South Kensington Underground station: view eastward from Platform 2
Introduction
The photograph on this page of South Kensington Underground station: view eastward from Platform 2 by Stefan Czapski as part of the Geograph project.
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South Kensington Underground station: view eastward from Platform 2
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 21 Sep 2021
Platform 1 - across the tracks - was last used (so it is said) in 1966. The buildings and canopy on that platform have been taken down, but the site is left looking semi-derelict. Demolition exposed a long stretch of brickwork arcading - typical of the stations of the old Metropolitan Railway. That railway was originally steam-hauled, leaving the brickwork discoloured by soot until cleaned up at some stage in the late 20th century. A contribution from Dr Neil Clifton shows Platform 1 as it was in 1979 - partly demolished https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/523586 Lewis Clark's view from street-level shows that extensive dereliction remained as late as 2018: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5979856
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Image Location
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51.494169
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