Circle Line as seen from Porchester Terrace
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The photograph on this page of Circle Line as seen from Porchester Terrace by Kevin Leach as part of the Geograph project.
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Circle Line as seen from Porchester Terrace
Image: © Kevin Leach Taken: 11 Dec 2006
This is where, when underground railway line was being built, houses were knocked down in order to excavate the line using the 'Cut & Cover' method. As the original trains used steam locomotives, it was necessary to leave sections of track uncovered...these sections could then be used to let out steam. So, rather than rebuild the houses that had been knocked down, they simply built false house fronts with nothing behind (viz. Nos 23/24 Leinster Gardens, Bayswater).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.513402
Longitude
-0.183599