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	Holborn
		Holborn Viaduct The Holborn Viaduct is a bridge linking City Thameslink station.
		Holborn tramway station Holborn tramway station (not to be confused with Kingsway tramway subway route.
		Holborn tube station, includes trompe l'oeil columns and bas relief]] Holborn tube station is station in Zone 1 of the...
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	Victorian London - Districts - Streets - Holborn
		Holborn extends from the Viaduct to Holborn Bars; that part of the street which stretches from the Bars to Drury Lane is known as High Holborn.
		Holborn Viaduct extends from Holborn Circus to Newgate Street, a distance of 1,400 feet, and is eighty feet wide.
		Holborn terminates at the circus of the same name, a handsome architectural feature, with an equestrian statue of the Prince Consort in the centre, while beyond, the Holborn-viaduct and the Fleet-valley to St. Sepulchre’s Church and Newgate.
	www.victorianlondon.org /districts/holborn.htm

	Holborn Viaduct railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Holborn Viaduct station was a railway station in central London, opened in 1874 to serve as an additional terminus for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and closed in 1990.
		The latter was for a time called Holborn Viaduct Low Level.
		It was one of a number of stations that were open at various times on the short line between Blackfriars Bridge and Farringdon Station, the others being St Paul's, Ludgate Hill, and Snow Hill.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holborn_Viaduct_station

	Ludgate Circus/Holborn Viaduct BR
		Holborn Viaduct terminus, serving South London, was closed in 1990 and replaced by City Thameslink station on the new sub-surface line that allowed services to run between North and South London again.
		The substantial remains of Ludgate Hill station (closed in 1929) are on the left, the bridge over Ludgate Hill is in the centre with a bus passing beneath it, and the train visible on the track above and to the right is at Holborn Viaduct station.
		An addition intermediate station at Snow Hill and a spur from Ludgate Hill to a terminus at Holborn Viaduct were opened in 1874.
	www.pendar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /Tube/HolbornViaduct.html

	Blackfriars Station
		Some twenty two years later, after construction of the bridge across the river, a new station was opened during 1886 on the north side and the original one closed.
		The general inside overview of the station, from Platform 5, with the terminus platforms on the far side.
		Two Thameslink services are currently in the station, that on the right is the terminus side of the station and that on the left will shortly depart for Snow Hill tunnel and St Paul's Thameslink.
	www.semg.org.uk /location/blackfriars_01.html

	Holborn. Who is Holborn? What is Holborn? Where is Holborn? Definition of Holborn. Meaning of Holborn.
		Holborn is also the name of the area's principal east-west street, straddling the borders of the London Borough of Camden, the City of Westminster and the City of London.
		Holborn (pronounced 'ho-bun') is a place in London, England, named after a tributary to the river Fleet that flowed through the area, the Hole-bourne (the stream in the hollow).
		Historically Fleet Street, running west-east in the southern half of Holborn, was the home of almost all the national newspapers, although these have all now moved to more spacious surroundings towards the east of the city.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Holborn

	City Thameslink Railway Station
		City Thameslink station replaced Holborn Viaduct railway station, which was a terminus located close to Holborn Viaduct itself and which was closed on January 26th, 1990.
		City Thameslink station is an underground mainline railway station in the City of London, at the point where Fleet Street becomes Ludgate Hill.
		Paul's tube station, which is several hundred yards away and on the other side of St Paul's Cathedral.
	city-thameslink-railway-station.wikiverse.org

	Snow Hill tunnel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the early 1990s, Holborn Viaduct station was demolished, along with its bridges.
		City Thameslink (note: originally at this point, the line would have remained high to get to Holborn Viaduct Station).
		station, some platforms running for quite a well (with garden plants still in plant boxes).
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Snow_Hill_tunnel

	Pubs In Holborn
		Holborn Viaduct and other historical or interesting buildings
		Holborn and Bloomsbury" is the first of what we hope will be a series of local pub guides, covering selected regions within the...
		Holborn, it is pretty popular with the 'City'...
	www.futuregate.co.uk /pubs_in_holborn.html

	Holborn Viaduct - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nearby was the Holborn Viaduct station, now replaced by the City Thameslink station.
		The Holborn Viaduct is a bridge linking Holborn with
		It was built in the 1860s, and cost over two million pounds to complete.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holborn_Viaduct

