Name for new station

[whole diary]

[grahame]

From The Hill

Israel's transportation minister announced on Wednesday that a train station set to be built adjacent to Jerusalem's Western Wall will be named after President Trump to honor his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

“The Western Wall is the holiest place for the Jewish people, and I decided to name the train station that leads to it after President Trump — following his historic and brave decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel," Yisrael Katz said, according to The Jerusalem Post.

A number of Irish Stations have been renamed after their heroes of their battles against the British; are there any examples in the UK^▸ (United Kingdom) of such namings after heros, and do members feel this would be a good way to commemorate leaders, heros, inventors or local characters?

[Oxonhutch]

Waterloo, Trafalgar Square ...

OK events, not peeps 

[Electric train]

Victoria



Paddington (named after a famous bear    )

May be Maidenhead should be renamed Nicholas Winton .............. shouldn't confuse anyone ...... should it 

[Oxonhutch]

Edinburgh Waverley.

Romantic novel after the Jacobite cause ...

Edward Waverley, is sent to Scotland that year. He journeys north from his aristocratic family home, Waverley-Honour, in the south of England, first to the Scottish Lowlands and the home of family friend Baron Bradwardine, then into the Highlands and the heart of the rebellion and its aftermath

[Red Squirrel]

I would certainly be prepared to second any motion to rename Bristol Temple Meads to COVEC Marvin Rees Intergalactic...

[Bmblbzzz]

John Lennon, but that's an airport. The Elizabeth Line.

[grahame]

I came up with some possibilities:

Xxxxxx Daley
Xxxxxx Cleese
Xxxxxx Hooker
Xxxxxx Dors
Xxxxxx Park
Xxxxxx Shrapnel
Xxxxxx Kyle
Xxxxxx Pitman
Xxxxxx Zeta-Jones
Xxxxxx Button

Can you identify the towns that might thus celebrate their son or daughter

[Oxonhutch]

Prime Candidates  ... [in descending order]

Maybole [MAY]
Exeter St Davids [EXD^» (Exeter St Davids - next trains)]
Gordon Hill [GDH]
Blair Atholl [BLA]
Llantwit Major [LWM]
Robertsbridge [RBR]
Liverpool James Street [LVJ]
Harold Wood [HRO]
Small Heath [SMA]
Homerton [HMN]
Macclesfield [MAC]
Eden Park [EDN]
Energlyn & Churchill Park [ECP]
Attleborough [ATL]

[ChrisB]

Victoria



Paddington (named after a famous bear    )

May be Maidenhead should be renamed Nicholas Winton .............. shouldn't confuse anyone ...... should it 

Surely the station pre-dates the bear?!!

[didcotdean]

Said to come from Padda's Ton, in the same way as it was Didda's Cot.

Liverpool Street Station is named after Lord Liverpool indirectly - the street having been given that name not long after his death.

[Electric train]

Victoria



Paddington (named after a famous bear    )

May be Maidenhead should be renamed Nicholas Winton .............. shouldn't confuse anyone ...... should it 

Surely the station pre-dates the bear?!!

Hence the three  .......................... 

[stuving]

Said to come from Padda's Ton, in the same way as it was Didda's Cot.

Liverpool Street Station is named after Lord Liverpool indirectly - the street having been given that name not long after his death.

But heroes? I'm not sure Lord Liverpool counts, and with people named for places (and vice versa) it's often hard to tell what came first. A typical example: the numerous places (including state and city) called Washington are named for a man whose name comes from a place named for a person (Wasa or the like).

Of course Wellington and Nelson do have stations, and if they hadn't maybe they would have been given new ones. Marlborough did - but had it taken away. But if we were even slightly inclined to hand out station names as accolades there would be a Churchill, wouldn't there? (I really don't think you can say Energlyn & Churchill Park is that.)

[grahame]

There is indeed a blurring of people named after places and then the far fewer places named after people, with the confusion of the whole thing being cyclic.    Noting so obvious in England (yet?) as ...

Dublin Pearse
Waterford Plunkett
Cork Kent

I came up with some possibilities:

Xxxxxx Daley
Xxxxxx Cleese
Xxxxxx Hooker
Xxxxxx Dors
Xxxxxx Park
Xxxxxx Shrapnel
Xxxxxx Kyle
Xxxxxx Pitman
Xxxxxx Zeta-Jones
Xxxxxx Button

Can you identify the towns that might thus celebrate their son or daughter

As a starter on that list, let me give you
                     Swindon Dors
"Diana Dors was an English film actress and singer. She first came to public notice as a blonde bombshell in the style of American Marilyn Monroe, as promoted by her first husband, Dennis Hamilton, mostly via sex film-comedies and risqué modelling." (Wikipedia) - Born: 23 October 1931, Swindon

[eightf48544]

 Major-General Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842),: Woolwich Arsenal

[grahame]

Major-General Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842),: Woolwich Arsenal

Born Bradford-on-Avon ... not sure if Woolwich or B-o-A would be the best place to commemorate him.