Everything about Kingsway London totally explained
Kingsway is a major road in central
London in the
United Kingdom. It runs from
High Holborn, at its north end in the
London Borough of Camden, and meets
Aldwych in the south in the
City of Westminster at
Bush House. Together Kingsway and Aldwych form one of the major north south routes through central London linking the ancient east-west routes of
High Holborn and
Strand. Kingsway forms the eastern boundary of
Covent Garden, and is home to various buildings of the
University of London (predominantly
LSE) and many office buildings. The closest tube stations are
Holborn, and
Temple (and formerly
Aldwych, which closed in 1994).
Kingsway telephone exchange is also located nearby.
Gresham College, the
Inns of Court and the old
Kingsway College are all located nearby too.
The road was purpose built as part of a major redevelopment of the area in the 1900s which swept away a maze of small streets and slum dwellings. Plans were published by
London County Council in 1898 and the road was formally opened in 1905. It is one of the broadest streets in central London at 100 feet (30.5 metres) wide. The original buildings were built between 1903 and 1905. They were mostly mid rises in stone, and in various styles including neoclassical and neo-Baroque. Many survive but some have been replaced.
As part of the redevelopment a
tram tunnel was built underneath the road. The trams ceased to run in the mid 20th century and since 1961 the southern end of the tunnel has been used by cars under the name of the
Strand Underpass. The northern entrance to the tunnel still exists and can be found at the junction of
Southampton Row and Vernon Place.
The UK
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and
Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) have offices in Kingsway.
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