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Piccadilly Arcade

**Piccadilly Arcade** runs between Piccadilly and Jermyn Street in central London. It was opened in 1909, having been designed by Thrale Jell, and is a Grade II listed building.

The arcade is composed of twenty-eight shops on the ground floor. The first floor was originally offices, but converted to the Felix Hotel in 1915. The buildings were bombed in 1941 during World War II and not fully restored until 1957.

Among the shops in the arcade are the Royal Warrant holder Benson & Clegg, who moved here in 1976 from their previous location in Jermyn Street.

A bronze statue of Beau Brummell sits at the Jermyn Street end of the arcade, designed by Irena Sidiecka.
List of Greater London Boroughs

2. City of Westminster
3. Kensington and Chelsea
4. Hammersmith and Fulham
5. Wandsworth
6. Lambeth
7. Southwark
8. Tower Hamlets
9. Hackney
10. Islington
11. Camden
12. Brent
13. Ealing
14. Hounslow
15. Richmond
16. Kingston
17. Merton
19. Croydon
20. Bromley
21. Lewisham
22. Greenwich
23. Bexley
24. Havering
25. Barking and Dagenham
26. Redbridge
27. Newham
28. Waltham Forest
29. Haringey
30. Enfield
31. Barnet
32. Harrow
33. Hillingdon

## Boroughs of Greater London

* City of London
* City of Westminster
* Barking and Dagenham
* Barnet
* Bexley
* Brent
* Bromley
* Camden
* Croydon
* Ealing
* Enfield
* Greenwich
* Hackney
* Hammersmith and Fulham
* Haringey
* Harrow
* Havering
* Hillingdon
* Hounslow
* Islington
* Kensington and Chelsea
* Kingston
* Lambeth
* Lewisham
* Merton
* Newham
* Redbridge
* Richmond
* Southwark
* Sutton
* Tower Hamlets
* Waltham Forest
* Wandsworth
White Hart Lane

**White Hart Lane** was a football stadium in Tottenham, North London and the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club from 1899 to 2017. Its capacity varied over the years; when changed to all-seater it had a capacity of 36,284 before demolition. The stadium was fully demolished after the end of the 2016–17 season and was replaced by Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as the club's home ground.

The stadium, which was known amongst Spurs fans as **The Lane**, had hosted 2,533 competitive Spurs games in its 118-year history. It had also been used for England national football matches and England under-21 football matches. White Hart Lane once had capacity of nearly 80,000 with attendances in the early 1950s that reached the 70,000s, but as seating was introduced, the stadium's capacity decreased to a modest number in comparison to other Premier League clubs. The record attendance at the ground was 75,038, for an FA Cup tie on 5 March 1938 against Sunderland. Tottenham's final game at White Hart Lane was played on 14 May 2017 with a 2–1 victory against Manchester United.

In 2019, Tottenham moved to a new stadium with a capacity of 62,062 designed by Populous. The new stadium was built in almost the exact same location, instead of moving elsewhere within or away from the borough of Haringey.

## Transport

The area close to the stadium is regularly served by many different bus routes and services. Bus routes 149, 259, 279, and 349 stop outside the ground. White Hart Lane and Northumberland Park National Rail stations are 0.2 miles (Template:Convert/outsep) and 0.7 miles (Template:Convert/outsep) away, respectively. Tottenham Hale, a rail and tube station, and Seven Sisters tube station are also nearby. There are controlled parking zones in operation in the area on all match days.

## References

1. ↑ "Premier League Handbook Season 2013/14". *Premier League*. Archived from the original on 06 November 2013. Retrieved on 17 August 2016.
2. ↑ "London: Farewell yesterday, now demolition begins". *StadiumDB.com* (15 May 2017).
3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `stats`
4. ↑ Goodwin, Bob (2007). *Tottenham Hotspur: The Complete Record* (2 ed.). Derby Books. pp. 268–270. Template:Citation/identifier.
5. ↑ "Five facts about Spurs' White Hart Lane". soccer.com. Retrieved on 17 November 2015.
6. ↑ "White Hart Lane: Tottenham players past and present say an emotional farewell to stadium", BBC Sport (14 May 2017). Retrieved on 19 June 2017.
7. ↑ Sheringham, Sam (26 October 2009). "Spurs aim for new stadium by 2012", BBC Sport. Retrieved on 10 September 2014.
8. ↑ "New design: Tottenham reveal their vision". *StadiumDB.com*.
9. ↑ Collett, Mike (31 January 2012). "Spurs commit to new stadium in Tottenham". Reuters. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved on 15 June 2018.
10. ↑ "Tottenham location", Tottenhamhotspur.com. Retrieved on 05 January 2009.
Redbridge London Borough Council

Redbridge London Borough Council is the local authority for Redbridge in Greater London, England, and one of the capital's 32 borough councils. Redbridge is divided into 21 wards and elects 63 councillors. Redbridge Council comprises 35 Labour Party members, 25 Conservative Party members and three Liberal Democrat members.] Alternating between Conservative administration and no overall control from 1965 to 2014, the council is now run by the Labour Party.

The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced four local authorities: Ilford Borough Council and Wanstead and Woodford Borough Council, with parts from Chigwell Urban District Council and Dagenham Borough Council.

