On 14 Jan, 20:16, lonelytraveller
wrote:
On 14 Jan, 04:35, wrote:

There was an exit at the extreme rear end of the EB Central Line
plaform. You went up stairs then turned right into a corridor which
lead due north to reach the lifts lower landing. At top level these
lifts allowed access directly onto the concourse of Broad Street BR
station. All this was still there disused until the Broadgate Centre
was built in the mid-1980s.

Do you happen to know where the spiral staircase was, and what
happened to it?

The is a "lift shaft" type area located between the platforms towards
the middle. It's now a pump room (the pump was prone to fail not so
long ago, causing flooding on the platform). As others have said, the
escalator shaft towards Broad Street was located at the west end of
the platforms, up some stairs and along a passage, coming out where
the bus station now is.

Do you happen to know where the spiral staircase was, and what
happened to it?

The is a "lift shaft" type area located between the platforms towards
the middle. It's now a pump room (the pump was prone to fail not so
long ago, causing flooding on the platform). As others have said, the
escalator shaft towards Broad Street was located at the west end of
the platforms, up some stairs and along a passage, coming out where
the bus station now is.

So I assume its been capped now at the ticket hall level, so that they
can have that newer set of escalators to the north?
But is the shaft completely blocked up, or can you still get to it
from a newer staircase, as, perhaps, an emergency escape?

What is it pumping out? (obviously water, but where is it coming from
in such heavy quantities to cause flooding - does the walbrook pass by
there?)

On 15 Jan, 08:47, lonelytraveller
wrote:

So I assume its been capped now at the ticket hall level, so that they
can have that newer set of escalators to the north?
But is the shaft completely blocked up, or can you still get to it
from a newer staircase, as, perhaps, an emergency escape?


I must admit, I never actually looked up - mainly due to the smell
inside. It was always more a case of, open door, take a deep breath,
go in, reset the pump and get out before breathing again ;-)

What is it pumping out? (obviously water, but where is it coming from
in such heavy quantities to cause flooding - does the walbrook pass by
there?)

It's the lowest sump of the station. It wasn't down to the quantity of
water being pumped out that caused the flooding, it was the pump
repeatedly breaking down due to being life expired.

"lonelytraveller" wrote in
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Do you happen to know where the spiral staircase was, and what
happened to it?

The is a "lift shaft" type area located between the platforms towards
the middle. It's now a pump room (the pump was prone to fail not so
long ago, causing flooding on the platform). As others have said, the
escalator shaft towards Broad Street was located at the west end of
the platforms, up some stairs and along a passage, coming out where
the bus station now is.

So I assume its been capped now at the ticket hall level, so that they
can have that newer set of escalators to the north?


I think it's to the more extreme West of the site than that.

I had a little wander around Liverpool St the other day, and at the far
western end of the eastbound platform is a footbridge over the line, which
would make sense with an exit at that end going up a few steps then turning
due north and crossing the platform.

There's little room for anything else to be using that bridge, as the
westernmost of the three banks of escalators has already cleared that height
at the point where the line is crossed.


But is the shaft completely blocked up, or can you still get to it
from a newer staircase, as, perhaps, an emergency escape?


It looked like the 'wall' at the western ends of the central line platforms
was in effect a door/grille, so one could presumably go through there, up
the steps and over the footbridge to the lift/spiral staircase concourse at
least.

BTN

The is a "lift shaft" type area located between the platforms towards
the middle. It's now a pump room (the pump was prone to fail not so
long ago, causing flooding on the platform). As others have said, the
escalator shaft towards Broad Street was located at the west end of
the platforms, up some stairs and along a passage, coming out where
the bus station now is.
So I assume its been capped now at the ticket hall level, so that they
can have that newer set of escalators to the north?
I think it's to the more extreme West of the site than that.
I had a little wander around Liverpool St the other day, and at the far
western end of the eastbound platform is a footbridge over the line, which
would make sense with an exit at that end going up a few steps then turning
due north and crossing the platform.
I've noticed that, the current access to it is from the door directly
next to it on the platform - it goes up about 3 steps towards the
escalators then its a wall and you have to turn round to go up to the
bridge. I'm not sure if that's a new access to an old bridge. To me,
it seems to be too far north from liverpool street (the street) to go
directly to some sort of access to (the former) broad street station -
its closer to being directly underneath that modern shopping arcade
between liverpool street station and broadgate.

There's little room for anything else to be using that bridge, as the
westernmost of the three banks of escalators has already cleared that height
at the point where the line is crossed.
But only the middle bank of escalators is original. And the
westernmost one was most likely only added when they rebuilt liverpool
street station in the 1990s

On Jan 26, 12:35*am, lonelytraveller
wrote:
The is a "lift shaft" type area located between the platforms towards
the middle. It's now a pump room (the pump was prone to fail not so
long ago, causing flooding on the platform). As others have said, the
escalator shaft towards Broad Street was located at the west end of
the platforms, up some stairs and along a passage, coming out where
the bus station now is.
So I assume its been capped now at the ticket hall level, so that they
can have that newer set of escalators to the north?
I think it's to the more extreme West of the site than that.
I had a little wander around Liverpool St the other day, and at the far
western end of the eastbound platform is a footbridge over the line, which
would make sense with an exit at that end going up a few steps then turning
due north and crossing the platform.

I've noticed that, the current access to it is from the door directly
next to it on the platform - it goes up about 3 steps towards the
escalators then its a wall and you have to turn round to go up to the
bridge. I'm not sure if that's a new access *to an old bridge. To me,
it seems to be too far north from liverpool street (the street) to go
directly to some sort of access to (the former) broad street station -
its closer to being directly underneath that modern shopping arcade
between liverpool street station and broadgate.

There's little room for anything else to be using that bridge, as the
westernmost of the three banks of escalators has already cleared that height
at the point where the line is crossed.

But only the middle bank of escalators is original. And the
westernmost one was most likely only added when they rebuilt liverpool
street station in the 1990s

No; they may be new but I am sure they are exactly where they were.