Exploring South Kentish Town Disused Tube Station | Hidden London Hangouts (S07E01)

The team are back for season seven! In this first episode, they explore South Kentish Town, a short lived underground station that was reused as a civilian war-time shelter before becoming a ventilation point.
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[@davekirwin]

A belter of a first episode for this new season - stunning explore. I'm so glad that the Fab 4 are back to enrich our Saturday evenings with explores, chat, knowledge and fun. Thanks to the Fab 4, LTM & TfL for letting this happen.

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

I second that from Germany! Cheers, Dave 😀

[@gerbilmajor]

Alex and the raiders of the lost stations

[@309JT]

This station has always fascinated me having read the Betjeman story many years ago. The passenger alights from the train, not paying attention as he assumes it's his stop, and then realises he is at South Kentish Town, cannot get out at street level and is stranded. Thanks to everyone who arranged this visit so that we can all see what amazing features remain hidden there. Great job with the filming in those conditions.

[@alanbowes1307]

Absolutely fascinating. My Granddad was born and lived on Castle Road and would have been just 3 years young when this station closed.

[@stephendavies923]

Am I jealous of you lot? Of course I am. A born and bred Londoner who loves the tube, 20th century history, trains, you get the idea. Oh how I missed my vocation in life. Thank you, thank you and thank you again for creating and sharing these videos on KZbin, I have many more of your videos to watch, many happy hours and the opportunity to learn. A grateful Londoner.

[@vladimirmott4692]

This episode had the most amazing soundscape! As the train noise fades away, it sounds almost like a choir singing in the distance. Very spooky.

[@mrcogginsgarage7062]

Brilliant to see the Fab Four have returned to our screens and a cracking episode to start with thanks all. Whilst I'm here is anyone else not getting notice of the new episode in their notifications,or is it just me ...

[@BenTaylor.]

I have Past South Kentish Town many times all must see it on every trip if im looking right or left

[@alexgrundon2346]

Always look right

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

Always look up

[@BenTaylor.]

@@JP_TaVeryMuch ?

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

@@BenTaylor. I refer to the best piece of advice ever given to anybody... regarding how to see the sights to their and your best advantage. Alex has co-opted it as you will hear if you've seen others in the series. Therefore, it's a bit of jocular leitmotif~ery. Innit

[@dereckmason4788]

Great to have the 'fab 4' back on Saturday evenings, alot of viewers may be unable to take tours or visit the capital with the cost of living crisis etc and these videos are a great alternative as well as 'secrets' TV series with Tim and siddy ,thanks for the teams hard work as it must take alot of organising ,thank you

[@suecj8770]

Brilliant my Saturdays are complete again

[@Mickey58D]

I live just around the corner from this gem (41 years). I used to look at the architecture of the building and wonder what tube station it was; Now I know! Well researched and presented! 11/10

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

What a stunner! Otherworldly also comes to mind. And how envious 1 becomes of you.

[@iCaveDave]

Yeah! The fam are back!

[@ceanothus_bluemoon]

Hurrah! 😄

[@SyBe49]

Thank you! I've always wanted to know how the station looks like when I see it from a train between Camden Town and Kentish Town!

[@alan-freeman]

Can't wait for the new season. I thought you were not going to do any more - even having said you would be back. My Saturdays will be complete again!!

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

I had a feeling that Chris wouldn't be able to keep the 'school boy's excitement and awe' inside. The same emotions which alot of us have. Good to see that he's defo in a job that he loves, which you already could tell from his deep knowledge. Lucky bugger!

[@doginthecity9635]

Thank you for this episode. I grew up around the corner from the station on Bartholomew Road and always wondered why the station never reopened. How fascinating to finally see the hidden secrets of the underground station.. 🙏🙏

[@jerryspong]

Great news, a Sunday morning tradition returns ( I'm I'm Australia)

[@Nixy42]

I’m distracted by the constant use of the word sanitary. Well done chaps, lovely to have you back and unhidden.

[@alexgrundon2346]

I wasn’t allowed to take a towel with me ….

[@madhatter61]

The story is incredibly accurate with the noises, the spiral stairs, the capped ceiling.

[@SaturnCanuck]

That was amazing. To see that it was used as a shelter during WWII was the highlight

[@paullbennett2923]

The sewage ejector pipe fitting is called a munsun ring , its basically a brass clip for copper pipe that are still used to this day. Often to be found on high end or commercial buildings. The top half of the clip is missing.

[@madhatter61]

This place is very special to me as I read the story when quite young and it grabbed my imagination. It's a story I've never forgotten. Of all the stations to visit this is the one I'd like to to.

[@andymiller4971]

Enjoyable viewing as always,quite a station for only 17 years use , the harmonics as trains pass by are totally eery.

