2012-03-18 - London's Famous Subterranean London

1. KT Bee
   
2. Oat 44
   
3. Harold*
   
4. Cupcakes
   
5. torker
   
6. middleofnowhere
   
7. Danns
   
8. roboto
   
9. Sparky
   
10. dogpants
    
11. ChainBreaker (enjoys hugs and london history as cool as this!)
    
12. skydancer
    
13. whatok
    
14. PP
    
15. cnkr
    
16. BlueQuinn
    
17. Cafewanda
    
18. hms
    
19. Scoot
    
20. Bluefleet
    
21. Tonyme
    
22. ashleyisdabest
    
23. OLC
    
24. shinkuu kiss
    
25. sansovino
    
26. bothwell
    
27. tomoh
    
28. Zebs
    
29. Samuelson
    
30. pops1207
    
31. zoom
    dimi32
    
32. Dr O'pout
    
33. chatters
    
34. BianchiMasher
    
35. Boggle
    
36. Dom
    
37. daveyheats
    
38. Spyder
    
39. lazysuperhero
    
40. Debbie East
    
41. Hauska
    
42. Bobbycutters
    
43. Bullwinkle
    
44. Inkjektor
    
45. Palu
    
46. Missmouse
    
47. Charlotte83
    
48. Thomasbennett
    
49. Missus OSR (hopefully a maiden voyage on her new Pompino!)
    
50. Pistanator
    
51. OSR
    
52. dbr
    
53. tessss
    
54. crimsonape
    
55. Sonny
    
56. Hoke (poke)
    
57. lardboy
    
58. Kat
    
59. lyes888
    

flu - out :(

1. KT Bee
   
2. Oat 44
   
3. Harold*
   
4. Cupcakes
   
5. torker
   
6. middleofnowhere
   
7. Danns
   
8. roboto
   
9. Sparky
   
10. dogpants
    
11. ChainBreaker (enjoys hugs and london history as cool as this!)
    
12. skydancer
    
13. 
    
14. PP
    
15. cnkr
    
16. BlueQuinn
    
17. Cafewanda
    
18. hms
    
19. Scoot
    
20. Bluefleet
    
21. Tonyme
    
22. ashleyisdabest
    
23. OLC
    
24. shinkuu kiss
    
25. sansovino
    
26. bothwell
    
27. tomoh
    
28. Zebs
    
29. Samuelson
    
30. pops1207
    
31. zoom
    dimi32
    
32. Dr O'pout
    
33. chatters
    
34. BianchiMasher
    
35. Boggle
    
36. Dom
    
37. daveyheats
    
38. Spyder
    
39. lazysuperhero
    
40. Debbie East
    
41. Hauska
    
42. Bobbycutters
    
43. Bullwinkle
    
44. Inkjektor
    
45. Palu
    
46. Missmouse
    
47. Charlotte83
    
48. Thomasbennett
    
49. Missus OSR (hopefully a maiden voyage on her new Pompino!)
    
50. Pistanator
    
51. OSR
    
52. dbr
    
53. tessss
    
54. crimsonape
    
55. Sonny
    
56. Hoke (poke)
    
57. lardboy
    
58. Kat
    
59. lyes888
    

aiming to get to the flask 12.30, enough time for a quick pint/half.

By the way, this accolade should really be directed to KT Bee more than me, she's done more than anyone to organise this! ;)

Well said.

Sorry I cannot join you good people, but Mothers Day duties must take precidence.

Have a great day, and look after each other.

Shit, forgot about this

OUT - doing the double Mothers Day thing

Pisti doing 2 mothers for the day, why does this not surprise me.

If someone I know can PM (svenlto, scoot, skydancer etc) me their number I might be able to join mid-way - got a lunch date.

#notscaredofhighgatehill

Hmmm ...

wtf?! urbex has gone proper mainstream...

Regretfully I have to 'drop out of this ride.

Not even for Smothering Mum's Day reasons like Pistanator.

