Underground History Guest Book

Linda
22.08.2009 20:34
#137

What a fantastic website! I travelled with my family from Leicester recently to spend 2 days in London and we used the underground often. When we got home I was curious about the history of the place and this was the first site I Googled. It was a riveting read, love all the pictures and the little facts, from the defunct spiral escalator to the printer-friendly page outlining all the glimpses of history you can catch at existing stations. I just wish I'd found this before we'd gone -- I would have been peeping through grilles and looking out for landmarks in the tunnels. I have to say, this is one of the best hobbyist websites I've visited on any subject. Keep up the good work and please continue to update when you can

Sam Betts
28.07.2009 15:26
#135

I originally started looking at the site to try and find a map that showed disused tube lines/stations over a modern map (AtoZ style). However I found a thoroughly interesting site which has clearly been well researched and had a lot of time devoted to it. Well done.
Incidently, if anyone knows where I could find a map as detailed above it would be much appreciated.

Andy
28.07.2009 00:45
#134

This is the BEST site i have ever seen ! Utter respect to your dedication & determination on compiling so much information & so many pictures. I like so many, would love to take a tour of the Underground, sadly no longer available and I consider myself lucky to have been able to access certain areas, unavailable to public view due to me being emergency personnel. It is such an eye opener down there! Keep up the fantastic work you do ! Best Regards

Robyn
02.07.2009 23:19
#131

I just wanted to thank you for such an interesting website. It's unbelievably well-researched and written with such enthusiasm and dedication that one can't help but be caught up by the excitement! I've just read Barbara Vine / Ruth Rendell's "King Solomon's Carpet" and typed in "underground ghost stations" to learn more about the ones she mentions. I thought that there were some interesting facts in that book but they're nothing compared to yours! I'm so glad I found your website; I take the Tube every day (and it really is the Tube - it's the Victoria line - I now know the difference!) and have lived in London all of my life but knew barely any of the information you've managed to stuff into this site. When I was little, I remember being told by my friends that if you looked out of the window, you might see an old station, but I was never sure whether or not I believed them. Now I'm going to revert to my childhood and start pressing my face to the glass every time I go through certain stretches of the Underground, just to catch a glimpse of these erstwhile tunnels and platforms!

Thank you so much, it really is a fascinating site!

All the best,
Robyn

johan englund
21.06.2009 01:31
#130

Thanks for making this site. I keep coming back here quite often read about stations and it's fascinating reading.
Sorry to hear about people sending rude email. I hope it will not stop you from adding info on this site when time permits.

Cheers

Johan

Barbara Johnstone
21.05.2009 07:06
#128

Just discovered your site through an obscure cryptic crossword clue about the 'Bull and Bush' pub (and hence station). Have always been fascinated by the London Underground through much commuting years ago, including spotting the platform signs for Wood Green while travelling from Northolt to the City. Now I've found out from you all about Wood Green - thanks! I shall return to your site and soak up some more. I'm not the only female interested in the underground, am I? By the way, did you ever see a horror movie made in the 70s about a group of people who had been trapped in the building of the underground and had become an underground people who could only say 'Mind the doors' because this was all they had heard of language? Daft film but highly entertaining - my student friends and I went around for ages scaring each other by creeping up and saying these words...