The Becontree Estate. The Becontree Estate is the biggest council estate in the UK and the most ambitious of the country’s interwar housing estates. What’s the roughest estate in London? Large rats scurry around Radley Terrace – branded by one resident the “worst estate in London” – breeding relentlessly in a large pile of rubbish …
London Eye Completed March 2000 Opened 31 December 1999 (ceremonial, without passengers) 1 February 2000 (first passengers carried) 9 March 2000 (opened to general public) Cost £70 million Owner Merlin Entertainments Who owns the land of London Eye? The London Eye’s original owners were British Airways, Marks Barfield, and the Tussauds Group. Tussauds became the …
10 Things To Do With Friends in London Get splashed on the Thames Speed Boat. Get a killer group picture on top of the O2. London Dungeon – brings friends closer together. Hot Tub in London’s Canals. Steal some inside jokes from the Top Secret Comedy Club. Walk down memory lane with Harry Potter. London …
The vibration caused when metal train wheels roll over metal tracks is carried through the tunnel and the ground around it to nearby buildings. The walls and floors of these buildings can amplify the noise. We monitor reported noise levels across the Tube network. Why London tube is so noisy? ‘In the last six months, …
As a capital city, London is inevitably quite a loud place to live, but that isn’t to say that all of it is unbearably noisy! There are plenty of places within the city that are quieter than the rest of the capital, you just need to know where to look. What is the quietest place …
To most outsiders a Cockney is anyone from London, though contemporary natives of London, especially from its East End, use the word with pride. In its geographical and cultural senses, Cockney is best defined as a person born within hearing distance of the church bells of St. What accent do south Londoners have? Cockney The …
central line. Roding Valley Roding Valley is London’s least used tube station. Roding Valley is found on the Roding Valley. What is the least used station on the Jubilee Line? Roding Valley is the most lightly used station on the Underground. It is also one of the twelve tube stations not to have ticket barriers. …
London is one of the safest cities to live in London is home to the highest number of police officers in the country and is ranked as the 4th safest city in the UK to live in alone or with family. There are also plenty of pet-friendly properties for your companion animals. Is London a …
The tube network is very busy during ‘rush hour’ with commuters moving around the city. You can expect the trains and stations to be overcrowded between 7.30AM and 9AM in the morning and between 5PM and 7PM in the evening. What is the peak time for London Underground? Peak fares – Monday to Friday (not …
London is a wonderful place to live and offers children opportunities that they may not get elsewhere such as free museums, outstanding schools and lots of different restaurants and social amenities. It is, however, an extremely expensive place to live with relatively crime rates. Is London safe to raise a family? London is a city …
