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Stinky Pete
 Post subject: cabmen's shelters
PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:53 pm 
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http://www.london-footprints.co.uk/artcabshelters.htm
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I think there was one in st giles in oxford but now its a flower shop I think perhaps ums could tell us about it
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fairway
 Post subject: SHELTERS
PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 2:59 pm 
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I'd be interested if any of the London drivers could let us know how many of the shelters still exist and where they are.

These really are a significant part of British taxi history.

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peebee
 Post subject: Re: SHELTERS
PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:05 pm 
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fairway wrote:
I'd be interested if any of the London drivers could let us know how many of the shelters still exist and where they are.

These really are a significant part of British taxi history.


follow petse link then, it's all there
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Stinky Pete
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if you type in your search engine "cabmens shelters" comes up with alsort of info.
see London cabbies having their heads tested in link below, "big head or wot"
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/03/16/Trave ... r_li.shtml
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GBC
 Post subject: Re: SHELTERS
PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:57 am 
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fairway wrote:
I'd be interested if any of the London drivers could let us know how many of the shelters still exist and where they are.

These really are a significant part of British taxi history.


Theres about a dozen, and as you are probably already aware, they are all listed buildings.

I use the St Johns Wood one, in Wellington Place.

The woman who runs it was a cook in the old chec. republic. Top nosh. :wink:
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I think there was one in st giles in oxford but now its a flower shop I think perhaps ums could tell us about it


you are correct, its now a confectioery store, thier has been much debate about who owns it, but the council won
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