Earl's Court | Hidden London Hangouts (S08E01) 

I lived in EARLS COURT for years this is my favourite station of all time

Love Earl’s Court station. I remember going down the spiral staircase to the Piccadilly line the one you showed and I dropped my mobile phone down the stairs. Luckily it still worked when I got further down great to have you all back and a great start to series 8 love the old looking escalators

So pleased you have you all back for series 8. I think I shocked my neighbours when I yelled out “Aldwych” when I saw the poster in the tunnel 😊

Earls Court 2 was accessed from Lillie Road, at the South end of the site, opposite West Brompton station. The Exhibition subway was rarely open when major events were on in later years - hence the posters dating back to 2003 despite the Exhibition Centre not closing until 2014, as it wasn't integrated into the main foyer area of the Exhibition Centre. Instead, it was accessed via the basement, which was why the preferred route from the station was via the Warwick Road exit and crossing the road at street level.

I'd forgotten how much I'd missed you guys. That was an epic episode.

Well well well welcome back you guys

Excellent Excellent Excellent Thanks guys

When I visited this station with my family in 1971, I recall old lifts with gates still being in use.

You guys are the best. It's like chatting with your friends around the fire :)

One word: epic.

What a return, smashed it! Looking forward to the rest of series 8. Ps the staricase? Mint choc chip!

Welcome back Alex, Siddy, Chris and Laura. So good to see you all back. Didn't Earls Court have the first ever escalators on the underground. This station looks so good. One of my favourites. The best first eposide of the series.

Life is good! The gang is back! ❤

Saturday nights have become special again - Series 8 !!

Christmas has arrived early! Made me a happy bunny. Welcome back guys.

Great story as always. Missing London and its transit, from Ottawa, Canada!

So it turns out that Secrets of the London Underground was just the gateway drug to the hangouts. Who knew we would spend afternoons shouting “cut and cover” and “Leslie Green” at the TV! Great to have you back and keep up the good work! 😊

Very pleased that we're still getting the key and the secret reference from Alex! We even got it twice this episode. I'll never get bored of it 😂

I remember going through the old entrance to the exhibition to the arena with turn styles

❤welcome back ❤

I knew you were coming on, but I buggered up my timing and joined you at 50 minutes in! That was a trip down memory lane - I remember using that tunnel for several exhibitions - ideal home exhibition, boatshows, motor shows (80’s and early 90’s). Also, used the station when involved with the sale of a telephone exchange building nearby - 2004? I missed you earlier in the year (July) on my first trip back to the UK in over 12 years … where were you? Great episode - looking forward to seeing more (how about high gate, high level or any of the other northern heights stations that either never made it (eg Elstree) or those that closed (eg Alexandra Palace)? Keep it up❤

Thank you for a fantastic first episode of series eight, from the other side of the world in Sydney. I got to visit a brand new Sydney Metro railway station in the past few days called Waterloo, that is part of a new rail network. It will open mid next year, including a new tunnel under Sydney Harbour. A great contrast from the old to the new. Cheers, Jim

Very glad to have all of you back in my online life. This station tour was incredible- thank you so much ❤

Fascinating, brilliant production

Ohhh you read my message! That was so lovely! And Siddy, our underground is not as interesting, but we do have other nice spots. I can be a good guide if you need one ;) Also, I remember going to see Duran Duran in the Exhibition Centre in 2005 and loved going out of the station and seeing the big marquee with the name of the band. Pity that all of it is gone!

Life is back to normal! Welcome back guys. A great episode to start series 8. Keep up the fabulous work.

What a start, spent so much time at Earl's Court during the early 90s, travelling from Ealing Common. Both stations have a special place in my heart. Also, Kew Garden and Richmond, two other station I spent far too much time at due to a change of employment. Would love to see these covered, if anything interesting is behind the scenes? So great to have you back, what a team, warm, friendly, and like chatting with mates over a cuppa or pint.

Welcome back

Welcome back- missed you all!

Brilliant Brilliant

Great to have you back, especially as you are starting at the first underground station I ever used - April 1968.

Its so lovely to have the fab4 back again and wow just wow what an episide to come back to that was poster heven in the disused corridor and the escaltors well thank you so much for continuing and look forward to amazing content coming up

A simply amazing episode!! I think it was around 40 years ago that I last used Earls Court station. Then, there were no raised & glazed steel corridors. Also, I commuted to School in the 1960's, from London Bridge to Old Street. To start with, there were only the Otis manually-gated lifts to the Northern Line. I used to stop off on the way to school to watch the excavations for the first of the escalators.

