Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . ENTRANCE KISTON ^(jLAKh STATION. science. Prominent in the hall is Bailys colossalstatue in marble of George Stephenson, the fatherof railways. Above the staircase and around thegalleries are offices for the chief managers. In theangles of the hall, about fifty feet from the floor,are allegorical figures in relief, representing thecounties travelled by the several railways of whichthis station is the terminus. The total length ofplatform for this terminus is upwards of a mile, andit is divided into three arrival and
Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . ENTRANCE KISTON ^(jLAKh STATION. science. Prominent in the hall is Bailys colossalstatue in marble of George Stephenson, the fatherof railways. Above the staircase and around thegalleries are offices for the chief managers. In theangles of the hall, about fifty feet from the floor,are allegorical figures in relief, representing thecounties travelled by the several railways of whichthis station is the terminus. The total length ofplatform for this terminus is upwards of a mile, andit is divided into three arrival and two departureplatforms. The booking-offices, says Mr. Weale, in hisLondon, are very fine specimens of architec-ture, but the waiting-rooms are far from correspond-ing with them in magnifKcnce. Indeed, he adds, the habits of our travelling public are not such as until the last moment. A very social result, per-haps ; but the presence of so many strangers mustsadly interfere with the execution of the duties ofthe companys servants. The extensions, branch lines, and the immen
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