The Secret Station

[marycozzens]

I think the abandoned tunnels should be fixed up where needed and used for housing.

the tiles are elegant, and most of the place is still lighted, so there's no big fix required.

[MGVaughan1986]

Love this vid. I have a video of an abandonded London Underground station on my channel, check it out! If you want...

[blondemario]

Is that pigeon at 0:00 moving its head along to the music?

[blondemario]

This should be used as a lab.

[blondemario]

They're thinking of re-opening this in 2014. No, I do not live anywhere near the Underground, or know anyone who does. Yes, this does make me a very sad person.

[4crevis]

Very interesting!

[madmouse71]

*station

[madmouse71]

The sation seems fine to me.....

[FANNYLEROUX]

This station is actually still in use. It was publically used by the emergancy services last week for a trial run through of a terrorist attack during the 2012 games.

[PostTower]

wonderful video. I think the lifts were made by Aldous & Campbell. It was also a long time ago when this company got taken over.

[larsonb33]

The woman at the end of this film was both beautiful and haunting, good shot!

[BoniiGean]

I enjoyed this video. It was well done. Good Job!

[Mattimattson]

I've always been facinated by tunnels and underground areas, so thank you very much for the professional video! Loved the camera work and it was not like many tv things i.e. too dramatical and winding up music.

[MrJack9750]

Interesting thing ;p

[juicedchevy]

good video!

[PHATTSTER]

Thanks for this film, very interesting, you would think people would do tours and make a packet...i would pay to see these old places Fascinating!!!!

[TheMattgfc1893]

prodigy shot the firestater video in tunnels

[treenut999]

@TheMattgfc1893 Oh yeh, totally forgot! Dya know which station?

[boomboxbadboy1]

Fascinates the hell out of me. I always think I'm the only one who yearns to see yesteryear up close, but I guess others do to. Makes me sad in a way

[CapnKirkus]

A fantastic short film... I'm really interested in these abandoned stations so it's nice to see such a professionally shot film in Aldwych. You obviously put a lot of care into it, and it's a well deserved first

[Alteshaus21]

oh my god, aldwych is the fucking best station

[wellohmeeeeeee]

I remember travelling on that line from Holborn to Alwych, in the 80s...it seemed to have extra old tube trains?

[TheFunkadelicFan]

That was shit.

[madskyltd]

FASCINATING!!! the years i was stationed in London were the best years of my life and i'd like to see more about these stations

[DunksXD]

Is it just me who thinks they should reopen these stations and open them up for walking through? Would be a good way to keep the tourists out of our way and underground....

[jhfdhgvnbjm75]

Great video, but what were the two pieces of music used at the begining please? During the intro and during the booking hall?

[asubjectiveopinion]

We had a terrific party at Aldwych, anything's possible if you make London Transport think you're posh enough. lol

[Patrich981]

2:11 deathmatch in Uncharted 3!!!!

[TheRabbitFear]

this sounds more like a BBC documentary but how did you get access to a closed tube station?

[OutlawMCC]

Clearly cleaners still attend

[frankallain35]

quatrieme.dimension.over-blog.​com

[iainhunneybell]

What a nicely made short video...no wonder you got a first :-) What are you doing now and do you do production of similar pieces for people?

[steveinwa1]

Wow! Great job I this is interesting.

[iagazidai33]

|THE MATRIX?

[spase72]

man, that was boringly painful. sheesh

[ARF1LMS]

@spase72 Well, not if youre interested...

[ElHyperion]

Metro 2012 o.O

[motherflange]

It's good to catch something of real value and interest on YouTube. Good upload.

[NEXPAR]

Very fascinating. The station seemed in very good condition for being unused. Cool elevator (Lift) too.

[Rock74]

This is very good.

[orriblebob]

I work on the Underground, and I have worked at St Mary's station which is between Aldgate East and Whitechapel.

Its pretty much complete, still with benches ect on the platform.

The entrance is just a locked door between 2 shops, but we get there by walking along the track from Whitechapel.

It closed in the 1930's but was used as a shelter during the War.

Everything is covered in thick black dust.

It's a bit like a time capsule.........Stuck in the past.

[NVGS400]

@orriblebob That sounds amazing! I'm actually looking at producing a documentary series on some of the other closed stations - do you know who I should contact to discuss access...? Feel free to message me through YouTube.

