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Widening of Long Acre

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Widening of Long Acre

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Widening Long Acre

Eight feet of ground from the stone of this house were given by the Mercers' ...

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Francis Blakey

Francis Blakey

Aged 34 when he died. Probably worked at London Bridge station for British Rail, or the Underground, or one of the railway companies. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, states that Francis O'Rourke Blak...

Person, Transport, Scotland

1 memorial
Private Thomas John Casson

Private Thomas John Casson

Thomas John Casson was born circa 1886 in Lambeth, Surrey (now Greater London), the second of the seven children of James Casson (b.circa 1859) and Mary Sophia Casson née Young (circa 1866-1952). H...

Person, Armed Forces, Transport, Belgium, South Africa

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
District Railway / Metropolitan District Railway

District Railway / Metropolitan District Railway

Formed to complete the 'inner circle' of the tube in London.  This was effectively the southern section: Mansion House to Earl's Court and beyond.  The tunnels were formed using the 'cut and cover'...

Group, Transport

5 memorials
Kingsway tram tunnel / Strand underpass

Kingsway tram tunnel / Strand underpass

The title of Wikipedia's page "Kingsway tramway subway" has way too many 'way's, but the page is very informative. The tunnel was constructed 1906, enabled by the 'slum clearance' project in the A...

Building, Transport

1 memorial
Network Rail

Network Rail

Government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain. It superseded Railtrack P.L.C.

Group, Transport

7 memorials