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A201 Road
The A201 is an A road in London, England running from Kings Cross to Bricklayer's Arms. London Inner Ring Road A small stretch of the road between Bricklayer's Arms and Elephant and Castle ( New Kent Road) forms part of the London Inner Ring Road. London Congestion Charge zone Apart from this section, the road is entirely in the London congestion charge zone. The route is managed by Transport for London (TfL). Thameslink The Thameslink rail route roughly follows that of the A201 between St Pancras International and Elephant & Castle. Route London Borough of Islington Beginning to the east of King's Cross St Pancras tube station, the route runs south from Pentonville Road (the Ring Road) along King's Cross Road. It leaves the main King's Cross gyratory near the Clink78 hostel, signposted towards the City of London. The road passes the Mount Pleasant Mail Centre, situated on the western side of the road, reaching Clerkenwell at a junction with the A401/ Rosebery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holborn Viaduct
Holborn Viaduct is a road bridge in London and the name of the street which crosses it (which forms part of the A40 road, A40 route). It links Holborn, via Holborn Circus, with Newgate Street, in the City of London, England financial district, passing over Farringdon Street and the subterranean River Fleet. The viaduct spans the steep-sided Holborn Hill and the River Fleet valley at a length of and wide. City surveyor William Haywood (engineer), William Haywood was the architect and the engineer was Rowland Mason Ordish. History Holborn Viaduct was built between 1863 and 1869, as a part of the Holborn Valley Improvements, which included a public works scheme which, at a cost of over £2.5 million (over £ in ), improved access into the City from the West End of London, West End, with better traffic flow and distribution around the new Holborn Circus, the creation of Queen Victoria Street, London, Queen Victoria Street, the rebuilding of Blackfriars Bridge, the opening o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Cross St Pancras Tube Station
King's Cross St Pancras (; also known as King's Cross & St Pancras International) is a London Underground station on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden, Central London, Central London. It serves and main line stations in List of stations in London fare zone 1, fare zone 1, and is served by six lines: Circle line (London Underground), Circle, Hammersmith & City line, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan line, Metropolitan, Northern line, Northern, Piccadilly line, Piccadilly and Victoria line, Victoria. The station was one of the first to open on the network. As of , it is the station on the network for passenger entrances and exits combined. On the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, the station is between Euston Square tube station, Euston Square and Farringdon tube station, Farringdon stations. On the Bank branch of the Northern line the station is between Euston tube station, Euston and Angel tube station, Angel stations, on the Piccadilly line it is be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn. The river rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire and flows into the North Sea near Tilbury, Essex and Gravesend, Kent, via the Thames Estuary. From the west, it flows through Oxford (where it is sometimes called the Isis), Reading, Berkshire, Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor. The Thames also drains the whole of Greater London. The lower Reach (geography), reaches of the river are called the Tideway, derived from its long Tidal river, tidal reach up to Teddington Lock. Its tidal section includes most of its London stretch and has a rise and fall of . From Oxford to the estuary, the Thames drops by . Running through some of the drier parts of mainland Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackfriars Station
Blackfriars (), also known as London Blackfriars, is a central London railway station and connected London Underground station in the City of London. It provides Thameslink services: local (from North to South London), and regional (Bedford and Cambridge to Brighton) and limited Southeastern commuter services to South East London and Kent. Its platforms span the River Thames, the only station in London to do so, along the length of Blackfriars Railway Bridge, a short distance downstream from Blackfriars Bridge. There are two station entrances – one on each side of the Thames – along with a connection to the London Underground District and Circle lines. The main line station was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway with the name ''St. Paul's'' in 1886, as a replacement for the earlier Blackfriars Bridge station (now the present station's southern entrance) and the earlier Blackfriars railway bridge. This increased capacity of rail traffic through the Snow H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludgate Circus
Ludgate Circus is a road junction in the City of London where Farringdon Street/New Bridge Street (the A201) crosses Fleet Street/Ludgate Hill. (Ludgate Hill is a gentle rise to St Paul's Cathedral.) Fleet Street was the only direct road between the cities of London and Westminster till the Embankment was opened in 1870. The Circus crosses the River Fleet, London's largest subterranean river. The concave-arced façades of the buildings facing the Circus were constructed between 1864 and 1875 using Haytor granite from Dartmoor in Devon transported via the prototype Haytor Granite Tramway. In Charles Dickens' ''Dictionary of London'' (1879) the area was described as "Farringdon-circus". Etymology The name Ludgate, according to Stow in his 1598 Survey of London, was derived from the belief that the gate had been created by the pre-Roman British king of London, King Lud, as many of his contemporaries believed. When a new gate was erected a statue on it depicted him, along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A40 Road
