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Post by valdemar on Jan 2, 2014 20:57:43 GMT
A very good start. I was amused by the 'Unreliable Witness' device of Sherlock's escape from death; possibly we will never find out the absolute truth. The reference to the bent minister as a 'Big Rat' and the totally fictitious London Underground station 'Sumatra Road' recalling the untold tale of the 'Giant Rat Of Sumatra' made me chuckle. Incidentally, there is actually an LU station that was built, and never connected to the surface - North End, also known as 'Bull And Bush' on the Northern line. It would have been 221 feet deep. It is now connected to the surface by a 197 step staircase as an emergency exit. Great fun, this show, as always. The Restaurant part made me laugh like a drain - starting in the poshest of the posh, and ending in a kebab shop. Wonderful.
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Post by jamesdoig on Jan 3, 2014 6:05:54 GMT
Incidentally, there is actually an LU station that was built, and never connected to the surface - North End, also known as 'Bull And Bush' on the Northern line. It would have been 221 feet deep. It is now connected to the surface by a 197 step staircase as an emergency exit. Just finished reading Peter Ackroyd's London Under, which mentions various unused or abandoned tunnels (and stations) - he even mentions a couple of LU ghost stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Elizabeth Bowen etc.
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Post by dem bones on Jan 3, 2014 8:44:21 GMT
Thanks for reminding me of Mr. Ackroyd's book, James. London Under should have made my best non-fiction listing.
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