Plaque

Victoria Coach Station

Inscription

Victoria Coach Station
Art Deco style purpose-built coach station, the largest in Britain, opened in 1932 as a hub for coach services.
For further information visit www.transportheritage.com
Transport Trust - Transport Heritage Site

Ian Visits gave us the precise date that this station was opened: 10 March 1932.

Site: Victoria Coach Station (1 memorial)

SW1, Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria Coach Station

This is the departures building; the arrival area is hidden behind buildings on the other side of Elizabeth Street.

The plaque is inside, just to the right of the corner entrance shown in our photo. Leon Daniels blogged the unveiling of the plaque, reporting that a line-up of old coaches first arrived at VCS - lovely pictures.

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