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Post by Colin D on Feb 24, 2020 1:31:31 GMT
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Post by North End on Feb 24, 2020 4:06:20 GMT
Question: (click image for a larger version) That could in theory be one of at least four places, however I’m guessing it’s Elephant & Castle as that’s the most accessible. There’s some CSLR tiling left just about in view at Kennington, but that at Stockwell and King William Street is rather more off the beaten track.
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Post by gantshill on Feb 24, 2020 7:51:54 GMT
Elephant & Castle + 1.
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Post by Colin D on Feb 25, 2020 1:27:31 GMT
Answer: Elephant & Castle - original tiling [ londonstuff ] (click image for a larger version)
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Post by londonstuff on Mar 23, 2020 1:19:42 GMT
Question: (click image for a larger version) That could in theory be one of at least four places, however I’m guessing it’s Elephant & Castle as that’s the most accessible. There’s some CSLR tiling left just about in view at Kennington, but that at Stockwell and King William Street is rather more off the beaten track. Sorry to be late on this but where is the tiling in Stockwell? That’s really surprised me!
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Post by goldenarrow on Mar 23, 2020 23:30:44 GMT
That could in theory be one of at least four places, however I’m guessing it’s Elephant & Castle as that’s the most accessible. There’s some CSLR tiling left just about in view at Kennington, but that at Stockwell and King William Street is rather more off the beaten track. Sorry to be late on this but where is the tiling in Stockwell? That’s really surprised me! I would guess in the remains of the original C&SLR corridors that were sealed off in the 1923 rebuild ahead of the Mordern extension. The original station tunnel barrel that now houses the trailing crossover definitely still has its original glass tile lining albeit under a sea of cabling and grime. Tilling of a similar vintage exists in similar corridors deep in the bowels of Moorgate.
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Post by North End on Mar 23, 2020 23:51:04 GMT
Sorry to be late on this but where is the tiling in Stockwell? That’s really surprised me! I would guess in the remains of the original C&SLR corridors that were sealed off in the 1923 rebuild ahead of the Mordern extension. The original station tunnel barrel that now houses the trailing crossover definitely still has its original glass tile lining albeit under a sea of cabling and grime. Tilling of a similar vintage exists in similar corridors deep in the bowels of Moorgate. Yes that’s it. The original passage from the lower lift landing to the platform is largely disappeared now, with part of it being repurposed as a modern communications equipment room. However a small fragment remains at the platform end, now emerging onto the northbound track just north of the current station. It is this fragment which is still extant.. Ironically it is actually in plain view from passing trains, although one would need to know exactly where to look. Likewise it’s too dark and dusty to make out the detail, I only came across it on foot and doing some dusting around. Kennington’s remaining 1890 tiling is more easily in public view, but I won’t spoil anyone’s fun by posting its exact location. As a clue, consider how the station layout was changed in the 1920s and which parts of the original layout went out of use, and where one might catch a glimpse of such areas today!
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Post by stuartroy on Mar 25, 2020 17:58:35 GMT
Kennington’s remaining 1890 tiling is more easily in public view, but I won’t spoil anyone’s fun by posting its exact location. As a clue, consider how the station layout was changed in the 1920s and which parts of the original layout went out of use, and where one might catch a glimpse of such areas today! Ooh! A quiz within a quiz.
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Post by londonstuff on Mar 26, 2020 8:41:58 GMT
Kennington’s remaining 1890 tiling is more easily in public view, but I won’t spoil anyone’s fun by posting its exact location. As a clue, consider how the station layout was changed in the 1920s and which parts of the original layout went out of use, and where one might catch a glimpse of such areas today! Ooh! A quiz within a quiz. That’s not a quiz within a quiz, that’s just being a tease. 😂
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