Kingsway Tram Subway
View from above the northern portal of the old Kingsway Tram Subway at Southampton Row in central London, on 22nd December 2015. The subway was opened for single deck tramcars from Southampton Row to Aldwych on 24th February 1906 and extended to its exit on the Victoria Embankment below Waterloo Bridge on 10th April 1908. From 2nd February 1930 to 14th January 1931, it was temporarily closed for rebuilding to take double deck trams and for the next 21 years continued to provide a link between the London Tramways north and south of the Thames, crossing the river on Westminster Bridge. Between the two world wars, trams fell from favour and the subway closed after the last tram on 5th April 1952 although they continued to operate on other routes until the final demise of the London Tram System on 5th July 1952. (I was only 6 months old in April 1952 but was told I did travel on a tram through the subway on my mum's lap although of course, sadly, I have no memory of doing so.)
Location: Kingsway Tram Subway
Original line: London County Council
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Date: 22/12/2015
Image number: 77328
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