Holland Park | Hidden London Hangouts (S08E03)
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- The team visit Holland Park, a true survivor of the Central London Railway on the trail of original features lost at neighbouring stations on the Central line. Chris and Alex get the keys to find the secrets and Siddy and Laura guide us through the images, artwork and opera associated with the station.
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Exceptonally respectful end credits, thank you for that. I am loving this series. It is my birthday today and I am stuck at work on a ship, 600 miles inside the arctic circle. So this was a truly super birthday present for me!
WHAT???? This is AMAZING! Thanks for being part of this. I’m so humbled!
@@alexgrundon2346 Thanks for replying, no need to be humbled. I really enjoy your films with content from you and Chris, Laura and Siddy. The combination of historical, technical and artistic detail is perfect and makes for, for me at any rate, thoroughly absorbing content every episode. I have been a great lover of the Underground since I first used it in the late 80s and early 90s. Around about the same time I first went to the LT museum. I am one of those who always wonders what is behind the locked doors. So I love the deep dives into the system your films give. Thanks to you and the others for your enthusiasm and sharing your knowledge.
Happy Belated birthday
@@paulwheeler4283 Thank you my friend.
@@carlwilson1772 you're welcome 🙂
Hi chaps & Ladies, I just wanted to touch back and update that I finally made a trip on the Elizabeth line , wow , I had to wait for so long after a stroke in 2022 , I managed to take a trip to Bond Street and honestly the beauty at that station moved me to tears with joy. Wishing you thanks again for a brilliant channel.
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13:04 The woman is happy to see Alex !
Very good. Never thought about it until you mentioned it public only see the upper part of the tunnel.
Alex, to prune your monstera, best done in spring when it's in growth. Wear disposable gloves as the sap is toxic and can irritate. Make sure your secateurs are clean. Then take out anything dead or dying. Cut at the base of the stems you want to remove at a 45 degree angle. It will sprout again from these points. You can als take cuttings, which should root in water. Wash the sap of your secateurs and dry. Good luck!
Ok so you are AMAZING. Thank you so much
Loved seeing this as I used to drive trains on the central Line back in the mid 1980s. Those beautiful brass panels at the front of the platform were not signals for us though (no signal ID plates is a real giveaway), running signals were in the tunnels. The lights on those panels were platform repeaters for staff (platform and Guards when crew operated in my day) to dispatch trains with as they wouldn’t have been able to have easily or safely seen the ones in the tunnels for us. There would have been two lights on the panels - one green and one yellow (yellow to indicate the station starter was at danger). Now redundant with the new signalling and control systems and DOO operation.
Enjoyed this very much and will watch some of the others. Hoping that the Marble Arch episode shows the old signal cabin at the western end of the westbound platform. Happy memories of that and reversing in the siding when working the dreaded Marble Arch Liverpool St Reverser services which we all hated so much 😊
The REPEATER! I loved how on curved platforms the guard would hang out and keep an eye for a green on the repeater midway down the platform bend before closing the doors
Catching up on Series 8 before my semi-annual trip to London. This allows me to still enjoy the Tube from 6000 miles away, but from 15 November, I get to explore them again first-hand.
If you look on the web you can see that Holland Park got a jaundice-yellow retile (50s? 60s?) that's wholly vanished - probably fixing the decrepitude shown in the wartime pics. Photos from 2015 show that almost everything at platform level is from the 2016 heritage-style retile - including roundels and frieze. Just the route diagram, way-out lightbox and the Chromo no-exit sign seem to be survivors of times past. Clearly some care was taken to get the feel right - and works because as you say the decor is thought to be authentic when it's only 7 years old!
Should be a good one. I remember Holland Park being closed for lift replacement work not so very long ago, and they took the opportunity to retile and refurbish the platforms and the passageways at the same time!
I always enjoy your videos. I’m an American who lived near London as a child in the 70s. I especially liked the Gloucester Road episode - I can still recall riding the old style lifts there.
Great video! I used to work at Holland Park station up until 2011 and this video brought back lots of memories of that time.
