Report on the Plans of the Various Railways before the Examiners of the House of Commons, 1864, so far as relates to the Parish of KensingtonBroadbridge, James
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Report on the Plans of the Various Railways before the Examiners of the House of Commons, 1864, so far as relates to the Parish of Kensington
Broadbridge, James
Railroads -- England -- London
This Line is proposed to be executed as an open cutting, varying in depth
from 21 to 30 feet, with 218 yards of tunnel 18 feet 6 inches high,
between Earl’s Court and Wright’s Lane, and tunnel again 22 feet 6 inches
high from Old Brompton Road, along Pelham road to Fulham Road, levels of
roads unaltered, interruption of sewers to be provided for.
Railway No. 3 on plan.
Commences by a junction with Line No. 1, in Pelham Street, and proceeds
northerly through Alfred Place, West, Old Brompton Road, by Thurlow
Place, Cromwell Road, and traversing Exhibition Road, and thence to a
junction with the Metropolitan Railway, Paddington.
This portion of railway is proposed to be executed as a tunnel.
Road levels unaltered; interruption of sewer to be provided for.
_South Kensington_, _New Road_, _Road from Cadogan Place to South
Kensington_.
For making a street or road commencing in the Parish of St. Luke’s,
Chelsea, at the West End of Pont Street, crossing Cadogan Place and
Sloane Street, through Land between Hans Place and the Pavilion, to and
through Walton Street into the Parish of Kensington, at the south end of
Ovington Square, through Yeoman’s Row, Michael’s Grove, Michael’s Place,
York Cottages, into Brompton Road, opposite Kensington Museum.
The Plan shews a new road of a length in this Parish of 1,360 feet, being
from Brompton Road to the Parish Boundary by Ovington Square, of an
average width of 100 feet; the road to be finished at the levels of the
existing roads, excepting at the junction of Michael’s Grove with
Brompton Crescent, where it is proposed to raise the road 2′3″.
Powers are sought to purchase in this Parish the Premises comprising
Thurloe Place, York Cottages, northern side of North Terrace, Michael’s
Place to Michael’s Grove, east end of Brompton Crescent, Michael’s Grove,
Yeoman’s Row, south end of Ovington Square, and Grove Place.
* * * * *
The several railways herein described as passing into or through this
Parish more or less interfere with or remove property now rated. I
submit it will be for the Vestry to consider whether the facilities of
railway communication will counterbalance the present loss upon the rates
that may be sustained. Also, to consider whether all the projected
schemes, or any one of them, would form a check to, or encourage the
large building operations now progressing, or contemplated: under any
circumstances, it will be necessary for the Vestry to take such steps for
the proper protection of such roads and sewers as are proposed to be
interfered with by the projected lines.
I remain, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JAMES BROADBRIDGE.
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