Old passageway
Tucked away at the back, and below the eastbound District Line platform at Earl’s Court are some doors – which are normally closed – that lead to an old unused passageway.
The passageway used to be open up until the 1990’s when it was closed – and it took people under the outside street to the Earl’s Court exhibition entrance. There are some old doors in there too – also blocked up, with – get this – two old escalators that are no longer used.
(Click on either of these two thumbnail images to see the larger version)
Old passageway
Normally you can only look at the closed doors, but at the moment there are some works going on (cabling, by the looks of it), and if you pop down to Earl’s Court, you can have a look down the old passageway, and see where you used to be able to walk through as you could many many years ago.
Earl’s Court work
We don’t know how long the works are going to go on for, so get down there quick!
Whilst there, see if you can spot the delightful old sign where the sticker on this Piccadilly diagram is peeling away, revealing the ‘Aldwych’ branch …
Aldwych