The Long Water &copy; Hamish Griffin

2018

TQ2680 : The Long Water

The Long Water

Part of The Serpentine.

The Serpentine :: TQ2780

The Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a 28-acre (11 hectare) recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, created in 1730

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Geographical Context: Lakes, Wetland, Bog Primary Subject: Lake

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Serpentine [206] · Long Water [132] Title Clusters: · The Long Water [13] ·

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Grid Square: TQ2680, 1120 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Hamish Griffin (more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 7 February, 2018 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 25 March, 2018
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 2670 8057 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.5917N 0:10.5402W
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 2668 8053
View Direction: North-northeast (about 22 degrees)

Image Type (about): geograph

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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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