Tag: London

Original Skin

A few weeks ago, I plucked up the courage to take a walk around the area of Westminster. Courage is probably a gross exaggeration, but it’s never been one of my favourite areas and I didn’t have much in the way of background knowledge apart from the houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. As I… Continue reading Original Skin

In Plain Sight

Question: When is an underground station, not an underground station? Answer: When it’s a hotel. Central London has a number of what are called Ghost Stations, stations that were closed usually because passenger numbers made the station unprofitable. Added to that many original station buildings have been demolished, which is probably due to the other… Continue reading In Plain Sight