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Mornington Crescent tube station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mornington Crescent is a station in Camden Town in north London, named after the road it is on. However, a concerted campaign to reopen the station was launched, as the station is held in fond regard due to the popular game Mornington Crescent named after it which forms part of the BBC Radio 4 panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. The station is on London Underground's Northern Line Charing Cross branch, between Euston and Camden Town. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mornington_Crescent_tube_station   (362 words)

Bethnal Green tube station -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Bethnal Green tube station is a station on the (Click link for more info and facts about Central Line) Central Line of the (Click link for more info and facts about London Underground) London Underground in (Click link for more info and facts about Bethnal Green, London, England) Bethnal Green, London, England. The station was opened as part of the Central Line's eastern extension on December 4, 1946, before that it was opened it was used as an (A chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids) air-raid shelter. By 1943 the numbers using the station as a shelter had dwindled, only rising when retalliatory bombing in response to British raids was expected. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Be/Bethnal_Green_tube_station.htm   (667 words)

Camden Town tube station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Camden Town tube station is a major crossover point for the two branches of the Northern Line and the busiest station on the entire London Underground. Camden Town is one of eight London Underground stations with a deep-level air-raid shelter underneath it. The station gets particularly busy at the weekend with tourists visiting Camden Market and Camden High Street to the extent that to prevent overcrowding on the platforms, entry to the station from the street has to be prohibited on Sunday afternoons. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Camden_Town_tube_station   (920 words)

Mornington Crescent - Reviews And 'Mornington Crescent' - a posh sounding dump on the edge of Camden, a closed down tube station, a Radio 4 game no-one understands, and the place where Jake hatched the plot while leafleting for the Camden Palace venue - is a magnificent failure of a debut album. Mornington Crescent was the debut Album from My Life Story. Originally due for release on January 30th 1995 it was delayed due to London Underground objecting to the cover artwork and was eventually released on the 6th February 1995. www.twelvereasonswhy.co.uk /music/mlsrmc.html   (600 words)

Camden Bus Estate Agents Running north from Mornington Crescent (the beginning section is called Clarksons Row) it crosses Mornington Place with the Duke of Wellington (old-style Camden pub) at the junction crossing Mornington Street and ending at the junction of Delancey Street. Despite the similarity with Mornington Crescent's Regency architecture, the rather grand houses on Mornington Terrace were constructed during the early Victorian era. It commemorates the eldest brother of the Duke of Wellington, Richard Wellesley, the Earl of Mornington. camdbus01.uuhost.uk.uu.net /newsite/pages/ST2.htm   (342 words)

Mornington Crescent (street) Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography Mornington Crescent is a street in Camden, London, England. However, the building of the railway line into the Euston Square terminus, and encroachment from the nearby working class districts of Kings Cross and Camden Town led to a change in the pattern of residents throughout the Victorian era. An art deco tobacco factory known as the Carreras Building was built on the crescent's communal garden in the early 20th century. www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Mornington_Crescent_%28street%29   (441 words)

crescent A crescent is the shape you get if you cut out of a circle another circle of roughly the same size, but offset to one side. However, it should be noted that the crescent was not a symbol used for Islam by Muhammad or any other early Muslim rulers. The crescent is also often used to symbolize the Islamic faith. www.fact-library.com /crescent.html   (254 words)

King's Cross (London) In 1835 a monument was built to King George IV at the junction of Gray's Inn Road, Pentonville Road, and New Road, which later became Euston Road. Several gaswork tanks that had dominated the area behind station for over a century have been taken down during the building works and placed in storage. Kings Cross railway station now stands at the junction where the cross stood. www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/k/ki/king_s_cross__london_.html   (234 words)

The re-opening of Mornington Crescent, April 1998 Mornington Crescent station was built in 1907 as part of the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway, a venture led by Charles Tyson Yerkes who built the Chicago Subway before being exiled to England. This must be the northbound platform at Mornington Crescent, because of the "bridges" which cut through the roof of this station tube; they carry the passenger walkways from the lifts (which are to the west of the lines) to between the two tubes. As the station was not seen to be of great importance, London Underground was unable to produce the many millions of pounds necessary for renewing the lifts, so the station was mothballed. metadyne.tripod.com /MCT-reopen.html   (873 words)