[orriblebob]

@NVGS400 Thanks for your reply.

If you go on the LU website, click on the corporate heading, then Media, then Filming opportunities, it will give you all the details. Good luck!

[Alex040599]

@NVGS400 Hi.I like your video about this old station losted in the past.Do you know when your documentary will be ready or when will you upload a new video about another station(for ex:British Museum)?Thanks.Bye

[treenut999]

@NVGS400 Please do! Would love to be educated on London's Beautiful History!Especially the beautiful tube!Thanks for making btw!

[ndgh209]

@orriblebob are the benches and stuff in there from the 1940's?

[orriblebob]

@ndgh209 Hi Yes I presume they must be left over from the War.

Its just like the People got up and walked out, but everything is covered in thick black sooty dust.

On one end of the platform there is a small room or office, I suppose this is where the Air Raid Wardens had their post.

Its quite hard to make things out down there because their are no lights, just the light from the Headlamp on your helmet.

[gary72carol61]

@orriblebob

It must feel very creepy down there. The passage ways remind me of how the pedestrian Tyne Tunnel is, this runs under the River Tyne at Jarrow, South Tyneside,Tyne and Wear. As I grew up in South Tyneside I remember the tunnel and was petrified of going down the longest set of esculators in Europe! (A record I think still exists) It always made you feel closed in and I felt like my eyes were going to pop out of my head. Even as an adult I would have trouble following u.

[orriblebob]

@gary72carol61 Yes, I suppose it is creepy, but you are never alone, always in a gang.

There was about 30 Guys down there at St Mary's, We were installing some new power cables, everyone just gets on with their work.

There is only maybe 2 or 3 hours to do your job before you have to leave the site and they put the power back on, so you don't hang around!

[gary72carol61]

@orriblebob

Oh well I think I could handle it if there were that many with me. Thanks for replying that interesting info :-)

[MrMrliamo]

@orriblebob is there footage on youtube? could u send a link? thanx

[NWOareScum]

is that the 'american werewolf in london' tiled tunnel? i went there sometime in the early 90s, i'm sure it was the same tunnel. otherwise there's another really long and winding white-tiled london underground tunnel then in zone 1...

[LuxcoNetworks]

Awesome video.

[DonToasty99]

One word: Fantastic!

[TheWeepingCorpse]

awesome video.

[jim671671]

Fantastic!!!! I don't even live in the UK and I throughly enjoyed it! Top work mate! Would love to see it become a series. Shame it didn't go for a little longer.

[quellkoerper]

so this is where neo had to wait

[WolfPackLeader]

Fantastic, I look forward to catching you on current TV in the future.

[Hizan546]

That was brilliant.

[xXkokonut95Xx]

interesting video, i really liked the topic and the camera perspectives!

[StevesProjects]

Interesting, professional short video, did you get a first?

[NVGS400]

@StevesProjects Thanks very much! Yes indeed, I did get a first.

[barry8472]

Same here love the glazed tiles

[DJjizzle2811]

Such a awesome video! Thanks for sharing, would watch a whole series on this!

[theguywhokillyou]

i keep coming back to this video to watch it!

[dalekpower]

this little documentary isnt on for nearly long enough...brilliant.

[haroldlee11]

@ 2:25 it looks like a demonic girl on the wall.

[dcoz25]

Great video, I'd love to go urban exploring down there.

[DJSyKoh]

@NVGS400 WOW really brilliant documentry, I hope you got a distinction for that masterpiece! You should be working for the BBC

[MrSlitskirts]

Great clip ! I really liked the footage of the tunnels "never open to the public". I'm glad it's closed off as this preserves the original condition; no bloody dh vandals/spray painters !

[DaHedgie]

Oh wow, reminds me so much of Uncharted 3!

[oldschoolgreentube]

Some one should set up a tour company to take folks through these stations. Pay a share to the metro authorities, maybe dress your guides in period attire use period correct slang and colloquialisms etc. Take school kids, tourists, oldsters who want to reminisce etc. Probably could make a good bit of money doing it. I know I would pay for a tour.

[DanielWhit]

@oldschoolgreentube TfL actually run such a thing. They've done a weekend of hourly tours the last two years at least.