The A40 is a trunk road which runs between London and Goodwick (Fishguard), Wales, and officially called The London to Fishguard Trunk Road (A40) in all legal documents and Acts. Much of its length within England has been superseded by motorways, such as the M40, and has lost its trunk road status, though it retains it west of Gloucester, including its length within Wales. It is approximately long. The eastern section from Denham, Buckinghamshire to Wheatley, Oxfordshire is better served by the M40 motorway, M40 and its former function of linking London with Cheltenham and Gloucester has been taken by the M4, A419 and A417 via Swindon. History The A40 1923 route was from the City of London to Fishguard. The road still begins and ends in the same places, but a number of changes have been made to its route. The first change dates from 1935, between Ross-on-Wye and Abergavenny. The original route of the A40 was via Skenfrith, avoiding Monmouth; this road was renumbered the B45 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A4 Road (England)
The A4 is a major road in England from Central London to Avonmouth via Heathrow Airport, Reading, Berkshire, Reading, Bath, Somerset, Bath and Bristol. It is historically known as the Bath Road with newer sections including the Great West Road and Portway, Bristol, Portway. The road was once the main route from London to Bath, Bristol and the west of England and formed, after the A40 road, A40, the second main western artery from London. Although most traffic is carried by the M4 motorway today, the A4 still acts as the main route from Bristol to London for non-motorway traffic. History Turnpikes The A4 has gone through many transformations through the ages from pre-Roman routes, Roman roads (such as Roman road from Silchester to Bath, the one passing Silbury Hill), and basic wagon tracks. During the Middle Ages, most byways and tracks served to connect villages with their nearest market town. A survey of Savernake Forest near Hungerford in 1228 mentions "The King's Street" r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holborn Circus
Holborn Circus is a five-way junction at the western extreme of the City of London, specifically between Holborn (St Andrew) and its Hatton Garden (St Alban) part. Its main, east–west, route is the inchoate A40 road (Great Britain), A40 road. It was designed by the engineer William Haywood (engineer), William Haywood and opened in 1867. The term ''circus'' describes how the frontages of the buildings facing curved round in a concave chamfer. These, in part replaced with glass and metal-clad buildings, remain well set back. The place was described in Charles Dickens' ''Dictionary of London'' (1879) as "perhaps... the finest piece of street architecture in the City". Roads High Holborn (part of the A40 road) links Holborn Circus to the West End of London, West End. To the east, Holborn Viaduct leads into the City of London financial district. To the north Charterhouse Street and London's jewellery trade district of Hatton Garden is in the London Borough of Camden. The district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charterhouse Street
Charterhouse Street is a street on the north side of Smithfield in the City of London. The road forms part of the City’s boundary with the neighbouring London Boroughs of Islington and Camden. It connects Charterhouse Square and Holborn Circus, crossing Farringdon Road and running along a number of historical sites, including Smithfield Market. The nearest London Underground stations are Barbican near the east end of Charterhouse Street and Farringdon further west. Farringdon station also provides a connection to Crossrail and Thameslink rail services. Notable buildings Current Several gastropubs line the street, including the Fox and Anchor. The formerly- DJ Mag #1 club Fabric nightclub is located at No. 77A. Charterhouse Street is also the home of a 31 MWe combined heat and power plant operated by Citigen ( E.ON) and located within and beneath the former PLA cold store. Anglia Ruskin University has a campus in Charterhouse Street 19. De Beers Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Borough Of Islington
The London Borough of Islington ( ) is a London borough, borough in North London, England. Forming part of Inner London, Islington has an estimated population of 215,667. It was formed in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, by the amalgamation of the Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London, metropolitan boroughs of Metropolitan Borough of Islington, Islington and Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury, Finsbury. The new entity remains the List of English districts by area, second smallest borough in London and the third-smallest Districts of England, district in England. The borough contains two Westminster United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, parliamentary constituencies; Islington North, represented by former Labour Party (UK), Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and Islington South & Finsbury represented by Labour Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP Emily Thornberry. The local authority is Islington Council. The borough is home to Association football, footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farringdon Road
Farringdon Road is a road in Clerkenwell, London. Route Farringdon Road is part of the A201 route connecting King's Cross to Elephant and Castle. It goes southeast from King's Cross, crossing Rosebery Avenue, then turns south, crossing Clerkenwell Road before going past Farringdon station. It finishes on the border between the City of London, the London Borough of Camden and the London Borough of Islington, at a junction with Charterhouse Street. Its line continues into the city as Farringdon Street. History The road's construction, taking almost 20 years between the 1840s and the 1860s, is considered one of the greatest urban engineering achievements of the 19th century. It was one of the first engineered multi-lane roads, and buried the River Fleet in a system of tunnels, solving one of London's most significant sanitary problems. Its construction also included the building of the world's first stretch of underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway that later became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosebery Avenue
Rosebery Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the boroughs of Camden and Islington, Central London. It starts southwest from the intersection with Theobald's Road, Holborn, and ends northeast at St John Street, Clerkenwell. Finsbury Town Hall Finsbury Town Hall is a municipal building in Finsbury, London. The structure is a Grade II* listed building. History The building was commissioned by the Clerkenwell Vestry to replace an early 19th century vestry hall at the corner of Garnault ... and Charles Rowan House are among properties located on this road. References Streets in the London Borough of Camden Streets in the London Borough of Islington {{London-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
