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Re: BBC: Attempt to "Save" Lost Euston Arch         


Author: 1506
Date: Jul 31, 2008 13:03

On Jul 31, 12:52 pm, wensleyd...@pacersplace.org.uk (Neil Williams)
wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:33:25 +0100, "Paul" nospam.eclipse.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I keep forgetting to check when I'm up at Euston, but am I right in thinking
>>the arch would not have been in the way of the 1960s development anyway?
>
> I was told that it was located such that the extension of several
> platforms would not have been feasible had it remained.
>
> The real blight on Euston is the tower block right in front of it,
> anyway.  The rest of the station is fine given the tweaks that will be
> done to it, e.g. the removal of all the retail units from the
> concourse.
>
> Neil
> ...
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Re: BBC: Attempt to "Save" Lost Euston Arch         


Author: Neil Williams
Date: Jul 31, 2008 14:51

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:03:27 -0700 (PDT), 1506
yahoo.com> wrote:
>Am I right in thinking that the tower is a more recent addition. Some
>how I recall it dating from the '70s, or '80s.

Could well be - but Euston, and particularly the bus station, would be
far nicer if it was open to the park and the road.

Neil

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Re: BBC: Attempt to "Save" Lost Euston Arch         


Author: 1506
Date: Aug 1, 2008 09:09

On Jul 31, 2:51 pm, wensleyd...@pacersplace.org.uk (Neil Williams)
wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:03:27 -0700 (PDT), 1506
>
> yahoo.com> wrote:
>>Am I right in thinking that the tower is a more recent addition.  Some
>>how I recall it dating from the '70s, or '80s.
>
> Could well be - but Euston, and particularly the bus station, would be
> far nicer if it was open to the park and the road.
>
> Neil
>
It has been a while since I was there. In front of Euston I would
like to see:

1. Better Access to Euston Square Station.
2. Easy access for Taxis.
3. Open Space.
4. The rebuilt Arch
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