Revert to Gillespie Road tube station name
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Dear Ken Livingstone,
In 1932 a little piece of Islington's heritage was trashed when Gillespie Road tube station
on the Piccadilly Line had its name summarily changed to "Arsenal". There is no place in the locality called Arsenal. There was, of course, a football club, but that is moving away in 2006, rendering the adopted name ridiculous.
There are, as you may know, a road and a much-loved ecology park named Gillespie, and the Edwardian station signs bearing the original name GILLESPIE ROAD still stand proudly on the walls of the platforms there.
We are urging TfL to take the popular step of reverting to the historic original name in place of its soon-to-be non-sensical "Arsenal".
Many thanks.
In 1932 a little piece of Islington's heritage was trashed when Gillespie Road tube station
on the Piccadilly Line had its name summarily changed to "Arsenal". There is no place in the locality called Arsenal. There was, of course, a football club, but that is moving away in 2006, rendering the adopted name ridiculous.
There are, as you may know, a road and a much-loved ecology park named Gillespie, and the Edwardian station signs bearing the original name GILLESPIE ROAD still stand proudly on the walls of the platforms there.
We are urging TfL to take the popular step of reverting to the historic original name in place of its soon-to-be non-sensical "Arsenal".
Many thanks.
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1,000 signatures
Goal: 5,000
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22 December 2015
1000.
Tadgh R
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any relation to Dizzy Gillespie ?
Dislike of name Arsenal on scale of 1-5, where 1 is highest
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18 December 2015
999.
Thierry H
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Well, it's got to go sometime...
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15 December 2015
998.
Paul L
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The Name change was a disgrace in the first place, it should be now as it always should have been: Gillespie Road
Dislike of name Arsenal on scale of 1-5, where 1 is highest
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10 December 2015
997.
Emerson Websterfromb
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Arsenal is in Woolwich, not in North London
Dislike of name Arsenal on scale of 1-5, where 1 is highest
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5 December 2015
26 November 2015
25 November 2015
994.
Bernie B
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This station's name was changed after a dubious agreement between the football club and London Transport. You could help redress the situation Mr Livingstone by helping Tottenham Hotspur develop their ground and transport links which will benefit one of t
16 November 2015
13 November 2015
8 November 2015
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29 October 2015
28 October 2015
988.
Jerome A
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Station was always wrongly named
Dislike of name Arsenal on scale of 1-5, where 1 is highest
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27 October 2015
18 October 2015
15 October 2015
985.
Chavski Andspudss
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Neither of these two will never be as big as the mighty Gooners... Keep the name (in fact rename the Piccadilly Line the "Arsenal Line" in honour)
Dislike of name Arsenal on scale of 1-5, where 1 is highest
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6 October 2015
6 October 2015
2 October 2015
982.
Oliver B
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I think we need to restore the original name.
Dislike of name Arsenal on scale of 1-5, where 1 is highest
Nothing to do with it.
29 September 2015
981.
Cass T
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WOOLWICH Arsenal, nuff said !
Dislike of name Arsenal on scale of 1-5, where 1 is highest
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28 September 2015
28 September 2015
28 September 2015
978.
Princess D
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should call it steering wheel as i DIed in tunnel followed by ARSES
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25 September 2015
22 September 2015
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