Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. London's Disused Underground Stations by J. Author J. The twenty-one appear in chronological order based on the year of closure; King William Street, closed in , comes first, and Charing Cross, closed in , comes last.
Ten of the twenty-one shut their doors in the s. Perhaps most interesting to readers who are fascinated by "then" and "now" pictures are the contemporary color shots of still extant street-level facades that can be compared to earlier views.
The book's final pages include narrative summaries about a further 13 stations that have been re-sited rather than shuttered-up, and text about other disused street-level buildings associated with the Central, District, East London, Northern, and Piccadilly Lines. By Joseph Haschka of Amazon. Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. Published January 1st by Capital Transport first published More Details Original Title.
Yet, the Tube is really quite miraculous. Transporting around five million passengers a day with over trains operating at once during peak times, the tube has a long history and with it, a forgotten world that lies among the Tube network.
The book, published by the Yale University Press, explored the abandoned stations, closed passageways and disused tracks of the Underground. The imagery in the book delves into a deep-level shelter in Clapham South , the forgotten tunnels of Euston and the closed Aldwych station. In conjunction with the book release, the London Transport Museum has released a new Piccadilly Circus tour that will lead guests behind secret doors and to passageways and shafts closed to the public since Source link.
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Privacy Policy. Create an account. Password recovery. Tuesday, October 26, Home World UK. World UK. By Emma Jhones. Be prepared for stairs! Wow this is really cool! Wow, this is amazing. Must be so cool to see the behind the scenes of how the tube works. Definitely going to keep this in mind as something to do in the future! Thanks so much for sharing this! Actually got to see down to the platform from the air vent shafts. I appreciate all the nuances of tube engineering better now!
I will absolutely need to do this when I eventually go back! I LOVE things like this!! There is! I have heard fantastic things about it though! Thanks Emma, I can definitely recommend it. The history that they highlight is pretty incredible as well.
Wow this is so cool, i have never done this, but definitely on my list now — might have to do one per visit! Thanks for the information. I love that plan! Absolutely love the idea! I will try them next time I go to London! Thanks for the recommendation. This looks like a really cool tour to make. I love this post.
Those are totally different attractions and I would love to see some of those. A few years ago I visited a defunct airport in Berlin and that was real interesting too. These types of defunct tours really tell a story of history, and I appreciate that. I visited the old air field in Berlin, but not the airport, something to keep in mind for future trips! The eerie-ness was particularly strong at Charing Cross, because it was a modern looking station and very familiar feeling.
Well, this is something else! Thank you so much for sharing this unique experience! The tours of the disused tube stations sound really fascinating. Such a vast area lying down below which was once the hub of activity must make for an intriguing experience. Aldwych and Charing Cross had my attention riveted. It was a very unique and intriguing experience.
Both of those tours were fantastic, really appreciated the perspectives presented in each one since they were so different from each other.
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