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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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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