A third Spur for London 28 June 2017
A couple of years ago we delighted in finding two spur roads called Spur Road. It turns out there's another one!
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Arterial Roads
London's Forgotten Arterial Roads
The 1920s and 30s saw a huge roadbuilding boom in London's suburbs. Some of those roads are incredibly well known, but here are five Arterial Roads that have been almost completely forgotten.
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Histories
Queensway Tunnel
The engineering marvel of its day, much altered and maligned ever since: this is the original Mersey Tunnel in all its glory.
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Sorry, wrong number
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