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Tag: underground

  • A circular tunnel with a flat floor and low ceiling, wrapped in white-painted iron and concrete, with exposed wiring and WWII-era signage, leads deeper into a subterranean bunker past a small guard post in which a figure can barely be seen, reading a book.

    Clapham South Deep Shelter

    This weekend I once again found myself underground beneath London; this time exploring the Camden South Deep Shelter with the help of the Hidden London folks. And it was pretty damn cool.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (496 words)

    • Article
    • posted 28 July, 2025
  • Somebody's doing a kickass job with these adverts on the Tube.

    Full image of Photo of a parody advertisement on a London Underground train, showing Elon Musk doing a Nazi salute. The fake ad is for 'Elon's Musk', 'parfum de 1939'.
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    Photo of a parody advertisement on a London Underground train, showing Elon Musk doing a Nazi salute. The fake ad is for 'Elon's Musk', 'parfum de 1939'.

    Found via https://bsky.app/profile/strictlychristo.bsky.social/post/3ljobtnidrk2s; there are other examples in that thread.

    • Note
    • 1 comment
    • posted 8 March, 2025
  • Image representing post: Underground and Overground in the City of London

    Underground and Overground in the City of London

    Taking advantage of the new railway station on his doorstep, Dan takes several trips to London, spending them both underground and overground in the City.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (667 words)

    • Article
    • 3 comments
    • posted 4 June, 2016
  • Image representing post: View through vents from ventilation shafts above Victoria Line platforms, Euston tube station

    View through vents from ventilation shafts above Victoria Line platforms, Euston tube station



    In May 2016 I was lucky enough to get to take a tour through the disused/non-public tunnels underneath Euston Station in London. The whole experience was fantastic, but a particular highlight was getting to stand in a ventilation shaft directly above the Victoria Line platforms, where this video was taken. Travelling the underground, it's easy โ€ฆ

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    • Video
    • posted 30 May, 2016
  • Image representing post: The Old Asylum

    The Old Asylum

    Dan explains how he came to love abandoned buildings and forgotten places, by telling the story of how he and some school friends explored a the hollow remains of what was once Britain's largest mental hospital.

    Read more - about 5 minutes (1011 words)

    • Article
    • posted 24 December, 2011
  • Dave!!! Highlights From Robin's Birthday

    Right now, I'm out in Oxfordshire for this a "code week" - a get-together for the purpose of hacking some code together - for the Three Rings project. That's got nothing to do with this post, but helps to offer a framing device by which I can explain why I was in such proximity to โ€ฆ

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    • 4 comments
    • posted 14 March, 2010

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