[@my__socrates__note]

Yay! You're back!! Amazing!

[@Why24244]

This is a amazing episode which I enjoyed so much then when I'm now on the northern line I am looking out the window for it, thanks team for making me understand the hidden London

[@dennismorritt9192]

Stumbled onto this series by chance, with some suggested snippets on Facebook. Happy to say the nerd in me is hooked. 😁 Fascinating to see the inner workings of the London Underground 🚇 With hopes of joining a tour someday. Cheers from Sri Lanka ❤

[@julianvasey1]

Totaly love all your videos, but most of all love them with live trains in the background

[@timothyp8947]

Indianas Chris, Siddy, Laura & Alex and their subterranean explorations - this week risking the howls and moans of tube tunnels, gale force underground winds and dire warnings of deep drops… rediscovering beautiful tiles little touched in a hundred years. As always, loved the show, team 😊 Another fabulous one!

[@markellis6413]

Cracking film. Northern Line is a gift that keeps on giving. Amount of times I've walked past this station. Thanks guys! ❤

[@davidhamm7909]

Welcome Back. ❤

[@MrSteveBertone]

I was beginning to think you’d never be back, so great to see you all back online, I can’t tell how much it means to me to have something to look forward to on a Saturday night again.. Keep up the fantastic videos guys..

[@joemoriarty3539]

Excellent 😊

[@nickyhaugh2390]

Now this would be my kind of adventure I tell you!!

[@nigelt1218]

This is a fantastic explore, thanks for sharing the experience. I like the idea of the team coming down during an engineering possession. You could spend more time looking at the platform area and more evidence of WW2 use.

[@alexgrundon2346]

Yes we want to as well 😊

[@kellyk5946]

I lived between the two Kentish Town stations. In the early hours I could hear the trains passing underneath,the river fleet run just between the station and the chip shop on the left.

[@kevinblakeman8858]

Remember this building well as i lived in Prince of Wales road just around the corner in the early 70s

[@robineniffer5578]

I must admit came across this channel last year .what a fab piece of entertainment this is .all four presenters are so loaded with information and all seem genuine ordinary people 10/10

[@alexgrundon2346]

Oh we’re very ordinary, alright 😂

[@dazzlingdaz187]

Not ordinary, extraordinary!

[@alexgrundon2346]

Oh Dazzle 🥰 welcome back

[@nickyhaugh2390]

These are each the best bits on this video. 20:40 - 21:05 22:26 - 22:58 31:55 - 32:20

[@4svennie]

I love Sid's expressions and enthusiasm. Wow, awkward. Sid: 'Shall I lead you on?', Criss: 'you generally do!', That could be taken different ways. Lol.

[@alexgrundon2346]

She’s a naughty girl and we love her for it

[@simonbiggs9102]

This is now my favourite station

[@peterscutt2253]

Woo hoo your back something worth watching on a Saturday evening

[@johnreynolds5103]

Brilliant as always, but this time extra extra special

[@damiagunbiade]

It is wonderful to see you guys back. Saturdays are now complete again. So so happy to see this and its amazing again to see how much history the underground has even though some if it we don't see. You guys are impressive.

[@ljrigsbee]

So happy to have you back! Saturday afternoons have felt quite empty lately. I’m glad that they mostly left the tiles alone during the wartime shelter preparations, shame that the platform tiles were painted over, though!

[@bryanrawstrone1744]

great to have you back

[@jezwilde2376]

Thanks for taking us down there guys, stunning. I love a good explore of dark hidden historical places - and as you say most of us won't be allowed. I felt like I was with you and will have to shower the dust off too!

[@helenhickman8449]

You’ve started with a belter. It was great to discover with you. Loved the tiles & those posters … If this is just the start can’t wait for the next episodes

[@daveharris7224]

What a fabulous episode to start the new season. Not all episodes can be this exciting, but I'm certain the Fab 4 will be doing their best to keep us entertained.

[@alexgrundon2346]

We’re track walking with you all in a fortnight. Cracking episodes to come!

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

It's a function of it being the first visit for the four. The genuine delight of discovery and shock of surprises is a joy to behold. If you're going to only do actual and not zoom vids, please could we have them using this m o. None of you is actor by profession so pretending to be peering round that corner for the first time in your life, despite valiant effort to act, wouldn't capture the spark of humanity which are flying off you all without you being aware, straight through the lens and into we the audience's eager brains. I know that I'm banging on a bit but we are _there_ with you as much as ever we could be. It's stratospherically higher up the spine tingle tower of satisfaction than anything I've seen you do. More to the point, the toppest of top bananas of ANY YT vid. The secret sauce of Uptown top rankin.

