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Artillery Passage. We should have seen this coming. Well done.

All very interesting.
In an early Crossrail consultation I suggested it might not be politically sensible to dig-up Vallance Gardens because the Quakers may still be freeholders - http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=THM064 At the time there was "uproar" about a potential dig near Brick Lane. I am also pleased that the Gardens have been left relatively undisturbed and only used for ground surveying purposes by Crossrail.
Random thought about Whitechapel station now.

We all (well, most) know that the Underground is on the top of the station with the Overground underneath.

When Crossrail opens, I assume that will be underground, thus we'll have the Underground on top, with the Overground underneath it, and National Rail (in the form of Crossrail) underground!
It's been fun reading your crossrail series dg. I was involved in some of the ground investigations for the project before they really got into construction and spent a interesting year drilling boreholes along the Farringdon to Stepney Green stretch. Lots of heritage and interesting geology too!
Finsbury Circus used to be one of the few places in the City where you could hear yourself think. I hope they can make good when the construction is complete.
Ah! at last we can now call a football pitch half a crossrail train long. I had no idea how of the length of a football pitch, until today.
You mentioned a while back that it was due to go.
As well as the Fruit and Wool Exchange building, something else now gone - which might actually bring a smile to some faces - is the multi-storey car park at Whites Row.
Makes one realise how disruptive it must have been when the original tube lines were built, especially when they used the 'cut & cover' technique..










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