Kings Cross (London) - Kings Cross (London) Kings Cross is an area in the London Borough of Camden in the north of central London, England. The area was previously a village known as Battle Bridge, which referred to a bridge also known as Broad Ford Bridge, which was an ancient crossing of the River Fleet. The bridge was said to be the site of a major battle between the Romans and the Iceni tribe led by Boadicea. In 1835 a monument was built to King George IV at the junction of Gray's Inn Road, Pentonville Road, and New Road, which later became Euston Road. The monument wasn't very popular and was taken down 10 years later, though the area has kept the name of Kings Cross. Kings Cross station now stands at.
Victoria Station (London) - Victoria Station (London) Victoria Station is a London Underground, railway and coach station in London, in the borough of Westminster. The eastern side services Kent, and the western side is the terminus for lines running from Surrey and Sussex, including Gatwick Airport and Brighton. The London Underground station lies to the north of the mainline station concourse. There are two ticket halls. The hall closer to the mainline station serves the Victoria Line. The other, further north along a tunnel, serves the District and Circle Lines. The coach station lies a short walk away from the main railway stations. It is the main London coach terminal, serving all parts of the UK. History It was originally two stations, the eastern one for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway.
Victoria Park, London, Ontario - Victoria Park, London, Ontario Victoria Park is an 18-acre park located in downtown London, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the major centres of community events in London. The park was originally the site of the British garrison, as well as the cricket grounds. The garrison was expanded with new buildings during and after the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837. The British troops withdrew to Europe in 1853 to train for the Crimean War, but their barracks were used to house escaped slaves from the United States, as one of the end stations of the Underground Railway. The troops returned in 1861, fearing that the American Civil War might spread to Canada. In 1874 the park was transferred to the city and renamed Victoria Park, after Queen Victoria..
University College London - University College London University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. It is a member of the Russell Group of Universities and the third oldest higher education institution in England. The main portions of the college are located in Bloomsbury, central London, on Gower Street. The nearest stations on the London Underground are Warren Street, Euston (alongside Euston train station), Goodge Street, and Euston Square. Jeremy Bentham (1748 - 1832) is often credited with founding the college, but this is in fact not true. However, his remains are still kept within the college in accordance with his wishes: a large glass-fronted box displays his clothed skeleton, topped with a wax model of his head. A college rumour.
East London Line - East London Line The East London Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. It runs north to south in the Docklands area of London. The section beneath the Thames was originally a foot tunnel built by Marc Isambard Brunel between 1825 and 1843, one of several Thames foot tunnels. In 1865 it was bought by the East London Railway Company and adapted for trains. As the East London Railway, trains ran out of Liverpool Street railway station. Evidence of this can still be seen at the northernmost station on the East London Line, Shoreditch station, where the tracks connected to the mainline railway. When ownership of the line was turned over to London Underground it was operated as a branch.
Edgware Road (London) - Edgware Road (London) Edgware Road is a road in central London. It runs from south-east to north-west from Marble Arch, underneath Marylebone Road and into Maida Vale. The southern half of the road forms part of the London Inner Ring Road and as such is part of the boundary of the London Congestion Charge zone. The southern half of the road is noted for its distinct Arabic flavour. Many Lebanese restaurants and shisha cafes line the street. Nearby stations (south to north) London Underground stations: Marble Arch tube station Edgware Road tube station.
2003 London Blackout - 2003 London Blackout The 2003 London blackout was a serious power outage that occurred in parts of southern London and north-west Kent on 28 August 2003. It was the largest blackout in South East England since the 1987 storm, affecting an estimated 500,000 people (about one percent of the population of the U.K.). Immediate impact Power went off about 18:26 British Summer Time. Media coverage Even before the blackout the UK press was anticipating a UK equivalent of the 2003 U.S.-Canada Blackout, which occurred two weeks earlier (August 14) and affected about 100 times more people. For example, on August 15, The Daily Express had reported that the National Grid might not be able to cope with predicted power surges in the winter of 2004. On the.
The London Eye - The London Eye London Eye The London Eye is, as of December 2003, the largest Ferris wheel in the world. It stands 135 metres high on the bank of the River Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament in Lambeth, London, England, close to Westminster Bridge. The wheel was constructed in sections which were floated up the Thames on barges and assembled lying flat on pontoons on the river. Once the wheel was complete it was raised into its upright position by cranes. The wheel was initially lifted at about a rate of 1 degree every half hour until it reached 65 degrees, where it stayed whilst engineers prepared for the second phase of the lift, which took place a week later. Once fully raised it was.
Ken Livingstone - (born June 17, 1945), Mayor of London 2000 - present, was born in Lambeth, London. He was Labour MP for Brent East between 1987 and 2001. He is also known as "Red Ken", a tabloid sobriquet, and is famous for his predilection for keeping newts. Livingstone worked for eight years as a cancer research technician and also trained as a teacher. He was elected to the Lambeth borough council in 1971 and served as Vice-Chair of the Housing Committee from 1971 to 1973. (Among his fellow Lambeth councillors was John Major.) He became a Labour member of the Greater London Council in 1973 and served as Vice-Chair of Housing Mangement in 1974-1975. He also served on the Camden council from 1978 to 1982 and unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in the 1979.
