About the Author

Hywel Williams is originally from Ammanford in South Wales (United Kingdom for the geographically challenged:-) where he lived until he was 18 years old. He Studied Computer Science at University of Wales, Swansea, to the levels of BSc and then MPhil.

Hywel then emigrated to England as IT jobs were rather scarce in his home country. He now works for an organization who are the proud owners of the second best known brand name in the world (and no, it's not London Underground!).

WHY a web site about disused Underground stations?

A question he is often asked, and often asks himself.

"I guess it's the mystery of seeing these places that have been left as they were for decades. Its a bit like stepping back in time, seeing some of the living history of London's past, left almost completely untouched.

"I initially started the site in February 2000, when I got the chance to visit a section of Holboron station that had been disused since 1917 and had been rebuilt during the War as offices. I found this fascinating and wanted to share what I'd experienced with others. Over time I got more opportunities and the pages eventually grew to what you see today.

"The style and design of the web site is all mine. It's not everybody's cup of tea I guess, but I like it."

Tools used in the creation of this web site

1st Page 2000, a free HTML editor by EVRsoft.
Most of the photographs have been taken using an Olympus 920 Zoom digital camera.
Paintshop Pro 6 for image manipulation and cleaning.
Internet Explorer 5 and 6, Netscape 4 and 6, Mozilla for compatibility testing.

Thanks to all the people listed on the bottom of the Links & References page, but especially to London's Transport Museum who have been a fantastic resource and help.

Last Modified: December 4th 2002

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