-Rota change at work. Humbug. Have fun.

Maybe try a massive-group tag of Bicycle London's famous undergound bicycle ride Tag as this one involves underground goings on:
http://www.lfgss.com/thread38155.html ?

-Rota change at work. Humbug. Have fun.

oh ggrrrr!

Maybe try a massive-group tag of Bicycle London's famous undergound bicycle ride Tag as this one involves underground goings on:
http://www.lfgss.com/thread38155.html ?

are you trying to cross-pollinate these threads? what will the new baby thread be - BToB underground only edition?

aiming to get to the flask 12.30, enough time for a quick pint/half.

I think I'll need at least half an hour to recover from the hill...
(tentatively in)

As there's likely to be so many, here's a crib sheet of 'mostly accurate history' gleaned from various websites and books. Print off a copy if you can as I don't have nearly enough copies for everyone.
Re: the Duke St Substation, saving that for a Tyburn related subterranean ride in the pipeline...

1 Attachment

• London's Famous Subterranean London 18 March 2012.pdf

flu - out :(

1. KT Bee
   
2. Oat 44
   
3. Harold*
   
4. Cupcakes
   
5. torker
   
6. middleofnowhere
   
7. Danns
   
8. roboto
   
9. Sparky
   
10. dogpants
    
11. ChainBreaker (enjoys hugs and london history as cool as this!)
    
12. skydancer
    
13. 
    
14. PP
    
15. cnkr
    
16. BlueQuinn
    
17. Cafewanda
    
18. hms
    
19. Scoot
    
20. Bluefleet
    
21. Tonyme
    
22. ashleyisdabest
    
23. OLC
    
24. shinkuu kiss
    
25. sansovino
    
26. bothwell
    
27. tomoh
    
28. Zebs
    
29. Samuelson
    
30. pops1207
    
31. zoom
    dimi32
    
32. Dr O'pout
    
33. chatters
    
34. BianchiMasher
    
35. Boggle
    
36. Dom
    
37. daveyheats
    
38. Spyder
    
39. lazysuperhero
    
40. Debbie East
    
41. Hauska
    
42. Bobbycutters
    
43. Bullwinkle
    
44. Inkjektor
    
45. Palu
    
46. Missmouse
    
47. Charlotte83
    
48. Thomasbennett
    
49. Missus OSR (hopefully a maiden voyage on her new Pompino!)
    
50. Pistanator
    
51. OSR
    
52. dbr
    
53. tessss
    
54. crimsonape
    
55. Sonny
    
56. Hoke (poke)
    
57. lardboy
    
58. Kat
    
59. lyes888
    

Can I swing in at number 13. First Forum ride and new to London this should be fun!
Good job I'm not superstitious though...shivers

'corse you can, in fact I've done it for you.

1. KT Bee
   
2. Oat 44
   
3. Harold*
   
4. Cupcakes
   
5. torker
   
6. middleofnowhere
   
7. Danns
   
8. roboto
   
9. Sparky
   
10. dogpants
    
11. ChainBreaker (enjoys hugs and london history as cool as this!)
    
12. skydancer
    
13. StanleyEC
    
14. PP
    
15. cnkr
    
16. BlueQuinn
    
17. Cafewanda
    
18. hms
    
19. Scoot
    
20. Bluefleet
    
21. Tonyme
    
22. ashleyisdabest
    
23. OLC
    
24. shinkuu kiss
    
25. sansovino
    
26. bothwell
    
27. tomoh
    
28. Zebs
    
29. Samuelson
    
30. pops1207
    
31. zoom
    dimi32
    
32. Dr O'pout
    
33. chatters
    
34. BianchiMasher
    
35. Boggle
    
36. Dom
    
37. daveyheats
    
38. Spyder
    
39. lazysuperhero
    
40. Debbie East
    
41. Hauska
    
42. Bobbycutters
    
43. Bullwinkle
    
44. Inkjektor
    
45. Palu
    
46. Missmouse
    
47. Charlotte83
    
48. Thomasbennett
    
49. Missus OSR (hopefully a maiden voyage on her new Pompino!)
    
50. Pistanator
    
51. OSR
    
52. dbr
    
53. tessss
    
54. crimsonape
    
55. Sonny
    
56. Hoke (poke)
    
57. lardboy
    
58. Kat
    
59. lyes888
    

Sweet! Cya then

I'm out on this. Just realised it's in the day and I'm booked up. Taking the little one to National frog day celebrations. National Frog Day!!! Amazing.

