The Anonymous Widower

A Step-Free Adventure Under The Thames Between Moorgate and Grove Park

I am assembling this post, as a number of sub-posts, so it will not make sense until it is finished.

From Moorgate Station To East India Station

I started this adventure from Moorgate, but I could have started it from any Central London location that is well-connected to Bank station.

As I had had a full English breakfast in a pot, at Leon on Moorgate, it seemed to be a good place to start.

My route started simple, in that I took the Northern Line to Bank station and then took the Docklands Light Railway to East India station.

This first gallery of pictures shows my journey until I caught the SL4 bus at East India station.

Note.

  1. The first few pictures show getting to East India station on the Docklands Light Railway.
  2. Moorgate station has a high step into the Northern Line train.
  3. All the others are more or less level.
  4. East India station is then shown in detail.

East India station is fully step-free with lifts.

Southbound Through The Silvertown Tunnel

This second gallery of pictures shows my Southbound journey approaching and through the Silvertown Tunnel.

Note.

  1. The dual-carriageway leading to the tunnel wasn’t busy.
  2. The bus was in the inside lane all the way through.
  3. I don’t think anybody passed the bus.
  4. There appeared to be more traffic coming out of the Blackwall Tunnel.

The traffic from the two tunnels seemed to merging well.

Blackheath Station

This third gallery of pictures shows Blackheath station.

Note.

  1. Blackheath station has a good number of useful shops for a worthwhile pit-stop.
  2. There was even a fish and chip shop.
  3. Blackheath station has a lift to one platform and a ramp to the other.
  4. The bus stop I used was only a small step into the bus.

The transfer between bus and train would not be as easy as East India station, but I don’t think it would be difficult for say someone in a wheel-chair.

Lee Station

This fourth gallery of pictures shows Lee station.

Note.

  1. The station was a stiff uphill walk from the bus stop.
  2. Both platforms had their own uphill walk.

If I was in a wheel-chair, I’d give this Lee station a miss.

Grove Park

The route ends at Grove Park bus station.

This fifth gallery of pictures shows, where the bus terminated.

Note.

  1. It wasn’t the most interesting of places.
  2. I couldn’t even find a decent cafe for a coffee.
  3. In the fifteen minutes I was at Grove Park, I must have seen five SL4 buses.
  4. I’d hoped it would be near to Grove Park station, but I couldn’t see any signs to it and the two people I asked didn’t know where it was.
  5. In the end I had to walk about five hundred metres to get the SL4 back to Central London.

My mother always advised you take a posse with you, when you venture into South London. She was right!

When I got home, I looked up, where I’d been on Google Maps.

Note.

  1. Baring Road running North-South down the Eastern side of the map.
  2. The Esso filling station and the bus station are at the top of the map.
  3. Grove Park station is at the bottom of the map.

My mother would have said, this is why you need a posse.

Return To East India Station

This sixth gallery of pictures shows the run up the dual-carriageway approach and the run through the tunnel.

Note.

 

 

 

April 8, 2025 Posted by | Design, Food, Transport/Travel | , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment