Given this new station on the H&C seems to be literally a stones throw
from White City on the central , wouldn't it have made more sense to
call it white city rather than having another daft Bank-Monument
situation?

B2003

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Given this new station on the H&C seems to be literally a stones throw
from White City on the central , wouldn't it have made more sense to
call it white city rather than having another daft Bank-Monument
situation?

An alternative view is that White City should be revert to its old name
given that the stadium is long gone.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Aug 1, 10:06 am, (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
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() wrote:
Given this new station on the H&C seems to be literally a stones throw
from White City on the central , wouldn't it have made more sense to
call it white city rather than having another daft Bank-Monument
situation?

An alternative view is that White City should be revert to its old name
given that the stadium is long gone.

Seems sensible. Though is that area now known as white city to the
locals? Anyway , having 2 stations seperated by 50 metres being given
different names seems absurd especially since Hammersmith station on
the H&C shares its name with Hammersmith on the District & Piccadilly
even though they're physically separate.

B2003

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article
,
() wrote:

Given this new station on the H&C seems to be literally a stones
throw from White City on the central , wouldn't it have made more
sense to call it white city rather than having another daft
Bank-Monument situation?

An alternative view is that White City should be revert to its old
name given that the stadium is long gone.

The area is called White City, and the area inside Australia Rd is called
the White City Estate.

Wood Lane, on the other hand, is the name of roads in Highgate, Stanmore and
Kingsbury: Also, the southern end of Wood La W12 will have Shepherds Bush as
its nearest station, so Wood Lane is a bad name for the new station.
However, I suspect the fire brigade don't want the new station to be called
White City.

In article ,
(John Rowland) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article

,
() wrote:

Given this new station on the H&C seems to be literally a stones
throw from White City on the central , wouldn't it have made more
sense to call it white city rather than having another daft
Bank-Monument situation?

An alternative view is that White City should be revert to its old
name given that the stadium is long gone.

The area is called White City, and the area inside Australia Rd is
called the White City Estate.

Wood Lane, on the other hand, is the name of roads in Highgate,
Stanmore and Kingsbury: Also, the southern end of Wood La W12 will
have Shepherds Bush as its nearest station, so Wood Lane is a bad
name for the new station. However, I suspect the fire brigade don't
want the new station to be called White City.

I only said it was an alternative view! Given the name of the nearby late
lamented station it was an odd decision to go for "Wood Lane". Why would
the Fire Brigade object to the White City name, though?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(John Rowland) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article

,
() wrote:

Given this new station on the H&C seems to be literally a stones
throw from White City on the central , wouldn't it have made more
sense to call it white city rather than having another daft
Bank-Monument situation?

An alternative view is that White City should be revert to its old
name given that the stadium is long gone.

The area is called White City, and the area inside Australia Rd is
called the White City Estate.

Wood Lane, on the other hand, is the name of roads in Highgate,
Stanmore and Kingsbury: Also, the southern end of Wood La W12 will
have Shepherds Bush as its nearest station, so Wood Lane is a bad
name for the new station. However, I suspect the fire brigade don't
want the new station to be called White City.

I only said it was an alternative view!

I only said why I didn't agree with that alternative view.

Given the name of the nearby
late lamented station it was an odd decision to go for "Wood Lane".
Why would the Fire Brigade object to the White City name, though?

They don't like two stations having the same name.

On Aug 1, 1:42 pm, "John Rowland"
wrote:
Given the name of the nearby
late lamented station it was an odd decision to go for "Wood Lane".
Why would the Fire Brigade object to the White City name, though?

They don't like two stations having the same name.

How do they cope with Hammersmith, Shadwell or Canary Wharf then?

B2003

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In article
,
() wrote:

Given this new station on the H&C seems to be literally a stones throw
from White City on the central , wouldn't it have made more sense to
call it white city rather than having another daft Bank-Monument
situation?

An alternative view is that White City should be revert to its old name
given that the stadium is long gone.


Er.. White City (Central Line) opened as White City in 1947. What could it
revert to?

Are you thinking of the earlier H&C White City (ex Wood Lane) behind the
BBC?

Paul

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(Paul Scott) wrote:

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
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In article

,
() wrote:

Given this new station on the H&C seems to be literally a stones
throw from White City on the central , wouldn't it have made more
sense to call it white city rather than having another daft
Bank-Monument situation?

An alternative view is that White City should be revert to its old
name given that the stadium is long gone.

Er.. White City (Central Line) opened as White City in 1947. What
could it revert to?

Are you thinking of the earlier H&C White City (ex Wood Lane)
behind the BBC?

The White City station opened in 1947 was a rebuild, admittedly on a
slightly different site, of Wood Lane station and is in Wood Lane. The
old H&C White City was nearer the old Wood Lane than that White City and
the new Wood Lane is nearer to White City station than the old White City
H&C station was.

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Colin Rosenstiel

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

The White City station opened in 1947 was a rebuild, admittedly on a
slightly different site, of Wood Lane station and is in Wood Lane. The
old H&C White City was nearer the old Wood Lane than that White City
and the new Wood Lane is nearer to White City station than the old
White City H&C station was.

My head's just exploded.