Barbican
The disused Widened Lines platforms at Barbican station, looking west, in the snow on Sunday, 20th January 2013. This station opened in 1865 and once boasted a magnificent all-over glass roof that disintegrated during the London 'Blitz' air raids and the frame was taken down in 1955. It is still possible to see the brackets that supported the roof all the way along the outer walls of the station. The signal box in the background has since been demolished. I would also refer you to Sir John Betjeman's delightful poem 'Monody on the Death of Aldersgate Street station' (under which name the station opened in 1865) in which he describes his love for the London that once was and his horror for the changes that came after 1945.
Location: Barbican
Original line: Widened Lines (Metropolitan Railway)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: London Underground stations 2010-2023
Date: 20/01/2013
Image number: 71866
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