Alexandra Palace [1st]
A closer look at all that remains of the first Alexandra Palace station, now a community centre, on 20th December 2010. Much more conveniently-sited for the palace than the present station of that name (the former Wood Green) on the GNR main line which is right at the bottom of the steep hill on which 'Ally Pally' stands, it was opened by the Muswell Hill Railway (absorbed into the GNR in 1911) in 1873 and, by rights, should still be open as the terminus of one of LUL's Northern Line branches. It closed in 1954 despite work on the electrification project having been almost completed just prior to WWII with third rails laid and lineside cabling installed all the way and platforms at stations adjusted to tube train height. What a waste.
Location: Alexandra Palace [1st] (former)
Original line: Muswell Hill Railway
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: Disused London stations, 1981-2022 Disused London stations 1981-2023
Date: 20/12/2010
Image number: 68588
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