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Places to see in ( Ashford - UK )
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Ashford is a town in the county of Kent, England. Ashford lies on the River Great Stour at the south edge of the North Downs, about 61 miles southeast of central London and 15.3 miles northwest of Folkestone by road. Ashford has been a market town since the 13th century, and a regular market continues to be held.
Ashford has been a communications hub and has stood at the centre of five railway lines since the 19th century. The arrival of the railways became a source of employment and contributed to the town's growth. With the opening of the international passenger station it is now a European communications centre, with new lines running between London and the Channel Tunnel (via High Speed 1). The M20 motorway also links Ashford to those two destinations for road traffic.
The town has been marked as a place for expansion since the 1960s and appeared on several Government plans for growth. Changes have included the County Square shopping centre, the redevelopment of the Templer Barracks at Repton Park, and the award-winning Ashford Designer Outlet. In the 1970s, a controversial ring road scheme and construction of the multi-storey Charter House building destroyed significant parts of the old town, though some areas were spared and preserved.
St Mary's Church in Ashford has been a local landmark since the 13th century, and expanded in the 15th. Today, the church functions in a dual role as a centre for worship and entertainment. Ashford has two grammar schools; the Norton Knatchbull School and Highworth Grammar School.
By road, Ashford is about 61 miles (98 km) southeast of central London, 20.9 kilometres (13.0 mi) southeast of Maidstone, and 15.3 miles (24.6 km) northwest of Folkestone. The town lies at the intersection of two valleys in Kent – the south edge of the North Downs and the valley of the River Stour, at the confluence of the Great Stour and East Stour rivers. This made it an ideal place for a settlement. The Borough of Ashford lies on the eastern edge of the ancient forest of Andredsweald or Anderida. This originally stretched as far west as Hampshire and formed the basis from which the Weald is formed.
St Mary's parish church lies in the town centre. Parts of it date from the 13th century, including a brass of the first rector, Robert de Derby. A Mk. IV tank built in Lincoln and used in World War I was presented to the town on 1 August 1919 to thank the townsfolk for their war efforts. It is situated in St Georges Square near the town centre.
H.S. Pledge & Sons Ltd built two flour mills in Ashford, and became an important employer in the town. The Corn Exchange, situated at the junction of Bank Street and Elwick Road, opened on 3 December 1861. Ashford's main library originally opened in 1966 on a war-damaged site on Church Road. The Ashford Green Corridor is a linear park alongside the two main rivers through the town, which is protected from development by lying on the main flood plain.
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London Video Tour: Lambeth
In this video tour New York Habitat (nyhabitat.com) explores London’s thriving Lambeth neighborhood!
On the tour, David Hill will visit some of the most iconic and popular locations in London. Once a medieval Viking port, Lambeth is now internationally famous for its landmarks and history. Lambeth includes local area hotspots on the South Bank of the River Thames (opposite Westminster), including Waterloo, the Southbank Center, the London Aquarium, the London Eye, and Lambeth Palace. Further south you’ll see Clapham Common on the border of Wandsworth. Learn more about Lambeth on our blog:
Geographically speaking, Lambeth is three miles wide and seven miles long, though most people are only familiar with the northern edge. This video covers the area between Westminster Bridge and Vauxhall Bridge, as well as half of Clapham Commons. Are you looking for an apartment in the area? Consider our long-term rentals:
Waterloo Station
The busiest travel terminal in London, Waterloo Station hosts over 90 million people every year. The building was inaugurated in 1922 but the site has been a rail station since 1848. It’s also connected to the London Underground by three separate lines running beneath it.
Southbank Center
Known worldwide as world-class center of the arts, at 21 acres Southbank Center is Europe’s largest center for the arts. Some of the more notable concert halls include the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, and the Haywood Gallery. It’s a great place to take the kids.
London Aquarium
Have you ever wanted to swim with sharks? How about feed them? At the London Aquarium you can! It’s the kind of activity kids can get excited about, and despite the way it sounds it’s perfectly safe – the sharks are small varieties. However, for those who don’t want to risk it there’s also turtle feeding.
London Eye
It’s the second-tallest viewing point in London and the largest Ferris Wheel in Europe. Drawing over 3.5 million visitors per year, it’s also the most popular tourist attraction in the entire UK. See for yourself in one of the 32 passenger capsules, and experience London in a truly unforgettable way. Or better yet, pop in for a visit with one of our nearby vacation rental apartments:
Lambeth Palace
Who has the oldest house in town? The Archbishop of Canterbury would give you a run for your money, as Lambeth Palace has been the traditional Archbishop’s seat since the last crusades of the 13th century. Take the kids to the nearby Archbishop’s park for a round of cricket or tennis, then hope on over to Westminster just across the river.
Clapham Common
For a quiet retreat from the hustle and bustle of Londontown, consider visiting Clapham Common. This 220 acre park is known for its lovely scenery and soothing atmosphere. It’s a great place to go for a midafternoon stroll or just to admire the quieter side of London.
We hope you enjoyed this tour of London’s Lambeth neighborhood. To see more, check out our blog at: nyhabitat.com and let us know which of these spots is your favorite!