[@paulgiffen6836]

Hi team, so good to see you all back and what a superb start, this has made my Saturday's even more fantastic again, roll on the next one ! 💖

[@johnman752]

Thank you LTM , and presenters for another fascinating episode. Living in Sydney Australia we don’t have as much hidden history. I pick up your episode s on KZbin and was so relieved to see your new series . Cheers 🎉

[@Steven_Rowe]

Doing videos like this and exploring subterranean London would be my dream.

[@alexgrundon2346]

I’m a lucky boy. Hope you enjoyed the episode

[@Steven_Rowe]

@Alex Grundon Alex I LOVED it and I bet you do. Actually there is a a tunnel at Kingscross station that used to drop down from Yorkway to the widened lines to take BR trains to Moorgate, it closed in 1976 bu5 the tunnel is still there. The tunnel splits and a line goes down to join the circle line just west of KX. it would be beyond fascinating for the team to investigate this Apparently it fell into disuse shortly after opening in 1968.

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

And the other turn left/ turn right tunnels from the Circle line up north, Thameslink to mainline and the link between the Piccadilly and Northern for instance apparently for the moving in of new stock. Then there's the ones Met/Circ to mainline at L'pool street and so forth.

[@dave-si1vq]

Lived in kentish town 67 to 90. Bought a motorbike from powerhouse Kawasaki at kentish town south station. Drank at the castle pub . Happy days

[@mariastephens7447]

Loved this episode, have always been intrigued by this station. As a child my mum read my sisters and I the Betjamin story. Whenever we left High Barnet we eagerly waited to get a glimpse of the dirty tiles and see the gap were the platform used to be. Now our Grandchildren do the same as we have told them the story and they eagerly wait to see who will spot this station first as they travel through it.

[@chenahusky1]

An excellent visit as always. At 2.22 mins, next to the fire extinguishers, there is a fireplace. A rarity on underground stations.

[@steves6094]

Great start to the new season. I've been looking forward to an episode on South Kentish Town and it didn't disappoint! Will be the first thing I watch on a Sunday morning (Sydney time).

[@OofusTwillip]

I've been intrigued by this station ever since I first discovered Betjeman's fictional tale of a Mr. Green, who unwittingly alighted here when a train's doors mistakenly opened for a few seconds, then closed. It's truly terrifying.

[@aethellstan]

excellent, thanks v.much for getting back on the case and doing the exploring we want to do but can't. looking forward to the new set of films.

[@arw2008]

Waited so long for this! Thanks!

[@carolinecleaveley]

Great to see you all again this year. maybe see you at depot open day friday

[@simonbiggs9102]

Walking down the stairs at start looks like a scene from sherlock Holmes

[@NCR5309]

Undertook many inspections in the locations the teams visit, agree with Laura and Siddy. South Kentish Town was one my least favourite to visit (alone!). To my mind went beyond the purely atmospheric (also creepy was City Road). South Kentish Town had a unique “presence” and sense of foreboding, was always pleased to get out of there!

[@alexgrundon2346]

You are so right. I would have genuinely been terrified down there on my own

[@paulwheeler4283]

My Saturday night's are finally complete again you're back and I've missed you all so much thank you for another wonderful episode and as for the station my mind is literally blown every single detail of this station is incredible to think that passengers haven't walked the corridors or platforms of that station in over 90 years is so hard to take in x

[@alexgrundon2346]

I love how we are a part of your Saturday. Makes us so happy

[@tubemapper]

Sorry about the cold. The wind would great for arty hair shots.

[@Lisbonized]

A very apocalyptic episode indeed!

[@martynthomas7486]

At last the wait is over! Really looking forward to seeing what's hidden away down there. Also, I'm excited as to what delights will follow. I've made a few suggestions in the past about where you could go but something I hadn't mentioned was whether the history of the DLR could be looked at in the future. Thanks and keep up the good work guys.

[@peterpetrou2466]

Thrilled to have you guys back. Another cracking episode

[@mickpriestley]

That building, when I lived nearby a few years ago, was a Cash Converters upstairs and a brothel downstairs...which I always found amusing 😅

[@JackPittman]

Great station, glad the hangouts are back 😊

[@davidfarrow44]

Wow just wow thank you for sharing. What a fascinating episode of station for us the public may pass but wouldn't even know is there. The fab4 excelled well done.

[@mrbma]

Glad you guys are back...looking forward to this...hope its crammed with naughty jokes...I'm looking at you there Alex !!!😂

[@alexgrundon2346]

I have no idea what you mean 😉

[@peebee143]

The first Hangouts I have watched in ages. Brilliant! Thanks, guys, enjoyed watching you all in action again.

[@martxw]

That's not dust, it's regolith!

