Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood Part 9

THE distances are measured from the terminal stations of the great Companies' lines. The names of these stations are abbreviated thus:

_Padd._-Paddington; Great Western.

_Eust._-Euston Square; London and North Western.

_K. C._-King's Cross; Great Northern.

_Sh.o.r.e._-Sh.o.r.editch; Great Eastern.

_Fen._-Fenchurch Street; London and Blackwall.

_L. B._-London Bridge; South-Eastern, and London and Brighton.

_Wat._-Waterloo; London and South-Western.

_Vic._-Victoria or Pimlico; Crystal Palace and other railways.

_N. L._-North London.

_Lud._-Ludgate Hill; London, Chatham, and Dover.

_St. Panc._-St. Pancras; Midland.

The places accommodated by the North London Railway have no mileage distances named; for all the stations on that line are equally within the metropolitan limits. The Metropolitan Railway is not here mentioned at all, for a similar reason. For all stations on the South-Eastern, the distance from Charing Cross is about 1 miles farther than from London Bridge. On the Chatham and Dover, most of the stations are about equidistant from the Ludgate and Victoria termini. The places reached by steamers are marked _St._; while _Om._ signifies Omnibus, in cases where there is no very available railway route. When a town is some little distance from the nearest station, two mileages are named: thus, 'Beddington, 10 Croydon + 2,' implies that after a railway journey of 10 miles to Croydon, there are 2 miles of road.

Abbey Wood, Kent L. B. 12 Acton, Midd. from all N. L. Stations.

Anerley, Surrey L. B. 7 Balham, Surrey Vic. 5 - L. B. 11 Barking, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. & Fen. 7 Barking Road, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. & Fen. 5 Barnes, Surrey Wat. 7 -, from all N. L Stations.

Barnet, Herts. K. C. 10 Battersea, Surrey St. & Om.

Battersea Park Vic. 1 Beckenham, Kent L. B. 9 - Lud. & Vic. 10 Beddington, Surr. L. B. 10 Croydon +2 Bickley, Kent Lud. & Vic. 13 - L. B. 12 Blackheath, Kent L. B. 6 Blackwall, Middles.e.x Fen. 4 - St. & Om.

Bow, Middles.e.x Fen. & Sh.o.r.e 4 Brentford, Middles.e.x Wat. 10 - Padd. 13 Brixton, Surrey Vic. 3 - Lud. 4 Bromley, Kent L. B. 10 - Lud. & Vic. 11 -, Middles.e.x Fen. 4 Buckhurst Hill, Ess.e.x Fen. & Sh.o.r.e. 10 Bushey Park, Midd. Wat. 13 Camberwell, Surrey Lud. & Vic. 4 Carshalton, Surrey L. B. 12 Catford Bridge, Kent L. B. 6 Charlton, Kent L. B. 7 - St.

Chelsea, Middles.e.x St. & Om.

Chigwell, Ess.e.x Fen. & Sh.o.r.e, to Ilford or Woodford.

Chiswick, Middles.e.x Wat. 8 Clapham, Surrey Wat. 4 - Vic. 2 Clapton, Midd., from all N. L. Stations to Hackney.

Colney Hatch, Midd. K. C. 6 Crouch End, Midd. K. C. 4 Hornsey + 1 Croydon, Surrey L. B. 10 - Vic. 12 Crystal Palace, L. B. 7 Surrey - Vic. 9 - Lud. 9 Dalston, Middles.e.x, all N. L. Stations.

Deptford, Kent L. B. 3 Ditton, Surrey Wat. 12 Kingston + 2 Dulwich, Surrey Lud. & Vic. 5 Ealing, Middles.e.x Padd. 6 East Ham, Ess.e.x Fen. 6 Edgeware, Middles.e.x K. C. & Om. 8 Edmonton, Middles.e.x Sh.o.r.e. 9 Elstree, Herts St. Panc. & Om. 11 Eltham, Kent L. B. 6 Blackheath + 2 Enfield, Middles.e.x Sh.o.r.e. 12 Finchley, Middles.e.x, from all N. L. Stations to Finchley Road.

