CitadelMonkey
23-06-2009, 01:10 PM
Visited as part of a (quite large) organised trip from Sub Brit. As you will all know access to closed underground stations is pretty much impossible so to actually get to visit one of these places is rare indeed.
The station was opened in 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR) company, as part of its branch to Highgate. South Kentish Town is located on the Northern Line between Kentish Town and Camden Town and due to its close proximity to these two stations it was not used much during its lifetime. It was closed during a power station strike on 5th June 1924 and never reopened. During the war, the lift shaft was blocked, the platform was removed, a barrier was placed between the platform area and the track and a floor erected to make the station a two storey air raid shelter. All this was removed later since they restricted the speed trains could pass through the station. The station has now been converted into the Omega Sauna and Massage Parlour;) and Cash Converters.
A few pics
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Thanks to everyone who made this an enjoyable visit.:thumb
The station was opened in 1907 by the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR) company, as part of its branch to Highgate. South Kentish Town is located on the Northern Line between Kentish Town and Camden Town and due to its close proximity to these two stations it was not used much during its lifetime. It was closed during a power station strike on 5th June 1924 and never reopened. During the war, the lift shaft was blocked, the platform was removed, a barrier was placed between the platform area and the track and a floor erected to make the station a two storey air raid shelter. All this was removed later since they restricted the speed trains could pass through the station. The station has now been converted into the Omega Sauna and Massage Parlour;) and Cash Converters.
A few pics
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2168/2304469892_8215350d53.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2304470990_1f7c8d1f84.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2013/2303669841_aab8675bd5.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2035/2304474146_2dc88931c2.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2023/2303675481_84d88f2688.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2304481286_7a7e799749.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2279/2303680077_49b0d7b39d.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2303681909_d437610e01.jpg
Thanks to everyone who made this an enjoyable visit.:thumb