There have previously been a number of local authorities responsible for the Redbridge area. The current local authority was first elected in 1964, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the London Borough of Redbridge on 1 April 1965. Redbridge replaced Ilford Borough Council and Wanstead and Woodford Borough Council entirely, and replaced Chigwell Urban District Council in Hainault and Dagenham Borough Council in the Hog Hill area.

It was envisaged through the London Government Act 1963 that Redbridge as a London local authority would share power with the Greater London Council. The split of powers and functions meant that the Greater London Council was responsible for "wide area" services such as fire, ambulance, flood prevention, and refuse disposal; with the local authorities responsible for "personal" services such as social care, libraries, cemeteries and refuse collection. As an outer London borough council it has been an education authority since 1965. This arrangement lasted until 1986 when Redbridge London Borough Council gained responsibility for some services that had been provided by the Greater London Council, such as waste disposal. Since 2000 the Greater London Authority has taken some responsibility for highways and planning control from the council, but within the English local government system the council remains a "most purpose" authority in terms of the available range of powers and functions.

## Councillors

* David Amess
* David Evennett
* Linda Perham
* Lee Scott (politician)
* Arnold Shaw
* Wes Streeting
* Alan Weinberg
London Buses route 2

**London Buses route 2** is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Norwood Bus Garage and Marylebone Station, it is operated by Arriva London.

## Current Route

Route 2 operates via these primary locations:

* West Norwood *Bus Garage*
* West Norwood Station
* Tulse Hill Station
* Brixton Station
* Stockwell Station
* Vauxhall *Bus Station*
* Bessborough Gardens *for Pimlico Station*
* Victoria Station
* Hyde Park Corner
* Marble Arch
* Baker Street Station
* Marylebone Station *Hayes Place*

## External links

* Full Timetable (PDF)
* Bus Route 2 on Transport for London
Tramlink

## Info

### Formerly

Formerly Croydon Tramlink. The tram service based on Croydon but is now been upgraded to serve, Sutton, Merton and Bromley.

### Routes

The tramlink runs between New Addington and Wimbledon and is the only official London Tramlink.

#### Croydon Routes

* Croydon to Wimbledon

* Croydon to Beckenham Junction

* Croydon to Elmers End

* Croydon to New Addington

#### Future and Proposed Routes

Croydon to Coulsdon

Croydon to Crystal Palace

#### Advertising

On some trams there is advertising such as Magnum.

## See also

1. List of Tramlink Stops
2. Tube Map
3. Emirates Air Line (cable car)
4. Transport for London
5. London Buses
6. London Overground
7. Docklands Light Railway
8. London Underground
Millwall

**Millwall** is located on the western shoreline on the Isle of Dogs, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London. It is south of Canary Wharf, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east of Rotherhithe, west of Cubitt Town and Crossharbour. Millwall is most famous for its football club, Millwall F.C., founded in 1885 as the Millwall Rovers.

Millwall is the location of Island Gardens, The Quarterdeck, the Lord Nelson pub and Great Eastern's Launch Ramp.

## See also

* Millwall Docks
* Millwall Extension Railway
* Millwall Station
Haggerston

**Haggerston** is an area in East London and is in the London Borough of Hackney, and is also an electoral ward in Hackney.

It is north of Bethnal Green, west of Hackney and Cambridge Heath, east of Hoxton and De Beauvoir Town, and south of Dalston.

Haggerston is the location of Broadway Market, Hackney City Farm, Suleymaniye Mosque

## Name

Haggerston was first recorded in Domesday Book as Hergotestane; the name probably derives from a Saxon farmer called Hærgod, who either had a ‘ton’ (farmstead) here or a stone that marked the boundary of his land. The name of Haggerston however had largely dropped out of common usage following World War 2 and was known as ‘south Hackney’ pre-2010 before the reopening of Haggerston Station as part of the northern extension of the East London Line.

Following the reopening of the station, Haggerston has been attracting tech start ups over from nearly Silicon Roundabout on Old Street, with some people referring the area as "Hackerston".

## Geography

Haggerston is defined as stretching from Hoxton Station in the south to the northern edge of Stonebridge Garden, reaching to London Fields to the east, and running up Kingsland Road and then De Beauvoir Road to the west.

## Transport

It is served by Haggerston Station on the London Overground East London Line.

London Buses routes 26, 55, 149, 236, 242, 243, 394, and night routes N26, N55 and N242 all serve Haggerston.

The Cat & Mutton Bridge spans over the Regents Canal, which still carries the name of a former alehouse which stood on the site at the extreme right, closed since at least 1919. The present pub on a new site was built in 1909 as the Sir Walter Scott but is now known as La Vie en Rose.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/where-to-live/living-in-haggerston-area-guide-to-homes-schools-and-transport-links-a134986.html
2. ↑ https://www.foxtons.co.uk/local-life/haggerston/
3. ↑ https://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/haggerston/
4. ↑ https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/why-tech-start-ups-are-swerving-silicon-roundabout-for-haggerston-10313216.html
5. ↑ https://londonist.com/2016/03/where-to-eat-and-drink-in-haggerston
6. ↑ https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1727784
Battersea Park Station

**Battersea Park Station** in Travelcard Zone 2 opened 1865, and previously known as York Road. In the London Borough of Wandsworth.

