For those willing to dig deep enough, there are some truly peculiar facts about London Underground stations to uncover, including those that have been abandoned, lost and disused. From stations that were used for milk delivery and frozen food storage, to another built entirely as a convenient stop for golfers, the London Underground has a varied and unexpected history. One of the most unusual Tube stations had a car park on the roof for commuters.
This lesser-known lost station was named Lords, sharing its name with the historic cricket ground nearby. However, it was only known as Lords for a brief period. Initially opened as St John's Wood Road in 1868, it was renamed St John's Wood in 1925, before finally being christened Lords in 1939, just prior to World War Two .
Rewind to 1869, and the very first St Johns's Wood Road station was inaugurated on the Metropolitan and Saint John's Wood Railway. It boasted signal boxes and two wooden platforms, later replaced with concrete. The street-level station building was situated on the south side of St John's Wood Road near the junction with Park Road.
Back then, it was a small single-storey structure made of yellow brick. Originally, this station served as a passing place for trains on a single track railway, but the line from here to Baker Street was quickly doubled to allow trains to run in both directions. The station would become incredibly crowded during cricket matches, leading to the construction of a wooden hut inside the gr.
