Key Words :- depot

Address :- Fairfield Road, Bow, London, Greater London, E3
Grid Ref :- TQ 374 831
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.530098 , Long -0.020594
Local Authority :- Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No :- 1240506,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1908 -

Description and History of Site:-
Former LCC Tramways depot, 1908, with two-storey yellow stock-brick facade and brick arch entrance of note. Reconstructed for trolleybuses, 1938 and converted for buses 1959.

Smith and Carr (2004) :'Built 1908-10 as a tram depot for LCC, and converted for trolleybuses 1939. Further altered 1959 when it became a bus garage. Large arched vehicle entrance.'

Further Reading and References:-
Ashdown, John; Bussell, Michael; Carter, Paul. 'A Survey of Industrial Monuments of Greater London'. Thames Basin Archaeological Observers' Group, 1969
Smith, Tim and Carr, Bob. 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire and the Lea Valley'. Association for Industrial Archaeology. 2004

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