Temperance and Band of Hope Meetings are held at St. George's Mission
Room, New Road; Arthur Street, Mission Hall, Battersea Park Road;
Grove School Room, York Road, Conductor Mr. G. Mansell; Temperance
Hall, Tyneham Road, Shaftesbury Park Estate; The Institute, Mill Pond
Bridge, Nine Elms Lane, every Tuesday, commencing at 8 p.m. President,
George Howlett, Esq.; Vice-President, Mr. T. O. Shutter; Treasurer Mr.
D. Greaves; Financial Secretary, Mr. H. Gitsham; Registrars, Mr. F.
Clarke, Mr. W. R. Josslyn; Corresponding Secretary, Mr. R. Curson, 6,
Horace Street, Wandsworth Road, S.W.
SOUTH LONDON TRAMWAYS. In 1879 a Tram-way was constructed in Battersea
Park Road. (Turner, Contractor, Chelsea). Tram cars first commenced
running for the conveyance of passengers between Falcon Lane and the
Rifleman January 6, 1881. The second portion of the South London
Tramways Company's line from Nine Elms to Clapham Junction was opened
for traffic on Saturday March 12th, 1881.
The Queen's Road and Victoria Road Lines being now completed, in
addition to those previously worked in Falcon Lane and Battersea Park
Road and Nine Elms Lane, Cars are running as under:--
EVERY TEN MINUTES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, FROM
THE FALCON TAVERN, _to_ NINE ELMS LANE.
CLAPHAM JUNCTION,
First Car leaves 7.45 a.m. First Car leaves 8.15 a.m.
Last Car do. 10.10 p.m. Last Car do. 10.10 p.m.
Do. Sat'days do. 11.55 p.m. Do. Sat'days do. 11.55 p.m.
PRINCE'S HEAD, HIGH _to_ CHELSEA BRIDGE STEAMBOAT
STREET, BATTERSEA, PIER, VIÂ VICTORIA ROAD.
First Car leaves 7.55 a.m. First Car leaves 8.20 a.m.
Last Car do. 9.45 p.m. Last Car do. 10.20 p.m.
Do. Sat'days do. 11.33 p.m. Do. Sat'days do. 11.10 p.m.
LAVENDER HILL END _to_ BRIGHTON RAILWAY STATION,
OF QUEEN'S ROAD, BATTERSEA PARK ROAD.
First Car leaves 8.10 a.m. First Car leaves 8.25 a.m.
Last Car do. 10.0 p.m. Last Car do. 10.15 p.m.
Do. Sat'days do. 11.10 p.m. Do. Sat'days do. 10.50 p.m.
In Battersea Park Road the Cars run every 5 minutes between "Prince's
Head" and Victoria Road (South End).
Workmen's Cars will run as heretofore.
On Sundays the Cars commence running about 10 a.m. and finish as on
Weekdays.
FARES.
"The Falcon" to "Clock House" 1d.
"Prince's Head" to Victoria Road (South End) 1d.
"Clock House" to "Rifleman" 1d.
Victoria Road (South End) to Nine Elms 1d.
Lavender Hill to Chelsea Bridge 1d.
Beyond the above distances 2d.
N.B.--The Tickets are only available for a Single Journey upon the Car
where issued.
End of Project Gutenberg's All about Battersea, by Henry S. Simmonds
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