## Connections

London Buses routes 44, 137, 156, 344, 436 and 452 and night routes N44 and N137 serve the station.

## External links

* Battersea Park Station on Wikipedia
* Battersea Park Station on Transport for London
London Buses route 242

**London Buses route 242** is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Homerton University Hospital and Aldgate Station, it is operated by Arriva London.

## Map

* Homerton Hospital *Wardle Street*
* Clapton Park *Millfields Road*
* Hackney Central Station *Amhurst Rd.*
* Dalston Junction *Dalston Lane*
* Shoreditch *Church (Kingsland Road)*
* Aldgate Station *Aldgate High Street*

## External links

* Full Timetable (PDF)
* Bus Route 242 on Transport for London
Clapton Station

**Clapton** is a railway station on the Chingford branch of the Lea Valley lines, located in Upper Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney, east London. It opened on 1 July 1872. It is 3 miles 78 chains (6.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Hackney Downs and St. James Street. The station has been operated by London Overground since 2015.

Railway station on the London Overground, on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3 opened 1873.
Mansell Street

**Mansell Street** is a street in East London, which is part of the London Inner Ring Road. For most of its length from the north, this street marks the boundary between the City of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. However. the southernmost part is entirely in Tower Hamlets.

## History

Mansell Street was named after a relative of William Leman, whose great-uncle, John Leman had bought Goodman's Fields earlier in the seventeenth century. Alie Street ran along the western side, with Leman Street to the east, Prescot Street to the south, and Alie Street to the North. These new streets were developed in the late seventeenth century while Goodman's Fields was used as a tenterground.

## Mansell Street estate

This estate was built in 1977 by the Guinness Trust.

## References

1. ↑ "Alie Street Blog Post – July 2015". www.rcpath.org. Royal College of Pathologists. Retrieved on 19 March 2017.
2. ↑ "Archaeology at 31-33 Prescot Street & 99 Mansell Street". marldon.net. Marldon. Retrieved on 19 March 2017.
3. ↑ "Mansell Street, City of London - The Guinness Partnership". The Guinness Partnership. Retrieved on 20 March 2017.
Palace of Westminster

The **Palace of Westminster**, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

800 year old Medieval bone fragments discovered beneath the Palace of Westminster in 1992.

## Sources

1. http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace\_of\_Westminster
3. https://www.itv.com/news/london/2021-03-21/plaque-marking-westminster-bridge-attack-to-be-installed-once-restrictions-lift
4. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/education/meet-the-yorkshire-tooth-fairy-who-solved-mystery-of-800-year-old-westminster-bones-3172099
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History\_of\_the\_Palace\_of\_Westminster
6. https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction\_Review-g186338-d18186122-Reviews-Palace\_of\_Westminster-London\_England.html
7. https://www.shutterstock.com/search/palace+of+westminster?pl=PPC\_BNG\_UK\_DSA-&cr=bc&kw=%2Fsearch%2F&gclid=25daadadb3f71dce89a8cdfa22489753&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=25daadadb3f71dce89a8cdfa22489753&utm\_source=bing&utm\_medium=cpc&utm\_campaign=UK-en-Images-Generic-DSA&utm\_term=%2Fsearch%2F&utm\_content=DSA%20-%20Search
Newington Green

**Newington Green** is an open space in north London that straddles the border between the London Borough of Islington and London Borough of Hackney. It gives its name to the surrounding area, roughly bounded by Ball's Pond Road to the south, Petherton Road to the west, the southern section of Stoke Newington with Green Lanes, Matthias Road to the north, and Boleyn Road to the east. The Green itself is in N16 and the area is covered by the N16, N1 and N5 postcodes.
Erith

Erith is a district of South East London within the London Borough of Bexley on the River Thames. Erith's town centre has undergone a series of modernisations since 1961. Erith is geographically an outlying area of London, although its town centre can be seen as having many of the characteristics of the inner city, such as many residences being flats and council blocks, with fewer houses, shops, and other commercial properties interspersed.

It has the longest pier in London, and retains a coastal environment with salt marshes as well as industrial land.

In 1947 there was a proposal to merge Erith, Bexley and Crayford into a County Borough. (Kentish Times 21 November 1947)

The records of Erith School Board are at Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre - details here.

## See also

* Erith Urban District
* Erith Urban District Council Tramways
London Buses Airbus routes

**London Buses Airbus routes** describes the dedicated routes run by London Buses and its successors to Heathrow Airport. The routes have the prefix letter A. Currently only one route exists, the A10, with four others having been withdrawn

London Buses route A10 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Uxbridge station and Heathrow Airport Central Bus Station, it is operated by Metroline
London Buses route 21

**London Buses route 21** is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Lewisham and Newington Green, it is operated by London Central.

