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Old August 16th 04, 12:05 AM posted to uk.transport.london
Peter Beale Peter Beale is offline
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Default High Street Kensington Station

In article , (Alan \(in Brussels\)) wrote:

Is it only me who thinks 'High St. Ken' sounds more like the name of a
church ;-)


Just been reading John Simpson's autobiography - he refers to an Iraqi at
a dinner-party seeking to pretend he knows all about England (though he
thinks Suffolk = Sussex). He finally gives the game away with "When all this
is over, I would love to see Edgware Road again. And High Saint Kensington."

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Peter Beale