Demolition site in Waterloo Road
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Demolition site in Waterloo Road
Demolition site in Waterloo Road
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SC_PHL_01_260_F6713 (Collage 91765)
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London Metropolitan Archives: LCC Photograph Library
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Demolition site in Waterloo Road, Waterloo. On the left, the demolition of numbers 88-92 Waterloo Road is underway to form the roundabout at the southern approach to Waterloo Bridge. St John's Church on the corner of Waterloo Road and Exton Street is clad in scaffolding as it was hit by a bomb in 1940 during World War II, which destroyed the roof and much of the interior. The crypt was being used as an air raid shelter but the bomb hit the solid marble altar, which stopped the bomb penetrating into the crypt. The church was built in 1824 by architect Francis Octavius Bedford in a Greek Style, with columns to the pedimented portico in Portland Stone. Its tower is in three stages, with a clock on the lowest one, and it is topped by a spire. The church was restored for the Festival of Britain by architect Thomas Ford, and is Grade II * listed, listing number 1357954. On Exton Street is the three-storey red brick building of St John's School, now converted to apartments. On the corner of Exton Street at number 77 Waterloo Road is a corner tea shop. To the right is the railway viaduct that carries trains from Waterloo East (formerly Waterloo Junction Station) across Hungerford Bridge to Charing Cross, with the main Waterloo Station building in the background. In front is a two-storey house, formerly number 5 Whichcote Street, which remains and is now Grade II listed, listing number 1081060. A four-storey building with a side view is the Hero of Waterloo Tavern and Hotel at 108 Waterloo Road; the site is now part of the widened Waterloo Road and roundabout. The vacant site is full of demolition and construction machinery, including a steam roller with the name of Fitzpatrick contractors on the side. Three men in suits are in discussion.
Demolition site in Waterloo Road, Waterloo. On the left, the demolition of numbers 88-92 Waterloo Road is underway to form the roundabout at the southern approach to Waterloo Bridge. St John's Church on the corner of Waterloo Road and Exton Street is clad in scaffolding as it was hit by a bomb in 1940 during World War II, which destroyed the roof and much of the interior. The crypt was being used as an air raid shelter but the bomb hit the solid marble altar, which stopped the bomb penetrating into the crypt. The church was built in 1824 by architect Francis Octavius Bedford in a Greek Style, with columns to the pedimented portico in Portland Stone. Its tower is in three stages, with a clock on the lowest one, and it is topped by a spire. The church was restored for the Festival of Britain by architect Thomas Ford, and is Grade II * listed, listing number 1357954. On Exton Street is the three-storey red brick building of St John's School, now converted to apartments. On the corner of Exton Street at number 77 Waterloo Road is a corner tea shop. To the right is the railway viaduct that carries trains from Waterloo East (formerly Waterloo Junction Station) across Hungerford Bridge to Charing Cross, with the main Waterloo Station building in the background. In front is a two-storey house, formerly number 5 Whichcote Street, which remains and is now Grade II listed, listing number 1081060. A four-storey building with a side view is the Hero of Waterloo Tavern and Hotel at 108 Waterloo Road; the site is now part of the widened Waterloo Road and roundabout. The vacant site is full of demolition and construction machinery, including a steam roller with the name of Fitzpatrick contractors on the side. Three men in suits are in discussion.
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