please empty your brain below
extradition offences??

JohnQ | 05.01.13 - 5:58 a.m. | #

I thought it was odd John Betjeman Metroland wasn't in the "BBC FOUR collection" - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/collections/p01277qd/steam-railways given that

A Branch Line Railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01203rd (Last on BBC Television Service Fri 29 Mar 1963 13:30) and Men of Steam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01203rd (Last on BBC Television Service Wed 26 Sep 1962 22:15) were.

Briantist | Homepage | 05.01.13 - 7:18 a.m. | #

I've always loved Baker Street since I was very young. A wonderful building.

Karen | Homepage | 05.01.13 - 7:43 a.m. | #

because pollution levels along here are amongst the worst in the capital.

Indeed and some of the worst in Europe which is one reason why Boris did an U-turn on his U-turn on the Low Emission Zone for vans. He didn't want the EU fines or the bad image.

Interestingly, possibly, TfL's urban design website thinks that the Baker Street station opened on the 10th January 1863 which is the date accepted by everyone except, apparently, TfL.

Pedantic of Purley | 05.01.13 - 9:10 a.m. | #

Met chairman Lord Abercrombie

Mr Geezer, I think you may well have been hanging out around fashionable clothing emporia too much. I think you mean Lord Aberconway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_McLaren,_1st_Baron_Aberconway

dg writes: Ah yes, sorry. Updated thanks.

ian | 05.01.13 - 10:15 a.m. | #

I got married in what was then called Marylebone Register Office. The Registrar told us beforehand that it was a common error to call it a Registry Office.

Charles | Homepage | 05.01.13 - 10:28 a.m. | #

I walk that route most days so you've given me some things to look out for, thanks! Though I must admit I usually drop back a street to York Street to avoid that pollution, and admire all the lovely buildings there instead.

mighty mouse | 05.01.13 - 11:36 a.m. | #

Um, I think the Met rather managed to ignore Euston, as well. (Why? And why has nobody ever rectified this annoying lacuna, other than by giving Gower Street station a misleading name?)

D9000 | 05.01.13 - 12:46 p.m. | #

And of course the good think about Baker Street station is the fine old met building. The metropolitan bar. In the station building

Al | 05.01.13 - 1:00 p.m. | #

The Met didn't provide a connection to the LNWR at Euston because it was designed, and part-sponsored, by two of the LNWR's competitors (the GWR and GNR) to give them access to the City. The LNWR had its own plans, using the North London Railway, to reach the City at Broad Street, which opened in 1865.

timbo | 05.01.13 - 3:07 p.m. | #

A visit to the impressive Baker Street station should also include the River Tyburn passing just west of the Circle and Hammersmith & City line platforms.

http://flic.kr/p/ayjKVz

"Edgware Road station is the last time the Hammersmith & City line sees daylight until beyond King's Cross."

Not quite true, there is small break in the tunnel at the western end of the platforms at Great Portland Street.

Tetramesh | Homepage | 06.01.13 - 1:15 a.m. | #

Those modern white tiles always erk me a little. Otherwise I love Baker Street.

Andrew Bowden | Homepage | 07.01.13 - 12:35 p.m. | #

I remember going to a pub called Moriartys which was inside the ticket barrier at Baker Street on the landing between the Met & Circle platforms. I left in 91 so don't know when it closed but it was a great Irish pub you had to have a travel pass to get in and out of the ticket barrier to the pub, this was when the barriers were stilled manned with a booth. Do you know the history of the pub? There used to be several on the platforms around the network one at Gloucester Road I remember

Paul Allen | 09.01.13 - 10:41 a.m. | #











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