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“Aquae Sulis Forum Reginae” presumably?
Stations do not typically have the "Royal" in front - not "Royal Leamington Spa" or "Royal Tunbridge Wells" or "Royal Meols Cop" but "Leamington Spa", "Tunbridge Wells" and "Meols Cop". I couldn’t work out how to do Green Park - hence Queens Square. |
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« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2020, 20:20:31 » |
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“Aquae Sulis Forum Reginae” presumably?
Stations do not typically have the "Royal" in front - not "Royal Leamington Spa" or "Royal Tunbridge Wells" or "Royal Meols Cop" but "Leamington Spa", "Tunbridge Wells" and "Meols Cop". I couldn’t work out how to do Green Park - hence Queens Square. Ah, sorry - got "Queen" and "Royal" confused. I had to study Latin at school and it was the very first subject I gave up. |
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« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2020, 20:55:29 » |
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You can still take a canal journey from Netherpool to Lower Mitton, but sadly Lower Mitton hasn't had trains since January 1970...
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« Reply #18 on: April 27, 2020, 10:40:39 » |
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Train managers and station announcers would have had fun with some of these!
Essa
Tewyn Plustry
Porth Ia
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Pensans
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« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2020, 11:19:40 » |
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Redland Station in Bristol could have so easily have been named Cotham as the boundary between the two suburbs is widely regarded as the Severn Beach Line on which lies.
Was going to post exactly this, and it's right next to Cotham Gardens. I guess it would be a bit more, but only a tiny bit more, of a push for Montpellier to have been St Andrew[']s. Not a push at all! For most regular folk (the kind of people who might wear tennis shoes or an occasional python boot) Montpelier is the area to the south of the Montpelier train station and St Andrews is the area to the north. But what's this: St Andrew's Church was south of the station, and Montpelier farm was to the north. Royal Mail appear to follow most people's perception (so Richmond Road is labelled as Montpelier, whilst North Road is St Andrews) but Bristol City Council put North Road in Bishopston and other places north of the tracks in Montpelier. What would I call it? 'Gloucester Road' has a certain ring... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYtwCRPfOcE |
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« Reply #20 on: April 27, 2020, 11:43:32 » |
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That is both tragic and delightful!  Technically Gloucester Road wouldn't quite fit – it's still Cheltenham Road at the Arches – but for the areal, yes. Or maybe the station could be called The Arches? |
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« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2020, 11:56:47 » |
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Redland Station in Bristol could have so easily have been named Cotham as the boundary between the two suburbs is widely regarded as the Severn Beach Line on which lies.
Was going to post exactly this, and it's right next to Cotham Gardens. The currently used platform is certainly Redland, a reopened opposite platform could be called Cotham. Hey presto, 2 stations for the price of one!  Well, certain elements within government did say they wanted more radical thinkers!  |
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« Reply #22 on: April 27, 2020, 14:50:26 » |
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That is both tragic and delightful! Technically Gloucester Road wouldn't quite fit – it's still Cheltenham Road at the Arches – but for the areal, yes. Or maybe the station could be called The Arches? What about Cat & Wheel Station? |
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« Reply #23 on: April 27, 2020, 15:48:12 » |
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That is both tragic and delightful! Technically Gloucester Road wouldn't quite fit – it's still Cheltenham Road at the Arches – but for the areal, yes. Or maybe the station could be called The Arches? What about Cat & Wheel Station? I haven't been in there since, ooh, 1988 I think. But it's still there! It's probably been there even longer than the Doctor Marten's shop... |
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« Reply #24 on: April 27, 2020, 15:49:25 » |
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That is both tragic and delightful! Technically Gloucester Road wouldn't quite fit – it's still Cheltenham Road at the Arches – but for the areal, yes. Or maybe the station could be called The Arches? What about Cat & Wheel Station? Estate agents would try to call it "Clifton Gateway". |
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« Reply #25 on: April 29, 2020, 00:25:27 » |
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Until about 100 years ago, Nailsea wasn't more than a group of three rather small village centres, built on a slight hill above the surrounding often flooded areas, gradually becoming a town. According to Margaret Thomas, a local expert historian, in her 'The Heritage Book of Nailsea' (ISBN 0 86023 535 1), the name was generally spelled 'Naylsey'. That's perhaps academic, anyway, as my local railway station is actually just within the parish of Backwell. |
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