Aldwych

Aldwych
Tomb Raider III
Section		London
Level No		London 2
Length (*)		Game Time: 75 minutes
Secrets		5
Location		Europe, England, London
Level Chronology:
Thames Wharf	Aldwych		Lud's Gate

Aldwych is the name of an underground station in London in the game Tomb Raider III.

It was called Strand Station before it was renamed to Aldwych and later shut down.

Lara meets The Damned here, a few Dogs and Rats.

Another danger to Lara are the Underground Trains running here, that hit her, if she's on the tracks.

Keys, Artefact

• maintenance key
• Old Penny
• Solomon's Key
• Ticket
• Masonic Mallet
• Ornate Star

Weapons found

• Uzis
• MP5 Rifle
• Rocket Launcher

Enemies

• The Damned
• Dogs
• Rats

Traps

• Underground Trains
• Drill
• Collapsing Floor
• Spikes

Notable Riddles

• Aldwych Maze

Gallery

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  Aldwych Platform

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  Aldwych Ticket Booths

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  Westbound Trains

Miscellaneous facts

• The name "Aldwych" comes from the Anglo-Saxon word ealdwic meaning "old settlement". Between the fifth and eighth centuries A.D. Saxon merchants founded a trading post "Lundenwic" outside the Roman city of Londinium on the banks of the Thames[1], possibly to avoid the Roman equivalent of the congestion charge. Eventually, as the focus of the city was moved back to within the old Roman walls, Aldwych gained its new name.

• During World War 2 in 1940, the operational platform at Aldwych station used as a public air-raid shelter. A second, already disused platform and running tunnel were used to store the Elgin Marbles and other artefacts from the British Museum and other institutions[2].

More Information

A site with information on the real Aldwych