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What's in a Name?: Origins of Station Names on the London Underground (Paperback)

by Cyril M. Harris (Author)

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Paperback: 84 pages
Publisher: Capital Transport Publishing; 4th Revised edition edition (1 Jul 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1854142410
ISBN-13: 978-1854142412
Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.4 x 0.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant!, 8 Jan 2007

By	K. Maroukian (Reading, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Cyril M. Harris has seriously researched the history of most London tube stations and has included a lot of photos from the 1910s and onwards, which makes it a lot more interesting. There is no historical information on London tube ghost stations but the list present in this book makes it one of a kind.

One day I took the book with me on the tube and I read the paragraphs devoted to each of the stations my train crossed one by one. It was like living history all over again. Try it! It might break the routine.

I would highly recommend Harris's book to anyone interested in the history of the London Underground network and for those interested in a bit of London sightseeing in the 1910s-1950s.

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3.0 out of 5 stars For Tube obsessives, 12 Feb 2005

By	Joseph Haschka (Glendale, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

At 84 pages and of small size ( 4 3/8" x 7"), this paperback will easily slide into your backpack on your next trip to London.

WHAT'S IN A NAME alphabetically lists roughly 270 stations - I counted twice, with a different result each time - of the Underground, and another 34 of the Docklands Light Rail system. The name's origin, the year the station opened, and the name changes that have since occurred are described for each. A typical entry:

"DEBDEN takes its name from a natural location of the area and is recorded as Deppendana in the Domesday Book. It is derived from the Old English DEP, 'deep' and DEN, 'valley' - which means simply 'the deep valley'. It was recorded as Depeden in 1227. The station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway as Chigwell Road on 24 April 1865, and re-named Chigwell Lane on 1 December 1865. It was again renamed as Debden on 25 September 1949 when first used by Underground trains."

The book is liberally sprinkled with black and white photos of the stations or their immediate environs. Most date from the early 20th century, and none are later than, say, 1955.

Surprisingly, the book includes no overall schematic of the Underground system - not even on the back of the back cover, where it usually makes an appearance.

WHAT'S IN A NAME is for Tube obsessives, or for those whose hobby is the derivation of English place names. Anyone else may find it as interesting reading as a dictionary. Despite my love for London and its Underground, I'm ambivalent.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A history of Greater London via the Underground network, 11 April 2002

By	derbeno@yahoo.co.uk (London UK) - See all my reviews

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An excellent book that gives full detail of each station on the London Underground system including those no longer in use. It traces back the name of the station and thus the origin of well-known London places and suburbs.

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