tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710611656756005747.post7271235112661569875..comments2024-03-27T09:59:48.839+00:00Comments on Greenwich Industrial History: London Bridge Station roof David Riddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15841234446226688028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710611656756005747.post-16488406199791895502012-08-27T03:39:02.674+01:002012-08-27T03:39:02.674+01:00No one is doubting that a major rebuild is neccesa...No one is doubting that a major rebuild is neccesary, but while the roof has to go, do all the supporting walls have to as well? The SER offices? And does the roof need to be scrapped rather than a new home found, as originally planned?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8710611656756005747.post-13977983006176345892012-08-22T17:20:46.252+01:002012-08-22T17:20:46.252+01:00Much as I love old buildings and industrial archae...Much as I love old buildings and industrial archaeology, I have also been a commuter from London Bridge for 39 years, both the overcrowded high level and the desperately gloomy low level platforms. <br />Sorry, but we need a new station there. The 1970s rebuild of the WW2-bomb-damaged mess (I watched them pour the concrete while commuting to Woolwich Arsenal) was a failure. <br />London Bridge fails as a station. Stand on the overbridge in the morning, trying to decide whether the next train to Cannon St goes from platform 2 or 3. Stand on the concourse or the crossover at the top of the escalators from the tube at 18.30 and try to spot the first train to Lewisham or Blackheath or wherever.<br />The much-delayed Thameslink project will do an enormous amount to improve the train service to and from S and SE London. But with that project has to be a complete rebuild of this wreck of a station.Alan Burkitt-Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344807923068268667noreply@blogger.com