Then and Now: Herne Hill railway station
Photographic comparisons of old and modern views of Lambeth
![Herne Hill railway station, Herne Hill, London SE24 1921](images/hernehill4.jpg)
c. 1921 Herne Hill station was built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway in 1862 and provided connections to both the West End and the City. The white-faced building (nearest to the camera on the left) is the Cinema Grand, opened just before the First World War.
(pic: Lambeth Archives)
![Herne Hill railway station, Herne Hill, London SE24, May 2003](images/hernehill5.jpg)
May 2003 Eighty years on and much of the scene remains unchanged, although the Cinema Grand is no longer with us. The area around the station remains a bustling one, with a host of pubs, bars and restaurants nearby.
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