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Strand Station Entrance - Surrey Street
Statues on this route include:
1966 Football World Cup Winners; Barking Road, Upton Park
Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout movement; Queens Gate
Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of Great Britain; Toynbee Hall, Commercial Street
Lord Portal of Hungerford, Marshall of the Royal Air Force, Embankment Gardens
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Albert Buildings - Cannon Street
Blue (and other colour) plaques on this route include:
Hattie Jacques, actress - 67 Eardley Crescent, Earls Court
Richard Arkwright, inventor - 8 Adam Street
John Cornwell VC (1900-1916) sailor - Station Lane, Hornchurch
John Peake Knight, inventor of the traffic lights - Bridge Street, Westminster
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THE DISTRICT LINE
Make no mistake, this is a long line! With 60 stations it is the most populated as far as stops are concerned and it stretches to the far corners of the city. This was tackled in stages with the main thread being Richmond to Upminster; the other sections formed add-ons -: Wimbledon to Edgware Road, Ealing Broadway to Turnham Green and Earl's Court to Olympia.
Opening in 1868 as the Metropolitan District Railway, this was the second line on the network when it covered the journey from Westminster Bridge to South Kensington, extending to West Brompton and Blackfriars over the next few years. Eventually the line crossed London and also provided services from the south west of the capital.
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The Adelphi - John Adam Street |
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The Cask and Glass - Palace Street | |
