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Old August 14th 13, 10:34 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default How the Tube was built, illustrated article

On Wed, 14 Aug 2013 11:11:22 +0100, Subterraneo nowhere@com wrote:

On 13/08/2013 20:05, Recliner wrote:
The Standard has an article with very good pictures of what's now the
Circle line being built in the 1860s:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...e-8759404.html



I presume when the author writes "There is, sadly, no trace of any of
the stations that were built on the first Underground line..." that he
is referring only to the Baker St to Farringdon section and then only to
the station buildings, rather than the platform area.

Bayswater, and Gloucester Road station buildings are two that still
survive.


Yes, I think he must have been referring to the surface buildings
rather than the platforms, most of which remain in the same place and
don't look dramatically difference (apart from often being built
over). But, as you say, remnants of some original surface buildings do
survive.