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Post by snowman on Dec 24, 2022 11:56:39 GMT
Perhaps Hussars Close? Not far from Hounslow West and Hounslow Heath The Hussar is a former pub on Staines Road, now a bar and restaurant. Hussars are a class of cavalrymen (horse-mounted soldiers) and the term originated in Central Europe. Hounslow Heath has strong historic connections with the military due to its proximity to London and Windsor. Also was a huge barracks opened in 1790s as one of a number around the country in response to French Revolution. The station that is now called Hounslow West was originally called Hounslow Barracks. It was renamed in mid 1920s few years before the drum booking hall (actually a 7 sided atrium) was added. If you are into Underground architecture Ealing Common has a version but with less ornamentation). New housing was developed near Hounslow West in 1920s and 1930s |
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Post by surab21 on Jan 1, 2023 17:12:47 GMT
The 292 at Rossington Avenue has always struck me as a quiet but depressing terminus, with a few shops on the edge of a pretty bleak Hertfordshire housing estate.
456 is also interesting, as it doesn't quite reach Crews Hill station but terminates in the middle of narrow residential roads (where there isn't even a permanent stand I don't think).
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Post by northlondon83 on Jan 1, 2023 17:54:34 GMT
The 225 at Hither Green is a bit weird. Yes it's a train station termini like a lot of routes but Hither Green is in the middle of nowhere and there's very little there
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Post by Paul on Jan 1, 2023 18:31:28 GMT
I don’t know if outer London routes count but I’ve often seen route 594 (or 595!) at Westerham showing Chalkpit Wood and it conjures up images of a pleasant woodside stand, maybe by a picnic area. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered it’s a non descript housing estate!
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Post by wirewiper on Jan 1, 2023 18:50:38 GMT
The terminal arrangements for route U9 in Harefield are quite unusual as there are effectively two terminals - from Uxbridge buses head first to Harefield West, turn round, continue on to Harefield Hospital, take a short stand time then return directly to Uxbridge.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jan 7, 2023 7:44:09 GMT
The 225 at Hither Green is a bit weird. Yes it's a train station termini like a lot of routes but Hither Green is in the middle of nowhere and there's very little there Until 1991 route 36 from central London used to terminate at Hither Green. I miss route 2 terminating at West Norwood Rosendale. That section is now covered by route 322, while the route 2 reaching Norwood Garage from Tulse Hill is former route 2b. |
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Post by ronnie on Jan 7, 2023 9:03:19 GMT
The D3 at Leamouth still seems pretty random to me. Now finally City island is up and running so maybe not quite so any longer but a few years back looked very random
I quite like the fact that you can walk a bit further down orchard place and still see (on one of the buildings) the logo for a company making whale oil (mathers whale oil extraction!)
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Post by wirewiper on Jan 7, 2023 9:47:32 GMT
The D3 at Leamouth still seems pretty random to me. Now finally City island is up and running so maybe not quite so any longer but a few years back looked very random I quite like the fact that you can walk a bit further down orchard place and still see (on one of the buildings) the logo for a company making whale oil (mathers whale oil extraction!) That whole area can feel very desolate and isolated on a murky winter's day - it's hard to believe that you are only a few miles from Piccadilly Circus. Surprisingly there was an isolated community ekeing out a living here until the 1930s, when the residents were rehoused elsewhere by Poplar Borough Council.  East India Dock Basin, Blackwall by Julian Walker, on Flickr |
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Post by borneobus on Jan 7, 2023 10:03:38 GMT
The D3 at Leamouth still seems pretty random to me. Now finally City island is up and running so maybe not quite so any longer but a few years back looked very random I quite like the fact that you can walk a bit further down orchard place and still see (on one of the buildings) the logo for a company making whale oil (mathers whale oil extraction!) That whole area can feel very desolate and isolated on a murky winter's day - it's hard to believe that you are only a few miles from Piccadilly Circus. Surprisingly there was an isolated community ekeing out a living here until the 1930s, when the residents were rehoused elsewhere by Poplar Borough Council. East India Dock Basin, Blackwall by Julian Walker, on Flickr Good call re the D3 - I was always intrigued looking at the map surrounding the D3 terminus at Leamouth - when I can get around to travelling on the route e2e I plan to explore City Island (didn't know it was called that) and take the footbridge besides Bow Creek into Canning Town... |
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Post by wirewiper on Jan 7, 2023 10:20:45 GMT
That whole area can feel very desolate and isolated on a murky winter's day - it's hard to believe that you are only a few miles from Piccadilly Circus. Surprisingly there was an isolated community ekeing out a living here until the 1930s, when the residents were rehoused elsewhere by Poplar Borough Council. East India Dock Basin, Blackwall by Julian Walker, on Flickr Good call re the D3 - I was always intrigued looking at the map surrounding the D3 terminus at Leamouth - when I can get around to travelling on the route e2e I plan to explore City Island (didn't know it was called that) and take the footbridge besides Bow Creek into Canning Town... City Island is "Estate-Agent Speak" for the new developments which have sprung up on the site, the name was not used previously. Trinity Buoy Wharf used to house the workshops of Trinity House, the organisation tasked with maritime safety, and contains London's only lighthouse. It is now a "creative hub" and the historic buildings have been preserved. The wharf is the site of London's only lighthouse. Prior to the new developments, the Limmo Peninsula, formed by the bends in the River, was a major construction site for the Crossrail project. Tunnel boring machines were assembled and lowered here. There is also an Ecology Park in the area (the DLR cuts through it between East India and Canning Town). The River Lea was historically the boundary between Middlesex and Essex, and later between the Counties of London and Essex - in fact the Boroughs East of the Lea did not become administratively part of London until the formation of the Greater London Council on 1st April 1965. A fascinating area, and well worth exploring. And as you say you can catch the D3 there - or cross by the footbridge from Canning Town Station. |
