Show Notes
There are two stations at Hammersmith - in this episode we discuss the older of the two, which today serves the Circle and Hammersmith and City lines, discovering a history of corporate rivalry and alliances, multiple reconstructions, state of the art signalling, and a barbershop open since 1911.
Note - We recorded this episode in March 2021, while London was still under lockdown due to Covid-19, so we make a few references to not being allowed out and plans for when lockdown ends.
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References
The Hammersmith & City Railway 150 Years by Mike Horne (London Underground & Nebulous Books 2014)
The Circle Line: An Illustrated History by Desmond F. Croome (Capital Transport Publishing 2003)
London's Underground Stations - A Social and Architectural Study by Laurence Menear (Midas Books 1983)
Underground Architecture by David Lawrence (Capital Transport Publishing 1994)
Tube Station Trivia by Geoff Marshall (Capital Transport Publishing 2018)
Labyrinth: A Journey Through London's Underground by Tamsin Dillon, Will Self, Mark Wallinger, Marina Warner, Christian Wolmar, and Louise Coysh (Art/Books 2014)
Why Do Shepherds Need a Bush?: London's Underground History of Tube Station Names by David Hilliam (The History Press 2015)
What's in a Name?: Origins of Station Names on the London Underground by Cyril M Harris (Capital Transport Publishing; 4th edition 2001)
The London Underground - A Diagrammatic History by Douglas Rose (Capital Transport Publishing; 2nd edition 2007, latest edition 2016)
Ordnance Survey map Middlesex XVI (Surveyed 1866, Published 1874) via National Library of Scotland https://maps.nls.uk/view/102345961
Ordnance Survey map London 1:1,056 - Sheet VI.96 (Published 1895) via National Library of Scotland https://maps.nls.uk/view/101201385
Clive's UndergrounD Line Guides by Clive Feather https://www.davros.org/rail/culg/hammersmith.html
Disused Stations - Hammersmith Grove Road site record http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hammersmith_grove_road/
Transport for London Research Guide No 19: A Brief History of the Hammersmith and City Line http://content.tfl.gov.uk/research-guide-no-19-a-brief-history-of-the-hammersmith-and-city-line.pdf
Alexander Barbers http://alexanderbarbers.com/
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