Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2009 15:32:50 GMT
In the Yell.com pages for Things you did not know about Finchley it says
I have also found in an interview with Jerry Spriger the following
East Finchley is not a deep level station, so why would people be sheltering there?
Infamous chat show host Jerry Springer was born in East Finchley Tube station during World War II after his family fled the Holocaust.
I have also found in an interview with Jerry Spriger the following
Q: Yes, your bio is so entertaining to read. So, you were born in the Finchley tube station in London.
A: It's [Springer's bio] all over the lot. Yeah, the East Finchley station. I was born during the war [World War II], and women in their ninth month would spend the nights in the subway stations because those were the shelters. Hitler was bombing every night. So, yes, I was born 11:45 at night, and every time I hear a train go by I still jump [laughs]. I don't know.
A: It's [Springer's bio] all over the lot. Yeah, the East Finchley station. I was born during the war [World War II], and women in their ninth month would spend the nights in the subway stations because those were the shelters. Hitler was bombing every night. So, yes, I was born 11:45 at night, and every time I hear a train go by I still jump [laughs]. I don't know.
East Finchley is not a deep level station, so why would people be sheltering there?
