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Clapham South station
Clapham South station

Clapham South tube station is a station on London Underground's Northern Line between Clapham Common and Balham stations and was opened in 1926 as the first station of the Morden extension of the line. The station is in both Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3. Clapham South tube taken by C Ford, March 04. ... Clapham South tube taken by C Ford, March 04. ... -1... The Northern Line is a deep-level tube line of the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. ... Clapham Common tube station is a station on London Undergrounds Northern Line. ... Balham station Balham tube station is a station on London Undergrounds Northern Line between Clapham South and Tooting Bec stations and was opened in 1926 as part of the Morden extension of the line. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Northern Line is a deep-level tube line of the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. ... Travelcard Zone 2 is the second most inward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... Travelcard Zone 3 is the third outward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...


Clapham South tube station has a lovely aspect onto the southern edge of Clapham Common. It is one of eight London Underground stations which has a deep-level air-raid shelter underneath it. Jump to: navigation, search Clapham Common Clapham Common is a triangular area of grassland of about 200 acres (0. ... The London deep-level shelters are eight deep level air-raid shelters that were built under London Underground stations during World War II. Each consists of a pair of parallel tunnels 16 feet 16 inches (5. ...


The appartments that can be seen above the station were a later addition to the architecture. The original form without the appartments can be seen in the London Transport Museum archive (linked below).


Trivia

High Trees House on nearby Nightingale Lane featured in a significant British legal case. A rental dispute between the building's leasee and the owner was the foundation for the decision in Central London Property Trust Ltd v. High Trees House Ltd wherein Lord Denning expanded on the English law doctrine of promissory estoppel. Central London Property Trust Ltd. ... Alfred Thompson Denning, Baron Denning (23 January 1899–6 March 1999) was a British barrister from Hampshire who became Master of the Rolls (the senior civil judge in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales) and was generally well liked, both within the legal profession and outside it. ... Estoppel is a concept that prevents a party from acting in a certain way because it is not equitable to do so. ...


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Preceding station Underground Lines Following station
Balham   Northern Line   Clapham Common


 

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