Hidden London : discovering the forgotten underground / Chris Nix, Siddy Holloway and David Bownes with Sam Mullins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nix, Chris, author.

Holloway, Siddy, author.

Bownes, David, author.

Mullins, Sam, author.

Contributor:

London Transport Museum, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Subways--England--London--History--Pictorial works.

Subways.

Subway stations--England--London--History--Pictorial works.

Subway stations.

Buildings.

Buildings--England--London--Pictorial works.

History.

England--London.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

History.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

231 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press ; London : London Transport Museum, 2019.

Summary:

An exploration of the abandoned tributaries of London's vast and vital transportation network through breathtaking images and unexpected stories. 'Hidden London' is a lavishly illustrated history of disused and repurposed London Underground spaces. It provides the first narrative of a previously secret and barely understood aspect of London's history. Behind locked doors and lost entrances lies a secret world of abandoned stations, redundant passageways, empty elevator shafts, and cavernous ventilation ducts. The Tube is an ever-expanding network that has left in its wake hidden places and spaces. "Hidden London" opens up the lost worlds of London's Underground and offers a fascinating analysis of why Underground spaces--including the deep-level shelter at Clapham South, the closed Aldwych station, the lost tunnels of Euston--have fallen into disuse and how they have been repurposed. With access to previously unseen archives, architectural drawings, and images, the authors create an authoritative account of London's hidden Underground story. This surprising and at times myth-breaking narrative interweaves spectacular, newly commissioned photography of disused stations and Underground structures today.

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

King William Street : the first disused tube station

Piccadilly Circus : a new heart for London

Down Street : the safest place in London

55 Broadway : a cathedral of modernity

Clapham South : deep-level shelter beneath the common

North End : unopened station and secret bunker

Ongar & Quainton Road : from underground outposts to heritage railways

Highgate High-level : change for the Northern Heights

The Strand : how Hollywood came to the underground

Euston : gateway to the north.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300245790

0300245793

OCLC:

1119531867