Bats and broccoli: Exploring London`s `ghost stations`
(Artdaily.org)

From film sets to bat sanctuaries and vegetable gardens, London`s disused Underground stations host a subterranean world of surprises. Now a new exhibition at the London Transport Museum is offering the public a glimpse into the British capital`s `ghost stations` -- with guided tours for more intrepid enthusiasts. One group of aficionados gathered at Piccadilly Circus station, with the thunder of trains reverberating through the tunnels, to see a part of the station not used for years. Just a stone`s throw from one of London`s busiest stations, they stepped into a world frozen in time, with signs in outdated typography directing long-gone passengers `To The Trains`. The space is now used to store equipment and as ventilation, but during World War II, Piccadilly Circus helped `preserve priceless works of art from bombing`, Siddy