In Loving Memory - Balham Underground Station
A good deal of the storyline of In Loving Memory concerns Balham Underground Station. Here are a few contemporary photos, with many thanks to Karen Eldridge for the field trip she undertook on my behalf!No spoilers, but if you read the novel, you'll be following in the footsteps of Charlie and Mr. Deeley!
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| Balham
Underground Station By Nick Cooper Nick Cooper at en.wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons |
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| Balham - stairs to the
street by Karen Eldridge |
Balham - stairs from
street to ticket hall by Karen Eldridge |
Balham - newsagent's shop by Karen Eldridge |
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| Balham - plaque honouring those who died Oct 14, 1940 by Karen Eldridge |
Balham - stairs and
escalators by Karen Eldridge |
Balham - stairs and
escalators from lower landing up to ticket hall level Southbound platform on the left Northbound platform on the right by Karen Eldridge |
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| Balham - lower landing from foot of escalators showing cross passages to the trains Northbound on the left Southbound on the right by Karen Eldridge |
Balham - platform and Underground sign by Karen Eldridge |
Balham - platform featuring old-fashioned clock by Karen Eldridge |
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| Balham - platform by Karen Eldridge |
Balham - northbound
platform looking north By Sunil060902 via Wikimedia Commons |
Balham
- northbound platform looking south By Sunil060902 via Wikimedia Commons |
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Balham - northbound platform looking north by Simon Cook / London Underground |
Balham - northbound platform showing repairs from 1940 on the trackside walls, where the paint is lifting, due to water ingress by Simon Cook / London Underground |
Balham - northbound platform looking north showing cross-passage which in 1940 was filled with rubble. now blocked up and used as an electrical switch room by Simon Cook / London Underground |
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| The
new plaque commemorating the loss of lives at Balham Station on the night of October 14, 1940, unveiled on October 14, 2016. Photo by Simon Cook, London Underground |
| If you'd like
to see
what Balham Underground station looked like in 1940, after the October
14 bombing, please click here. |
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