National Frog Day, better hop to it then

Where?!? Otherwise I'll just be celebrating with my frogs in my garden...

@oat44
great info sheet, you've really put some work into it. well done!

I'm free tomorrow and I should come.

1. KT Bee
   
2. Oat 44
   
3. Harold*
   
4. Cupcakes
   
5. torker
   
6. middleofnowhere
   
7. Danns
   
8. roboto
   
9. Sparky
   
10. dogpants
    
11. ChainBreaker (enjoys hugs and london history as cool as this!)
    
12. skydancer
    
13. StanleyEC
    
14. PP
    
15. cnkr
    
16. BlueQuinn
    
17. Cafewanda
    
18. hms
    
19. Scoot
    
20. Bluefleet
    
21. Tonyme
    
22. ashleyisdabest
    
23. OLC
    
24. shinkuu kiss
    
25. sansovino
    
26. bothwell
    
27. tomoh
    
28. Zebs
    
29. Samuelson
    
30. pops1207
    
31. zoom
    dimi32
    
32. Dr O'pout
    
33. chatters
    
34. BianchiMasher
    
35. Boggle
    
36. Dom
    
37. daveyheats
    
38. Spyder
    
39. lazysuperhero
    
40. Debbie East
    
41. Hauska
    
42. Bobbycutters
    
43. Bullwinkle
    
44. Inkjektor
    
45. Palu
    
46. Missmouse
    
47. Charlotte83
    
48. Thomasbennett
    
49. Missus OSR (hopefully a maiden voyage on her new Pompino!)
    
50. Pistanator
    
51. OSR
    
52. dbr
    
53. tessss
    
54. crimsonape
    
55. Sonny
    
56. Hoke (poke)
    
57. lardboy
    
58. Kat
    
59. lyes888
    
60. Doktor P.
    

I'm out on this. Just realised it's in the day and I'm booked up. Taking the little one to National frog day celebrations. National Frog Day!!! Amazing.

Really? Why did no one tell me of this? reconsiders going on own ride

The weather's still looking a bit iffy, if not quite the four seasons in one icon that the BBC had the other day. Planning to get to Flask by half twelve so we can leave Flask pretty sharpish at 1 (barring hailstorms / plague of frogs type weather occurrences). See you tomorrow!

I almost secretly actually positively wish there to be a plague (army? chorus?) of frogs, since i'm no longer going..

It would make for excellent pictures.

These are a few of the bike taggers signed up whose tags have helped shape the route, they definitely deserve a mention!

Highgate Ponds: Zoom
Ray St: Dbr (the tag that never was)
Holborn Viaduct: danns
Furnival Street: Scoot
Lower Robert Street: BlueQuinn
Churchill Gardens: danns
Camberwell Submarine: Spybot
Stockwell Deep Level: OLC

Depending how many come tomorrow, we wondered whether it may be best to divide into three groups, KT Bee, OLC - if you're up for it! ;) and me (as we've done the route already), and I'll distribute a few copies of the history info sheets evenly between each group. As I say depends how many come, play it by ear.

ps guys:

Met has changed its mind from "thundery shower" to "light rain shower" between 3 and 6, So you might get away with no rain at all!

So up for this, don't give a damn if it rains! http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/England/London~2643743/hour_by_hour.html

If anyone needs to know, Frog day is going down here

http://www.urbanecology.org.uk/whatson.html