Trivia: Stations named after buildings.

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Have we had Olympia yet? Originally Kensington and then Kensington (Addison Road), it was renamed after the Olympia exhibition centre across the road, opened in 1886.

Yes, mentioned in #47 and #67.

 

[vic-rijrode]

I'm not sure this one has been mentioned before, but a station that never was (apart from platforms) would have been named after a pub - Bull & Bush between Hampstead and Golders Green on the Northern Line (sounds like a song....).

 

[ThameslinkUser]

I'm not sure this one has been mentioned before, but a station that never was (apart from platforms) would have been named after a pub - Bull & Bush between Hampstead and Golders Green on the Northern Line (sounds like a song....).

Bull and Bush is more of a nickname due its location. The original name planned for the station was "North End"

 

[vic-rijrode]

Bull and Bush is more of a nickname due its location. The original name planned for the station was "North End"

Ah yes.....shame (what an anonymous name North End would have been - apologies of course to our Preston friends).

 

[adrock1976]

Barnhill station in the Springburn area of Glasgow was named after the workhouse for the poor (now demolished with the newish looking residential buildings now being referred as Foresthall).

 

[Mikey C]

I'm not sure this one has been mentioned before, but a station that never was (apart from platforms) would have been named after a pub - Bull & Bush between Hampstead and Golders Green on the Northern Line (sounds like a song....).

The music hall song "Down at the Old Bull and Bush" is actually about that pub!

 

[Eccles1983]

Bootle new strand.

Named after the new strand shopping centre. Was previously marsh lane and strand.

Stanlow and Thornton. Named after the oil refinery.

 

[DorkingMain]

Hampton Court (after Hampton Court Palace)

Christ's Hospital (after Christ's Hospital school)

St Leonard's Warrior Square (after Warrior Square Gardens)

 

[MacCookie]

Beasdale on the Mallaig branch of the West Highland line is named after Beasdale house I believe.

Named after the dale and built to serve Arisaig House.

Cheers,
Ewan

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Beasdale on the Mallaig branch of the West Highland line is named after Beasdale house I believe.

Surely it's named after the glen in the locality (Gleann Biasdail) and in any event, isn't the big house in the area, not actually Arisaig House, once used for SOE training during WW2?

Named after the dale and built to serve Arisaig House.

Cheers,
Ewan

I concur. Post #145 refers.

 

[bearhugger]

Is Redcar British Steel allowed? Granted the station itself is temporarily closed and I think they’re in the process of demolishing most of the site in order to redevelop for other businesses.
I am also a little surprised that James Cook is the only hospital that’s been mentioned. I expected there would be two or three more.

 

[Steddenm]

Is Redcar British Steel allowed? Granted the station itself is temporarily closed and I think they’re in the process of demolishing most of the site in order to redevelop for other businesses.
I am also a little surprised that James Cook is the only hospital that’s been mentioned. I expected there would be two or three more.

City Hospital in Belfast. Does that count?

 

[bearhugger]

City Hospital in Belfast. Does that count?

I would say so!

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Is Redcar British Steel allowed? Granted the station itself is temporarily closed and I think they’re in the process of demolishing most of the site in order to redevelop for other businesses.
I am also a little surprised that James Cook is the only hospital that’s been mentioned. I expected there would be two or three more.

Post #16 has two other Hospital stations.

 

[bearhugger]

Post #16 has two other Hospital stations.

Ta

 

[Karl]

Would Lostock Hall qualify? I grew up in Lostock Hall but never knew where the hall was.

Also Bamber Bridge. Would you believe there's no bridge at all in Bamber Bridge?

 

[6026KingJohn]

How about University on the Cross city line in Birmingham.

 

[thewiltog]

Not a building, but John O'Gaunt - which was on the GNR/LNWR joint south of Melton Mowbray - was named after a fox covert. You can see it on this map.