It’s been more than 60 years since a train last pulled up to the forgotten station - but this beautiful underground heritage site could soon have a new lease of life.
The stunning Victorian Crystal Palace Subway, in south London, was built almost 150 years ago but has been closed to passengers since 1954. First opened in 1865, it features a spectacular Grade II listed vaulted walkway entrance and pillars created from orange and white bricks.....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/07/see-inside-the-secret-victorian-station-left-abandoned-in-london/
This subway (took me a few seconds to finally mentally convert that to "pedestrian underpass", although from the article I gather that was an entrance arcade to the former station) is located here (g-maps). Problem is, it doesn't seem to connect the SW end of Crystal Palace Park with anything but the back of an low-rise housing estate.
My God, the workmanship! That brickwork is absolutely stunning!
If nothing else, the walkway should be preserved as a monument to the Victorian working class.
I recall seing an old newsreel about Crystal Palace when I was a kid. A fascinating place. There's a real nice pub near there called The Grape and Grain. Have to get back sometime. There's several abandoned tube stations in London that get opened to the public from time to time.
Why bump this thread? Because I recently stumbled upon a YouTube channel "Londonist", which featured a video tour of this pedestrian subway (yes, yes, I know, but many posters on this board think mass transit (or so-so sandwich shop chain) when they read "subway" including...me). Video is about a year old, but still interesting. Londonist Video here. I wonder if they would install a wall or fence or hedgerow to "obscure" the housing estate if they open the subway as a performance space.
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