Monthly Archives: January 2017

Overground walk 19: GUNNERSBURY walk to RICHMOND 2 1/2 hours The train line opened in 1869 as a link between the main line from Southwest England and the main lines from the Midlands via Willesden Junction. It was therefore primarily … Continue reading →

Overground walk 18: WILLESDEN JUNCTION walk to GUNNERSBURY 2 3/4 hours The train line was first built in 1853 from Willesden Junction to South Acton, the aim being to link the different main lines and to bypass central London. This … Continue reading →

Overground walk 17: LEYTON MIDLAND ROAD walk to BARKING 3 hours The train line opened in 1894 providing a link between Norfolk and the lower Thames ports and sea resorts but its main purpose was to serve the newly built … Continue reading →

Overground walk 16: WALTHAMSTOW QUEEN’S ROAD walk to LEYTON MIDLAND ROAD 2 1/4 hour The train line opened in 1894 providing a link between Norfolk and the lower Thames ports and sea resorts but its main purpose was to serve … Continue reading →

Overground walk 15: HARRINGAY GREEN LANES walk to WALTHAMSTOW QUEENS ROAD 2 hours The train line between Harringay Green Lanes and South Tottenham was built in 1868 as an attempt by the operator of the Lea Valley railway to get … Continue reading →

Overground walk 14: GOSPEL OAK walk to HARRINGAY GREEN LANES 2 hours Most of the train line opened in 1868 as an attempt by the operator of the Lea River railway to get access to Westminster rather than only to … Continue reading →

Overground walk 13: CANONBURY walk to STRATFORD 3 hours The train line was built as part of a line bypassing central London and linking the Midlands main line with the docks. The line was built in 1852 as far as … Continue reading →