Apostrophes

I don't know if you've ever noticed, but some tube station names have apostrophes. And some don't. with: Earl's Court, King's Cross St Pancras, Queen's Park, Regent's Park, St James's Park, St John's Wood, St Paul's, Shepherd's Bush without: Barons Court, Canons Park, Gants Hill, Golders Green, Parsons Green, Rayners Lane It's not consistent, it's just how it is. Perhaps the most inconsistent station is St James's Park. Most of the roundels say St James's Park... ...but one on the eastbound platform still says St James' Park instead. This was the name of the station prior to 1951. Several old tube maps actually called it St James Park, but let's not go there. Amongst former Underground stations two did and one didn't. with: Lord's, St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) without: Carpenders Park Overground and DLR stations tend not to have apostrophes, only one bucks the trend. with: Walthamstow Queen's Road without: Devons Road, Gallions Reach, Highams Park, Queens Road Peckham, St James Street…

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