Description and History of Site:-
New street driven through old property by Bazalgette for Metropolitan Board of Works at cost of over £500,000, 1862-4.
First road in London to have a central 'subway' to carry water, sewage, gas pipes and other services (these later included hydraulic mains and telegraph wires). The existence of the subway is indicated by frequent gratings and occasional access grills in the road. Similar subways exist beneath several subsequent MBW roads.
Further Reading and References:-
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Key Words :- road
Address :- Southwark Street, London, Greater London
Grid Ref :- TQ 31666 80385
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.507066 , Long -0.104221
Local Authority :- Southwark London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Surrey
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1862-4 -
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database
Grid Ref :- TQ 31666 80385
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.507066 , Long -0.104221
Local Authority :- Southwark London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Surrey
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1862-4 -
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database