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From the same A-Z that I described that tube map, another interesting section
is a gazetteer towards the back of "Places of Interest".
Apart from some that we might expect today, like Buck house and the Albert
memorial, it includes some less familiar places (to me), such as the College of
Arms, Blackfriars, and Crosby Hall, Cheyne Walk, and a Safety, Health and
Welfare Museum listed at Horseferry road (I think I once heard someone
recalling a visit to this, though when I worked for British Safety Council I
never heard anyone mention it, so I guess it is no longer there. Likewise a
Parkes Museum, about public health and sanitation on Buckingham Palace Road.
Also London Stone, in St.Swithin's wall. And Staple inn, Holborn(Chancery lane
tube)
Some memories of yesteryear, for those old enough: the Docks! (each listed with
travel info.); Festival Pleasure Gardens & Fun Fair, at Battersea Park; Fleet
street, of course (busy thoroughfare, centre of the newspaper industry);
People's Palace, in Mile End Road (promising "Continental Films, every Sun,
7.30" and a "Pantomine at Xmas, seats 1/6d to 2/6d" (station Stepney Green);
Scotland yard(New Scotland Yard) at Victoria Embankment of course.
Well, not strictly transport, but part of the changing map and places you might
have gone to.

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CharlesPottins writes
From the same A-Z that I described that tube map, another interesting section
is a gazetteer towards the back of "Places of Interest".
[...]
People's Palace, in Mile End Road (promising "Continental Films, every Sun,
7.30" and a "Pantomine at Xmas, seats 1/6d to 2/6d" (station Stepney Green);

I think this must now be Genesis, although I've been told that the
building (looks a bit like a Menorah) opposite Mile End station is on
the site of a cinema.
--
Kat Me, Ambivalent? Well, yes and no.

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In message ,
CharlesPottins writes
From the same A-Z that I described that tube map, another interesting section
is a gazetteer towards the back of "Places of Interest".
[...]
People's Palace, in Mile End Road (promising "Continental Films, every Sun,
7.30" and a "Pantomine at Xmas, seats 1/6d to 2/6d" (station Stepney Green);

I think this must now be Genesis, although I've been told that the
building (looks a bit like a Menorah) opposite Mile End station is on
the site of a cinema.


Genesis was the Empire cinema, the one opposite your station was the
Odeon.

The People's Palace was next to Queen Mary's at Bancroft Road.

There's a picture at
http://www.eastlondonhistory.fsnet.c...leEnd/pc44.htm

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In message , Jim Brittin
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Genesis was the Empire cinema, the one opposite your station was the
Odeon.

The People's Palace was next to Queen Mary's at Bancroft Road.

There's a picture at
http://www.eastlondonhistory.fsnet.c...leEnd/pc44.htm

Thanks for that.
Do you know if there are any pictures of the Odeon online anywhere?
--
Kat Me, Ambivalent? Well, yes and no.

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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Jim Brittin wrote:

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In message ,
CharlesPottins writes
From the same A-Z that I described that tube map, another interesting section
is a gazetteer towards the back of "Places of Interest".
[...]
People's Palace, in Mile End Road (promising "Continental Films, every Sun,
7.30" and a "Pantomine at Xmas, seats 1/6d to 2/6d" (station Stepney Green);

I think this must now be Genesis, although I've been told that the
building (looks a bit like a Menorah) opposite Mile End station is on
the site of a cinema.

Genesis was the Empire cinema, the one opposite your station was the
Odeon.

The People's Palace was next to Queen Mary's at Bancroft Road.

It's actually a part of QM, and is still there. See:

http://hepwww.ph.qmul.ac.uk/travel/ppalace.html

tom

--
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man. -- Heraclitus

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In article , Kat
writes
In message ,
CharlesPottins writes
From the same A-Z that I described that tube map, another interesting section
is a gazetteer towards the back of "Places of Interest".
[...]
People's Palace, in Mile End Road (promising "Continental Films, every Sun,
7.30" and a "Pantomine at Xmas, seats 1/6d to 2/6d" (station Stepney Green);

I think this must now be Genesis, although I've been told that the
building (looks a bit like a Menorah) opposite Mile End station is on
the site of a cinema.

The Peoples Palace is not part of Queen Mary College, it houses a large
lecture theatre.
--
Andrew
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communication can not be guaranteed.
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associations or companies I am involved with.

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In article , Andrew P Smith
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In article , Kat
writes
In message ,
CharlesPottins writes
From the same A-Z that I described that tube map, another interesting section
is a gazetteer towards the back of "Places of Interest".
[...]
People's Palace, in Mile End Road (promising "Continental Films, every Sun,
7.30" and a "Pantomine at Xmas, seats 1/6d to 2/6d" (station Stepney Green);

I think this must now be Genesis, although I've been told that the
building (looks a bit like a Menorah) opposite Mile End station is on
the site of a cinema.

The Peoples Palace is not part of Queen Mary College, it houses a large
lecture theatre.

That should read 'now' instead of not.........
--
Andrew
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communication can not be guaranteed.
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