Whitechapel

Whitechapel is in close proximity of the, erm, world famous pub The Blind Beggar, scene of an infamous bloodbath that involved The Kray Twins. It is also close to a bar (can't remember its name right now) that used to be the pub Morrisey went to after he played his first solo gig.

If that's a cue for a quickfire Central Line round, I'm there.

Hanger Lane.

Tottenham Hale

Interesting facts aboout the place:

You can buy drugs directly off your neighbours or the newspaper if you go down to the local shop.

Halnault.

Interesting fact about the place:

Gravity is an un-noticable 0.012% more swervy on the pavement on the other side of the road from the entrance to this tube. It's also 0.7% more scrunchy. Again, you wouldn't notice.

Flushing

colonial rules


fact:

Not named after the action of dealing with the crack bought from there when the police raid your apartment.

Boston Manor

Fact about Boston Manor:

This station isn't in fact located in the states but it is in south west london.

Swiss Cottage

Interesting fact about Swiss Cottage:

Both the Swiss and Cottage cheeses were invented here. As was the classic pineapple and ham pizza.

Turnham Green

Interesting fact about Turnham Green:

Being a predominantly Jewish area, no ham have ever been here long enough to turn green. The name remains a mystery to all - and sundry!

Notting Hill Gate

Fact:

You'll be hardly pressed to notice either a notable gate or a hill in this area.

It's Hainault.

London Bridge

Fact:

This is not a bridge but actually an illusion created in the mind of David 'cunt' Blaine. Even though it isn't real you can still walk across it, because of the magic and whatnot.

YOU'RE Hainault.

The early Americans weren't the most original lot.

West India Quay

Fact:

Nobody from West India lives there.

Cyprus

Fact:

See above.

paddington.

fact, i once saw a bear there wearing a duffle coat and eating marmalade sandwiches. last time i take acid in london.

Colindale

Fact:

This tube station was named in 806AD by a child with a speech impediment who really liked colanders.

Angel

Interesting fact about Angel:

Angel only got it's name in 2006. It was named that by 14 year Sarah Barker from South Ruislip after the 'Buffy' spin off series of the same name. She was given the opportunity to do this by London mayor Ken Livingstone in a city wide competition. However this tarnished his reputation amid allegations he rigged it. Ken Livingstone does own all the series of 'Angel' on dvd.

Elephant & Castle

Fact:

Locals have been known to lure tourists into the area with stories about a big elephant living in a castle. To this day, once you step outside this station, you will notice visitors walking randomly through the streets looking confused.

Aphex Twin has his studio/home here.

Borough

Fact:

Borough axed the first part of their name because they "couldn't be fucked to say the first bit" despite it being the most important part. Kentish Town is on the verge of doing the same.

Canal Street

fact:

Better known as Anal Street from continual vandalizing since establishment in 1904.

Holland Park

Fact:

Many a protitute has been known to migrate into this park.

New Cross/New Cross Gate

Fact:

These two stations are actually only one place. New Cross Gate was added on the maps to (in a London Underground spokesman's words) "confuse bloody students".

Cockfosters

Fact:

Place of thriving homosexual activity.

"when walking in to find one of your friends has just screwed three males consecutively in one night"


"JESUS CHRIST YOU REALLY ARE A COCKFOSTER AREN'T YOU"

Golders Green

Fact:

Amy Winehouse didn't have her bat mitzvah here.

Putney Bridge

Fact:

Due to a clerical error Putney Bridge wasn't built over the Thames as planned but was needlessly built two miles north of the river.

another interesting fact about swiss cottage is that it has the highest proportion of rapes in all of london.

Chancery Lane

Fact:

Chancery Lane is a corruption of its original name 'Chance Your Eye Lane' which referred to the popular London game of taking turns to throw a knife at each others eyes from a distance of three meters.

Is that actually true? I really wouldn't have thought that about Swiss Cottage.

well now you've got me wondering whether it was st john's wood, but either way it's same. apparently it's because a lot of women go jogging around there assuming because it's a quiet & wealthy residential area that it's safer than going jogging in hackney wick, or some such place.

Ah, good point that's probably why. And yeah St John's Wood and Swiss Cottage are the same. I think St John's Wood's name gives it away ie John ain't no saint.

Mile End.

Fact:

London's first Hell's Angel chapter was founded here, called "Satan's Raleigh Choppers".

maybe it's his ghost that's doing all the raping, because he's stuck for eternity with a hard on

Leicester Square

Fact:

Commonly referred to as "Lie-chester Square" by Americans.

Chalk Farm

Fact: so called because primary school teachers used to breed their blackboard writing implements here during the war.

Ha! I've just noticed something. Goldhawk Road is right by Ravenscourt Park. They sure do like their bird referrences in those parts.

Victoria

Fact:

If you pay close attention to the architecture of the entrance to this station you will notice that it is subtley modelled on Queen Victoria's vagina.

Fuck, I've just also noticed that there are two stations called Shepherd's Bush.

Yeah, the victims have been giving the same description for the last fifty years: fat man in cassock. Crime Watch didn't get far.

South Kensington

Fact:

Despite having some of the highest property prices in the whole of London, no one actually lives in Kensington.