Just a few extra things to point out, which I’m sure would be of interest. When you were in the narrow corridor under Lansdowne Road (which some staff claimed to be haunted, though I never witnessed anything odd myself!) as you headed towards the door that lead out onto the stairs, I recall there was an inspection cover in the floor - you must have walked on it - and it had C L R cast into it representing Central London Railway. Surely an original feature.
When I was there, behind the lifts on the upper landing, there was a fair sized room and it was tiled with original tiles. They were square and one colour below about shoulder height, a different colour above that and a tiled dado separating the different colours. I believe, back in the day, passengers would exit through the back of the lifts out on to Lansdowne Road through this room, so this area used to be public. Similar tiling was on the walls in the old Shepherd’s Bush station ticket hall before it was rebuilt in 2008.
Also, when I was there, the supervisor’s office was located to the right as you came in the main entrance and was removed some years ago when the ticket offices on the Underground closed - the Supervisor moved into the old ticket office.
The space with the marble terrazzo floor at the bottom of the stairs used to be the old ticket office mess room. Funny to see that again!
I lived on Ladbroke Grove in the seventies, so I used this station often. I took it all for granted, never noticed neat things like the clock.
The friezes are reproductions of metal plate ones (like Alex's Kentish Town one with the line colour at the top and bottom) that used to sit directly on the wall without a backing board. I remember when the whole central section had them and was interested to see that these approximations (and newly sticking out) were 'reinstated' during the re-tiling at a time when the standard of upper and lower case lettering with the line colour just at the top was already being rolled out as the standard. Perhaps there is a stash of the removed ones at Acton Depot somewhere.
Indeed there is, a great big wall of them. I think this and Euston Square are the only ones that use this style (I think Euston Square might be original too), so almost every other one has ended up in Acton.
PPS floral art work poster with a peacock - used to be peacocks strolling around Holland Park / the park not station
Thank you all for another sensational episode and Thank you so much for the shout out and I wouldn't have thought that Holland park station was deep enough to have been a shelter station but that's incredible that particular era of transport history and British always fascinates me and it's a shame that the station is changed so since it originally opened but I love that so many features still remain including the signage and signaling equipment on the platform it's a shame you weren't able to take a closer look but I understand why it has to be security sealed and Alex I can definitely imagine you in a top hat you being so suave and sophisticated
Would you be my PR? 😂
@@alexgrundon2346 yes with the greatest of pleasure good sir
According to IMDB Intermission was released in 2003/2004
Hi team. love that they have kept some original signage on the platforms, must go and see these sometime, great episode, thank you all hope you feel better soon Siddy ❤❤🤗
Station of my childhood. I remember when the main entrance is where those fire exit doors changed in the refurbishment.
What don't understand which I might discover is why is the Platform walls I've never been repainted.!! Why is the platform signage still propped up against the wall?
Thanks guys and girls this is the first episode I've seen for months ❤
Amazing as usual. These films are wonderful to watch, the Dirt detectives are back!!!
10:26 - He may not have the keys, but luckily he did have the secret!
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@@alexgrundon2346you missed your opportunity in this episode 🤣
Saturdays are much better at 6pm these days .great viewing guys and girls
i love the dynamic interactions between you guys.
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And I promise we are genuinely great friends. I learn so much from them
Loved the show. Never knew the space under platforms was semi-accessible, had always assumed it was filled.
Stick with us, I think we’ll go down there some episode soon
@@alexgrundon2346lots of them have some form of access. I remember one at Marble Arch when I was a signalman there. Best and most terrifying story was the tramp that made a home underneath the old island platform at Angel. You can imagine how terrified the staff were when they eventually discovered him pottering about!
25:10 nothing like a good bit of bonding-age! Very down to earth.... 😂Awesome episode as per usual chaps and chapettes.
Finally my local station
Another super explore, Guys. Thanks for sharing your adventure🙂👍
I’m with Siddy about those rather drab platform tiles, why they couldn’t find a good match… tunnel platforms needed a fresh lick of pain + the extensions.
I had my Hidden London delivered today 💚🤎
What a nice treat on a chilly Devon evening, thanks guys
Wonderful to see you all again!
