THE CONCOURSE |
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The concourse is considered as a rectangular area lying to the south of a wide corridor running east/west across the platform entrances. The ticket sales area and Customer Reception are on the west side, whilst most of the refreshment outlets are on the east. Within the concourse are two retail units on the south side of the corridor and two units towards the south side which include access to taxis and the Underground concourse.
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British Transport Police blank door window of Left Luggage Left Luggage, go through the door, the desk is in front of you photo booth blank door AMT Coffee Boots, window then entrance, continues round corner into concourse gap to concourse rear of retail unit gap to concourse rear of retail unit gap to concourse entrance to Upper Crust 9 pay phones billboard defibrillator large billboard blank door 2 photo booths blank door pillar 2 accessible toilets pillar blank wall pillar ladies toilets, £0.30 entrance fee gents toilets, £0.30 entrance fee |
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doorway to car park and Melton Street blank door |
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entrance to platforms 16 - 18, pillar in middle glass wall double door into Customer Lounge, press plate on right of door to open recess with Nat West then RBS cash machines pillar with defibrillator wall retreats Timpson's, dry cleaning shoe repair, key cutting Paul, bakery billboards entrance to platforms 12 - 15 Journey’s Friend, recessed counter WH Smith, wide entrance 4 seats WH Smith entrance London Midland ticket and information entrance to platforms 8 - 11 Delice de France, recessed counter Upper Crust, counter Burger King entrance to platforms 4 - 7 West cornwall Pasty Co. Camden Food Co. entrance to platforms 1 - 3 The Sloe Bar |
Wall juts south, with emergency exit.
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threshers 2 change machines |
This includes the two entrances to the food area. Although we believe signage refers to Burger King and Delice de France, we noted these are now on the north side of the corridor. The remaining food area is a U-shaped space with chairs and tables. Going clockwise from the north entrance::
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Millie's Cookies |
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Upper Crust, also entrance from corridor Harry Ramsden's |
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M&S Simply Food, alternative entrance outside station Cafe Ritazza |
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Millie's Cookies north entrance, towards Upper Crust steps to Britannia Bar and VT First Class Lounge currency exchange south entrance, towards Cafe ritazza, Harry Ramsden's and M&S Simply Food WH Smith Fat Face, clothes passage leading east to two doors out towards Eversholt Street with pillar between |
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4 doors out to plaza HSBC cash machine Tie Rack Mr Humbug Sweet Express 3 doors onto plaza |
The passage to the southwest exit, towards Melton Street has now been restored, including lifts to the taxi rank and Underground concourse. This is followed by the new ticket sales area, which is considered in two sections, then Customer Reception and Boots.
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2 lifts |
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3 ticket machines 2 ticket machines, cash and card 4 ticket machines leaflet rack 2 ticket machines billboard 2 ticket machines large pillar 2 ticket machines |
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VT First Class Coffee Lounge |
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12 ticket machines large pillar 6 ticket machines |
There's a pillar/sign post in the middle of this space.
This section is a triangular space with a Tensa queuing system in front of it, you go "right, left, right left" to reach the desks.
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11 ticket sales booths numbered 1 to 11 from the left (south) |
Number 12 is in the corner.
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seven ticket sales booths, numbered 12 to 18, from the northwest wall veers left (east) 3 billboards |
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Customer Reception, desk on right Boots |
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gap, almost opposite entrance to platforms 4 - 7
Body Shop gap, across entrance to platforms 8 - 11 Paperchase gap, almost opposite entrance to platforms 12 - 15 |
There are three pillars, in a row east/west across the concourse, to the south of these units. The first, (east) pillar is almost opposite the Body Shop, whilst the third (west) pillar is almost opposite Paperchase.
There are two units south of the pillars which include the stairs and escalators to the Underground concourse and taxi rank.
This is a few metres west of WH Smith.
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T M Lewin, men's clothes assistance phone 2 sets of stairs to taxi rank, car park and Express Cars (prebooked) |
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seats |
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post box Delicious Breakfast Cranberry, counter on corner |
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billboards |
This is a few metres east of the ticket sales area.
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seats |
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Accessorise wall juts north with leaflet rack information point, facing north |
There's a separate entrance and exit to this space. You go in through the left-hand (east) opening, turn left (east) then follow the barrier round (west). There are three information desks in front of you. To leave, turn right (north) and leave via the west opening.
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recess |
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escalator from taxi rank and Chaplain's office stairs to taxi rank and Chaplain's office |
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seats |
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trolley point |
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trolley point escalator from Underground concourse central stairs escalator to Underground concourse blank wall |
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From the concourse, go up 10 steps, going east, turn right (180 degrees), up 10 steps, going west, turn right again (180 degrees) and go up 6 steps, going east onto a landing.
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First Class lounge |
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Medi Centre, (health centre, not first aid) |
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Britannia Pub |
© 2004, Terry Robinson