## Current Route

Route 21 operates via these primary locations:

* Lewisham *Shopping Centre (Molesworth Street)*
* Lewisham Station
* Lewisham College
* New Cross Gate
* Old Kent Road
* Bricklayer's Arms
* Great Dover Street
* Borough
* London Bridge *(For Guy's Hospital and Southwark Cathedral)*
* Monument
* Bank
* Moorgate
* Old Street
* Hoxton *Baring Street*
* Southgate Road
* Mildmay Park
* Newington Green

## External links

* Full Timetable (PDF)
* Bus Route 21 on Transport for London
Dalston

Dalston (/ˈdɔːlstən/) is an area of North-East London, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Charing Cross. Dalston began as a hamlet on either side of Dalston Lane, and as the area urbanised the term also came to apply to surrounding areas including Kingsland and Shacklewell, all three of which being part of the Ancient Parish of Hackney.

The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
Whitechapel High Street

**Whitechapel High Street** is a road in Whitechapel in the East End of London, connecting Aldgate High Street with Whitechapel Road. Now part of the A11 it was anciently part of the Roman road from London to Colchester.

## Buses

London Buses routes 15, 25, 115, 135 205, 242, 254 and night buses N15, N25, N205, N253, N550 run along Whitechapel High Street.
Bexley

An area of the London Borough of Bexley.

It is located 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross and south of Bexleyheath.

It was an ancient parish in the county of Kent. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Bexley increased in population, becoming the Municipal Borough of Bexley in 1935 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.

In 1947 there was a proposal to merge Erith, Bexley and Crayford into a County Borough. (Kentish Times 21 November 1947)
Bethnal Green and Stepney (UK Parliament constituency)

**Bethnal Green and Stepney** was a parliamentary constituency in east London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. It is one of the poorest constituencies in London, and is one of the most ethnically diverse.

## External links

* Bethnal Green and Stepney (UK Parliament constituency) on Wikipedia
List of London Assembly constituencies

This is a list of constituencies used to elect fourteen members of the London Assembly. Constituencies are formed by the grouping of London boroughs. Each constituency elects a single member.

In addition to the fourteen constituency members there are eleven "London wide" members elected under the additional member system of proportional representation, giving the assembly a total membership of twenty-five.
Canning Town Station

**Canning Town** is a London Underground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and London Buses station in Canning Town in London, England. It is designed as an intermodal metro and bus station, fully opening in 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension - replacing the original station site north of the A13. On 11 November 2015, the Mayor of London announced that it would be rezoned to be on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3.

## Buses

London Buses routes 5, 69, 115, 147, 241, 300, 309, 323, 330, 474 and night routes N15, N550 and N551 serve the station.

## References

1. ↑ Mayor announces real terms fares freeze. 2015-11-11. London City Hall.
2. ↑ "Buses from Canning Town" (PDF). Transport for London (oct 2021). Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.
Fish Island

Fish Island is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

It encompasses one of 58 designated conservation areas in Tower Hamlets, with many of its buildings considered important to Britain's industrial heritage, though there are no listed buildings in the area.

Regeneration and construction projects in Fish Island from 2016 onwards have caused the area to be referred to as "the new Shoreditch", in reference to the gentrification of that neighbourhood in the late 1990s.
Woolwich Arsenal Station

**Woolwich Arsenal Railway Station** is an interchange station on the National Rail North Kent Line and DLR in the Royal London Borough of Greenwich in Woolwich SE18 in Travelcard Zone 4

## History

The National Rail platforms and building opened in 1849, with the current building dating from 1996. The Docklands Light Railway platforms opened on 12 January 2009 from King George V Station.

### Lee Rigby

The station was the last station Lee Rigby passed through where he got off the DLR from Central London.

## Station Facilities

### Step-Free Access

There is Step-Free Access available at the station.

### Toilets

There are no toilets available at the station.

### Gates

The station on both National Rail platforms and DLR platforms (like all DLR stations) are not gated.

## Transfer

* **National Rail North Kent Line**

* **DLR Woolwich Arsenal Branch**

## Transport Connections

### Buses

London Buses Routes 51, 53 (24-hours), 54, 96, 99, 122, 177, 178, 180, 244, 291, 380, 386, 422, 467, 472 (24-hours), 658 and Night Route N1 serve the station.

### River Services

The London River Services Woolwich Arsenal Pier is located nearby via Woolwich New Road and No 1 Street.

## Next Station

* **King George V Station** (Northbound) to Bank|Stratford International

National Rail Southeastern

* **Woolwich Dockyard Station** (Westbound) to London Charing Cross Station

* **Plumstead Station** (Eastbound) to Dartford|Kent

## See also

* Woolwich Dockyard Station
* Woolwich railway station

## External Links

* Woolwich Arsenal station on Wikipedia
* [1]
North Circular Road

The A406 or the **North Circular Road** is a road which crosses North London, linking West and East London. The speed limit is either 30 or 50 mph depending on the stretch of the road, including the sections with multiple carriageways.

It, together with the South Circular Road, forms a ring road through the inner part of Outer London. This ring road does not make a complete circuit of the city; being C-shaped rather than a complete loop as the crossing of the River Thames in the east is made on the Woolwich Ferry.
Stepney Green Underground Station

**Stepney Green Underground Station** is on the London Underground District Line and Hammersmith and City Line in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Stepney Green in Travelcard Zone 2 opened on 23 June 1902.