Welcome back. Missed you

Thank you once again for brightening my Saturday evening, love these episodes and genuinely missed them. Look forward to the next one

Fab to see you all back! :)

Nice to see you guys back out on the hunt for all the disused and off limits areas. Once again, thx for sharing it with the rest of us.

Fascinating start to a new series. Welcome back to the Famous Four( need dog to upgrade to Five). Can't wait for more.

Yayyyyyyyyyy Your back. great to see you all have missed your videos, 👍👍👍

Brilliant episode brought back memories of visiting exhibition many years ago. So glad returned for another series and extra special when all together chatting at end video.

Very glad you are back. Loved it. Earls Court has great significance for my wife and I. We often went in the pub you mentioned and hung out there a lot. So it was great to see all the secrets. Your enthusiasm for the subject matter is inspiring and you are so obviously firm friends. Just a joy from start to finish.

Awesome to see you guys back. Much love from Perth, Western Australia. PS: I loved this episode. What a way to start a new series!

I'm happy to see a new episode of London Hangouts, good to see you again ! 👍

Great to have you back! Back in the mid '80s used to change trains at Earl's Court on my way to/from college. Would always ponder how complex the track layout was for the District as the different branches were ducking and diving under one another. I guess it’s a similar complexity to Camden Town on the Northern. Did one time get stuck in a train for a bit that failed on the approaches - I vaguely remember strange raspberry noises as the train stopped, followed by the driver coming back down the train looking under panels in the floor. My most abiding memory is, however, the station announcer in the mornings… there was just something about the way he said, 'Gloucester Road, South Kensington, Sloane Square' that always put me in mind of Parker from Thunderbirds.

Yes you’re back, I’ve really missed you!! 😸💜💜💜

Hurrah! You're back!

Welcome back Guys, have missed you over the summer. Must say the episode brought back many pleasant memories of my visits to the Smithfield Show at the Earl's Court Exhibition in the first week of December during the 1970/80/90's and the walks down that long subway to the escalators. Keep up the good work.

I used to work for Powerlink and it would be fantastic to see an episode on some of the Substations around the network; they are marvellous places. This might date me a tad, but the last time I was at Earl's Court, the exhibition centre was still there...as was the depot, which is where I did my PTS! I Look forward to many more interesting episodes, innuendos and Bovril posters!

Really enjoyed Earls Court

Wonderful episode, the 1st one from series 8. Thank you very much. I am looking forward to the next one!!

Welcome back. This is the first I have seen "real time" as I just recently discovered your channel. As a Canadian (Parents were from North London) I find this history fascinating. Off to catch up on the past videos....

Great to see you all back for more fascinating footage and a great look into the past.

Welcome back, Guys. A super explore to start the new series. Thanks for sharing🙂👍

Yaaaay, it's back!! Hi guys. Welcome back, I've missed you all.

Great to have you back guys. Wow that tunnel!

Excellent news, it's been a long time!

I remember using that tunnel to Earls Court.

What a great station to start series eight with. Keep up the good work . Can't wait to see what you find next.

So happy you are back!!

Welcome back. Absolutely missed you all. Love the series. I'm actually doing the Hidden London tour of Baker Street on 8th November and looking forward to it.

Re-watched this again as I've just come back from a long weekend in London. I was staying near to West Brompton station, five minutes from Earls Court. Fascinating to see the posters (the number 74 bus is still running!) and the gorgeous aerial photos of the Warwick Road entrance which I used so much! Thank you all for another wonderful Hangout!

Brilliant video for your first one of the series, I like how Alex thought of food when describing the colour of the tiles. Really loved the posters in the exhibition corridor and the escalators looked fab, pity it was modernised to metal from the wood. Great to see you again, have missed you all and it is good to have you back.

Thank goodness you're back, I was going frantic wondering when I'd see you again! And with a really good episode too!

Great to see you all back, terrific first episode!

Welcome back team.

Just a brilliant episode. Thank you all and glad you’re back with us. 😊

So great you are all back. Was getting worried ❤️😊

welcome back and a great episode, looking forward to the rest.

Great to see the gang back and what a corker of a series opener . So much to see. Bring on episode 2 . Warren.

Well what a great episode. The surprise of seeing the old passageway and the lifts to the Exhibition Centre was a great treat to see. A pleasure as always to watch the fab 4 enjoying there work.

Really missed you all. It's good to have you back. I can't wait to see the next episode.

It is great to have you all back. I have wondered around Earl's Court station on a number of occasions when on my way to the tennis at Wimbledon, so to see some of those hidden areas was great.

Welcome back Guys. What a great start to the new series. Having finally caught up from the start of series 1 these just get better and better. Mind you having seen the destination boards for the District Line, it put pay to my attempt at Metro Memories lol . Looking forward to the next one.

