On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 at 07:16:40, Brian Watson
wrote:


Nothing been suggested to acknowledge the Australians and Huguenots yet, I
think.

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"Brian Watson" a écrit dans le message de news:
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"John of Aix" wrote in message
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"Richard J." a écrit dans le message de news:
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E. Zackatackali wrote:
I wish London Underground stations had names that properly
described the area that they were located in, instead of
using obscure street names or some other undescriptive name.

So why do you want to confuse everyone by changing the names?

To flummox al-Qaeda, any fule no that.

Great idea, return to WW2 measures: remove all the signs, starting with
The
Tube.

"Excuse me constable, could you tell me the way to Bond Street?"
"I could madam but I'm not allowed to, walls have ears you know."

"Happy St George's Day. It either is, just was, or soon will be."

Yes I have this problem too. I get it mixed up with Hitler's birthday. Or is
it the Queen's?

"James" a écrit dans le message de news:
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Apart from anything else, Elephant and Castle is just so much more fun
as a
name. And it is geographically accurate - that's the name of the
junction.
As good as Oxford Circus.

There's one name that really ought to go, however:

Tottenham Court Road.

I suggest that it
becomes:

St Giles' Circus.

I'd vote for that.

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 07:16:40 +0100, Brian Watson wrote:

I expect someone will dive in and claim this is all very non-pc, but I quite
like the idea of recognising London's multinational population in its
station names.

I always thought the bilingual signs at Southall (English and some kind of
Arabic-looking script) were a nice touch, personally.

Neil
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On 23/04/2004 23:43, in article ,
"E. Zackatackali" wrote:

Regent's Park ---------- Marylebone East

Edgware Road ----------- Paddington East

Warwick Avenue --------- Paddington North

Pity the poor benighted souls who get off at these stations imagining
they'll be conveniently situated for a National Rail train.

In article ,
(John of Aix) wrote:

"Happy St George's Day. It either is, just was, or soon will be."

23rd April.

Yes I have this problem too. I get it mixed up with Hitler's birthday.

20th April (also my parents' wedding anniversary - in 1940).

Or is it the Queen's?

21st April.

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Colin Rosenstiel

"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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the bilingual signs at Southall (English and some kind of
Arabic-looking script) were a nice touch

I don't think it's Arabic: I think it's Urdu.

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John Rowland wrote:

"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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the bilingual signs at Southall (English and some kind of
Arabic-looking script) were a nice touch


I don't think it's Arabic: I think it's Urdu.

It looks nothing like Arabic or Urdu; it's (like the street signs in
Brick Lane) Bengali.

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:43:48 +0100 E. Zackatackali
said...

Elephant and Castle ---- Walworth North

So presumably the National Rail station close by and so happens to be
called Elephant & Castle would need to be renamed too?

AFAIK Elephant & Castle is/was the name of a pub in the area and it so
happens that other tube stations suit - Angel (Islington), Swiss Cottage
are two other examples.

Piccadilly ------------- OK (tempted to call this Soho
South, but you don't mess with the sacred)

Piccadilly Circus, not Piccadilly. And please don't for one minute
suggest renaming the tube station bang in the middle of one of London's
major landmarks....

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In message gUDic.178$ME2.54@newsfe1-win, Yanart Amin Ari
writes
Crystal Palace ------- Eiffel

I think you mean "Bir Hakiem"?
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