[spongyjakester]

@oldschoolgreentube can you imagine ninteys sland and attire though

[mryoheylol]

You imply that Wood Lane is an example of a disappearing station in the animation at the beginning but it is still in use, in fact, it's the nearest station to the first Westfield.

[NVGS400]

@mryoheylol You'll notice the icon in my video is an interchange between the Central and Hammersmith and City Lines. The Central Line station no longer exists (closed 1947) and the area is now served by White City instead.

[BucketSeeker]

@NVGS400 This is why I love the London Underground. BTW great vid.

[DanielWhit]

@NVGS400 and even the currently Wood Lane (C/H&C) is a new build, with no link to the old station.

[Jammz1054]

@mryoheylol You're talking about the Hammersmith and City and Circle Line one. The disused one was on the Central Line. You're confusing the open one for the closed one.

[penninefilms]

Its like going back in to when you can visit theses stations.

[ramcin3]

first of all this is great, second of all why did they close this station ?

[spongyjakester]

@ramcin3 they say something lurks in the london undergrounds, something terrible and dark. it feeds on human flesh and brings fear to those who hear it, groping its way along the tracks. that station was closed when the beast was last seen, you may wonder why the walls are so white and free of graffiti. well thats beacause of the cleanup the government used, to remove the red stains and mottled corpses from the station. no one has ever seen the beast again, but its corpse was never found either

[scotsguy1974]

@ramcin3 it was the terminus staion on a now disused branch line. ( also its stated in the video that the lifts were deemed too dangerous for modern safety standards)

[vaudevilleUK]

Beautifully shot and brilliantly edited, an excellent piece of film-making

[shc1989]

the girl at the end is fit!

[theguywhokillyou2]

how on earth were u allowed to go down to the REALLY old platforms!?! plz tell me

[theguywhokillyou2]

oh my god creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy the tunnels unused since the 1910's literally made me shudder im gonna go there on thw weekend tho hopefully!

[searchanddiscover]

wow that building terminal is still in good condition, who takes care of it? i've seen abandoned buildings in bad condition in less time than that has been closed.

[DeadIslandTrailers]

no such thing as ghosts but the rest of the vid was real good.

[DipDop99]

THUMBS UP FOR THE PIGEON WITH 1 FOOT!

[MashekZamashek]

I loveee the view on 2:11

[chestnuthose]

Excellent work - a great film and for us non-London people I'm always excited by the tube. Although £1000 is quite steep I'd love to visit a disused station myself sometime.

[Hordiyevych]

Great! Loved it. Great voicing and editing. Kept my attention right until the end.

[fairlygoodman]

Great work!

[136miles]

excelent have always been interested in ghost stations please do more

[nomiSimple]

well shot, well voiced, well edited - well done! It's a pity you are not covering more stations for a 60 min version of this.

[deejay197401]

Excellent stuff. Great to see Bournemouth University still making great TV items. Best Wishes from a '95 Graduate!

[johnny45irish]

that was brilliant. i'd really like to see you revisit it in a few years time and maybe do an hour of two about it, and maybe some other stations. maybe a series. you have talent, i have to admit.

[Chevelli]

Great film mate!!

[Linuxme901]

Great film!

[sunstarfire]

Who was the girl at the end?

[ThomasTrue]

That is in a better state of preservation than many of the stations currently open on the London Underground. Nice job sir. Fascinating.

[dhd1100]

Well shot and put together. I bet it took longer than 1000 pounds worth!

[NoMac90]

Since 1999 (I was 9 years back then) I am fascinanted in Aldwych. My dad played TOMB RAIDER III there where a level appeared featuring this station. Two years ago, I mirrored many (well known) websites on my disk, and on certain weekends, I won't do anything than read and look at the pictures. But to look up a video on Youtube was never on my agenda. Very nice camera pan and musics. As LIBRARY DELIGHTS said: Very nice.

[brandybuck1984]

Fantastic video! Something incredibly eerie about the place!

[keenedge100]

It was great watching this, very well done. On my one trip to London I thought descending some of the tube stations were very long, but this one bit in this video for the part that was never used, I swear to God, it's a stairway to hell.

[bratonabike]

dont wanna kinda get off subject here, but that last girl was BEAUTIFUL

[andrewstuartmedia]

This is actually fantastic. Saw it yesterday when skipping through videos, and stayed on this. Very well shot and a fantastic look at the station. great stuff all over. Someone really should fund it and it should be a lot longer - it's fascinating.