Camden High Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Travelling north, traffic emerges from Hampstead Road (A400) into the High Street at the junction with Eversholt Street, by Mornington Crescent tube station. Camden Town tube station is on the corner between Camden High Street and Kentish Town Road. The northern extremity of Camden High Street lies just north of the five-way junction formed with Parkway, the southern end of Chalk Farm Road, Kentish Town Road (where the A400 continues) and Camden Road. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Camden_High_Street   (212 words)

Articles - Camden Town Koko's, formerly known as The Camden Palace, is a major dance venue located at the south end of Camden High Street near Mornington Crescent tube station. There has been no fall in visitor numbers despite the changes, and it is necessary to close Camden Town tube station to outbound passengers on Sunday afternoon. The proposal involved the compulsory purchase of the whole block on which the station is situated and would have required demolition of the Electric Ballroom and the reallocation of Buck Street Market. www.zoneta.com /articles/Camden_Town   (711 words)

Mornington Crescent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mornington Crescent may refer to one of the following: This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mornington_Crescent   (74 words)

London at Superfi Online - http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/pages.cfm/id/18 Mornington Crescent tube: Once through the ticket barriers, turn right out of the station and, as you round the corner, you will see Superfi on the far side of the street, next door to the Camden Palace Nightclub. Mornington Crescent tube station, Northern Line: Turn right out Carry on down until the bottom of the road (Chalk Farm tube station on the left) and turn right. www.superfi.co.uk /index.cfm/page/pages.cfm/id/18   (358 words)

Mornington Crescent - The Game Beat ... Games . Online . Puzzles . Magazines - SearchBeat.com Mornington Crescent - Dunx presents a history of MC on the web, and photographic records of pilgrimages to the tube station. Mornington Crescent - Hosted by Mr WildPants - Active and archived games on the Pants MC server. Mornington Crescent in Outer Space - Active and archived games, and a league table. www.searchbeat.com /Games/Internet/BrowserBased/BoardGames/MorningtonCrescent   (185 words)

Stuff and Blah... Mornington Crescent is christened the Ministry of Serendipity. Robert Rankin, author of a work he describes as 'far fetched fiction' was influenced by Mornington Crescent's temporary closure in 1996. The Station underwent a £10 million re-fit, sparking off a number of rumours, conspiracies, myths and urban legends. www.network54.com /Forum/message?forumid=35003&messageid=996849495   (247 words)

Mornington Crescent Mornington Crescent is a strategy game played on the London Underground map, the aim being to move to Mornington Crescent. Mornington Nomic - an ongoing effort to construct an alternate ruleset for Mornington Crescent using Nomic mechanics as a framework Having pointed out these truths about Mornington Crescent, you will I am sure understand me when I say that I cannot explain the Game - steeped in theory though it is, you must play MC to understand it. www.dunx.org /mc   (261 words)

Mornington Crescent "Mornington Crescent" is a disused station on the Northern Line of the London Underground. The sign on the wall, however, says "Stockwell", which is a Victoria Line station, and nowhere near Mornington Crescent. There are two possible explanations; either some disaster has destroyed our 'civilisation', and the survivors are exploring the ruins of London, or there are people living beneath the city today, who come out only at night to explore the Underground network. www.raingod.com /angus/OtherWorlds/Fantasy/notes/CircleLine01.html   (302 words)

Evening Standard (London): London loves you Mornington Crescent was closed for so long many people thought it had vanished off the Underground map for good. Mornington Crescent reopened two years ago after a costly refit. But today it beat off strong competition from the fancy new stations on the Jubilee Line Extension to take the Best Tube Station award. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20000620/ai_n11927361   (826 words)

News: Remembering Willie Rushton "Mornington Crescent has won awards for its beautiful restoration and Willie's plaque will provide a complimentary and fitting tribute to be enjoyed by the thousands of customers who pass through this station daily." He was widely regarded as the leading exponent of the Mornington Crescent panel game on Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Station boss Jeff Mills said: "We are delighted to honour this much-loved comic raconteur. www.chortle.co.uk /news/mar02/willie.html   (151 words)

