What constitutes a London terminus? [DotD 18.4.2020]

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[JontyMort]

Yes ... my thoughts were really the (inner) London termini - doubting that Oliver and Amelia would be motivated to travel out to the likes of Bromley North, Richmond or Cockfosters. If I try do define it I would suggest 4km from The Cross at Charing Cross.

Not sure if it’s within 4km, but how about Hammersmith (Hammersmith & City)?

[eightf48544]

Not sure sure if it's in 4K but Denmark Hill,  it's not a terminus, but is an  example of an interesting Station Building which is now a decent pub (Pheonix) but has some ghastly modern buildings  as a station.

Not terminii again but what about any of the Holden LUL^▸ (London Underground Ltd) stations or iconic SR^‡(resolve) ones like Surbiton. They always come up in railway programmes.

[grahame]

The 4km is shown in reply no. 5 ... but the thread has move on very lively. 

See
http://www.passenger.chat/pix/london4km.jpg

For this current exercise, looking at "outbound" termini from the centre ... following exercises / episodes to cover things like ...inner 'burbs stations, stations inside the M25, day trip destinations from London, seaside trips,  country walks, etc.

P.S. Is Victoria COACH station a London terminus by my definition?

[rogerpatenall]

I also love some of the exotic destinations carved into the stonework at Victoria, and, to a lesser extent, at Blackfriars, if these are still there.

Many stations in France - particularly on the reseau de l'ouest have maps prominently displayed on the stonework or in tiles - Dinard and Versailles Chantiers come to mind. Not forgetting tile maps at Whitby, York and probably elsewhere on the onetime NER.

[JontyMort]

I also love some of the exotic destinations carved into the stonework at Victoria, and, to a lesser extent, at Blackfriars, if these are still there.

Many stations in France - particularly on the reseau de l'ouest have maps prominently displayed on the stonework or in tiles - Dinard and Versailles Chantiers come to mind. Not forgetting tile maps at Whitby, York and probably elsewhere on the onetime NER.

And Manchester Victoria has a very good one for the L&Y system.

The Blackfriars ones are here:

https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/1e28a6f6f35e4ad1a5f71b1edae5ffc5.jpg?width=1135&height=960

There are some excellent juxtapositions - Brussels, Chatham, Sevenoaks, Lucerne - and an interesting historic mix of English names (of French-speaking cities) and French names (of German-speaking cities). So we have Lyons, Geneva, Brussels, Antwerp, Marseilles... but Lucerne, Bâle, Leipsic, Frankfort, Cologne.

[JontyMort]

The elegance of Kings Cross, especially now the front area ha been cleared.

I agree. St Pancras is all very well, but Cubitt’s simplicity has a lot going for it now that it is visible.