Author Archives: Ciaran Kenny

Barking

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Ciaran Kenny

The eastern terminus of the Hammersmith & City Line and a through station for both the District Line and c2c services, this is not actually a London Underground station. Oh, and I mustn’t forget, Barking is also the terminus of … Continue reading →

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East Ham

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Ciaran Kenny

Another nice spacious station built in 1905 on the site of an earlier station which had been opened by the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway in 1858. The rebuild was necessitated by the electrification of the Metropolitan District Railway which … Continue reading →

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Upton Park

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Ciaran Kenny

Maybe not the most interesting of stations but it is located on the fascinatingly bustling Green Street where you will find some of the cheapest and most interesting food shopping in London. A ‘tun’ was a farm in Old English … Continue reading →

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Plaistow

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Ciaran Kenny

Really quite a grand and spacious station, the name derives from Old English ‘pleg’ meaning ‘sports’ or ‘games’ and ‘stowe’, as encountered elsewhere and just meaning ‘place’, so a sports place. Apparently there was also a manor house and a … Continue reading →

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