'll stand corrected, but I doubt it. I worked in the Holborn area years ago and the old CLR 'Holborn' station was redeveloped. Down Street in the middle of Mayfair, I've often wondered how that has escaped. Others which come to mind are Euston, Sth Kentish town and York Road. Is it the case of how much a developer will pay, or how important the blow ground level is to LULs operation? |
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Post by Chris M on Oct 23, 2017 18:38:23 GMT
If the building is not listed or otherwise protected (conservation area, etc), then it will be just be case of waiting for a developer who wants to pay sufficient money for the building. How much that is will obviously vary. Some above-ground buildings are let out (e.g. York Road surface building is I believe an office) so the terms of that lease will also play a part. Where TfL use the building themselves, I'd be very surprised if they weren't prepared to vacate it for a sufficient sum of money - but that will include the costs (including costs of disruption) of moving the staff and equipment to a suitable alternative location. Any redevelopment will also have to be done around the live railway (which will add costs) and not compromise anything like ventilation or access, which may limit what a developer can do. If the building is listed then what can be done will depend on why the building is listed, and what grade it is listed at (I, II* or II). I believe that the old Euston station will be swept away with the rebuilding for HS2. You can find which buildings are listed by looking at historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/ where you can search by various things, including on a map. For other designations, then magic.gov.uk is a very useful GIS system. |
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Post by holborncentral on Oct 23, 2017 20:39:46 GMT
I don't think it is. I've just had a thought - apart from Aldwych, are any disused tube stations listed or protected buildings? I know some operating ones are but I'm not sure about disused ones. I'll stand corrected, but I doubt it. I worked in the Holborn area years ago and the old CLR 'Holborn' station was redeveloped. Down Street in the middle of Mayfair, I've often wondered how that has escaped. Others which come to mind are Euston, Sth Kentish town and York Road. Is it the case of how much a developer will pay, or how important the blow ground level is to LULs operation? Would the old Holborn station be the original entrance or the now disused British Museum one? I know Holborn as it is now was originally a Leslie Green station, then when it was redone in the 1930s to hook it up to the Central Line they rebuilt the entrance (which was designed by Charles Holden). I guess the surface buildings could be sold off or listed if they were of historical significance a la Aldwych (or even Down Street), but the below ground parts of many disused stations are still on working lines so I'm guessing not much can be done with them. Are the ex-Jubilee Line platforms of Charing Cross listed? |
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Post by toby on Oct 23, 2017 20:54:19 GMT
You made me curious if any platforms are listed. They are, e.g. Notting Hill Gate District&Circle. Nothing underground at Charing Cross is listed, and those platforms are very young.
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Post by John Tuthill on Oct 23, 2017 21:21:35 GMT
I'll stand corrected, but I doubt it. I worked in the Holborn area years ago and the old CLR 'Holborn' station was redeveloped. Down Street in the middle of Mayfair, I've often wondered how that has escaped. Others which come to mind are Euston, Sth Kentish town and York Road. Is it the case of how much a developer will pay, or how important the blow ground level is to LULs operation? Would the old Holborn station be the original entrance or the now disused British Museum one? I know Holborn as it is now was originally a Leslie Green station, then when it was redone in the 1930s to hook it up to the Central Line they rebuilt the entrance (which was designed by Charles Holden). I guess the surface buildings could be sold off or listed if they were of historical significance a la Aldwych (or even Down Street), but the below ground parts of many disused stations are still on working lines so I'm guessing not much can be done with them. Are the ex-Jubilee Line platforms of Charing Cross listed? The British Museum one, which was on the corner of Bloomsbury Court. If you have access to a copy of 'London's Disused Underground Stations' by J.E.Connor, see page 43 for a photo. |
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Post by holborncentral on Oct 23, 2017 21:33:21 GMT
Would the old Holborn station be the original entrance or the now disused British Museum one? I know Holborn as it is now was originally a Leslie Green station, then when it was redone in the 1930s to hook it up to the Central Line they rebuilt the entrance (which was designed by Charles Holden). I guess the surface buildings could be sold off or listed if they were of historical significance a la Aldwych (or even Down Street), but the below ground parts of many disused stations are still on working lines so I'm guessing not much can be done with them. Are the ex-Jubilee Line platforms of Charing Cross listed? The British Museum one, which was on the corner of Bloomsbury Court. If you have access to a copy of 'London's Disused Underground Stations' by J.E.Connor, see page 43 for a photo. I haven't got that book, but I plan to get it sometime. Is it worth reading? I saw a picture of the station online. The surface building is now a bank, but there's still some stuff left underground. I read somewhere that either the British Museum or Holborn stations are meant to be haunted by an Egyptian ghost and there were rumours of a secret tunnel going from Holborn to the Egyptian room of the museum, but I doubt that's true. The history of Holborn station is one of the reasons it's my favourite station. It's certainly not a dull one. Only thing that ruins it is the overcrowding and it would probably annoy me if I had to use it every day. |
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Post by John Tuthill on Oct 23, 2017 21:54:45 GMT
The British Museum one, which was on the corner of Bloomsbury Court. If you have access to a copy of 'London's Disused Underground Stations' by J.E.Connor, see page 43 for a photo. I haven't got that book, but I plan to get it sometime. Is it worth reading? I saw a picture of the station online. The surface building is now a bank, but there's still some stuff left underground. I read somewhere that either the British Museum or Holborn stations are meant to be haunted by an Egyptian ghost and there were rumours of a secret tunnel going from Holborn to the Egyptian room of the museum, but I doubt that's true. The history of Holborn station is one of the reasons it's my favourite station. It's certainly not a dull one. Only thing that ruins it is the overcrowding and it would probably annoy me if I had to use it every day. Definitely! Ask Santa |
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It's on the same level as demanding Aldwych is demolished. 