## Buses

London Buses Routes 25, 205, 309, 339 and Night Route N25 and N205 serve the station.

## Cycling

Cycle Superhighway 2 between Aldgate and Stratford passes the station on Mile End Road.

## Next Station

* ***Whitechapel Station*** (Westbound)

* ***Mile End Station*** (Eastbound)

## References

1. ↑ "Buses from Stepney Green" (PDF). Transport for London. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021.
2. ↑ "CS2 Stratford - Aldgate" (PDF). Transport for London. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.

## External Links

* Stepney Green Underground Station on Wikipedia
London Buses route 98

**London Buses route 98** is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England running between Willesden Bus Garage and Holborn and operated by Metroline.

## Current route

Route 98 operates via these primary locations:

* Willesden *Bus Garage*
* Willesden Green *Library*
* Kilburn High Road
* Maida Vale
* Edgware Road
* Marble Arch
* Bond Street
* Oxford Circus
* Tottenham Court Road
* Holborn *Red Lion Square*

## External links

* Full Timetable (PDF)
* Bus Route 98 on Transport for London
Bow Road Underground Station

**Bow Road Underground Station** is a London Underground station in Bow, located in the southern part of the area, and is on the District and Hammersmith and City Line. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2. It opened in 11 June 1902.

## Connections

London Buses Routes 25, 205, 425 and Night Route N205 serve the station.

Bow Church Station on the Docklands Light Railway and is located nearby east along Bow Road which is an official out of station interchange.

## External Links

* Bow Road Underground Station on Wikipedia
London Buses

**London Buses** is the subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL) that manages most bus services in London, England. It was formed following the Greater London Authority Act 1999 that transferred control of London Regional Transport (LRT) bus services to TfL, controlled by the Mayor of London.

## London Bus Operators:

Metroline

Go-Ahead London

London United (Owned by R.A.T.P.)

Metrobus

Abellio London

Tower Transit

Stagecoach London

Arriva London

HCT Group

## See also

1. Transport for London
2. Tramlink
3. London Overground
4. Docklands Light Railway
5. London Underground
6. Emirates Air Line (cable car)

## External Links

* Official Website
* London Buses on Wikipedia
* London Bus Routes on londonbusroutes.net
Cambridge Heath

**Cambridge Heath** is an area in East London and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Surrounding a cursive script of railway arches and nearly touching the hem of Victoria Park.

## History

Marco Canha and James Roach, established an academy in 2012 called the Fight Zone and it has the busiest martial arts schedule in Europe and internationally acclaimed coaches.

In 2015, Tower Hamlets Council took the owners of Al Amin Tandoori Restaurant to court after a routine inspection, which found mouse droppings throughout the kitchen. The owner Abdul Noor, pleaded guilty at Thames Magistrates Court to six charges including inadequate control of pests, contamination of equipment and contamination of food.

Cambridge Heath station was chosen in 2018 for a trial with a pay-by-face system that may end the need for station barriers, due to its low passenger volumes and having no gates.

## Festivals and events

The Oval Space hosted the London's first catfest in 2018. This featured photography with felines; street food and shelter kittens.

## Transport

London Overground; Cambridge Heath Station, opened on 27 May 1872 in the southern end of the neighbourhood, is served by Overground Enfield Town/Cheshunt-London Liverpool Street Line.

London Buses routes 26, 55, 106, 254, D6 all run in Cambridge Heath.

## References

1. ↑ "15 reasons to go to Cambridge Heath Road, Tower Hamlets, E2", Time Out (2016-09-02). Archived from the original on 05 September 2016.
2. ↑ "About". Fightzone London. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019.
3. ↑ "Squalid east London curry house forced to close after inspectors find faeces & dead mice". Evening Standard (27 October 2015). Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved on 15 June 2019.
4. ↑ "Could scanners like these solve Tube and train crowds?". Evening Standard (22 November 2018). Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved on 15 June 2019.
5. ↑ "Paw blimey! A cat festival is coming to London", Evening Standard (12-07-2018). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020.
6. ↑ "Cambridge Heath (London) Rail Station". Transport for London (TfL).
7. ↑ "Buses from Cambridge Heath" (PDF). Transport for London (TfL) (21 September 2018). Archived from the original on 18 February 2019.
Stratford

**Stratford** is an area and ward in London Borough of Newham in East London.

## History

The late 20th Century was a period of severe economic decline, eventually reversed by regeneration associated with the 2012 Summer Olympics, for which Stratford's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park was the principal venue and later with West Ham United F.C. and British Athletics moving to the London Stadium.

Stratford is now East London's primary retail, cultural and leisure centre after Romford. It has also become the second most significant (after Canary Wharf) business location in the east of the capital. It is not to be confused with Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon.

There are several stations - Stratford Station and Stratford International Station, and many buses serve the area.

One of the key places for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Docklands Light Railway extension to Dagenham Dock

The Docklands Light Railway extension to Dagenham Dock is a proposed, and as yet unfunded, extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Dagenham Dock Station in east London. It was anticipated that the project could be completed and open for use by 2017. However the public inquiry has been postponed due to concerns about funding. The proposed extension forms part of the planned transport infrastructure of the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway redevelopment project.

