Where is aldwych tube station

As fans of Lara Croft from the Playstation game Tombraider would know, one of the levels of the game features Lara visiting an abandoned underground station named none other than Aldwych!

Fortunately for game-play, the Aldwych in the game is much larger featuring many platforms and hidden tunnels. You are also required to run down the train tunnels - dodging into doorways and alcoves as trains quickly approach!

Personally I think the game programmers and designers did a sterling job with this level capturing beautifully the melancholic atmosphere of a disused station both visually and through the background sound track. In , film maker Luke Oliver was given access to film in a number of Aldwych's locations. The documentary is well worth a look. There has been much debate recently as to whether or not Aldwych can be regarded as a valid destination in the game titled Mornington Crescent popularised by Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

Since the station is now closed, the Anderson-Perkins rules indicate that closed stations can only be used after the previous player has performed a Johnson switchback manoeuvre who can forget the great ending move of the championships.

However, since the line is still maintained and trains are run often for filming companies, I believe the Hughs amendment to the rule on terminating lines could be applied and Aldwych used as a normal location in the game.

Worth a watch for a 45 minute film recorded in Aldwych disused underground station - here's a link to the episode of Most Haunted , now available on YouTube. This programme was made around the time I also visited to photograph the location so you'll see many of the things I also photographed.

Please note: I do not endorse the "paranormal" being presented here, efectively as "fact". Personally I think what's presented here is mostly "entertainment" mixed with disingenuous fiction made to look like facts to fool the gullible. Back to Deep Level Lines.

Back to Underground History main page. All legal disclaimers apply. Contact the Author. Please note that this is the printer friendly version of this web page and differs slightly from the online version. The original Leslie Green designed ticket office window. An eerie figure waiting for a train that'll never come, or perhaps a trick of the light In , the Strand station was renamed Aldw ych station, in order to avoid confusion with Charing Cross Station that used to be called Strand too.

From its beginning, the station suffered from its surprising location. In March , service was reduced to a single train and a few months later the late-night theatre service was stopped. Most finally agreed on the latter. The station later played an important role during the war.

On 22nd September , the train service to Holborn was closed and the station officially became an air-raid shelter. Soon, the yards of tunnel between Aldwych and Holborn were equipped with first aid facilities, offices and a canteen. During the same month, the station was made a symbol of national resistance as it was the set for a staged shoot showing young children calmly sleeping between the tracks. Underground concert 9 October Bishop Marshall. Staged shoot of children sleeping between the tracks October London Transport collection.

The Elgin Marbles, for instance, were transported to the London Transport depot at Lillie Bridge, Kensington, and then transferred to railway wagons to Aldwych, where it stayed until November The Sutton Hoo treasures were also stowed away here.

Will the scheme ever be resurrected — or is it just another great British railway white elephant..? In the summer of , I had a holiday job with W. Opening at 7 a. I was bored to tears, between about 8. In the station entrance was my bookstall, and a cigarette and sweet stall, run by an elderly lady. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

Learn how your comment data is processed. Aldwych Ghost Station Posted on November 13, Essentially a disused tube station. Aldwych Finds Its Calling. The museum store remained a quarter full right up until And the platform walls were put to good use as a testing space for new tile designs! What next? Today the station is mainly used for filming.

Lifts dating back to the s…. And advertisements from decades ago.