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Grosvenor Gardens, UPMINSTER, RM14 1DL

All of a sudden spring has sprung in Upminster.

Eversleigh Gardens links Ingrebourne Gardens with Deyncourt Gardens on the way to Upminster station.

Where I come from urban public footpaths are known as folleys. This one runs under the mainline and underground railway lines between Howard Rd & Deyncourt Gardens Upminster.

I was a bit naughty here with this shot as the footpath into the Upminster train depot car park has no public right of way - whether that meant vehicles or on foot, I don't know, but hey, the depot was for once open for public access (I was attending a 50th anniversary open depot of the depot), so I thought whilst nobody was looking, I'd take the risk. The subject of the photo is the very old lamp-post behind the railings. Just as a side note (and more on the concept of Geograph), the nearby side road, Deyncourt Gardens, is an interesting one, as it starts off in Image, then dips slightly into square Image before finishing in Image again! This photo is in Image as it is at the very end of Deyncourt Gardens where it becomes the depot car park. View taken looking east, the District line sidings being just out of shot to the left.

The line between London and Tilbury was opened on 13th April 1854 by the London Tilbury & Southend Railway (LTSR) on their new line to Tilbury, which split from the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) at Forest Gate. The London, Tilbury & Southend Railway (LTSR) direct line from Bow to Barking (avoiding Stratford and Forest Gate) was constructed from west to east in 1858. The route to Southend, however, was not direct, taking a considerable diversion from Barking via Dagenham Dock to serve the port at Tilbury. Between 1885 and 1888 a new direct route from Barking to Pitsea was constructed, and the station at Upminster opened in 1885. This is now the C2C line. The Whitechapel & Bow Railway allowed through services of the Metropolitan District Railway to operate through to Upminster from 1902 but the only station between Barking and Upminster was at Dagenham East which was opened in 1885. The Metropolitan District converted to electric trains in 1905. On 12th September 1932 the District line was extended over new tracks alongside the existing line between Barking and Upminster. The present C2C line therefore dates from 1885 and the present District line from 1932. For a fuller history see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upminster_station Upminster station is now the eastern terminus of District line trains, with a large depot to the east of the station. It is also served by C2C trains between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness as well as the self-contained shuttle service to Romford via Emerson Park Halt. The Romford to Upminster Line was constructed in 1893 as a branch of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway. This view looks down the tracks towards the District line train depot. The C2C lines and platforms are to the right.

The line between London and Tilbury was opened on 13th April 1854 by the London Tilbury & Southend Railway (LTSR) on their new line to Tilbury, which split from the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) at Forest Gate. The London, Tilbury & Southend Railway (LTSR) direct line from Bow to Barking (avoiding Stratford and Forest Gate) was constructed from west to east in 1858. The route to Southend, however, was not direct, taking a considerable diversion from Barking via Dagenham Dock to serve the port at Tilbury. Between 1885 and 1888 a new direct route from Barking to Pitsea was constructed, and the station at Upminster opened in 1885. This is now the C2C line. The Whitechapel & Bow Railway allowed through services of the Metropolitan District Railway to operate through to Upminster from 1902 but the only station between Barking and Upminster was at Dagenham East which was opened in 1885. The Metropolitan District converted to electric trains in 1905. On 12th September 1932 the District line was extended over new tracks alongside the existing line between Barking and Upminster. The present C2C line therefore dates from 1885 and the present District line from 1932. For a fuller history see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upminster_station Upminster station is now the eastern terminus of District line trains, with a large depot to the east of the station. It is also served by C2C trains between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness as well as the self-contained shuttle service to Romford via Emerson Park Halt. The Romford to Upminster Line was constructed in 1893 as a branch of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway. This view looks down the tracks from the up C2C platform. The platform to the right is a bay for trains terminating from the east. For a view of the Underground platforms see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4454287

Eversleigh Gardens links Ingrebourne Gardens with Deyncourt Gardens on the way to Upminster station.