Welcome back team, what a fantastic episode to start with the exhibition tunnel was amazing, i have been to Earl's court but never been through that tunnel exit, thank you team XX❤❤

Happy to have the four of you back. Great video to see. Kind regards from Eindhoven in the Netherlands

Thrilled you're back! Saddened work kept me from the premiere of this awesome episode that's given rise to so many questions. Stay well...

Brilliant

Brought back some memories of using that passageway and escalator’s to the former Exhibition Centre that closed in 2008, not 2005 as Chris had pointed out, I remember the centre perfectly, had a section that could be flooded for boats, of which had seen it use, I saw an LBC stand there, think it was for new cars on show on show, although I hadn’t seen the old centre for years, gathered that the building still stood.

Welcome back, guys. One of my favourite stations. The clock's been stood up. LOL. Learned a lot today. Including the devestating news that Earl's Court is no more. Many amazing memories there. A great start to the new series. Looking forward to the next episode.

That was totally fascinating. I don't understand why they demolished the Earl's Court centre in 2017 and still nothing being built on it. I used to go to the Ideal Home exhibition as well as seeing a few live acts there.

“I don’t do this alone” is definitely my favourite catchphrase!

Great show guys

good to see u 4 again chur from new zealand

I always enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing the amazing things that you find, it's so amazing 😁 it's always good to have a bit of banter too 😄😜😊

Welcome back I've honestly missed you guys so much and wow what a welcome back episode earls court is definitely a station I need to visit again I'm so sad that they demolished earls court itself I don't understand why but the abandoned tunnel and escalators and gate line all in such good condition and I had some very wonderful flashback moments with all those poster's in the tunnel I also loved the the engine sheed at the beginning thank you all for such a a warm on-site full episode xx

Well done to Chris for surprising the team with the amazing reveal.

Not sure how long that passage to the Exhibition centre has been closed, but I remember using that passageway to get to the Royal Tournament and other events. That would have a cardboard ticket bwtween two specific stations.

Welcome back guys. Hopefully will bump into you again. Earls Court was brilliant, the old photos were great. 😊

6:23 All those branches just out of reach, Laura. I do love your asides and their take on reality. Two lines!

Have certainly missed you guys. Loved this explore. I recall using those wooden escalators in the Tube during my school trip in March 1974! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦❤❤❤❤❤

Those spiral stairs if open I'm going to use it I've been past on Earl's court for 14 years omg thanks team #

What a fantastic start to Series 8. Brilliant episode .. so much hidden, but still there! And like you Alex, I have not been there since the Exhibition Centre closed .. used to use that tunnel under the road to get to the Motor Show in the 1970’s.. also the Commercial Motor Show .. and The Ideal Home Show. In about 1971/72 went to the Furniture Exhibition where my home town of High Wycombe had its own section with the likes of Ercol, G-Plan & Parker Knowll (who all had factories in the town) having their own displays .. and smaller companies like Chippy Heath who made telephone seats in Wycombe & who’s owner lived next door to me in early 60’s. Also saw Pink Floyd perform the Wall there .. absolutely epic concert .. and last concert I saw there was Dire Straits ..

Too many years of knowing Earls Court , spent 5 years at the youth hostel . Still remember the pedestrian walk way when I saw supertramp would love to know where the other tunnels under the exhibition centre whent

I do remember seeing Met 1 passing through Earl's Court Station when London Underground celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Metropolitan Line back in 2013 as it was one of the locations I remember seeing it. But Earl's Court is a lovely station and impressed with the hidden areas, especially the passage way to the former Earls Court Exhibition Centre, great video.

Nice to see you all back again we missed you . Ps when i lived in london i used to love going to the Royal Tournament

Awesome, might be worth getting a notice out on FB though as I know some missed it

All the times I have been to Earl's Court from Turnpike Lane for gigs, Ideal Home Exhibitions, Royal Tournaments and other stuff, I don't remember ever going through that tunnel.

Earls Court Tube Station is my favourite station I know is a good place to visit in Essex and that is Mangapps railway museum in Burnham on Crouch in Essex . As it has the tube stock that was used in the film darkest hour and the other piece is an old 1950's district Line Coach.

OMG, nice one guys. I loved Earls Court on the way to see my mate Simon, although i did not know that the exhibition centre is gone. Sad times. Yep loved the train indicators, had to use them as i couldnt see the other ones!!!!.

Wow its so good to see the old earls court tube and escalator's last time i went down that way would of been for the last Royal Tournament I have always wondered why areas like that are still lit up and powered up even though nothing really uses those areas anymore Great vid as always