Date: 02/01/2014

The New Year's Day episode of Sherlock included a plot line about abandoned London Underground stations. The eerie empty platforms and booking offices have enthralled photographers. Without revealing any spoilers, the detective drama referenced the many stations beneath London's streets that have been closed but not demolished.

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The allure of abandoned Tube stations

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The New Year's Day episode of Sherlock included a plot line about abandoned Tube stations. The eerie empty platforms and booking offices have enthralled photographers.

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The former Piccadilly Line tube station in Down Street, Mayfair, seen here on 21 July 2005, some 73 years after closure. Opened in 1907 the station suffered due to the proximity of Hyde Park Corner and Green Park stations and closed in 1932. Down Street's claim to fame was in hosting several meetings of Churchill's war cabinet during WW2.
Location: Down Street
Company: Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
21/07/2005 John Furnevel

The disused Northern Line entrance and ticket hall on the corner of Drummond Street and Melton Street in 2005 - closed after the rebuilding of Euston station.
Location: Euston
Company: Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
20/07/2005 John Furnevel