Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Why Does Highbury & Islington Station Look so Crap?
Courtesy of the Islington Archaeology & History Society I've just found out why Highbury and Islington Station looks so nondescript.
It was opened as a grand station in 1872. After being twice hit by bombs in the war, it ended its life as a storage space before being demolished during the construction of the Victoria Line.
Ooda thunk! Thanks IAHS.
Read more form IAHS at www.islingtonhistory.org.uk.
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Permalink Reply by james walsh on
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The direct hit of a V1 bomb didn't help much http://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/highbury-corner-bomb
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Town planners throught UK finished off what the Luftwaffe could not
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on
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There's an old discussion thread on Flickr here which includes some accounts from people's family members who remembered the station as it was. And others whose parents and grandparents recalled the bombing.
This website has some interesting stuff.
A 1910 photo is very clear.
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Thanks for those links Alan
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Permalink Reply by Abi on
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Yes, it's fascinating stuff - also worth noting that one of the original pillars from the grand old station remains, just visible to the left of the existing cattle-shed as you walk in.
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Fin Fahey took this photo in 2006. He was scathing about how the wartime V-1 bomb damage was later used - in his view - as an excuse to demolish the remainder of the building.
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I understand that the post office at Highbury corner is planned to close down soon. That building is falling apart anyway so I wonder if they will demolish it & relandscape the entrance to the station.it is a bit silly to have it hidden behind a building as it currently is.
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A quick search shows various redevelopment plans for the station area and Highbury Corner going back at least a decade, though the only progress so far is a second entrance/exit within the station building.
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Permalink Reply by Christopher Fowler on
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The area around Highbury & Islington tube station is a disgrace. I doubt any of us will live long enough to see it being improved in any meaningful way.
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