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Barbican is one of two stations whose name contains the name of a brand of lager. (The other... is left as an exercise for the reader.)
Klepsie | Homepage | 14.06.13 - 12:43 p.m. | #
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I'm going to presume you don't mean any of the products of the Camden Brewery here, so instead I'll go with "Victoria Bitter". Which, despite the name, is an Australian lager.
Andrew Bowden | Homepage | 14.06.13 - 12:49 p.m. | #
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Why despite its name? Victoria is a state in Australia.
More confusing is an excellent book called "Victorian Cities" in which the author, Asa Briggs, describes various cities that developed in Victorian times and had a Victorian ethos - Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham etc. One of the cities described is Adelaide which is of course in the state of South Australia and not Victoria.
Pedantic of Purley | 14.06.13 - 2:05 p.m. | #
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Pedantic - you focussed on the wrong bit of the name :) ]
I was going for the fact that it's a lager that has "Bitter" in the name. Think the cans say something like "Lager Bitter" for good measure.
Andrew Bowden | Homepage | 14.06.13 - 2:07 p.m. | #
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what about the one that goes wrong if you "drink it warm, mate ?"
Esky | 14.06.13 - 2:45 p.m. | #
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Assuming it's not Maida Vale, I'm going to plump for a pint of St Pauli.
Petras409 | 14.06.13 - 5:32 p.m. | #
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CockFosters.
Chris Cook | 14.06.13 - 6:32 p.m. | #
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Off topic but I'm sure you've heard that Tubby Isaacs' stall closes forever today. Just saw it on the news. http://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/06/13/so-long-tubby-isaacs-jellied-eel-stall/
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Oxxxxford Circus?
Andrew | 14.06.13 - 6:51 p.m. | #
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It's a terrible shame that the roof is gone, but I think Sir John was being just a bit too over dramatic. But I suppose that was his job.
On the other hand one aspect of the station has actually improved since that picture: there are no longer adverts covering up those alcoves praised here. Imagine the uproar if the adverts had been introduced over this period rather than taken away!
Jim | 15.06.13 - 12:11 a.m. | #
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I'm Guessing 18 could be down to need for signage in the event of a train stopping on the platform to be evacuated.
evilmat | 15.06.13 - 9:30 a.m. | #
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I actually guess it's just there for health and safety as a train would not stop there but TfL probably have their reasons.
evilmat | 15.06.13 - 9:38 a.m. | #
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Train will definitely not stop there at the minute - there's fences on each end!
Although there's rumours that the tracks will be used as sidings once the Crossrail work has been completed.
Andrew Bowden | Homepage | 15.06.13 - 9:52 a.m. | #
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Great post , DG. Here are a few bits of historic information/pics on Aldersgate/Barbican station, on the Barbican Residents' messageboard.
http://www.barbicantalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10560
The alignment between Barbican and Moorgate under the estate is build in a single concrete box tunnel. This has the unfortunate effect in my last-but-one flat in Defoe House (above that tunnel) that whenever a Thameslink train rumbled underneath, there would be a slight but very detectable tremor for anyone who lived with it.
Also interesting to note that all long leaseholders on the estate have been contacted re: potential subsidence issues due to crossrail tunnelling... concrete isn't very good at flexing slightly.
Tim Dunn | Homepage | 17.06.13 - 3:02 p.m. | #
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