Sir Terry Farrell backs Euston as venue for London high speed rail hub
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:09:54 -0000, "Basil Jet"
wrote:
Tom Barry wrote:
Mr.G wrote:
On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:29:02 -0800 (PST), E27002
wrote:
However, Euston would be improved by having better integration with
Euston Square station. Perhaps a now subsurface ticket hall in
front of the mainline station with links to the Northern, Victoria
and H&C/ Circle Lines.
Yes, and a large arch at the entrance.
[Coat already on]
Agreed. An arch would be much better than that fugly propylaeum they
used to have there that the crusties and nostalgia freaks won't shut
up about.
[flame-proof overalls standing by]
Since Euston/St Pancras is to be the gateway to The North and the gateway to
The Continent, how about a Wembley-style arch stretching from Euston to St
Pancras, with gondolas hanging from it? That would show them uppity
Wuppertalers, and I think it might be cheaper than a subterranean
travelator.
Until I read your post, I doubted that it would have been possible for
anyone to come up with an even more tacky idea for Euston Road than a
21st century restaurant-and-nightclub-housing semi-replica of a
grotesque and entirely pointless 19th century propylaeum.
It now appears that I was wrong. ;-)
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