The thing with the space underneath the platform is, that its due to the floor height of the trains. I'd guess, that'd be 90 cm or so? With the new, modern low-floor accessible tram-like vehicles you wouldn't have that much room to play with: 35 cm tops.
mentioned water ingress and the tiles…you showed exactly that with the painted tiles at the bottom of the spiral staircase- those holes and stains are clear signs if water ingress
and Intermission came out in 2003, so the poster dates from then
PLEASE do a video at the mainline stations please. Like EUSTON, KINGS CROSS, PADDINGTON etc. ❤
It’s a teeny bit more tricky because they’re not London Transport property but let me do some digging to see if anyone’s done it before and whether we’d just be duplicating
Looking forward to it
Thank you so much for your videos! Wonderful!
another great episode, thanks all
Must ask, as they started on Lansdowne Road, have any of you been to Lansdowne Road station in Dublin? Trains run UNDER the main stand of the Aviva Stadium, which I call Lansdowne Road, before crossing a level crossing to enter the station!
I enjoyed that tonight.
12:12 92 steps, 5 storeys (with two extra steps) or 15.3 metres below ground
There seems to be a Lansdowne Road in most towns and cities.
@7.24 -- I wanted to see more of that gorgeous Art Deco stepped curved ceiling !!
Another great episode. Waiting on Ep4
Anther 💎 coming up ✅
The poster on the photo at 34:30 mins, if it's Laurel & Hardy (fl. 1927+) it's not 1914. Or vice versa.
Those white flowers are fresias.
Would the green trim tiling would have been added after the Central London Railway was bought up by UERL to create visual continuity with the Leslie Green stations
Have you all thought about writing a book and adding beautiful pictures from your shows?
Loved the entrance area, but the platforms looked really dingy.
So, Chris likes a T shirt random sticker! Instructions, or perhaps a warning if what to if standing behind him.
Hello there everyone, I am wondering if there will ever be an eastbound extension of the Bakerloo line from Elephant & Castle to New Cross Gate (interchange with the London Overground East London Line) and terminating at Lewisham. At Lewisham, there is an interchange with the Docklands Light Railway to Bank and Stratford. Then there is Southeastern Railway services to Dartford. Mention also has to be made of the ageing 1972 Tube Stock trains, which should be replaced by a follow on order of the Siemens 2024 Tube Stock trains for the Piccadilly line. Best wishes and take care. Kind regards. Peter Skuce. St Albans. Hertfordshire.
the plan to extend the Bakerloo line is planned to go ahead but with the financial issues of TFL don't expect it any time soon
Well, of course. Edward Woodward would.
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Re "Ladies Cloak Room": Considering that above the stairs there is a sign simply saying "Gentlemen" with a pointing hand, and the fact that on the "Ladies" sign the pointing hand is next to the word "Ladies", somewhat seperating it from the rest, could actually be, that the one sign points to the Gent's restrooms, and the other one to the Ladies' one as well as a Cloak Room, where people could leave (or rather collect?) their coats?
Restrooms? Not a UK term!Surely people wouldn't need to leave their coat...wouldn't they need it at the other end of their journey?!!
Did someone (Alex!) stick a label on the back of Chris's top?
Shhhh 😉
Can anyone tell me what has happened to Series 8 Episode4. Cannot find it on RUclips
Where can we buy the Jennie Tufts’ poster??
Any plans to visit Russell Square?
Yes indeed
@@alexgrundon2346From memory Alex the station is a J Wooliscroft one and branded tile is/was straight ahead outside the lifts at platform level, hopefully not covered by poster frames!
Does the station have lifts or excalaters?
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PS guys, why are you carrying & not wearing your hi Vi 😅
Sometimes it’s compulsory but not always - platforms absolutely essential
Next episode?
So guys, you Can manage to make a great episode without the lovely Siddy and Laura 😄💪, well done really enjoyed that 👏👏👏
Suddenly the Hangouts became a casual battle of the sexes! Looking forward to my wonderful Siddy and Laura entertaining me in weeks to come x😊
@@alexgrundon2346haha thanks for replying alex, seriously it was a great episode, well done 👏👏
9.14 they're bricks not tiles.
You don't really see that much glazed brick on the system.
Any old fruit Alex? Oooooooh matron 😅
Dont shout at me. But not my favourite station
Mine neither. The staff are golden but the station, cloudy with the odd sunny spell 😉