	How to get to City Temple London
		Holborn Viaduct is one of the main road arteries connecting the City with the West End of London.
		The City Temple is in central London, in the City of London, and is situated on the south side of Holborn Viaduct, between Holborn Circus and Farringdon Road.
		The closest tube stations are: Chancery Lane exit 3, (closed on Sundays), which is on the Central Line and from which the City Temple is 3 minutes walk East; and Farringdon, on the Circle, District and Hammersmith and City Lines, and from which the City Temple is 4 minutes walk South West.
	home.btconnect.com /City-Temple/citytemple/getin2us.htm

	LondonTown.com Holborn Viaduct Guide Holborn Viaduct London, EC1A, England, UK London Streets by Street London hotel and vacation experts
		The nearest underground station to Holborn Viaduct is ' Farringdon ' which is about 7 minutes to the North.
		Holborn Viaduct is located in the City and County of the City of London
		Welcome to our guide for the area around Holborn Viaduct in City and County of the City of London.
	www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/holborn_viaduct_e81.html

	The View From My Window
		The other is the Holborn Viaduct scheme of Thomas Edison, which began operation in January 1882 and was officially opened on 12 April of that year.
		The Holborn Viaduct scheme, in the centre of the City of London, was much more ambitious.
		One is the lighting of the Surrey town of Godalming from a central hydro station in September 1881.
	swehs.co.uk /docs/news27su.html

	Holborn Viaduct railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Holborn Viaduct station was a railway station in central London, opened in 1874 to serve as an additional terminus for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and closed in 1990.
		It was one of a number of stations that were open at various times north of Blackfriars station, the others being St Paul's, Ludgate Hill, and Snow Hill.
		All these stations have now been superseded by City Thameslink station.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holborn_Viaduct_railway_station

	Location Text and List of Documents - The Edison Papers
		Other articles deal with the Holborn Viaduct central station in London, the opening of the Pearl Street station in New York City, the formation of Edison light companies in France, and the establishment of isolated lighting plants in the United States and Europe.
	edison.rutgers.edu /NamesSearch/glocpage.php3?gloc=MBSB5&

	employment.ca - Holborn
		Holborn College was founded in 1969 and has become the UKs most successful independent Law School and a leading provider of international education.
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	employment.ca /Holborn/reference/search

	London Transport, Victoria Station, 1882
		It is apparently intended to use this station and bridge for suburban traffic.
		The stockholders of the London, Chatham, and Dover railway, as well as the users of the line, must learn with feelings amounting to relief that the directors have decided to make without further delay another and important attempt to increase their metropolitan station accommodation.
		Some other extensions are decided upon, and the total capital is estimated at £570,000.
	www.londonancestor.com /newspaper/1882/0715/victoria-station.htm

	ANDREW FOULIS - LoveToKnow Article on ANDREW FOULIS
		The piers under the Holborn Viaduct have a load of 23/4 tons only, those of the Imperial Institute 23/4 tons, and those of the destructor cells and chimney shaft at Great Yarmouth 4 tons 63/4 cwt.
		The Tower Bridge has a load of 16 tons per foot on the granite bed under the columns of towers, reduced by spreading to an actual pressure on the clay foundation of 4 tons.
		Although this method of construe,~, tion is crude, it is stated that the practical results are ~ superior to those obtained by using piles, concrete or other recognized methods, and in all cases the cost is much less, for labor is cheap.
	www.1911encyclopedia.com /F/FO/FOULIS_ANDREW.htm

	Lighting A Revolution: 19th Century Promotion
		The station was taken out of service and dismantled in 1895, and the building sold and later demolished.
		Satisfied with the station's performance, they began licensing central systems throughout the U.S. By the end of the 1880s, dozens of Edison companies were in business.
		Edison constructed a full-scale, central generating station in New York City as a focal point for further promotional efforts and a clear demonstration that his electric lighting system worked.
	americanhistory.si.edu /lighting/19thcent/promo19.htm

	.:: David Keltie Associates ::.
		City Thameslink station has two entrances at opposite ends of the platforms, one on Ludgate Hill and the other on Holborn Viaduct: Fleet Place House is adjacent the north entrance where the Holborn Viaduct ticket office is located.
		Fleet Place House is located on Holborn Viaduct between Holborn Circus to the west and Old Bailey to the east.
		Farringdon station serves the Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Circle lines and is also a Thameslink train station, as is Blackfriars which also serves the Circle and District lines.
	www.keltie.com /contact.htm

