2006
TQ2680 : Circle Line as seen from Porchester Terrace
taken 19 years ago, near to Paddington, Westminster, England
Circle Line as seen from Porchester Terrace
This is where, when underground railway line was being built, houses were knocked down in order to excavate the line using the 'Cut & Cover' method. As the original trains used steam locomotives, it was necessary to leave sections of track uncovered...these sections could then be used to let out steam. So, rather than rebuild the houses that had been knocked down, they simply built false house fronts with nothing behind (viz. Nos 23/24 Leinster Gardens, Bayswater).
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- Grid Square
- TQ2680, 1154 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Kevin Leach (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 11 December, 2006 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 8 May, 2007
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 261 809 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.8041N 0:11.0159W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 261 809
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
