If you look closely enough at many underground platforms, you’ll see a range of “hidden in plain sight” signs and features. I took this photo of mailbox for Staff Letters at Walthamstow Central Station. What are your favourite hidden or secret sights on underground platforms?
This photo was taken during my Victoria Line Walk, in support of Bowel Cancer UK to see more photos from the walk you can visit my Flickr page.
Photo of the tunnel at Finsbury Park station. The narrowness of the tunnel means Finsbury Park Station is the only Victoria line station without ticket barriers. Just be sure to tap out on one of the Oyster Card readers if you’re travelling on one to avoid a penalty fare.
This photo was taken during my Victoria Line Walk, in support of Bowel Cancer UK to see more photos from the walk you can visit my Flickr page.
During my station visits and walks I take a lot of random photos of London. I thought I might feature a few of them here while I’m writing my next major blog post. So over the coming days I’ll post photos from my Victoira line walk that didn’t make the cut into the blog post. Hope you enjoy.
Today’s picture is of the King’s Cross Clock Tower with the ugly green roof and CCTV camera also visible. The green roof is now being dismantled, which should make King’s Cross feel more open.
This photo was taken during my Victoria Line Walk, in support of Bowel Cancer UK to see more photos from the walk you can visit my Flickr page.
This post is part of my Randomly London v. The Tube Challenge. Get the latest about challenge updates here. Donate to Bowel Cancer UK here.
Buckingham Palace, just one of the sights you can see along the Victoria line.Amazingly enough the day of my Victoria line walk happens to be another sunny Saturday in September. I’ve decided walk the line in the reverse order from the station visits – Walthamstow Central to Brixton this time. Walking north to south is a deliberate decision; psychologically, it feels like you’re going downhill.
I set off out of the station at full speed along Selborne Road, passing an Asda and a passed out drunk, then walk parallel to Walthamstow High Street, where you can find Walthamstow Market – Europe’s longest daily outdoor market.
I decide against my normal better judgement to cut over to the High Street. Normally I avoid crowds whenever I can. I love living in big cities, except for having to deal with all the other people.
Continue reading Victoria Line Walk – From Walthamstow Central to Brixton
This Victoria line map created by Rentonomy could not have come out at better time. It shows the average weekly rent at each station along the Victoria line. Prices reflect average 2-bed flats near to stations. The overall shape shouldn’t be too surprising for anyone who’s lived in London for more than a month.
The peak is at Green Park (£965 per week), just north of Buckingham Palace and the gateway to Mayfair. I am a little surprised to see that Oxford Circus and Victoria are almost the same price as you couldn’t pay me enough to live in the former. Also, I’m surprised Stockwell is more expensive than Brixton as I’d much rather live in the latter. At the far end of the line, Walthamstow (£193 per week) is by far the cheapest.
You can of course learn more about the Victoria line from my facts, trivia and impression page. Plus, stay tuned for more my post about my Victoria line walk coming soon.
Special thanks to Rentonomy for the use of their map.
When I’m not working, walking the tube or out at the pub, I spend a fair bit of time reading about London. There are so many good blogs about London out there that don’t get the attention they deserve. So I’ve decided to start an irregular feature where I highlight some of the better posts I’ve read recently.
Continue reading 25 Great London Blog Posts From The Past 25 Days
This is one of my favourite signs I’ve seen in London in the past year. The sign gives rather vague, passive aggressive directions to all of South Ken’s major tourist attractions. Created by Gilding the Lilly Flowers, I’m guessing they were getting a little fed up constantly telling people how to get to the museums or Harrods. However, after looking at the “map” they give, I’m not sure how useful it really was.
This was taken in December, 2011 and unfortunately was taken away soon after. Very glad I managed to get a picture while it was there.
Part 4 of TUBE TUBE’s Back2Work series. Seems the investigation is starting to unravel the truth. Very enjoyable acting, but I have to admit the plot isn’t really doing it for me. You can follow them on tiwtter @tubetubelondon, Like them on facebook and of course subscribe to their YouTube channel.
Part 3 of the Back2Work TUBE TUBE series. Shot at Westminster station, the plot continues to thicken. As always you can find out more from their YouTube channel, Facebook page and twitter account.
The ongoing saga about Back2Work in the TUBE TUBE series continues in video 2 in this 7 part series. You can find out more about the whole project from the TUBE TUBE YouTube channel, Facebook page and twitter account.