Euston - A history and modelling the 1875 station

David Ashwood

• Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN:
  9781399081726
• Subtopic: British History

A guide for modeling Victorian architecture, inspired by a community restoration project. Euston Station was the first intercity railway gateway for London and with the famed Doric Arch became a major landmark of that city. Initially built for the London and Birmingham Railway, it became the terminus of the LNWR Premier Line, then HQ of the London Midland and Scottish. The controversial 1960's demolition of the site stimulated the building preservation movement. Latterly we have a challenging on / off love affair with the area through the High Speed Two project. This book contains both a background history of Euston and its environs, combined with a modellers review of building a 'OO' gauge mid Victorian station complex. A core model of the old station was kindly donated to the Market Deeping Model Railway Club (MDMRC) following the sad act of vandalism of their model railway show in 2019. This in turn served as a stimulus to expand, detail and research during the Covid isolation and lockdown years. This book is the end result of these endeavours. We use the model to underpin the history and allow a geographical walkthrough of the site, plus hints, tips and techniques on building a landmark model. It has been an enjoyable and eye opening challenge to unveil the story under, through and over Euston. Written and contributed to by members of the MDMRC, all royalties will go the club. Charity number: 1187779.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Why Was Euston Built?
• 3 Railway Development and Euston
• 4 The Euston Grove Vista
• 5 The Station Buildings
• 6 The Platforms
• 7 The Railway Clearing House
• 8 Under Euston
• 9 The Locomotive Sheds
• 10 The End and a New Beginning
• 11 The Sultan of Zanzibar’s Visit
• The Unratified Anti-slavery Treaty
• Slavery Treaty Ratification
• Hansard Parliamentary Extracts for the Sultan’s visit
• Hansard Parliamentary Extracts for the Euston Area
• Hansard Parliamentary Extracts for the Building of the London and Birmingham Railway
• 1946 Ordnance Survey Photo Mosaic Element for Euston East
• 1946 Ordnance Survey Photo Mosaic Element for Euston West
• Bibliography and Useful Sources
• Why we ‘do’ Model Railways