"David E. Belcher" wrote in message
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I moved to Watford a couple of months ago and work in Bushey - as
Bushey Heath, Brockley Hill and Aldenham are not too far away, are
there any remnants of the aborted Northern Line extension left to see?

Not a lot, but still a surprising number of clues if you know where to look.

Edgware station - disused platform alongside Platform 1, and ISTR that part
of the frontage was demolished to make way for the abortive extension (the
bit on the left looking into the forecourt from Station Road, which was
recently rebuilt in similar style). I have a feeling that the trainshed over
Platforms 2 and 3 was shortened at the northern end as part of the Bushey
Heath works, BICBW.

Rectory Lane, Edgware - brick abutment where the brief tunnel beneath
Station Road would have emerged. If you turn into Rectory Lane from Station
Road and follow the road round to the left, it's directly ahead of you. The
cutting has been filled and is now a small car park.

Edgware to Brockley Hill - all of the route has been used for housing,
though Tony Beard's book notes that all of the roads built on the trackbed
are dead ends!

Brockley Hill - The viaduct south of the A41 has been demolished, however an
abutment remains on the north side of the A41, which would have supported a
skew bridge over the road, crossing at an oblique angle. North of this
would have been the site of Brockley Hill station, where the stubs of the
arches remain in the field alongside the A41.

AFAIK, there is nothing to be seen north of here. The tunnels at Elstree
Hill were buried as part of the M1 works, and little work was done at the
sites of Elstree Hill and Bushey Heath stations. Aldenham Depot was
demolished in the 1990s and the site is now a commercial park, roughly
retaining the "footprint" of the depot. Elstree Hill is worth a night-time
visit simply for the fine view of London!


Hope this is of interest.