Kensington Gardens, Bayswater, London,... © David Hallam-Jones

2016

TQ2680 : Kensington Gardens, Bayswater, London, W2

Kensington Gardens, Bayswater, London, W2

A view of the northern end of the Italian Gardens. The main entrance from Bayswater Road is on the left of the picture, although not visible here.

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Sport, Leisure Park and Public Gardens City, Town centre Primary Subject: Garden other tags: Italian Gardens Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Kensington Gardens [435] · Bayswater Road [146] · Italian Gardens [125] Title Clusters: · Kensington Gardens, Bayswater, London, W2 [5] ·

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Grid Square: TQ2680, 1129 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: David Hallam-Jones (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 3 April, 2016 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 7 April, 2016
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 2676 8074 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.6826N 0:10.4847W
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 2677 8074
View Direction: West-southwest (about 247 degrees)

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TQ2680 : 23/24 Leinster Gardens, the "fake house" TQ2680 : Leinster Gardens, London W2 3AN TQ2680 : Leinster Gardens, London TQ2680 : Leinster Gardens, London

The fake houses in Leinster Gardens.
23 and 24 Leinster Gardens fit in well with their neighbours in style and appearance, but neither of the front doors has a letter box and the windows have a blank look about them. There are no houses behind the facade.

The Metropolitan Railway - the world's first underground railway - had subterranean lines constructed using a method called 'cut and cover'. The route of the line between Paddington and Bayswater (opened in 1868) necessitated the demolition of 23 and 24 Leinster Gardens, situated on a long, upmarket terrace of five storey houses, and it was decided to build a 5ft-thick facade which matched the houses either side of the break.

Now part of the Circle Line, the exposed portion of line provided a vent for the steam-powered trains, to keep the tunnels clear of steam and smoke.

TQ2680 : Behind 23/24 Leinster Gardens TQ2680 : Behind the false house at Leinster Gardens, Bayswater TQ2680 : Circle Line as seen from Porchester Terrace

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