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Keerde · February 6th 10, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lonelytraveller

Has anyone got an old picture of the City branch Euston platforms
facing EAST, from before about the 1920s?

Its just that there should be some unique weird bridge thing in the
middle of the platform back then, and I haven't found any pictures of
it.

Basically what it boils down to is that the two "vents" in this
picture http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/...6_Euston41.jpg

are really corridoors to the original platform exit. Here's the inside
of one of them, complete with old posters -
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/s...n/euston11.jpg

The platforms there were originally islands, so the only way to get to
the platform from those corridoors would be by (highly visible)
bridge, crossing the (now filled in) northbound tracks.

That would be fairly unique - the vents are in the middle of the
platform, and there are two of them, so unlike all other bridges over
the tracks on island platforms on deep tubes, the bridge structure
must actually have been visible from the platforms.

So there must somewhere be a picture of that?

Although I think such a picture is as rare as hen's teeth, I did find a plan of the City and South London station at Euston in the National Archives that shows the layout of the station above and below.
Station Plan 1 shows the station at Booking Hall Level.
Station Plan 5 shows the unusual layout at the top of the stairs where the passageways meet with a ticket office, station masters office and porters office between them.
Station Plan 6 shows a larger plan which incorporates passageways and lifts & spiral stairs.
This is the closest I've come to realiseing what it used to look like, good luck if you do find a photo!

lonelytraveller · February 7th 10, 04:00 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 7 Feb, 00:49, Keerde wrote:
Station Plan 6 shows a larger plan which incorporates passageways and
lifts & spiral stairs.

And what's the bit going through the north wall of the platforms - I
didn't think anything was beyond that side?

MIG · February 7th 10, 04:36 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 7 Feb, 17:00, lonelytraveller
wrote:
On 7 Feb, 00:49, Keerde wrote:

Station Plan 6 shows a larger plan which incorporates passageways and
lifts & spiral stairs.

And what's the bit going through the north wall of the platforms - I
didn't think anything was beyond that side?

There is still a section of the southbound station tunnel with a wider
diameter corresponding to where the easternmost passageway comes out.
So the hole where it comes out is recessed. Maybe there was just some
kind of support structure for the bridge. No sign that it actually
went through to the north.

I thought it was said in past discussions that the platform was
extended, so it may actually have been the end of the platform at one
time.

Paul Terry[_2_] · February 7th 10, 04:29 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , Keerde
writes

Station Plan 1 shows the station at Booking Hall Level.

Ah ... a Parcels Office. Wonderful!
--
Paul Terry

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