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On 9 Jan, 16:59, CJB wrote:
In early 2008 Camden Lock Market was largely burnt out including many
adjacent buildings. Camden Council have been extremely slow in
initiating rebuilding and the market is still closed. [...]


You've raised this exact point before and have obviously chosen to
ignore the replies that said that as the market is privately owned
it's not the responsibility of LB Camden. I will point you and any
other interested readers to the relevant thread from October '08
(which appeared on uk.r and ull) but I don't hold out much hope that
you'll pay any attention to it (via Google Groups):

http://groups.google.com/group/uk.ra...70e82b55adc71/


Anyway, in issues *totally unconnected* to the fire at the market...

[...] In November 2008
National Rail was diverting trains past Primrose Hill Station. This is
a view from the train of the total devastation and lack of rebuilding
work.

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...36385&hl=en-GB


Interesting to see a video record of what was there, or more
accurately what was visible from a passing train. These platform level
structures have now been demolished (but not the main station building
including ticket hall), and whilst it's a little bit of a shame to see
a small bit of old derelict London swept away I am far from convinced
that this really was a hidden gem of Victorian railway architecture
(but yes I do like the classic design of the canopy supports i.e.
poles, very stylish). There's more discussion on this issue, including
a demi-lengthly contribution from yours truly at my discursive best
(i.e. worst!) in this uk.railway thread from last weekend entitled
"BBC - Disused rail station demolished" (via Google Groups):

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....906d38c3833ff/


By the by you say that the video shows the "total devastation and lack
of rebuilding work" at Primrose Hill - ?!?! The station has been
totally disused since 1986, why should there be rebuilding work on a
disused station? Total devastation is a silly comment too - basically
the station had been left to the wilderness because it wasn't in use,
it's as simple as that. Yes I would love to see the station reopen but
the really critical question (which I broached in my posts to the
thread that I've mentioned above) is that there simply isn't a
passenger service over that line whatsoever, and creating one isn't a
simple matter either as there's a great many other pieces of the
interconnected puzzle that would need to be moved around in order for
this to be achieved.