London Eye - London Landmarks - High Definition (HD) YouTube Video
The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in London, England. The entire structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft).
It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually. When erected in 1999 it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until surpassed first by the 160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang in 2006 and then the 165 m (541 ft) Singapore Flyer in 2008. It is still described by its operators as the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel (as the wheel is supported by an A-frame on one side only, unlike the Nanchang and Singapore wheels). It is the 20th tallest structure in London.
The London Eye, or Millennium Wheel, was officially called the British Airways London Eye and then the Merlin Entertainments London Eye. Since 20 January 2011, its official name is the EDF Energy London Eye following a three-year sponsorship deal.
The London Eye is located in the London Borough of Lambeth at the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge.
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6 Things to See Near Westminster
6 things to see near the Westminster Underground Station. These are all within very easy walking distance and a great place to wander for a little bit on your trip to London. There are many more things to see than these 6 but this would be a good start.
1) Big Ben
2) Palace of Westminster
3) Westminster Abbey
4) London Eye
5) St. James Park
6) Churchill War Rooms
Places To Live In The UK - Wandsworth , London SW18...England
A Very Brief Walk Around Wandsworth In South West London...Big Thanks To Helene For Supporting Me With This Video x
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Things to do in London: Tottenham Court Road
Kwai Chi presents the history and things to do on Tottenham Court Road in London.
Tottenham Court Road is a great place to pick up a shopping bargain on electronic goods immediately.
Key buildings on Tottenham Court Road are Dominion Theatre, Gala Casino, Harp, Hi-Fi Sounds and Shasonic
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UK: Riding onboard London Underground Bakerloo Line tube between Edgware Road (closed) & Marylebone
UK: Riding onboard London Underground tube between Edgware Road (closed) & Marylebone, Bakerloo Line
A journey on the London Underground Bakerloo Line, the train passes through the closed Edgware Road station which is currently shut for station improvements, we then continue to Marylebone station. This clip was recorded 31st August 2013.
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Edgware Road tube station on the Bakerloo line is a temporarily closed London Underground station in the City of Westminster. It is between Paddington and Marylebone stations on the line and falls within Travelcard zone 1. The station is located on the north-east corner of the junction of Edgware Road, Harrow Road and Marylebone Road.
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Marylebone tube station is between Baker Street and Edgware Road stations and is in Travelcard Zone 1.
Compared to some of the other London termini, the mainline station's Underground links are poor. This is because the mainline station was opened thirty-six years after the Metropolitan Railway constructed the first part of what is now the northern section of the Circle Line which bypasses the station to the south.
The underground station was opened on 27 March 1907 by the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway under the name Great Central (following a change from the originally-intended name Lisson Grove), and was renamed Marylebone on 15 April 1917. The original name still appears in places on the platform wall tiling, although the tiling scheme is a replacement designed to reflect the original scheme.
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The Bakerloo line is a line of the London Underground, coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from Elephant and Castle in inner south-east London, via the West End, to Harrow & Wealdstone in the north-western outer suburbs. The line serves 25 stations, of which 15 are below ground. It is so called because it serves Baker Street and Waterloo. It is the ninth busiest line on the network, carrying over 111 million passengers annually.
Originally called the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway, the line was constructed by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) and opened between Baker Street and Lambeth North (then called Kennington Road) on 10 March 1906. It was extended to Elephant & Castle five months later, on 5 August. The contraction of the name to Bakerloo rapidly caught on, and the official name was changed to match in July 1906.
When work on the line started in June 1898, it had been financed by the mining entrepreneur and company promoter Whitaker Wright, who fell foul of the law over the financial proceedings involved and dramatically committed suicide at the Royal Courts of Justice, after being convicted in 1904. As a result, work on the line was stopped for a few months and did not resume until Charles Yerkes and UERL stepped in and took over the project.
By 1913, the line had been extended from its original northern terminus at Baker Street to the west with interchange stations with the Great Central Railway at Marylebone and the Great Western Railway at Paddington, and a new station at Edgware Road.
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The London Underground 1972 Stock is a fleet of trains used on the London Underground. The 1972 Stock was ordered to make up the shortfall in trains on the Northern line's 1959 Tube Stock fleet. It is, however, currently used on the Bakerloo line.
Since July 2011 it is the oldest deep-level Tube stock in service on London Underground, after the last of the almost identical 1967 stock on the Victoria Line was withdrawn on 30 June 2011. When the C Stock on the Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines is withdrawn in 2015, these trains will become the oldest trains on the London Underground and also on any rapid transit system in the United Kingdom.
A total of 252 cars were ordered from Metro-Cammell and later refurbished by Tickford and Rosyth Dockyard.
In the early 1970s the 1938 Tube stock on the Bakerloo and Northern lines was life-expired and due for replacement. Tentative designs for a new Northern Line fleet were abandoned when the go-ahead was given for the Piccadilly Line to be extended to Heathrow Airport. That required a totally new fleet of trains to replace the 1959 stock then in use. The plan was made to transfer the 1959 trains to the Northern, to allow the worst of the 1938 stock there to be scrapped, but there were only 76 1959 Tube stock trains, and the Northern Line needed more than that to operate.
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Town Centre, Ashford, Kent.
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