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[trivia] Stations named after a private organisation
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Mcr Warrior
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Already been mentioned upthread in post #5 by @thenorthern.
Sun Chariot
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You're absolutely right
richard1976
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Kempton Park
Named after the adjacent racecourse
Named after the adjacent racecourse
D6130
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Alexandra Palace....named after the nearby exhibition hall
Iskra
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Tenuous perhaps, but Dunrobin Castle and Heysham Port?
Pyewipecarshed
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I'd count Grimsby Docks; the docks were built by the Grimsby Haven Company, which was renamed the Grimsby Docks Company and became part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway- all private companies.
Then after a nationalised excursion with the British Transport Commission and the British Transport Docks Board they are back in private ownership with Associated British Ports.
Port Sunlight village was owned by Lever Brothers (whose best-known product when it was built was Sunlight Soap, giving rise to the name) until the 1980s, at which point the houses started to be sold on the open market.
MadMac
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Exhibition Centre in Glasgow, formerly Finnieston.
richard1976
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Kensington (Olympia)
named after the exhibition centre
Kew Gardens
named after the exhibition centre
Kew Gardens
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D6130
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Rhoose Cardiff International Airport.
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Point of order: Universities are generally considered to be public sector. They are subject to Freedom of Information requests, for example.
Mikey C
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Brent Cross on the tube was renamed from just Brent after the nearby Brent Cross shopping centre opened.
Brent Cross has (as happens in London) now become the name of the area, so Brent Cross West as much about the area as the shopping centre.
Brent Cross has (as happens in London) now become the name of the area, so Brent Cross West as much about the area as the shopping centre.
duffield
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Bat & Ball (Sevenoaks), also named after a defunct pub. Portsmouth Arms (Barnstaple branch) - this pub seems to still be open (Facebook page not updated for 2 years but I found one recent review mentioning it).
Edit: There's a closed thread from four years ago for stations named after pubs, which presumably form a subset of this thread's subject:
Trivia: UK stations named after pubs.
Several stations have been recently mentioned on another thread which are named after nearby pubs, which may or may not still exist. Obvious examples are Bat and Ball, Craven Arms, Old Roan and Portsmouth Arms. How many other stations past or present can you think of which were named after pubs?
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Port Sunlight Village Trust own about 25% of the properties which haven't been sold - i.e rented. They are a registered charity set up by Unilever. They receive a bad press for continually attempting to build additional housing on green spaces to raise money.
I work at a very large, famous university - we're clearly told we're not public sector
we are a "public body" (https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...oup-structures-part-3#companies-and-charities) but that is not the same as being public sectorDave W
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Yes in 5 years time the shopping centre will be merely a corner of Brent Cross town - Barnet are essentially building a new town (which was initially part of wider expansion plans by the shopping centre owners but they pulled out).
Funny how things change like that - I suspect there are a few stations that were built initially for privately owned works, and the name persists for the area despite being long gone.
styles
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I know Redcar British Steel has been mentioned but that does actually seem a bit touch and go on the 'public' front!
Newbury Racecourse comes to mind though.
Newbury Racecourse comes to mind though.
generalnerd
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There’s also squires gate, providing interchange with starr gate!I've learnt something new! I only thought there was Blackpool North and Blackpool South
It’s light rail, but one could say east India quay, named after the infamous east India company…
When first opened, Belmont was named California after the local pub. Following much confusion with wrongly directed traffic bound for the USA, the LBSC renamed the station Belmont. The pub, much rebuilt, still exists. For a while it was renamed Belmonts(sic) to match the station, but happily has reverted to its original identity. Given the name, it seems reasonable to assume that this establishment now displays a bar tariff!
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If we’re allowing Alexandra Palace can we allow Crystal Palace? The Palace itself was privately owned once it move to the top of Sydenham Hill.
How about Anerley? The London and Croydon did a deal with the local landowner to build their line in exchange for a station to be opened near his solitary house. The landowner, a Scot by birth, had named his house "Anerly", because it was, in dialect, the "anerly hoose" in the district.
Also on the DLR, Cutty Sark is named after the dry-docked clipper.
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It helped that the area around "Brent" station and the North Circular was a bit of a nothing area in terms of what it was known as. I can't imagine anyone in the 60s and 70s saying they lived in "Brent", as Brent was the name chosen for one of the new combined London boroughs elsewhere.
Brent Cross shopping centre gave the area a name!
Scouseinmanc
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Reading Green Park?
...although with significant restrictions on what you can do with them (externally essentially nothing)
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May I propose Port Talbot (now PT Parkway)?
I suggest this as I believe the docks (Port Talbot) came first, at a time when there was no local settlement called PT (arguably, still isn’t, though the name is used for the local authority). Having been brought up in South Wales, I have always known the town local to the station as Aberavon.
Per Wiki: docks (privately owned) 1837, station 1850.
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I suggest this as I believe the docks (Port Talbot) came first, at a time when there was no local settlement called PT (arguably, still isn’t, though the name is used for the local authority). Having been brought up in South Wales, I have always known the town local to the station as Aberavon.
Per Wiki: docks (privately owned) 1837, station 1850.
Port Talbot Parkway railway station - Wikipedia
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I think that you could argue that Freshfield is named after Thomas Fresh's sewage disposal system (probably a mix of private and public enterprise). Old Roan named after the adjacent pub. Aintree was formerly Aintree Sefton Arms (another adjacent pub).
Former stations: Altcar Rifle Range, Chester Golf Club Halt, Chester Junction Golf Club Platform, Canada Dock, Angling Club Cottage Platform, Aintree Racecourse, Alexandra Dock, Dover Harbour, Folkestone Harbour, Dyke Golf Club Halt, and many others
Former stations: Altcar Rifle Range, Chester Golf Club Halt, Chester Junction Golf Club Platform, Canada Dock, Angling Club Cottage Platform, Aintree Racecourse, Alexandra Dock, Dover Harbour, Folkestone Harbour, Dyke Golf Club Halt, and many others
Steddenm
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Fishguard Harbour named after the Harbour and ferry port owned by Stena Line?