Sisters and Stars / myLot

@Ronrybs (19585)

London, England

January 31, 2017 8:38am CST

Seven Sisters Underground and Overground station sits on Seven Sisters Road, north London. The road gets its name, strangely enough, from seven sisters, who before going their separate ways each planted an Elm tree outside a tavern, in Tottenham. The Elm trees are depicted in the tile work at platform level, in the photo, above. Behind the station is a train depot, operating from Pleiades House. The Pleiades are a cluster, in the constellation of Taurus, which many people know as the Seven Sisters. It is all very clever stuff, this naming business!

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Siduri

@msiduri (5687)

• United States

31 Jan 17

Not being from the area, I'm unfamiliar with the place. But not the Seven Sisters, or the Pleiades. Interesting touch, planting trees.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19585)

• London, England

31 Jan 17

Couldn't find out when this is supposed to have happened, but I thought Pleiades was a nice touch

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

31 Jan 17

Never heard of this Tube station. Nice info.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19585)

• London, England

31 Jan 17

It is on the Victoria Line. This is a part of the city I don't get to very often, indeed it is a couple of years between visits!

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Sue21

@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)

• Pamplona, Spain

14 Feb 17

I have beem on the Underground before but never heard of that name. Probably because I did not travel too far either. What a lovely name and the Story behind it really interesting thank you for the information there.

Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

31 Jan 17

Curious minds want to know. Is the tavern still there? How about the seven trees the sisters planted? I see a lot of names that make me wonder how they got their names. None of them come to mind right now.