	Excite Italia - Newsgroup - Re: The days before Thameslink (was Re: Streatham Hill station 6 kV fixings) - uk.railway
		I'm not sure whether there were corresponding up services from Kent to Holborn Viaduct, though it was quite common to see a CEP stabled just south of the river on the east side of the formation just north of the spur from London Bridge.
		By the end of the pre-Thameslink era (early 80s, when my regular commute was Tooting to Blackfriars) the Sutton to Holborn Viaduct via Wimbledon and Streatham services ran during the peaks.
		AIUI the normal route for many years was Holborn Viaduct - > Wimbledon - Sutton - West Croydon - Crystal Palace - Balham - Victoria.
	www.excite.it /newsgroup/my/message/body/uk.railway/3121721/137619

	The Puzzle Pub (ex Old Monk), St Paul's
		City Thameslink: leave the station via the Holborn Viaduct exit and you'll see the place on your left just before you get to the main road.
		Follow the road around up Holborn Viaduct, past the Old Bailey, until you get to the City Thameslink signs on the left.
		Cross at Holborn Circus and continue down Holborn Viaduct.
	www.fancyapint.com /main_site/thepubs/pub757.htm

	The Battle of Britain - Home Page
		Holborn Viaduct Station and St Paul's Southern Railway Station have been closed.
		Brighton: HE were dropped at 1155 hours near the viaduct on the Lewes Road.
		Heston: A large explosion was reported at 2300 hours on the 19th, possible caused by a mine but confirmation of damage is not to hand.
	www.raf.mod.uk /bob1940/september20.html

	Blackfriars Station
		The Holborn Viaduct road bridge, from which the former Holborn Viaduct Station took its name.
		The new ultra-modern entrance to the underground City Thameslink station on the site of the old Holborn Viaduct Station.
		The stones of the old Blackfriars station façade, which are situated at the end of the platforms, highlighting the destinations of which the station once served.
	www.semg.org.uk /location/blackfriars_03.html

	11642-8.txt
		At Savernake Station one is brought within sight of the forest, and entering it at this point one is able to enjoy a lovely walk of 6 or 7 miles, which brings one out close to Marlborough Station, with the town on the further side of the railway.
		The present remains consist of parts of the earth-works of the Roman station, and the twin towers and ruined walls of the church.
		The approach from the station lies through a pair of finely designed wrought-iron gates to the north frontage of the palace, erected by Wolsey himself.
	www.gutenberg.net /1/1/6/4/11642/11642-8.txt

	FF5 Worldbook
		Holborn viaduct is a wide stone bridge spanning the former valley of the river, with a wide road and several tram lines.
		Holborn Viaduct station is under the viaduct; a tube station below it is an important junction for some of the new lines built in the early 20th century [INV]
		His orders were to stay on station as long as possible, but recent signals say that the Martians are coming towards the coast; it's time to save the ship.
	www.forgottenfutures.com /game/ff5/worldbk5.htm

	Thameslink. Who is Thameslink? What is Thameslink? Where is Thameslink? Definition of Thameslink. Meaning of Thameslink.
		Paul's tube station which is a considerable distance away), which replaced the demolished Holborn Viaduct, and Blackfriars.
		Thameslink is a fifty-station franchise in the British railway system running 225 km north to south across London from Bedford to Brighton through the Snow Hill tunnel.
		The northern part of the network replaced the "Bedpan" service from Bedford to St Pancras station, and uses the existing Midland Main Line.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Thameslink

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Snow Hill station (London)
		It was opened in 1874 as a through station on what is now the Thameslink line, close to the company's terminus at Holborn Viaduct station.
		It was renamed "Holborn Viaduct Low Level" in 1912 and closed in 1916.
		Snow Hill station was a railway station on the London, Chatham and Dover Railway in central London.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Snow_Hill_station_(London)

	City Thameslink railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		City Thameslink station replaced Holborn Viaduct railway station, which was a terminus located close to Holborn Viaduct itself and which was closed on January 26th, 1990.
		City Thameslink station is an underground mainline railway station in the City of London, at the point where Fleet Street becomes Ludgate Hill.
		Paul's tube station, which is several hundred yards away and on the other side of St Paul's Cathedral.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/City_Thameslink_railway_station

	Ludgate Circus/Holborn Viaduct BR
		Holborn Viaduct terminus, serving South London, was closed in 1990 and replaced by City Thameslink station on the new sub-surface line that allowed services to run between North and South London again.
		The substantial remains of Ludgate Hill station (closed in 1929) are on the left, the bridge over Ludgate Hill is in the centre with a bus passing beneath it, and the train visible on the track above and to the right is at Holborn Viaduct station.
		The viaduct on the right of the photos carries the (then) existing line to Holborn Viaduct terminus, the ticket office of which was housed in the office block visible in the photo above the tunnel entrance.
	www.loveplums.co.uk /Tube/HolbornViaduct.html

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