District and Circle Line cutting, from Bedford Gardens
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District and Circle Line cutting, from Bedford Gardens
Image: © Christopher Hilton Taken: 29 Jul 2017
The earliest London Underground lines, most of which are now part of the Circle Line's route, were built by cut-and-cover, shallow cuttings subsequently arched over, rather than by deep level boring: at points the cutting is exposed to the light like this. An exposed section of line like this, and a house window overlooking it, play a crucial part in a Sherlock Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans".
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51.50657
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