Paul Terry wrote:
In message , Basil Jet
writes

At the point where the road used to go over the canal basin, the
road still has a lengthy bump, but the pavements are banked up a
foot or two higher at the centre.

At a guess, there are utilities running under the pavement that were
too expensive to move - sewer pipes and the like.

Thanks - I always forget the utilities.

Speaking of utilities, I just found this attractively designed site about
the drains of Toronto.
"Angels Of The Underground" http://www.aotu.ca/index2.html

Back to our Angel of the Underground, does anyone know the purpose of the
octagonal building bearing LU signs at the junction of Goswell Road and City
Road, and when it was built?
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...77. 56,,1,0.8.

In message , Basil Jet
writes

Back to our Angel of the Underground, does anyone know the purpose of the
octagonal building bearing LU signs at the junction of Goswell Road and City
Road, and when it was built?

I'm pretty sure it's the surface exit from the emergency stairs at Angel
station, constructed in 1992 when the station was rebuilt with separate
platforms instead of the former narrow island platform. It's close to
the old station entrance, which was almost opposite.
--
Paul Terry