▁it ▁was ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁" Col in ▁D ale " ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁ ▁to ▁submit ▁articles ▁for ▁The ▁Spect ator ▁during ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁Col ind ale ▁t ube ▁station ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁during ▁The ▁Bl itz . ▁At ▁ 8 : 4 5 ▁pm ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁bomb . ▁Two ▁trains ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 ▁people ▁on ▁board ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁explos ion , ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁people ▁were ▁killed . ▁N ine ▁rescue ▁parties ▁worked ▁through ▁the ▁night ▁to ▁rescue ▁the ▁surv iv ors , ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁visited ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁by ▁King ▁George ▁VI ▁and ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth . ▁ ▁The ▁simple ▁temporary ▁tim ber ▁structure ▁ere cted ▁after ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁actually ▁last ed ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁building ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁replaced ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁incorpor ating ▁sh ops . ▁ ▁Att ra ctions ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁Museum ▁London ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁destination ▁for ▁trav ellers ▁going ▁to ▁Col ind ale . ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁located ▁about ▁ten ▁minutes ▁by ▁foot ▁from ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Library ▁New sp aper ▁Library ▁was ▁situated ▁at ▁Col ind ale ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Col ind ale ▁t ube