[@carpyscaferacers]

I was always fascinated by the underground and even though I moved from London and now reside in California, I can follow your treks around the Labyrinth of tunnels and scary noises through this channel, it makes my day, please keep it up as I am over 5000 miles away, a little longer than if you were to join all the tunnels up , but I'd love to have been there, I did make it to the final 2 of an underground train driver, but that's as close as I got, Thanks for making my viewing a fun and informative one. " Mind the Gap"

[@davewright4380]

Absolutely fascinating, thanks for this, I visited the exterior of the station last year. So haunting, the sounds of the trains❤

[@fintytin5771]

So good to see you all back !! Thanks for making my day and covering a station I been wanting to see for so long

[@andykopgod]

One of the best yet, amazing to see, thanks guys and gals 💪👍

[@penguinchef]

awesome episode

[@paulwilliams5013]

Wow indeed!! Thank you very much for this.. really appreciated. A great team, all expressing their enthusiasm. Wonderful stuff!

[@MrHully03]

Amazing stuff!

[@chrisstaples1299]

My favourite episode! I would love to explore this station but I guess by the condition and hazards of the station it will never be on the Hidden London tours )': I always look out for it when traveling between Camden and Kentish town.

[@davidhanger1985]

Fantastic episode. Thoroughly enjoyed your tour of this long disused station. Great to see so much of it intact- even if Absolutely filthy! as described by one of you 😂 I was in London last weekend and visited Hampstead Station which has to be top of my list of stations. Anyway thank you to all concerned in this video. Fascinating!! Stuff 🙂👍🏻

[@DesiroDriver]

Great to see you back 😊

[@MartinBrenner]

Whole gang going into the tunnels. I'm glad you are back exploring, this is so fascinating! Looking forward to the rest of the season!

[@___spiritofadventure___]

Some new platofrms, a lick of paint, it's good to go again!

[@tonygreenwood1798]

Wow!

[@crompton48]

The HL FAB 4 are back , and so impressive 👍👍

[@gazritchie6077]

A brilliant start to the new series. An absolutely fantastic station. The tiles!! Well done guys and thank you.

[@vickybrown6551]

Absolutely fantastic stuff. Your enthusiasm for this is infectious and I am certainly not immune. I am learning so much and I don't want it to stop. Thank you! 😊

[@Blade_Daddy]

My favourite episode for some reason.

[@gigteevee6118]

Beyond amazing !!!

[@Shalott63]

Hi, team, it's great to have you back - I've been pining away for you since December! Also your return was very well timed: I had a terrible tummy bug yesterday and I'm still very wobbly today, so this was just what the doctor ordered to cheer me up.

[@ltmuseumvideo]

Hope you're better now!

[@Shalott63]

@@ltmuseumvideo Thank you! I'm on the mend now, but the bug was pretty fierce and has left me feeling washed out. Let's hope your next episode perks me up a bit!

[@levigaming-1]

I’v actuslly suggested this in the Kentish Town video

[@ltmuseumvideo]

We always listen to feedback :)

[@levigaming-1]

:)

[@levigaming-1]

Unfortunately the tube is uhh on strike tommorow aswell as DLR and TFL but I’m gonna try to go to London next week’s Saturday when it’s not too chaotic in London

[@ianbird6997]

Amazing guys love the old posters 👍

[@TheUluxian]

"These doors are alarmed".. That's where you add the post-it... ..."What scared them?"

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

Listen again!

[@tardismole]

I am slightly envious. What an amazing discovery. Never heard of this series before, but I'll be watching every episode I can find.

[@ltmuseumvideo]

We're so glad you found us!

[@PopeLando]

I've been in there loads of times. There used to be a place that offered massage therapy for er... health reasons. Vibrations when the trains rattled through were interesting.

[@alexgrundon2346]

Did you visit the station or the “massage parlour”? 😘

[@PopeLando]

Just the "health club", but you went into a door that was part of the station building and then downstairs to an underground level. So I used to pretend to myself that I was getting secret access to part of the closed-down old station.

[@alexgrundon2346]

If it works for you, it works for you 😉

[@willwhite1575]

A wonderful episode. I think the best you have ever done. Without wanting to be cast into a firepit of hell I do think however that the gang is actually wrong about 11 minutes in when they say South Kentish Town was closed as a result of the General Strike (along with other stations like York Road which reopened). This one closed in 1924 as a result of an electricity strike. The General Strike was in 1926.

[@alexgrundon2346]

Thanks so much for the kind words and yes it was indeed the 1924 electricity strike. Shame really as the station was clearly pristine when it closed

[@RSCOZZY]

Doing this sort of exploration, and filming it, has always been on my bucket list, and sadly, probably will always be. Very fortunate people. Enjoy every second of it! 👍 Great camera work, given the conditions, and sound recording is very well captured, again given the extremely harsh conditions. Very well done 👏

[@ltmuseumvideo]

Thank you very much for your kind words!