free hit counter
Permission, Aldwych Tube Station, London, February 2016 | Oblivion State Urban Exploration

Post a thread

Post a thread in one of the forums

Browse the forums

Browse threads and contribute to reports

Contact Staff

Contact the team

Permission, Aldwych Tube Station, London, February 2016

MrT

Full Member
OS Member
Joined
Jan 19, 2015
Messages
130
Reaction score
51
Points
28
Location
Scunthorpe
Managed to bag some tickets for London's disused station, Aldwych. Not been south for a while, so got a nice early train down and had a good walk round for the day.

Construction started on 21 October 1905 with demolition of the Royal Strand Theatre which occupied the site, it opened as Strand station on 30 November 1907.

Both entrances had Piccadilly tube on their facades when the station opened. Not long afterwards, these were changed to Piccadilly RLY as the UERL disliked the word tube. The station was renamed Aldwych on 9 May 1915.

The Aldwych service was suspended on 22 September 1940 and used as a shelter for the public during air raids. It opened again on 1st July 1946.

The platforms and tunnels at Aldwych station are 92 feet and 6 inches below street level.

From June 1958 the line began only in rush hours. It was eventually closed in 1994 when the original 1907 lifts needed urgent replacement and the cost could not be justified. 

Aldwych station and the trains have been used for many films, TV productions, music videos ( some listed below) and emergency services training. 

(Film)

Superman 4

Atonement 

V for Vendetta 

The edge of love

28 weeks later

The deep blue sea

The Krays

(Tv)

Sherlock

Mr selffridge

(music)

The Prodigys, firestarter

A modified and expanded version of the station appears as a level in the video game Tomb Raider III.

The station was the subject of an episode of most haunted in 2002. Im not a fan of of the show, but it starts with history into the station, which is pretty good.








On with the pictures,

24654482369_156c1810be.jpg


25022103555_c3ed01d4d8.jpg


24995770286_8990da7408.jpg


24726568030_ca86d974d6.jpg


24904058032_9739f375b5.jpg


24391487674_0b137b30d0.jpg


24928789611_f050725a5a.jpg


24928794061_1aec8b7dc3.jpg


24904061952_f250bdfa44.jpg


24391496664_ef7010fb18.jpg


24395260243_0730570c5e.jpg


24995775986_d8c31492d8.jpg


24395260243_0730570c5e.jpg


24391499834_99957709b5.jpg


24904063112_459f4fd8a5.jpg


24995780156_3dbac12bf1.jpg
 
24928805731_f6569e108e.jpg


Thanks for looking my friends :)

 
Last edited by a moderator:

AndyK!

OS Full member
OS Full member
Joined
Mar 17, 2013
Messages
1,404
Reaction score
1,237
Points
113
Location
Grimsby, UK
Nice that, mate. Liking the now and then pics.

 

Lenston

OS Full member
OS Full member
Joined
Jun 5, 2014
Messages
1,668
Reaction score
637
Points
113
Location
Wales
Great pics there, as already mentioned the pics could do with being bigger i think :)  

 

MrT

Full Member
OS Member
Joined
Jan 19, 2015
Messages
130
Reaction score
51
Points
28
Location
Scunthorpe
Thanks, I like the then and now idea. I lowered the image size down 1 notch than id normally use, ill put it up again .

 

DirtyJigsaw

Full Member
OS Full member
Joined
Apr 9, 2014
Messages
676
Reaction score
409
Points
63
Location
London
Well, saying that, i was passing Aldwych yesterday and 4 police vans pulled up outisde the exit of this station and out jumped 7 BTP officers, no idea what was going on as on the other side of the road, they had a Q of other people ready for their tour. BTP were suited and booted tho lol

 
Top