[Doug]

Thunder asked me to post this:

QUOTE (Thunder)I recently spotted this building with railway paraphernalia on the front of it, the left hand side shows a locomotive buffer beam and the other crossed telegraph pole and semaphore signal, this is repeated along the whole facade of the building, along with locomotive wheels, i wonder who knows where it is, there's no prises for the first correct answer, just wondered if any one recognised it?

 

[7113]

I'm not absolutely certain but it reminds me of Exeter Central. I know that has this sort of decoration on but until I find my photos taken about 20 years ago I'm not going to stake my reputation on it.

Regards

 

[Dennis David]

... you have a reputation?

 

[Thunder]

Many thanks Doug for posting this for me, and in reply to Birtho, im glad you did not stake your reputation on it, or you would have lost it.

 

[7113]

QUOTE (Dennis David @ 3 Aug 2007, 13:53) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>... you have a reputation?

I didn't say it was a good reputation................................

Regards

 

[Thunder]

thought some one would have known where this building is and what it is, so heres two clues 1) its not a railway station, although it sands close to one. 2) its in london.

 

[goedel]

Is it the Bank of England on Threadneedle Street? I thought not...

Goedel

 

[dwb]

QUOTE 2) its in london.

Never hear of it

However at a wild guess, how about (former?) headquarters of either the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) or ASLEF (the drivers' union)?

David

 

[Thunder]

Bank of england, Goedel, i think the last part of your statment was correct, no its not that, neither is it the HQ of NUR, sorry dwb.
I will narrow the area down, this building is sited between Marylebone station and Euston Station. and is definatly connected with railways, altough its not a station.

 

[Piermaster]

The old Railway Clearing House?

 

[Thunder]

sorry Piermaster, thats not it either,

 

[Doug]

Selbie House, head Office of the old London Metropolitan Railway ....

A recent photo here and some older photos here.

That took a lot of hunting.

... there should have been a prize

 

[Thunder]

Well done Doug, I found it quite by accident, i was working around the corner in baker street, and was looking for somewhere to park my bike, when i found a bay right outside the building, and very impressive it looks too, its tucked away, so you could easeily drive by it without noticeing it.

 

[Thunder]

I forgot to add, its used the British Transport Police now.

 

[Piermaster]

Bu88er me!!!

And I used to work there!!!!!!

Dave.

 

[goedel]

QUOTE (Piermaster @ 6 Aug 2007, 15:23) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>And I used to work there!!!!!!

Nice building though - puts the modern railway companies to shame...

Goedel