River Westbourne - Wikipedia
The Westbourne is one of the lost rivers of London. The storm drain, combined sewer, pipe of the lower course can still be seen running above the platform of Sloane Square tube station. [7] . Made, in the 19th century, of riveted sections it is below the ceiling towards the end of the platforms closest to the exits.
The river runs through it | Have you spotted the river in Sloane Square ...
2018年12月29日 · A 19th century iron pipe (the green) carries a river above Sloane Square station London is home to many ‘hidden’ rivers. Many of these became subterranean in the 19th century as the capital’s population boomed.
The hidden river which mysteriously runs through a Tube station
2020年9月20日 · The engineers responsible for constructing Sloane Square Tube station in Belgravia faced a big problem - the station stood in the path of the River Westbourne. The river rises in Hampstead and flows through Kilburn, Paddington, Hyde Park and Chelsea, before joining the River Thames at Chelsea Bridge,
Sloane Square Tube Station - Atlas Obscura
2024年8月27日 · Though it's known as one of the lost rivers of London, the River Westbourne hasn't actually gone missing. We know right where it is: flowing through a pipe at the Sloane Square tube...
The Underground station with a river flowing above it in a tube
2023年7月15日 · Hidden above heads at Sloane Square Underground station, the River Westbourne flows through a pipe. No, not your average drain pipe, but a culvert, which was installed when the station was built back in 1868.
The secret river above the Tube hidden in plain sight
2021年10月4日 · One of the Tube's worst kept secrets is a metal box which sits above the tracks at Sloane Square station on the London Underground Circle and District lines. That metal box actually contains a river .
London Underground station has secret river running through it
2024年1月28日 · When confronted with the challenge of building Sloane Square station over the river, they directed the Westbourne straight through the station. The result means there’s subterranean...
London's Lost Rivers - River Westbourne
One of London's larger Lost Rivers arising from streams to the west of Hampstead Heath, joining up in the Kilburn area with another tributary (from Frognal) called the Kilbourne and flowing through Hyde Park, Sloane Square and into the Thames near Chelse
London's Lost Rivers From Above: The Westbourne | Londonist
2009年11月20日 · The next obvious (and famous) evidence of the river comes at Sloane Square Tube station, where a metal conduit carries the waters over the tracks. The Westbourne can then be traced through...
Tube station Sloane Square has a secret river through it
2024年2月2日 · Back in 1868, engineers were busy connecting the lines of the Tube when they hit a problem at Sloane Square. The engineers were challenged with building the station over a river and as a result, they ended up directing the River Westbourne straight through Sloane Square.