- K. C. 7 Forest Gate, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. 5 Forest Hill, Surrey Vic. 11 - L. B. 5 Fulham, Middles.e.x Wat. 6 Putney + - St. & Om.

Gipsy Hill, Surrey L. B. 8 - Vic. 8 Greenwich, Kent L. B. 4 - St. & Om.

Hackney, Midd., from all N. L. Stations.

Hadley, Midd. K. C. 10 Barnet + 1 Ham, Surrey, Wat. 12 Kingston + 2 Hammersmith, Midd., from all N. L. and Metropolitan Stations.

- St. & Om.

Hampstead, Midd., from all N. L. Stations.

Hanwell, Middles.e.x Padd. 7 Harlington, Midd. Padd. 9 Southall + 3 Harrow, Middles.e.x Eust. 12 Hatcham, Kent L. B. 4 Hayes, Kent L. B. 10 Bromley + 2 -, Midd. Padd. 7 Hanwell + 3 Hendon, Midd. St. Panc. & Om 7 Herne Hill, Surrey Lud. & Vic. 6 Highgate, Middles.e.x K. C. 4 - Om.

Holloway, Middles.e.x K. C. 2 Homerton, Midd., from all N. L. Stations to Hackney.

Hornsey, Middles.e.x K. C. 4 Hounslow, Middles.e.x Wat. 12 Ilford, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. 7 Isleworth, Middles.e.x Wat. 12 Kensal Green, Midd., from N. L. Stations.

Kensington, Midd., from Metrop Stats.

Kentish Town, Middles.e.x from all N. L. Stations.

Keston, Kent L. B. 10 Bromley + 4 Kew, Surrey Wat. 9 -, from all N. L. Stations.

- St. & Om.

Kilburn, Middles.e.x Eust. 3 Kingsland, Midd., from all N. L. Stations.

Kingston, Surrey Wat. 12 Lady Well, Kent L. B. 5 Lea Bridge, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. 5 Lee, Kent L. B. 6 Blackheath + 1 Lewisham, Kent L B. 5 Leytonstone, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. & Fen. 6 Loughton, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. & Fen. 12 Low Leyton, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. & Fen. 5 Maldon, Surrey Wat. 10 Merton, Surrey Wat. 9 Mill Hill, Middles.e.x K. C. 8; Om. 7 Mims, Midd. K. C. 12 Potter's Bar + 2 Mitcham, Surrey Wat. 10 - L. B. 10 Croydon + 4 Morden, Surrey Wat. 8 Wimbledon + 2 Mortlake, Surrey Wat. 8 Muswell Hill, Midd. K. C. 4 Hornsey + 1 New Cross, Kent L. B. 3 North Woolwich, Ess. Sh.o.r.e. & Fen. 7 - St.

Norwood, Surrey L. B. 8 - Vic. 8 Parson's Green, Om. 4 Middles.e.x Peckham, Surrey Lud. 5 Penge, Surrey L. B. 7 - Lud. & Vic. 9 Plaistow, Ess.e.x. Fen. 5 Plumstead, Kent L. B. 10 Ponders's End, Midd. Sh.o.r.e. 12 Poplar, Middles.e.x Fen. 4 Potters's Bar, Midd. K. C. 12 Putney, Surrey Wat. 6 - St. & Om.

Richmond, Surrey Wat. 10 - from all N. L. Stations.

- St. & Om.

Roehampton, Surr. Wat. 6 Putney + 1 Romford, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. 12 Shacklewell, Midd. Om. 3 Shepherd's Bush, Metrop. Stats.

Midd.

Shooter's Hill, Kent L. B. 9 Woolwich + 2 Shortlands, Kent L. B. 10 - Lud. & Vic. 10 Snaresbrook, Ess.e.x Fen. & Sh.o.r.e. 7 Southall, Middles.e.x Padd. 9 Southgate, Middles.e.x K. C. 7 Stamford Hill, Midd. Om. 4 Stanmore, Middles.e.x Om. 10 Stepney, Midd. from all N. L. Stations.