Kew Gardens tube station - station to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The station serves both the London Underground District Line (Richmond branch) and the Silverlink Metro line..
Kensal Green station - station Kensal Green station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. It is at Kensal Green and is on the Bakerloo Line, between Queen's Park and Willesden Junction. It is in zone 2. It opened on October 1, 1916..
Kenton station - Kenton station Kenton station is both a London Underground station and a railway station. It is at Kenton and is on the Bakerloo Line, between South Kenton and Harrow and Wealdstone. It is in zone 4..
Kennington tube station - tube station Kennington tube station is a London Underground station in Kennington. It is on both the Charing Cross (where the next station is Waterloo) and the Bank (where the next station is Elephant and Castle) branches of the Northern Line. Northbound these have distinct platforms, but southbound there is only one. The next station to the south is Oval, but trains frequently terminate at Kennington. It is in zone 2..
Kentish Town station - Kentish Town station Kentish Town is a London Underground station and mainline station in the London Borough of Camden. The mainline station serves Thameslink trains. It is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line, between Tufnell Park and Camden Town. It is in zone 2. It is styled in distinctive Edwardian red tiling..
Kim Philby - the ideals of Communism. He was not exactly 'recruited' as a spy - he volunteered. He asked one of his tutors, Maurice Dobb, how he could serve the Communist movement. Dobb passed him on (possibly not knowing what it would lead to) to a Communist front organisation, which passed him on to the Comintern underground in Vienna. He was recruited by the Soviet intelligence service itself (at that time known as the OGPU) on the strength of his work for the Comintern. After working as a journalist Philby was recruited into the British Secret Intelligence Service (the so-called M.I.6) in 1940, later joining SOE and coming into contact with OSS agents. After the war Philby went first to Istanbul. He later became first secretary at the British embassy in Washington. He.
Kings Cross station - a railway station in Kings Cross in north central London, United Kingdom. It serves routes to the North East of the country, including Cambridge, York, Durham and up to Edinburgh and Aberdeen, Scotland, via the East Coast Mainline. It is served by the London Underground station Kings Cross St. Pancras, which also serves the adjacent St. Pancras station. Euston and Kings Cross Thameslink stations are a few minutes walk away. The new London terminus of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is due to be built in the area behind Kings Cross and St. Pancras stations. Eurostar trains are due to arrive there in 2007, in the second phase of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link project. The new British Library building is a short walk from Kings Cross station. Although considerable regeneration.
Kings Cross fire - fire The Kings Cross fire was a devastating underground fire in London on November 18, 1987 which killed thirty-one people. It destroyed much of Kings Cross St. Pancras London Underground station, which has platforms on the Victoria, Piccadilly, Northern, Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines. The fire was caused by rubbish beneath wooden escalators being ignited, thought to be caused by a dropped cigarette. The fire was made worse by the decision to stop tube trains from stopping at the station, in an attempt to prevent people getting out from the trains into the burning station. This meant of course that passengers on the station could not escape onto trains. Instead of stopping at the platforms, the trains continued through, acting like pistons in the confines of the tunnel and.
Kingsway Underpass - The Kingsway Underpass is a cut and cover tunnel in London that was built for trams, and runs from Southampton Row in Holborn, passes under the whole length of Kingsway, and emerges under Waterloo Bridge. There was an intermediate station at Aldwych. The link from Holborn to Aldwych opened in 1906, and the extension to Waterloo Bridge opened in 1908. The floor of the tunnel was lowered in 1930 and 1931 to accommodate double decker trams. The last tram used the tunnel in 1952. In 1964 most of the tunnel was converted to the Strand Underpass, for use by road traffic. The Aldwych station was demolished but the disused Holborn station remains underground. The remaining northern part of the tunnel has sometimes been used in films, for example the secret entrance.
King Solomon's Carpet - a novel by Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) about the London Underground and the people frequenting it. Vine's novel is inhabited by ordinary passengers, tube aficionados, pickpockets, buskers, vigilantes, and children who go "sledging" on the roofs of cars as an initiation rite. The title of the book refers to the legend of King Solomon's magic carpet of green silk which, as it could fly and brought everyone to their destination, is likened to the underground. King Solomon's Carpet is one of the few novels set in London which should be read with the help of a tube map. Warning: Wikipedia contains spoilers Jarvis Stringer is a student of the London Tube and its history and of underground trains worldwide. In order to finance his hobby and be able to travel.
Kings Cross St. Pancras tube station - Cross St. Pancras tube station is the London Underground station serving both Kings Cross and St. Pancras stations. It is a main interchange, with platforms on the Victoria, Piccadilly, Northern, Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines. On the Northern Line it is between Euston and Angel, on the Bank branch. On the Piccadilly Line it is between Russell Square and Caledonian Road. On the Victoria Line it is between Warren Street and Highbury and Islington. On the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith and City lines, it is between Euston Square and Farringdon. It is in zone 1. The Victoria line platforms opened on December 1, 1968, three months after the rest of the Victoria line did. On November 18, 1987 the station was the scene of the devastating Kings Cross fire.
