The disused Thameslink platforms at Barbican station, London - photos

[editor]

Me and memespring came across these disused platforms at Barbican and initially couldn't work out why they has been closed.

We knew it must be something to do with Crossrail, but it seems that the Moorgate branch had to close because of the extension to the nearby Farringdon station.

One thing that came up when I was researching this: I didn't know that Barbican was the scene of a 'anarchist bombing' back in 1897.

Can anyone source a large pre-war photo of the station with its roof intact?

More here: http://www.urban75.org/blog/the-disused-thameslink-platforms-at-barbican-station-london/

 

[T & P]

Damned anarchists!

 

[el-ahrairah]

they did things properly back then.

 

[_pH_]

I've still got my souvenir ticket from the last evening of Thameslink services to Moorgate. If I can find it, I'll scan it and let you have a copy if you like editor

 

[editor]

I've still got my souvenir ticket from the last evening of Thameslink services to Moorgate. If I can find it, I'll scan it and let you have a copy if you like editor

Please do - that would make a nice addition to that article.

 

[_pH_]

It might take some hunting to find it but I'll see what I can do.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Can anyone source a large pre-war photo of the station with its roof intact?

will that do?

(from article on 'london reconnections')

the LT Museum probably has one in the photo collection but the system seems to be out of action at the moment.

 

[T & P]

Nice looking station

 

[spacemonkey]

^ 'beer is best'.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

LT Museum collection now up and running

- 1880

among others

 

[editor]

LT Museum collection now up and running

- 1880

among others

I saw that but it's too small. I need it to be at 620px or thereabouts.

 

[equationgirl]

editor
From the Barbican station page in wikipedia:

In late March 2009, Thameslink trains ceased to call at Barbican. This was part of the Thameslink Programme to allow Farringdon to have its mainline platforms extended across Thameslink's Moorgate branch.[11] As a result, Barbican is no longer a multimodal station.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbican_tube_station

 

[editor]

editor
From the Barbican station page in wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbican_tube_station

I know - I link to that page in the article

 

[trashpony]

I remember when you could get the Thameslink to Barbican

/sad

 

[Puddy_Tat]

disused stations feature on the 'widened lines' to moorgate

 

[davesgcr]

Slightly off record - but the Circle (then the Met and the District) in the 19thC had a series of anarchist incidents - Edgware Road / Paddington seemed to be a common venue for these "atrocities"- must do some research from A A Jacksons seminal book.

Course , large bangs were caused by their own locomotives blowing up - ...

 

[Ponyutd]

Where the Barbican is now.........in 1940

 

[trabuquera]

^ it would be wrong to "like" on a million levels, but that is an astonishing photo

 

[Dogsauce]

For comparison:

Google Maps

(a lot of the development is behind the church)

They had a small exhibition up about the construction of the site when I was in there a couple of weeks ago (near the cafe bit)

 

[davesgcr]

Apart from the Church , looks like Dresden - apart from no Trummelfrau in action ....

 

[Artaxerxes]

they did things properly back then.

A distinct lack of organisation means its become harder for them to source the parts for a good old style home made bomb thrown into a famous guys car sadly.