99. Clapham South

Thursday 15th October 5.45pm

Another one of those roundels with the wooden edging the looks like my Dad might have made it! At some point I'm going to have to buy some wood and prove my point. I wish someone could explain who this is came about.

This has got quite an impressive entrance that fronts onto a busy street but which leaves you in no doubt as to what it is, with the great big roundel on the building itself. I wish there were more like that.

Wikipedia entry here.

98. Clapham Common

Thursday 15th October 3.50pm

This is another of those station with a very narrow island platform between the tracks (Clapham North is the same), which explains the wonky angle of the picture - anything else would involve getting dangerously close to the track and I'm not that stupid. Above ground the station has a nice dome over the small entrance, which makes it look grander than it actually is.

Wikipedia entry here.

97. Balham

Thursday 15th October 3.40pm

Shamefully I didn't pay much attention to the station as I was with a friend and we were chattering away as we headed down to the platform level - possibly down just a short escalator with those big metal up-lighters that some stations have, which I really like - and the train was already on the platform so I snapped the picture and got on the train just as the door-closing beeps started, much to the relief of my friend.

Wikipedia entry here.