Building    From 11/7/1898 

Waterloo and City Railway

Categories: Transport

A shuttle service between Waterloo and Bank (previously 'City') stations designed for commuters. View from the Mirror has a very good post on this line.

Londonist have a good succinct history of this line.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Waterloo and City Railway

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Greathead shield at Bank

This 'Greathead' type tunnelling shield ws left at this point 18 metres below...

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King William Street underground station

King William Street underground station

The station took over an existing building, number 46, entrance and booking hall on the ground floor with offices above. Became obsolete when the line was extended to Moorgate and was demolished in...

Building, Commerce, Transport

1 memorial
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co., 5,635 members who served in WW1

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co., 5,635 members who served in WW1

5,635 members of the staff of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co. who joined the forces of the Crown during the war of 1914 – 1918 gave their lives for victory in that great struggle t...

Group, Transport

1 memorial
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada

Grand Trunk Railway of Canada

This company operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario and several American states.

Group, Transport, Canada, USA

1 memorial
Frederick Handley Page

Frederick Handley Page

Aircraft designer and manufacturer. His company manufactured the Halifax bombers used in WW2.

Person, Aviation, Engineering, Transport

1 memorial
Joseph Aloysius Hansom

Joseph Aloysius Hansom

Architect, founder/editor of The Builder and inventor of the Hansom cab.  Born York as Josephus Aloysius Handsom(e) into a Roman Catholic family.   Made a habit of snatching failure from the jaws o...

Person, Architecture, Transport

1 memorial

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Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society

Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society

Retailer. Originally established as the Royal Arsenal Supply Association, by twenty workers from the Royal Arsenal. It was renamed in 1872, and expanded from just being a food retailer, into a vast...

Group, Commerce, Food & Drink

4 memorials