I wonder, is there any official way to see some closed stations like
Aldwych or destroyed ones like British Museum? (for the purpose of
non-commercial photographing by tube enthusiast ;-)

alex_t wrote:
I wonder, is there any official way to see some closed stations like
Aldwych or destroyed ones like British Museum? (for the purpose of
non-commercial photographing by tube enthusiast ;-)

LT museum used to do occasional tours of Aldwych and Down St. but not
in recent years. Some say this is for 'security' reasons; others have
said it is due to Health & Safety considerations - these places are,
after all, dark dirty and dangerous. So I guess your options are
getting a track/tunnel maintenance job or hiring Aldwych station -
which is frequently used for filming.

British Museum has had, I believe, no access from above since the
surface-building was demolished but the platform space with white tiled
walls can still be seen from trains - this area is used for storage and
very occasionally somebody even leaves a light on.

The two best websites for photos & descriptions of all these stations
a
www.abandonedstations.org.uk
and
www.underground-history.co.uk

The same thing happens at York Street station, on the Piccadilly Line.

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alex_t wrote:

British Museum has had, I believe, no access from above since the
surface-building was demolished but the platform space with white tiled
walls can still be seen from trains - this area is used for storage and
very occasionally somebody even leaves a light on.

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The same thing happens at York Street station, on the Piccadilly Line.

York Street?

ITYM York Road?
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The same thing happens at York Street station, on the Piccadilly
Line.

York Street?

ITYM York Road?

Why *did* some London roads change from "X Road" to "X Street" or
vice-versa? Was it an attempt to reduce the number of duplicate street names
in different parts of London?

In article , a@b (Martin Underwood) wrote:

Steve Fitzgerald wrote in message
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In message ,
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The same thing happens at York Street station, on the Piccadilly
Line.

York Street?

ITYM York Road?

Why *did* some London roads change from "X Road" to "X Street" or
vice-versa? Was it an attempt to reduce the number of duplicate
street names in different parts of London?

Almost certainly. There was a vogue for it in various places early in the last century.

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Colin Rosenstiel

So I guess your options are
getting a track/tunnel maintenance job or hiring Aldwych station -
which is frequently used for filming.

Gee, I'm not the rich (to hire entire station) or strong (to do manual
work)...
Well, let's hope situation will change in the future!


The two best websites for photos & descriptions of all these stations
a
www.abandonedstations.org.uk
and
www.underground-history.co.uk

Those website are amazing, but I want to see it with my own eyes!

umpston wrote:
British Museum has had, I believe, no access from above since the

Is there physically no access in the sense of concrete plugs , or is it
just no official access but there is still a forgotten trapdoor in
someones cellar with a rusty padlock on it?

B2003

Boltar wrote:
umpston wrote:
British Museum has had, I believe, no access from above since the

Is there physically no access in the sense of concrete plugs , or is it
just no official access but there is still a forgotten trapdoor in
someones cellar with a rusty padlock on it?

B2003

The original building was demolished in (I think) the 1980s and a
modern office block is now on the site. I would guess the original
tunnels and shafts leading from the platforms would have first been
plugged and sealed at platform level and then anything above that level
obliterated by demolition of the old building and construction of the
foundations for the new one.

But I believe there was also a ventilation shaft - perhaps this is
still there.

In the old building next door to the station site there is a very nice
pancake restaurant called 'My Old Dutch'. I once heard a rumour that
trains are audible from the basement loos but I've never been able to
hear them.

In article . com,
umpston writes
In the old building next door to the station site there is a very nice
pancake restaurant called 'My Old Dutch'. I once heard a rumour that
trains are audible from the basement loos but I've never been able to
hear them.

I have.

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