Stockwell Bus Garage
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Stockwell Bus Garage by David Hillas as part of the Geograph project.
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Stockwell Bus Garage
Image: © David Hillas Taken: 11 Jun 2022
Taken from Lansdowne Way, this photo shows the former London Transport bus garage which opened on Wednesday 2nd April 1952 and is unusual in having a reinforced concrete barrel-vaulted roof 392 feet long by 194 feet wide. It was granted Grade II listed status in 1988, reflecting its post-war architecture and engineering importance. This garage now used by Go-Ahead London General, accommodates 189 buses comprising of 141 double-decker and 48 single-decker buses. They operate on day routes 11, 77, 87, 88, 118, 155, 170 and G1, plus night routes N11, N44, N87, 88 and N155.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.47416
Longitude
-0.124247