Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
London Transport (uk.transport.london) Discussion of all forms of transport in London. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Station names
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.... -- Phil Richards London, N4 |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Station names
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Phil Richards wrote:
On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:43:48 +0100 E. Zackatackali said... Elephant and Castle ---- Walworth North 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. not just tube stations - the Green Man roundabout, the Pawleyne Arms as a bus destination, etc. but not Hackney Central - the bar was built *after* the station. what about Seven Sisters? i know that's a road, a roundabout and a station, but where does the name come from (the Pleiades, i guess, but how?). tom -- If you had a chance to do any experiment you pleased, unconstrained by any considerations of humanity or decency, what would you choose? |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Station names
"Tom Anderson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Phil Richards wrote: On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:43:48 +0100 E. Zackatackali said... Elephant and Castle ---- Walworth North AFAIK Elephant & Castle is/was the name of a pub in the area WRONG ! The region got it's name from the Palace (formerly on the spot where the roundabout with the tardis on it is) of the Princess of Castille "Infanta de Castille" Yer average Walworth geezer (Charlie Chaplain's GGGGGG Grandad et al) couldn't pronounce "Infanta de Castille" and it so became "Elephant & Castle" not just tube stations - the Green Man roundabout, the Pawleyne Arms as a bus destination, etc. Pawleyne Arms ! biggup da Penge posse ! Mwahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaar ! Izerntit ! |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Station names
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Seanie O'Kilfoyle wrote:
"Tom Anderson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Phil Richards wrote: On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:43:48 +0100 E. Zackatackali said... Elephant and Castle ---- Walworth North AFAIK Elephant & Castle is/was the name of a pub in the area WRONG ! The region got it's name from the Palace (formerly on the spot where the roundabout with the tardis on it is) of the Princess of Castille "Infanta de Castille" WRONG! see: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ele1.htm the name does come from a pub, called the Elephant and Castle, which used to be a smithy of the same name, which in turn was so called because it was connected the Worshipful Company of Cutlers, whose arms feature a crest consisting of an elephant with a howdah (portable castle, innit): http://www.heraldicmedia.com/site/in.../comp018a.html tom -- I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. -- Hunter S. Thompson. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Station names
"Tom Anderson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Seanie O'Kilfoyle wrote: "Tom Anderson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Phil Richards wrote: On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:43:48 +0100 E. Zackatackali said... Elephant and Castle ---- Walworth North AFAIK Elephant & Castle is/was the name of a pub in the area WRONG ! The region got it's name from the Palace (formerly on the spot where the roundabout with the tardis on it is) of the Princess of Castille "Infanta de Castille" WRONG! see: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ele1.htm the name does come from a pub, called the Elephant and Castle, which used to be a smithy of the same name, which in turn was so called because it was connected the Worshipful Company of Cutlers, whose arms feature a crest consisting of an elephant with a howdah (portable castle, innit): http://www.heraldicmedia.com/site/in.../comp018a.html WRONG ! You've been "Urban Mythed" Izerntit |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Station names
Seanie O'Kilfoyle wrote:
"Tom Anderson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Seanie O'Kilfoyle wrote: "Tom Anderson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Phil Richards wrote: On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:43:48 +0100 E. Zackatackali said... Elephant and Castle ---- Walworth North AFAIK Elephant & Castle is/was the name of a pub in the area WRONG ! The region got it's name from the Palace (formerly on the spot where the roundabout with the tardis on it is) of the Princess of Castille "Infanta de Castille" WRONG! see: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ele1.htm the name does come from a pub, called the Elephant and Castle, which used to be a smithy of the same name, which in turn was so called because it was connected the Worshipful Company of Cutlers, whose arms feature a crest consisting of an elephant with a howdah (portable castle, innit): http://www.heraldicmedia.com/site/in.../comp018a.html WRONG ! You've been "Urban Mythed" WRONG! You've been "****ted" -- Al |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Station names
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 at 18:25:40, Seanie O'Kilfoyle
wrote: WRONG ! You've been "Urban Mythed" Izerntit WRONG! You have. The "Infanta of Castille" is the urban myth..... -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html Website updated 8 March 2004 |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Station names
In message , Annabel Smyth
writes On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 at 18:25:40, Seanie O'Kilfoyle wrote: WRONG ! You've been "Urban Mythed" Izerntit WRONG! You have. The "Infanta of Castille" is the urban myth..... Except that for once there *might* be a grain of truth in the Infanta story..... We were told last year at a local history lecture in Southwark that the land south from the Thames to well beyond and including the present day the E&C *was* given to Catherine of Aragon when she first came to England (landing near the site of the present day "Globe", incidentally. So, although it's *probably* an urban myth, there is a slim chance, after debunking it all these years, that it might have been true all along. (Incidentally, the "Howdah" was a quite common guild symbol, not at all confined to the Cutlers. It remains in use on several coats of arms, notably those of Coventry, symbolising mercantile trade in general. I *think* it might even appear on the coat of arms of the Mercers' Company in London, too but I'm not in a position to check that out from where I'm posting at the moment. -- Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for London & the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Station names
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Annabel Smyth wrote:
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 at 18:25:40, Seanie O'Kilfoyle wrote: WRONG ! You've been "Urban Mythed" WRONG! You have. The "Infanta of Castille" is the urban myth..... indeed - Myth Maria Cathtile wath rethident in our fair thity for several years before returning to Thpain. Itherntit. tom -- This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time. |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Station names
"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message ... WRONG! You have. The "Infanta of Castille" is the urban myth..... -- Annabel Smyth http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/index.html If your name wasn't a cunning anagram of "Urban Myth" I might be in trouble here Izerntit |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Totem station names. | London Transport | |||
Totem station names. | London Transport | |||
DLR Station Names Orgins? | London Transport | |||
DLR Station Names Origins? | London Transport |