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Old February 13th 06, 07:44 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default The railways over Great Suffolk Street


"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
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The roadway referred to served that depot, and probably still serves the
upper level of the site. The undercroft of the depot remains - in use as
a car park.


Certainly looks like it on the aerial photo.


Is the fruit and veg depot covered in portacabins with temporary steps up
from the car park, and is thiswhere the Thameslink project offices are set
up? Presumably in use it was a bit like Bishopsgate goods with all the
wagons on the roof, with distribution below?

Next silly question: why are there two 'Great
Place-Not-Anywhere-Near-Here-Or-To-Where-You-Might-Go-From-Here-From-Anywhere-Important
Streets' round here? The usual explanation is that they're the names of
noblemen, but i'm not aware of a Lord Guildford of note ...

Could Great Guildford St be a former direct route towards er Guildford? The
road layout will have changed over the years when there weren't so many
bridges over the Thames.

Paul