022 - Northolt

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts115/v4/9f/95/3c/9f953c96-6f0d-96e7-1606-cdc5bcde8b3a/mza_11133510346927720933.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

Roundel Round We Go

Emily and Paul

26 episodes

1 month ago

A podcast where two London Underground nerds draw a station out of a bag and make a show about it.

Places & Travel

Society & Culture

RSS

All content for Roundel Round We Go is the property of Emily and Paul and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

A podcast where two London Underground nerds draw a station out of a bag and make a show about it.

Places & Travel

Society & Culture

https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/15552110/15552110-1622310883921-906284dd9f586.jpg

022 - Northolt

Roundel Round We Go

59 minutes 12 seconds

2 years ago

022 - Northolt

For centuries an isolated village, Northolt's first station opened in 1907 as part of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway, an ambitious project to build a new line from London to the Midlands. London Underground's New Works Programme saw the route transformed into part of the Central line. Today, another ambitious project to build a new railway from London to the Midlands is underway, with HS2 tunnelling directly under Northolt and building a ventilation shaft near the station.

We delve into the ancient history of the village, which was described by a 1920 guidebook as one of the most beautiful in the vicinity of London. We also discover the lost racecourse, experimental social housing, the surreal spiral hills of Northala fields, and a model railway club.

A full list of references for all the sources used for the episode is available here