Diverging from the Beckton branch at Gallions Reach Station stations would be at:

* Beckton
* Barking Riverside (linking up with the Overground)
* Goresbrook
* Dagenham Dock Station

## See also

1. Tube Map
2. Transport for London
3. Tramlink
4. London Buses
5. London Overground
6. London Underground
7. Emirates Air Line (cable car)
8. Docklands Light Railway
Bexleyheath

An area of the London Borough of Bexley.

Until the early 19th century, Bexley Heath comprised an area of scrub-land with few buildings, although Bexley Heath windmill stood at the corner of what is today Erith Road and Mayplace Road. The heath bordered Watling Street. In 1766 Sir John Boyd had Danson House built in parkland (now Danson Park between Bexleyheath and Welling). In 1814 the land to the north of Bexley that would become Bexleyheath became subject to an Enclosure Act. In 1859 architect Philip Webb designed Red House for the artist, reforming designer and socialist William Morris on the western edge of the heath, in the hamlet of Upton—before Upton became largely developed as a London suburb.

The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.

Served by Bexleyheath Station and various buses.
London Buses route 12

**London Buses route 12** is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Dulwich Library and Oxford Circus, it is operated by London Central.

## Current route

* Dulwich Library
* Peckham Rye
* Peckham
* Camberwell Green
* Elephant & Castle
* Lambeth North
* Westminster
* Trafalgar Square
* Piccadilly Circus
* Oxford Circus

## External links

* Full Timetable (PDF)
* Bus Route 12 on Transport for London
London Buses route 24

**London Buses route 24** is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Pimlico and Hampstead Heath, it is operated by Abellio London.

## Current Route

Route 24 operates via these primary locations:

* Hampstead Heath *South End Green* *(for Hampstead Heath Station)*
* Chalk Farm
* Camden Town Station
* Mornington Crescent Station
* Warren Street Station
* Euston Square Station
* Tottenham Court Road Station
* Leicester Square Station
* Trafalgar Square *for Charing Cross Station*
* Westminster Station
* Victoria Station
* St George's Square *for Pimlico Station*
* Pimlico *Grosvenor Road*

## External links

* Full Timetable (PDF)
* Bus Route 24 on Transport for London
Mile End Old Town

**Mile End** is an area within the East End of London, England, and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is located 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross. It developed on the London to Colchester road as one of the earliest suburbs of the City of London and the parish of Mile End Old Town became part of the metropolitan area of London in 1855.

Mile End is recorded in 1288 as La Mile ende. It is formed from the Middle English 'mile' and 'ende' and means 'the hamlet a mile away'. The mile distance was in relation to Aldgate in the City of London, reached by the London to Colchester road. In around 1691 Mile End became known as Mile End Old Town because a new unconnected settlement to the west and adjacent to Spitalfields had taken the name Mile End New Town.
Homerton

**Homerton** is an area in East and North East London and is in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bordered to the north by Clapton, in the east by Hackney Wick, Bow to the south and by Hackney to the west.

It is the location of Sutton House, Homerton University Hospital and the People's Park Tavern.

## Transport

Homerton served by London Buses, including route 26, 30, 242, and 388 to Central London, and also routes 236, 276, 308, 384, 425, 488 and W15 and night routes N26 and N242.

Homerton is served by London Overground at Homerton Station, with westbound trains to Richmond and Clapham Junction via Dalston Junction, and eastbound trains to Stratford. There are also various buses.

## References

1. ↑ "Key bus routes in central London". Transport for London.
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

The **London Borough of Richmond upon Thames** is a London borough in South West London, England, which forms part of Outer London.

## Settlement

It can been seen from a map that the borough is not entirely urbanised. There are some large areas of open space within the borough boundaries. The main suburban developments are Hampton and Teddington in the south, Twickenham, St Margarets and Whitton in the central area west of the River Thames and the Richmond-Kew-Mortlake-Barnes corridor across the loop of the river. It is the only London borough to straddle the Thames with districts on both sides of the river.

### List of districts

* Barnes
* East Sheen
* Fulwell
* Ham
* Hampton
* Hampton Hill
* Hampton Wick
* Kew
* Mortlake
* North Sheen
* Petersham
* Richmond
* St Margarets
* Strawberry Hill
* Teddington
* Twickenham
* Whitton

## Attractions, parks and open spaces

Parks take up a great deal of the borough and include Richmond Park, Bushy Park, Kew Gardens, and Hampton Court Park. There are over 100 parks and open spaces within its boundary and 21mi of river frontage - five times more green and open space than any other London borough.

The borough is also home to the National Physical Laboratory and the attractions of Hampton Court Palace, Twickenham Stadium and the WWT London Wetlands Centre draw both domestic and international tourism.

In December 2006, Sport England published a survey which revealed that residents of the Richmond upon Thames were the 2nd most active in England in sports and other fitness activities. 29.8% of the population participate at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes.[1]

## History

The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Twickenham from Middlesex with the Municipal Borough of Richmond and the Municipal Borough of Barnes from Surrey; council offices were centred at York House in Twickenham. The name 'Richmond upon Thames' was coined at that time; it is now commonly but inaccurately used to refer to Richmond only.