[super58173]

This is really well done, right down to the narration. Somebody should really fund this dude, this work is better than a handful of documentaries I've seen.

[HelmutVillam]

did you get funding to help you with the access fees?

[NVGS400]

@HelmutVillam Alas no... This was something I really wanted to do so funded it myself!

[capricious71]

This is a university project? Excellent, looks like a proper TV programme.

Reminds me of Quatermass and the Pit. :)

[brianartillery]

Lovely job, beautifully produced. Good work.

[SirCliveCalculator]

bournemouth uni? is mik parsons still there?

[CaptBubble]

Historically interesting and nicely produced film, well done! You should consider doing a film about all the underground forts and tunnels around the Medway Towns.

[aolex]

what do you mean when you say access is very expensive? do we talk hundreds of pounds? thousands of pounds? tens of thousands? give numbers, expensive is not expensive for everyone!

[NVGS400]

@aolex Permit prices are on the TFL website - access to Aldwych starts at £1000 per hour + VAT.

[warriorofwrestlingv3]

@NVGS400 What. The. Fuck?

That's scandalous, if you ask me. Even so, thanks for paying it, really enjoyed this video

[moniqueleigh]

Great vid! I remember using Aldwych back in 1992 (spent spring semester in London on an exchange program through my college in the USA). The lifts were already quite frightening by that time and were often closed, forcing passengers to take the stairs. I seem to recall more than one occasion, a group of us exhausted students opting to get back onboard to the next station where we wouldn't have to schlep up 100+ stairs. Down was ok, but not up at the end of the day... ;)

[LibraryDelights]

Pity your brief wasn't to make a full 30 min docu as I felt it was just getting started! However well put together!

[2610ksj]

How did you gain access to the station?

[NVGS400]

@2610ksj The London Underground Film Office are in charge of access, and it's normally very pricey!

[2610ksj]

@NVGS400 Cool. What did you pay for that? Great film btw.

[mryoheylol]

@NVGS400 Around how much did it cost?

[wmuir16]

thts weird the station looks familar to the one in the 28 weeks later

on the scene at the end of the movie where the child gets bitten by his zombie dad

[YesIamEccentric]

1946? The war ended in 1945!!!

[NVGS400]

@YesIamEccentric Indeed it did! But in addition to acting as a bomb shelter, the tunnels around Aldwych were used to store priceless treasures from the British Museum - so the station wasn't re-opened until these were removed :)

[YesIamEccentric]

@NVGS400 Oh I see! I thought that they did a cock-up with the dates XD Thanks for telling me that!

[YesIamEccentric]

1946? The

[NVGS400]

@pauluscliftus Thanks! I know, I'd love to shoot more of these myself - unfortunately though access is very expensive!

[playuppompey01]

Great video 5*

[LimehouseDan01]

Great photography - well done.

[jakobwazhere]

Dandaman ur freakin retarded

[DanDaManStudios1]

2:31 It Looks Like The Portal To Hell.

That Make Me Want To Go To Aldwych

[dontrequest]

I remember a music video which was taken at Aldwych.

(Well, only the ALD was visible...)

[JamesPostlethwaite1]

This is stunning! Please get in touch with me... I'd like to know more... jamespostlethwaite@swlmedia.co­.uk

[JackBarnett21]

Well done. Excellent effort.

[JackBarnett21]

Well done. Excellent effort. JackBarnett21

[martybhoy72]

I was in London for the first time last year, and thought the tube was way better than New York's version. Would love to see more abandones stations.

[hellooldchap]

Nice :)

[krizvasa]

Great work. Really interesting.

[lindsaymobil22]

This is fantastic! Great work!

[nicemutant]

full version please...how come no full version already?

[cyberjackcyberjack]

is thare a full version of this ?

[NVGS400]

Sadly not, the brief was for a project of just 3-4 mins. But I'd love to make a series of shorts like this about the other closed stations of the London Underground...!

[cyberjackcyberjack]

@NVGS400 thats a shame, i've looked all over google and thare is'nt much info. Am supprised someone has'nt done a detiled docu on it.

If i do find something i will let you know.

[damzen]

Really good! well done! =)

[borninatrunk]

Excellent. I loved it.

Well done!