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, at 03:47:53 on Fri, 4 Oct 2013, Recliner
remarked:
I must admit that I wish the booking hall was still in
use as such. I used it from time to time when I lived in Bedford, and I
did notice its magnificence.

It's now at the wrong level of course:

From the street outside (if you are approaching from the Euston
direction) the best route to the EMT platforms is through the hotel and
along what's now the 'upper' floor.

Though it's regarded as the ground floor of the hotel.

Yes, through the front door, lobby and 'Booking Office', from where you
emerge onto what's now the 'upper' floor of the station (not far from
the Betjeman statue).
--
Roland Perry

On Fri, 4 Oct 2013 10:42:55 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message

, at 03:47:53 on Fri, 4 Oct 2013, Recliner
remarked:
I must admit that I wish the booking hall was still in
use as such. I used it from time to time when I lived in Bedford, and I
did notice its magnificence.

It's now at the wrong level of course:

From the street outside (if you are approaching from the Euston
direction) the best route to the EMT platforms is through the hotel and
along what's now the 'upper' floor.

Though it's regarded as the ground floor of the hotel.

Yes, through the front door, lobby and 'Booking Office', from where you
emerge onto what's now the 'upper' floor of the station (not far from
the Betjeman statue).

Yes, the Booking Office bar/restaurant also has tables in the station
at platform level. It's the one bit of new modern hotel that extends
into the station.

Does the hotel or its staff mind if people use it as a short cut.

It reminds me of the old Woolworth's at Victoria which was the shortest route from Vauxhall Bridge Rd to the station. 75,000 people a day went through that shop spending a total of £15.11.

In message , at
06:01:05 on Fri, 4 Oct 2013, Offramp remarked:

Does the hotel or its staff mind if people use it as a short cut.

Not as far as I can tell, but it's a while since I've been there.

It reminds me of the old Woolworth's at Victoria which was the shortest route from Vauxhall Bridge Rd to the station. 75,000 people a day went
through that shop spending a total of £15.11.

There's a Boots at High St Kensington which is the best exit for the
conference hotels, and by co-incidence the Boots at the Victoria
Shopping Centre (on the site of the old station) is a very handy exit in
Nottingham.
--
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at
06:01:05 on Fri, 4 Oct 2013, Offramp remarked:

Does the hotel or its staff mind if people use it as a short cut.

Not as far as I can tell, but it's a while since I've been there.

It reminds me of the old Woolworth's at Victoria which was the shortest
route from Vauxhall Bridge Rd to the station. 75,000 people a day went
through that shop spending a total of £15.11.

There's a Boots at High St Kensington which is the best exit for the
conference hotels, and by co-incidence the Boots at the Victoria Shopping
Centre (on the site of the old station) is a very handy exit in Nottingham.

Surprisingly, the High St Ken Boots doesn't make you take a meandering
route out -- you can go straight through very easily.

In article ,
(Offramp) wrote:

Does the hotel or its staff mind if people use it as a short cut.

It reminds me of the old Woolworth's at Victoria which was the
shortest route from Vauxhall Bridge Rd to the station. 75,000 people
a day went through that shop spending a total of £15.11.

Who here remembers Woolworth's in St Ives (Cornwall)? You could enter in the
High Street and exit two floors down on the quay.

--
Colin Rosenstiel