Chancery Lane
On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 18:35:30 +0100 Seanie O'Kilfoyle wrote:
} } "CJG" wrote in message } ... } Rather Ironically the head of London Underground leaves on the same day } that the report on L.U's pathetic handling of the whole Chancery Lane } } I went there the other night } } How dare they call that station Chancery Lane } } Nowhere flippin near it 177 meters from it. But it makes me curious, why did it get named Chancery Lane rather than Grey's Inn Road at the foot of which it stands? Matthew -- Il est important d'être un homme ou une femme en colère; le jour où nous quitte la colère, ou le désir, c'est cuit. - Barbara http://www.calmeilles.co.uk/ |
Chancery Lane
Matthew Malthouse wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 18:35:30 +0100 Seanie O'Kilfoyle wrote: } } "CJG" wrote in message } ... } Rather Ironically the head of London Underground leaves on the same day } that the report on L.U's pathetic handling of the whole Chancery Lane } } I went there the other night } } How dare they call that station Chancery Lane } } Nowhere flippin near it 177 meters from it. But it makes me curious, why did it get named Chancery Lane rather than Grey's Inn Road at the foot of which it stands? Matthew Because "Grey's Inn Road" doesn't exist. |
Chancery Lane
Matthew Malthouse writes
} How dare they call that station Chancery Lane } } Nowhere flippin near it 177 meters from it. But it makes me curious, why did it get named Chancery Lane rather than Grey's Inn Road at the foot of which it stands? The current entrance to Chancery Lane is not the station's original entrance - it was re-sited when escalators were installed back in the 1930s. As I'm sure you can appreciate, lifts go directly up and down and escalators don't - so a new entrance might have to be situated quite some distance away from the original. This was done more recently at Angel, where the new entrance is about 100m away from the old entrance. When escalators were installed at Green Park and Hyde Park Corner (also in the 1930s), the station entrances were moved closer together - so close that they were able to close Down Street station (which was between the two) altogether. -- Dave |
Chancery Lane
On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 20:49:43 +0000 (UTC) Cast_Iron wrote:
} Matthew Malthouse wrote: } On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 18:35:30 +0100 Seanie O'Kilfoyle wrote: } } } } "CJG" wrote in } message } ... } } Rather Ironically the head of London Underground } leaves on the same day } that the report on L.U's } pathetic handling of the whole Chancery Lane } } } I went there the other night } } } } How dare they call that station Chancery Lane } } } } Nowhere flippin near it } } 177 meters from it. } } But it makes me curious, why did it get named Chancery Lane } rather than Grey's Inn Road at the foot of which it stands? } } Because "Grey's Inn Road" doesn't exist. Okay. Gray's Inn Road then. Sheesh, some people... Matthew -- Il est important d'être un homme ou une femme en colère; le jour où nous quitte la colère, ou le désir, c'est cuit. - Barbara http://www.calmeilles.co.uk/ |
Chancery Lane
On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 22:01:34 +0100 Dave wrote:
} Matthew Malthouse writes } } How dare they call that station Chancery Lane } } } } Nowhere flippin near it } } 177 meters from it. } } But it makes me curious, why did it get named Chancery Lane rather than } Grey's Inn Road at the foot of which it stands? } } The current entrance to Chancery Lane is not the station's original } entrance - it was re-sited when escalators were installed back in the } 1930s. As I'm sure you can appreciate, lifts go directly up and down } and escalators don't - so a new entrance might have to be situated quite } some distance away from the original. This was done more recently at } Angel, where the new entrance is about 100m away from the old entrance. Haha! Thank you. I didn't know that the station entrance wasn't the original, although I should have thought of it. Matthew -- Il est important d'être un homme ou une femme en colère; le jour où nous quitte la colère, ou le désir, c'est cuit. - Barbara http://www.calmeilles.co.uk/ |
Chancery Lane
Matthew Malthouse wrote:
On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 22:01:34 +0100 Dave wrote: } Matthew Malthouse writes } } How dare they call that station Chancery Lane } } } } Nowhere flippin near it } } 177 meters from it. } } But it makes me curious, why did it get named Chancery Lane rather than } Grey's Inn Road at the foot of which it stands? } } The current entrance to Chancery Lane is not the station's original } entrance - it was re-sited when escalators were installed back in the } 1930s. As I'm sure you can appreciate, lifts go directly up and down } and escalators don't - so a new entrance might have to be situated quite } some distance away from the original. This was done more recently at } Angel, where the new entrance is about 100m away from the old entrance. Haha! Thank you. I didn't know that the station entrance wasn't the original, although I should have thought of it. Are you capable? |
Chancery Lane
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:42:42 +0000 (UTC) Cast_Iron wrote:
} Matthew Malthouse wrote: } On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 22:01:34 +0100 Dave wrote: } } Matthew Malthouse writes } } } How dare they call that station Chancery Lane } } } } } } Nowhere flippin near it } } } } 177 meters from it. } } } } But it makes me curious, why did it get named Chancery } Lane rather than } Grey's Inn Road at the foot of which } it stands? } } } The current entrance to Chancery Lane is not the } station's original } entrance - it was re-sited when } escalators were installed back in the } 1930s. As I'm } sure you can appreciate, lifts go directly up and down } } and escalators don't - so a new entrance might have to be } situated quite } some distance away from the original. } This was done more recently at } Angel, where the new } entrance is about 100m away from the old entrance. } } Haha! Thank you. I didn't know that the station entrance } wasn't the original, although I should have thought of it. } } Are you capable? What is this? Jump on Matthew week? Matthew -- Il est important d'être un homme ou une femme en colère; le jour où nous quitte la colère, ou le désir, c'est cuit. - Barbara http://www.calmeilles.co.uk/ |
Chancery Lane