Stockwell, Surrey Om. 4 Stoke Newington, Midd. from all N. L. Stations.

Stratford, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. & Fen. 4 Streatham, Surrey L. B. 10 - Vic. 6 Teddington, and Wat. 13 Bushey Park Thornton Heath, Surr. Vic. 9 Tooting, Surrey L. B., Vic. & Lud. 8 Tottenham, Middles.e.x Sh.o.r.e. 8 Totteridge, Herts. K. C. 10 Barnet + 2 Turnham Green, Midd. Om. 5 - from all N. L. Stations, Wat. and Lud.

Twickenham, Midd. Wat. 11 - from all N. L. Stations.

Vauxhall, Surrey Wat. 1 - St.

Walham Green, Midd. Om. 3 Walthamstow, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e., Station at 5, and Om.

Lea Bridge Wandsworth, Surrey Wat. 5 - Vic. 2 Wanstead, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. & Fen, Snaresbrook Station.

Welling, Kent L. B. 9 Woolwich + 2 West Ham, Ess.e.x Fen. 4 West Wickham, Surr. L. B. 10 Croydon + 4 Whetstone, Midd. K. C. 6 Colney Hatch + 2 Willesden, Middles.e.x Eust. 6 Wimbledon, Surrey, Wat. 7 Woodford, Ess.e.x Sh.o.r.e. & Fen. 9 Wood Green, Midd. K. C. 5 Woolwich Dockyard, L. B. 8 Kent - a.r.s.enal L. B. 9 --Dockyard and St.

a.r.s.enal

CHIEF OMNIBUS ROUTES.

There are few better ways for a man to see London, on a fine day, than by riding through it on an omnibus. These vehicles mostly begin to run about 8.309 a.m., and cease about 12 p.m. To give more than a mere general notion as regards a few of the chief omnibus routes, is impossible in our limited s.p.a.ce here. The fares range, for the most part, from a minimum of 2d. to a maximum of 6d. They are painted inside the omnibus: the main localities pa.s.sed on the way, outside. The groups of these conveyances known by distinctive _names_, (all the omnibuses of each group having one common name,) are chiefly the following:-

_Atlas_-colour, green-running between St. John's Wood and Camberwell Gate, and _vice versa_, _via_ Oxford Street, and over Westminster Bridge-every 5 minutes.

_City Atlas_-green-between Swiss Cottage, St. John's Wood, and London Bridge Station, and _vice versa_, _via_ Oxford St., Holborn, Bank-every 7 minutes.

_Bayswater_-light green-from Notting Hill and Bayswater to Mile-End Gate, _via_ Oxford Street, Holborn, Cornhill, Whitechapel-every 6 minutes.

_Bayswater_ to _London Bridge Station_, _via_ Oxford Street, Holborn, Cheapside-every few minutes.

_Bayswater_ to _Sh.o.r.editch Station_-Oxford Street, Holborn, Cheapside, Threadneedle Street, Bishopsgate Street-every hour.

_Citizen_-_Paddington_ to _London Bridge Station_-Edgeware Road, (only,) Oxford Street, Holborn, Bank-every 8 minutes.

Other omnibuses also run to and from Paddington, as follows:-

_Paddington_ to _London Bridge Station_-green-Royal Oak, Edgeware Road, New Road, City Road, Bank-every 10 minutes.

_Paddington_ to _Fenchurch Station_-Some of the above go to Fenchurch instead of London Bridge Station.

_Paddington_ to _Whitechapel_-green-as above to Bank, then Cornhill and Aldgate-frequent.

_Paddington_ to _Charing Cross_-red-Edgeware Road, Oxford and Regent Streets, Charing Cross-every 8 minutes.

_Favorite_-green-Holloway to London Bridge, _via_ Highbury, Islington, City Road, Bank, King William Street-about every 8 minutes.

_Favorite_-green-Holloway to Westminster, Islington, Exmouth Street, Chancery Lane, Westminster Abbey, Victoria Street.