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York Road is a road in Lambeth, London, running between Westminster Bridge Road (south) and Waterloo Road (north). [1] To the west is the old County Hall , Shell Centre , Jubilee Gardens and, beyond, the London Eye and the River Thames .
In 1951, the Leslie Green designed York Road entrance of the Underground station was demolished [10] and replaced by a new temporary entrance on the other side of the road, part of the Festival of Britain site. [11] As part of this work, the escalators were built this new entrance, replacing lifts. [12] This entrance also served the Waterloo ...
An act of Parliament, the London and South Western Railway Metropolitan Extensions Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. clxv), was granted in 1845 to extend the line towards a site on York Road, close to Waterloo Bridge. The extension past Nine Elms involved demolishing 700 houses, and most of it was carried on a brick viaduct to minimise disruption.
The General Lying-In Hospital was an initiative of Dr John Leake, a physician, and the site chosen was on the north side of Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, then on the outskirts of London. Its foundation stone was laid in August 1765 and the facility opened as the Westminster New Lying-in Hospital in April 1767. [2]
York Road station was located at the junction between York Road, which has since been renamed York Way, and Bingfield Street. The architect Leslie Green designed the building, which was similar to many of his designs, being finished in ruby-red glazed tiling supplied by the Leeds Fireclay Company. The contract for construction was awarded to ...
The Union Jack Club from Waterloo Road, opposite Waterloo Station. Waterloo Road is the main road in the Waterloo district of London, England straddling the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. It runs between Westminster Bridge Road close to St George's Circus at the south-east end and Waterloo Bridge across the River Thames towards London's ...
A four-track extension was authorised by the London and South Western Railway Metropolitan Extensions Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. clxv) on 31 July 1845 with a supplementary act, the London and South Western Railway (Widening and York Road Station Enlargement) Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. lxxxviii) providing an additional two tracks; the capital ...
This is a list of the etymology of street names in the London district of Waterloo. The area has no formally defined boundaries – those utilised here are the river Thames to the north and west, Blackfriars Road to the east, and Westminster Bridge Road to the south. Addington Street; Alaska Street; Aquinas Street