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The Farringdon tag is where, 150 years ago next week, a banquet was held on the platform to celebrate the opening of the Underground.
The then aging primeminister, Lord Palmerston, turned down his invitation to the dinner saying he wanted to spend as much time above ground while he still could!
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/first-day-london-tube