There are plenty of things to complain about in Victoria Station, but a few real pleasures too. I love to look at these wonderful tile maps with their fine mosaic headings, showing the routes once served by the London Brighton & South Coast Railway.
Much of the joy to be found is in the details. This map key evokes the leisure priorities of a different era:
Best of all is this little ferry ploughing its way down the map to France:
Much of the joy to be found is in the details. This map key evokes the leisure priorities of a different era:
Best of all is this little ferry ploughing its way down the map to France:
4 comments:
I never seem to use Victoria station so I haven't seen them, but they're real gems. Nice to see them.
I use Victoria quite a bit but haven't noticed these. Fantastic!
"motor halt" is intriguing, anyone know what one of those is?
Good question! Doing a bit of searching, the 'motor halts' on this map weere certainly halts (ie small, usually unstaffed stations). See for example Bingham Road Halt which is marked on the map.
However, that doesn't explain the 'motor halt' terminology. It does suggest people driving by in vintage cars, but presumably had some more precise meaning?
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