BBC NEWS England London Tube station visit record broken The record for visiting all 275 London Underground stations has been broken by 43 minutes. "We had to send them digital photos with the time on from every station - we even got the driver of the last train we were on to confirm it," Mr Marshall said. But they finished so late - 0005 BST - that they could not take a Tube home and had to hire a minicab. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/london/3700658.stm   (332 words)

Camden Town Tube Station Camden's victorian tube architecture is brilliant, and should be preserved in its entirety for all time, but I think these town planners will destroy absolutely anything for their own self satisfaction, so the outlook for dear old Camden Tube Station looks mighty grim. The tiling and fittings of the age are today a recognisable and happy indicator to the location of the tube which as ever is the centerpiece of any town. There are many other examples of wonderful London Tube architecture, all sadly under threat: London Underground's Older Architecture www.geocities.com /londondestruction/camden.html   (396 words)

Frontline18 .:. Forum > The ineveitable Mornington Crescent You need to get to Mornington Crescent tube station to win- all of the Britons here will know it like the back of their hand. Mornington Crescent is perhaps the game that best fits the well-used advertising phrase `A game that is simple to learn but takes years to master'. Players move along the stations from a starting station (of their choice), blocking/parrying/shunting each other in a desperate bid to reach MC. www.battlefield1918.de /forum/thread/3968/0   (2141 words)

Mornington Crescent London Underground gained the opprobrium of commuters in the early 1990s when its refurbishment of Mornington Crescent tube station was halted for several years owing to a shortage of funds. The crescent was created in the 1820s and named for the Earl of Mornington. Street and tube station at the junction of Hampstead Road and Camden High Street. www.hidden-london.com /mornington.html   (276 words)

London/Camden Town - Wikitravel Mornington Crescent tube station on the Northern Line (Charing Cross branch) of the London Underground. Camden Town tube station on the Northern Line of the London Underground. On Kentish Town Road, just next to Camden Town tube you will find the official Doc Martens boot co., selling Doc Martens since the 60s. wikitravel.org /en/London/Camden_Town   (1069 words)

BBC News UK Mornington Crescent - the legend is reborn "Mornington Crescent" - the game - is considered by its fans to be one of the world's most complex pastimes. Monday, April 27, 1998 Published at 15:28 GMT 16:28 UK Mornington Crescent - the legend is reborn One of London's most famous Underground stations has finally re-opened after a mammoth refit which has turned it into a "ghost station" for nearly six years. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/79273.stm   (419 words)

ISIHAC on the Internet - Web Sites Mornington Crescent Rules is to collect historical information on the rules and origin of the eponymous game. Gil Williamson’s Mornington Crescent page, with details on the game and it’s history, along with a Java applet to practice your MC skills on. If you enjoy playing Mornington Crescent then you might enjoy playing Senate House Passage. www.isihac.co.uk /internet/links.html   (347 words)

A Welsh Born Icon: The Crescent We are meeting at the nearest pub to Mornington Crescent tube station at 6:30 this evening. This means that after tonight we will have completed our project at drinking our way around all 30 Northern Line tube stations south of and including Camden Town and will be looking for a new project for Wednesday nights. This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar. nickbrowne.coraider.com /2005/02/crescent.html   (67 words)

Hassrale Trips:- Camden Town 1999 The welcome news on the transport front altered our starting point, we now start at Mornington Crescent tube station and walk up Camden High Street till we find on our right the first pub. As such a long period had elapsed we decided to have another look and found that some new pubs had opened plus Mornington Crescent is now operational again, I assume that the alien spacecraft has now been removed. Leaving here you should walk down Parkway to Camden Town tube station for the return home. dspace.dial.pipex.com /prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/o/aoch02/camden99.html   (797 words)

b3ta.com talk The real ones are deep beneath Mornington Crescent tube station, in the Ministry of Serendipity... www.b3ta.com /talk/write.php?parent=294475   (15 words)

London Walks - Camden If you stand at Mornington Crescent tube station you can see the huge white building (below) that was the Carrera's factory built in 1928. The area on the left pst the station, between it and St Pancras Station - itself a monument to neo-Gothic architecture (see right) - is called Somers Town and was one of the worst slums in London. Ease the journey by using tube or buses by buying one of the many offers that are avaliable on London Transport and then you can hop on or off buses and trains at will. www.johnbarber.com /camden.html   (1276 words)

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