"Matthew Malthouse" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:42:42 +0000 (UTC) Cast_Iron wrote: } Matthew Malthouse wrote: } On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 22:01:34 +0100 Dave wrote: } } Matthew Malthouse writes } } } How dare they call that station Chancery Lane } } } } } } Nowhere flippin near it } } } } 177 meters from it. } } } } But it makes me curious, why did it get named Chancery } Lane rather than } Grey's Inn Road at the foot of which } it stands? } } } The current entrance to Chancery Lane is not the } station's original } entrance - it was re-sited when } escalators were installed back in the } 1930s. As I'm } sure you can appreciate, lifts go directly up and down } } and escalators don't - so a new entrance might have to be } situated quite } some distance away from the original. } This was done more recently at } Angel, where the new } entrance is about 100m away from the old entrance. } } Haha! Thank you. I didn't know that the station entrance } wasn't the original, although I should have thought of it. } } Are you capable? What is this? Jump on Matthew week? Please, don't take such things personally. some people like jumping on anyone and everyone. :-) |
Chancery Lane
On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:29:39 +0000 (UTC) Cast_Iron wrote:
} } "Matthew Malthouse" wrote in message } .. . } On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:42:42 +0000 (UTC) Cast_Iron wrote: } } Matthew Malthouse wrote: } } On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 22:01:34 +0100 Dave wrote: } } } Matthew Malthouse writes } } } } How dare they call that station Chancery Lane } } } } } } } } Nowhere flippin near it } } } } } } 177 meters from it. } } } } } } But it makes me curious, why did it get named Chancery } } Lane rather than } Grey's Inn Road at the foot of which } } it stands? } } } } The current entrance to Chancery Lane is not the } } station's original } entrance - it was re-sited when } } escalators were installed back in the } 1930s. As I'm } } sure you can appreciate, lifts go directly up and down } } } and escalators don't - so a new entrance might have to be } } situated quite } some distance away from the original. } } This was done more recently at } Angel, where the new } } entrance is about 100m away from the old entrance. } } } } Haha! Thank you. I didn't know that the station entrance } } wasn't the original, although I should have thought of it. } } } } Are you capable? } } What is this? Jump on Matthew week? } } Please, don't take such things personally. some people like jumping on } anyone and everyone. :-) That's fine as long as it'e between consenting adults. Matthew -- Il est important d'être un homme ou une femme en colère; le jour où nous quitte la colère, ou le désir, c'est cuit. - Barbara http://www.calmeilles.co.uk/ |
Chancery Lane
On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 07:28:09 +0100 Clive D. W. Feather wrote:
} In article , Matthew } Malthouse writes } } How dare they call that station Chancery Lane } } Nowhere flippin near it } 177 meters from it. } } Very precise. From which street-level entrance, and from which corner of } the stairway? LOL Not *that* precise. From as near as I could judge the west stair on the south side of Holborn to the east corner of Chancery Lane's junction with Holborn - using Streetmap.co.uk and their "convert" facility. I could have calculated it from the grid reference, but since that's what I suspect streetmap does anyway it'd have been rather redundant. Matthew -- Il est important d'être un homme ou une femme en colère; le jour où nous quitte la colère, ou le désir, c'est cuit. - Barbara http://www.calmeilles.co.uk/ |
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In message , Clive D. W. Feather
writes In article , Matthew Malthouse writes But it makes me curious, why did it get named Chancery Lane rather than Grey's Inn Road at the foot of which it stands? As others have said, the station entrance has moved. I looked around there a day or two ago and couldn't see any obvious site for the original station. The escalators descend about 20m in total, so that's 35m horizontal distance. The platforms are about 100m long, so altogether the lift shafts were perhaps 100m west of Gray's Inn Road, and thus nearer Chancery Lane. That is confirmed by my 1905 Post Office Directory Map, which shows the station on a corner site facing Southampton Buildings - see http://www.musonix.demon.co.uk/temp/Chancery.jpg I've highlighted the site in red - it is just about exactly 100m west of Chancery Lane. Its a while since I've been around that part of town, but ISTR there is now a post office on or very close to the station site. -- Paul Terry |
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In message , Paul Terry
writes I've highlighted the site in red - it is just about exactly 100m west of Chancery Lane. Tut - of course I meant west of Grays Inn Road - and thus originally very much nearer to Chancery Lane than it is now. -- Paul Terry |
Chancery Lane
The original entrance building still stands at the junction of Holborn and
Fullwood place. It was reused as the entrance to the now redundant Kingsway telephone exchange, which is located under Chancery lane station. see http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/k/kingsway/ for details. "Clive D. W. Feather" wrote in message ... In article , Matthew Malthouse writes } How dare they call that station Chancery Lane } Nowhere flippin near it 177 meters from it. Very precise. From which street-level entrance, and from which corner of the stairway? But it makes me curious, why did it get named Chancery Lane rather than Grey's Inn Road at the foot of which it stands? As others have said, the station entrance has moved. I looked around there a day or two ago and couldn't see any obvious site for the original station. The escalators descend about 20m in total, so that's 35m horizontal distance. The platforms are about 100m long, so altogether the lift shafts were perhaps 100m west of Gray's Inn Road, and thus nearer Chancery Lane. [Given that the CLR were trying to attract high class custom, I suspect that "Chancery Lane", with the implications of the law courts, was a more attractive-sounding name.] -- Clive D.W. Feather, writing for himself | Home: Tel: +44 20 8371 1138 (work) | Web: http://www.davros.org Fax: +44 870 051 9937 | Work: Written on my laptop; please observe the Reply-To address |
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