A Nice,Cheap, Cuppa

East Ham
@Ronrybs (21497)
London, England
November 29, 2016 9:51am CST
Sometimes heritage is in the little things, like a long forgotten sign on a railway station. East Ham was built in 1858 during the Victorian expansion of the railways, and remains largely unchanged, today being served by mainline rail services as well as London Underground. On the west bound platform is the former station cafe, now a store room. The price of a cup of tea somehow remains despite at least four decades of being exposed to the elements. The UK went decimal in 1971, but I think tuppence (1 new penny) for cuppa would have been cheap, even back then. In the white painted iron work, next to the sign, are initials of the first rail company to use the station, the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
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Claudia Kirkland
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
29 Nov 16
wow those old bricks are gorgeous. It's so nice to see parts of a bygone era still standing and reminding everyone of what used to be..
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
29 Nov 16
Yes, I like that the original building has mostly survived. Of course modern health & safety has had some effect on it
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Claudia Kirkland
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
30 Nov 16
@Ronrybs Well that's good. One thing I love about Europe is that everything old is not just destroyed and replaced with something new the way it is here.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
30 Nov 16
@CRK109 Me too, I love the feel of these old cities
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Sky
@skysnap (20152)
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29 Nov 16
reminded me of harry potter :D
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
29 Nov 16
You've got me there, I've never read or seen any of the books and films!
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
29 Nov 16
@Ronrybs Never read any of the Potter's books either.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
29 Nov 16
@marlina People tell me I should, but fantasy isn't really my interest
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
29 Nov 16
That is so neat that the sign is still in such good shape.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
30 Nov 16
@Ronrybs This would be a good place to have filmed the Harry Potter movies.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
29 Nov 16
I think it has been protected by the buildings and roof, but still impressive it has made this far. I do like these 'ghost' signs.
Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
30 Nov 16
@shaggin The picture is a bit deceptive as it is quite a small station, not sure they would fitted all the crew and cast in
Pat Z Anthony
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
29 Nov 16
Isn't it interesting how some things stand the test of time?
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
29 Nov 16
I suppose it is sheltered by the buildings and the roof, but even so not a mean feat lasting that long
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382021)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Nov 16
Sometimes these old signs stay forever. You'd think new owners (I'm thinking more of stores) would paint over some of the old signs although I guess they have curiosity value.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
29 Nov 16
I like these old signs and have photographed a few. I keep my eyes open for them, but my collection is very small, at the moment. There seems to be an active programme of protecting heritage on the Underground and mainline rail, which is good with me
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Siduri
@msiduri (5687)
• United States
20 Jan 17
I agree with @JohnRoberts. Beautiful ironworks and brickwork. Thanks for posting.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
21 Jan 17
It's these little things that I enjoy when wandering around
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
20 Apr 21
I was there when you went decimal..God I am so dated
Anna
@LadyDuck (502427)
• Italy
29 Nov 16
This old station is beautiful. It's great to find old signs that reminds how cheap the life was in the past. The UK went decimal the year I got married.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
29 Nov 16
I like signs like this....really cool
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
29 Nov 16
Yes, I am a bit of a fan of these 'ghost' signs and have a small collection, but I keep my eyes open for others.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Nov 16
Very interesting. Love the photo.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
29 Nov 16
It is not very often you see the old currency signs anymore. In fact, over the last 15 years or so, all the ones I have seen have been on the Underground, mostly in disused sections.
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