London Underground’s first major line expansion this century has opened (discounting a new station at Heathrow in 2008). Two new Northern line stations opened in south London following a £1.1 billion project. The first train on the new route departed from Battersea Power Station at 5.28 am. The ticket hall at Nine Elms station (TfL/PA) It called at the other new … [Read more...] about London Underground Northern Line extension to Nine Elms and Battersea opens to great fanfare
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Top Ten London: Top 10 Things to See and Do in Battersea
Battersea was once an undeveloped marshland and farms with a village centered around St. Mary’s Church until the Industrial Revolution came along and built factories by the River Thames and the River Wandle. The latter gave birth to a village known as Wandsworth that was eventually absorbed into Greater London. Today mostly composed of neighborhoods, it is home to a number of … [Read more...] about Top Ten London: Top 10 Things to See and Do in Battersea
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