## Transport

The borough is connected to central London by the National Rail services of South West Trains. The London Underground, District Line, serves Richmond and Kew Gardens Stations: both are also served by Overground trains on the North London Line.

### List of stations

The other stations are:

* Barnes
* Barnes Bridge
* Fulwell
* Hampton
* Hampton Wick
* Mortlake
* North Sheen
* St Margarets
* Strawberry Hill
* Teddington
* Twickenham
* Whitton

## Education

Richmond upon Thames is the local education authority for the borough, and has responsibility for 52 schools.

### University

* St Mary's University College
* Richmond, The American International University in London

## See also

* List of Mayors of Richmond upon Thames
* Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Stepney

**Stepney**, known as **Stepney Green**, is area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

The area has local attractions, such as Arbour Square, the Troxy, The George.

## History

Stepney formed a large ancient parish in the Ossulstone hundred of Middlesex; bounded by Bromley and West Ham to the east, the River Thames to the south, Shoreditch and Hackney to the north and the City of London and the Liberties of the Tower of London to the west. The parish included the hamlets of Mile End Old Town, Mile End New Town, and Ratcliff. At its early extent it additionally included Whitechapel, Wapping, Stratford Bow, Shadwell, Spitalfields, Bethnal Green, Limehouse and Poplar. Over time the parish was broken up with these settlements forming new independent parishes, leaving a residual parish of 830 acres comprising Mile End Old Town, Mile End New Town and Ratcliff

Stepney is an episcopal area in the Anglican Diocese of London, which covers the London Borough of Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets, and has its own suffragan bishop.

The Metropolitan Borough of Stepney was formed in 1900, then dissolved in 1965 when it was absorbed into the newly created London Borough of Tower Hamlets which currently administers the area

## Transport

Close to Arbour Square, on Commercial Road, London Buses east to west routes, these are the 15, 115, 135 and N550.

Further routes is the 309 (running east-north) and 339 (south-east) via Ben Jonson Road.

## References

1. ↑ "Stepney Methodist Church". Transport for London.
2. ↑ "Harford Street". Transport for London.
Greenwich

Area of London south of the River Thames long associated with maritime activities. Contains the National Maritime Museum, the Queen’s House and the Cutty Sark as well as the International Date Line.

Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time. The town became the site of a royal palace, the Palace of Placentia from the 15th century, and was the birthplace of many in the House of Tudor, including Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The palace fell into disrepair during the English Civil War and was rebuilt as the Royal Naval Hospital for Sailors by Sir Christopher Wren and his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor.
London Buses route 243

**London Buses route 243** is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Wood Green and Waterloo Station, it is operated by Arriva London.

## Current Route

Route 243 operates via these primary locations:

* Wood Green Station *Redvers Road*
* Bruce Grove Station
* Tottenham *Swan*
* Seven Sisters Station
* South Tottenham Station
* Stamford Hill
* Stoke Newington Station
* Dalston Kingsland Station
* Dalston Junction Station
* Haggerston Station
* Hoxton Station
* Shoreditch *Town Hall*
* Tech City *Great Eastern Street*
* Old Street Station
* St Luke's *Bunhill Row*
* Finsbury *Goswell Road*
* Clerkenwell *Green (for Farringdon Station)*
* Hatton Garden
* Holborn Station
* Aldwych
* Waterloo Station *Tenison Way*

## External links

* Full Timetable (PDF)
* Bus Route 243 on Transport for London
Blue Triangle

**Blue Triangle** is a bus company operating services in East London. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group and operates most services under contract to Transport for London.

## Garage

### River Road (RR)

In May 2016 a new garage opened in River Road, Barking. It initially opened with an allocation of 22 buses to operate route 147 but has a capacity for 155 buses. It was built on the site of a former Ford commercial vehicle sales and repair site. In July 2016, all of the routes and buses from Rainham garage were transferred.

As at July 2021, River Road garage operated routes 5, 101, 104, 147, 346, 364, 396, 608, 646, 648, 652, 656, 667, 679, 686, 687, EL1, EL2 and EL3.

## Former garage

### Rainham (BE)

As at May 2015, Rainham garage operated routes 167, 193, 300, 347, 362, 364, 368, 376, 462, 498, 608, 646, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 656, 667, 674, 679, 686, EL1, EL2 and W19. On 27 June 2015, route 498 passed to Stagecoach London.
Docklands Light Railway

The **Docklands Light Railway**, or **DLR** as it is more commonly known, is a light metro that operates in the East End of London and other parts of East London and South East London (south of the River Thames and east of Tower Bridge. It is London’s second rapid transit system after the London Underground with its trains all run by computers which is a first for any London railway - several other London Underground lines have also since changed to automatic operation.

## See also

1. Tube Map
2. Transport for London
3. Tramlink
4. London Buses
5. London Overground
6. London Underground
7. Emirates Air Line (cable car)
8. Docklands Light Railway extension to Dagenham Dock

## Stations

* List of Docklands Light Railway stations
East London

**East London** is a term referring to part of London, in effect the part east of the City of London - notably the area where the docks and the poorer districts traditionally were, and parts of which are now going upmarket.

The current official definition is that East London includes the London boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest. East London should not be confused with the E postcode area, which is a coding for the postal services and is not intended to provide any official definition of East London or other areas of London.

