The A1205 is a road in east

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which runs north to south parallel to the

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and connects

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and Victoria Park with the A13 at

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. It is approximately 2 miles (3 km) in length, and runs in a roughly SSW direction.

Route

Lauriston Road

The road starts at a roundabout junction with Victoria Park Road in

in the

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, and for the short distance it is in that borough it is called ''Lauriston Road''.

Grove Road

The road then enters the

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and forms a divide between the two halves of Victoria Park, until a roundabout junction with Old Ford Road (the B118) in

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. By the roundabout is the

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, designed by

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. From there until it crosses Mile End Road, the A1205 is called Grove Road and for much of the distance after crossing Roman Road it forms the eastern boundary of

Mile End Park Mile End Park is a park located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a linear park of some , and was created on industrial land devastated by World War II bombing, with the park lying on land to the east of the Regent's Canal. In the n ...

. Where the road passes under the

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, there is a plaque indicating the spot where, on 13 June 1944, during the

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, the first

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to hit London fell, killing six, injuring 30, and making 200 people homeless. The area remained derelict for many years until it was cleared to extend

. Before demolition, local artist

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made a cast of the inside of 193 Grove Road. Despite attracting controversy, the exhibit won her the

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for 1993.

Burdett Road

History

Built in 1858, it was at first called Victoria Park Approach Road because it enabled access from the docks to Victoria Park. On 19 December 1862 it was renamed Burdett Road after philanthropist

Angela Burdett-Coutts Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts ( Burdett; 21 April 1814 – 30 December 1906) was a British philanthropist, the daughter of Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet and Sophia, formerly Coutts, daughter of banker Thomas Co ...

. The Limehouse Board of Works objected to the change of name, saying it was unpatriotic, "ridiculous" and would lower house prices; but the name was retained, it being popular in the Mile End area. Burdett Road was the site of

Burdett Road railway station Burdett Road is a disused railway station located in Bow Common, east London. It was opened in 1871 by the Great Eastern Railway and closed in 1941. Opening The station was located on Burdett Road in Bow Common area of the Metropolitan Boro ...

, closed in 1941.

Today

Burdett Road is part of the North and East London

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system. After crossing the junction with Bow Road and Mile End Road the remaining distance is called Burdett Road. It forms the western boundary of the

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and ceases to form the boundary of Mile End Park after passing Mile End Stadium and passing under the

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. Here a crossroads is formed with St Pauls Way (B140). The road then passes over

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before terminating at a junction with the A13 and the West India Dock Road.

Culture

It is referenced in the song "Mile End" by

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, featured in the 1996 film

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Transportation

Buses

The 277 bus serves the entire length of the road with other routes serving some sections: 425 till Mile End bus stop, D6 from the south of Burdett Road to Roman Road, D7 from the south of Burdett Road to

Mile End Mile End is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and part of the East End of London, East End. It is east of Charing Cross. Situated on the part of the London-to-Colchester road ...

bus stop (north of Mile End Road),

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from Bow Common Lane to Mile End bus stop and the

339 Year 339 ( CCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Claudius (or, less frequently, year 1092 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination ...

from Roman Road to Mile End (turning east onto Mile End Road). The

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crosses it in the south (at St. Paul's Way/Ben Jonson Road), and the 25,

205 Year 205 ( CCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Geta (or, less frequently, year 958 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 205 for this year h ...

and N205 at Mile End Road.

References

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