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London, England

February 1, 2017 9:27am CST

Holborn gets its name from the old English 'holh' meaning hollow and 'burna' meaning stream. The station standing close to where the, now subterranean, River Fleet flows to the Thames. In 1933 the British Museum station closed and new Central Line platforms opened at Holborn, 100 yards away, the following day, making this station the stop for the museum. The photo shows panels on the Central Line platform, depicting artefacts from the Egyptian collection at the British Museum.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458230)

• Switzerland

1 Feb 17

I remember Holborn station, I loved to visit the British Museum.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Feb 17

I believe there is a bit of controversy about the Egyptian collection with some saying items were more or less stolen. I think some have been 'gifted' back now.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246906)

• United States

2 Feb 17

Many items were stolen by Lord C. who still has many in the castle where Downton Abbey was filmed. He basically cleared out King Tut's tomb. I taught it and then got to visit his tomb.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Feb 17

@DianneN We were advised to visit other tombs which were more highly decorated (so we were told) than King Tut's. Tomb-robbing was common in those days.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17844)

• London, England

2 Feb 17

A bit of an understatement! I do like being able to see the artefacts, but do think about them being a long way from home

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)

• China

2 Feb 17

Some collections of historical relics there must be beyond price.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17844)

• London, England

2 Feb 17

I dread to think what the insurance would be!

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

1 Feb 17

I thought the museums were accessed via South Kensington station, on the Piccadilly line...

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17844)

• London, England

2 Feb 17

That is right for the Science, Natural History and V&A. The Sloane is anther reachable from Holborn

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

2 Feb 17

@Ronrybs Never alighted at Holborn, that I can recall. Noted, though - last museum we visited in London was the Horniman, followed by the breakneck double-decker bus ride from hell back to Vauxhall :)

DianneN

@DianneN (246906)

• United States

2 Feb 17

We visited the British Museum on our last wonderful visit to London. Seeing the Rosetta Stone and the Egyptian display was what prompted our trip to Egypt.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17844)

• London, England

2 Feb 17

I'm a big fan of the BM. Most of my trips to Town I end up there.