The East End of London is a subset of East London, corresponding to areas closer to the ancient City.

The early development of London eastward was caused by the expansion of industries associated with the River Thames, such as ship building and the docks. Because these industries declined in the later part of the 20th century, East London is now an area of regeneration. In the London Docklands this has reached advanced stages, but in the sections of East London that are within the Thames Gateway it is continuing, such as the redevelopment in Stratford associated with the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Areas further east developed in the Victorian and Edwardian eras following the expansion of the railways in the 19th century. Development of suburban houses for private sale was later matched by the provision of large scale social housing at Becontree in the 1920s and Harold Hill after the Second World War. However, the urban footprint was constrained in 1878 by the protection of Epping Forest and later the implementation of the Metropolitan Green Belt. The density of development increased during the wikipedia:interwar period and new industries developed such as Ford at Dagenham. In Tower Hamlets the population peaked in 1891 and growth was restricted to the outer boroughs. By 1971 the population had peaked in every borough and the entire area was experiencing population decline. By the time of the 2011 census this had reversed and every borough had experienced some growth in population.

Canary Wharf, Stratford, Barking and Romford are the primary centers in East London.
Kent

A county in the South East of England, and one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, East Sussex, Surrey and Essex (from which it is divided by the River Thames and Thames Estuary).

Much of south east London historically lay in Kent: the areas now covered by Inner London boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham until 1889; and the Outer London boroughs of Bexley and Bromley until 1965.
London Borough of Hillingdon

Buckinghamshire **(Buckinghamshire)**

Slough **(Berkshire)**

Three Rivers **(Hertfordshire)**

The **London Borough of Hillingdon** is the westernmost borough in Greater London, England. It is home to Brunel University and Heathrow Airport.

## History

The borough was formed in 1965 from the Municipal Borough of Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District of Middlesex.

The councils involved were initially unable to decide upon a name, with Keith Joseph suggesting to provide the name 'Uxbridge' for the borough in October 1963, later revised to Hillingdon.

## Parks and open spaces

The London Borough of Hillingdon is responsible for 239 parks and open spaces within its boundaries. Since much of the area is within the Green Belt, and as it is one of the least densely populated of all the London boroughs, there are large areas of land properly called open space. They range in size from the Colne Valley corridor to the smallest gardens and playing fields.

## Districts

It includes the areas:

* Cowley
* Eastcote
* Eastcote Village
* Hatton
* Harlington
* Hayes, Hillingdon
* Hayes End
* Hayes Town
* Harefield
* Harmondsworth
* Heathrow
* Hillingdon
* Ickenham
* Longford
* Newyears Green
* North Hillingdon
* Northwood
* Northwood Hills
* Ruislip
* Ruislip Common
* Ruislip Gardens
* Ruislip Manor
* Sipson
* South Harefield
* South Ruislip
* Uxbridge
* West Drayton
* Yeading
* Yiewsley
Edgar

## Description

**Edgar**, the owner of Geektopia, feels like he's being watches wherever he goes and eventually discovers that the mutant living next to his basement is stalking him. Not only does he find out who the culprit behind all the city's robberies is, but he also makes a new friend.

### **Background:**

He inherited his archeologist mother's curiosity and his fiction-writing father's creativity. He spends his time creating clever and engaging comics that he sells in his story, Geektopia, under name Geeky Comics. He spends his free time with his best friends Blair and Adam. Edgar is quite paranoid from reading so many horror stories and constantly feels that he is being followed. But he will soon find out that it is not only true but that it is one of the characters in his comics.

### **Psychology:**

He's a kind, intelligent, curious and somewhat paranoid person. He is scared of someone hacking his mind and stealing his million-dollar ideas. Although Edgar is a sociable guy, he walks a fine line between reality and fantasy, which means he sometimes gets on better with fictional characters than with people. He is happy and carefree and doesn't care what others think or say.

### **Hobbies:**

He likes to know the story behind every amazing object in the city, so he gets on really well with his friend Blair since they both like monsters. Sometimes even more than people.
Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach

The **Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach** is a major carriageway from Old Ford to Blackwall, where it meets the Blackwall Tunnel and forms part of the A12 road.

## History

On the morning of October 4th 2021, Insulate Britain blocked the northern approach to the Blackwall Tunnel in Poplar at the junction with Lochnagar Street. The Met Police say the demonstrations had caused "heavy disruption" to traffic and some protesters had glued themselves to the road. Footage showed one woman desperately pleading with activists as they stopped her following her 81-year-old mum in an ambulance where protesters could be seen standing by as the desperate daughter screamed "she’s in the ambulance, she’s going to Canterbury, do you think I’m stupid? She’s in Canterbury! I need to go to the hospital, please move your cars. This isn’t okay!" Despite her helpless cries, the protesters refused to budge.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10056407/Now-eco-mob-block-Blackwall-Tunnel-Insulate-Britain-launch-ELEVENTH-day-protests.html
2. ↑ https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/traffic/insulate-britain-protesters-block-blackwall-tunnel-8383466
3. ↑ https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/7797854/insulate-britain-block-blackwall-tunnel-traffic-chaos/