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Post by northlondon83 on Jan 7, 2023 11:21:38 GMT
Good call re the D3 - I was always intrigued looking at the map surrounding the D3 terminus at Leamouth - when I can get around to travelling on the route e2e I plan to explore City Island (didn't know it was called that) and take the footbridge besides Bow Creek into Canning Town... City Island is "Estate-Agent Speak" for the new developments which have sprung up on the site, the name was not used previously. Trinity Buoy Wharf used to house the workshops of Trinity House, the organisation tasked with maritime safety, and contains London's only lighthouse. It is now a "creative hub" and the historic buildings have been preserved. The wharf is the site of London's only lighthouse. Prior to the new developments, the Limmo Peninsula, formed by the bends in the River, was a major construction site for the Crossrail project. Tunnel boring machines were assembled and lowered here. There is also an Ecology Park in the area (the DLR cuts through it between East India and Canning Town). The River Lea was historically the boundary between Middlesex and Essex, and later between the Counties of London and Essex - in fact the Boroughs East of the Lea did not become administratively part of London until the formation of the Greater London Council on 1st April 1965. A fascinating area, and well worth exploring. And as you say you can catch the D3 there - or cross by the footbridge from Canning Town Station. Trinity Buoy Wharf is sometimes used as an events venue, usually weddings. It gives a nice atmosphere especially overlooking the Thames towards the O2 |
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Post by guyarab on Jan 17, 2023 14:10:11 GMT
To me Thomas Lane, Catford, the terminus for the 160, 320 and 336, is an odd place to for the start of a route. I find it’s a bit of a backwater street with nothing outstanding and no clear identification that buses do serve it.
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Post by southlondon413 on Jan 17, 2023 14:14:24 GMT
City Island is "Estate-Agent Speak" for the new developments which have sprung up on the site, the name was not used previously. Trinity Buoy Wharf used to house the workshops of Trinity House, the organisation tasked with maritime safety, and contains London's only lighthouse. It is now a "creative hub" and the historic buildings have been preserved. The wharf is the site of London's only lighthouse. Prior to the new developments, the Limmo Peninsula, formed by the bends in the River, was a major construction site for the Crossrail project. Tunnel boring machines were assembled and lowered here. There is also an Ecology Park in the area (the DLR cuts through it between East India and Canning Town). The River Lea was historically the boundary between Middlesex and Essex, and later between the Counties of London and Essex - in fact the Boroughs East of the Lea did not become administratively part of London until the formation of the Greater London Council on 1st April 1965. A fascinating area, and well worth exploring. And as you say you can catch the D3 there - or cross by the footbridge from Canning Town Station. Trinity Buoy Wharf is sometimes used as an events venue, usually weddings. It gives a nice atmosphere especially overlooking the Thames towards the O2 Trinity Buoy Wharf was where they filmed most of the dinner parties/commitment ceremonies for the last series of E4s Married at First Sight. Absolutely fantastic views from there. |
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Post by vjaska on Jan 17, 2023 15:34:00 GMT
To me Thomas Lane, Catford, the terminus for the 160, 320 and 336, is an odd place to for the start of a route. I find it’s a bit of a backwater street with nothing outstanding and no clear identification that buses do serve it. Bus Stop Q is called Thomas Lane, all three routes are shown on the bus stop tiles and the stop is shown on the TfL website when searching for the three routes in question so not sure what you mean regarding clear identification? It's a back street but the stand was likely plonked there because the alighting point is Catford Bridge Station to serve that and Catford Station but probably more so because it was identified as a suitable place for a stand. The first stop also doubles up as a way of people accessing the three routes from the shopping area with there being a Tesco & Iceland near the stop with the next stop for the 160 & 320 being by the town hall and the 336 being on Canadian Avenue, even further away |
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Post by lonmark on Jan 17, 2023 16:29:49 GMT
To me Thomas Lane, Catford, the terminus for the 160, 320 and 336, is an odd place to for the start of a route. I find it’s a bit of a backwater street with nothing outstanding and no clear identification that buses do serve it. Bus Stop Q is called Thomas Lane, all three routes are shown on the bus stop tiles and the stop is shown on the TfL website when searching for the three routes in question so not sure what you mean regarding clear identification? It's a back street but the stand was likely plonked there because the alighting point is Catford Bridge Station to serve that and Catford Station but probably more so because it was identified as a suitable place for a stand. The first stop also doubles up as a way of people accessing the three routes from the shopping area with there being a Tesco & Iceland near the stop with the next stop for the 160 & 320 being by the town hall and the 336 being on Canadian Avenue, even further away I look at Streetview and have been there once or so, it seems all right. it just stands next to the car park and supermarket another side. Buses do need to park somewhere rather than at houses row. click here |
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