Kingsway is a major road in central London in the United Kingdom. It runs from High Holborn, at its north end in the London Borough of Camden, and meets Aldwych in the south in the City of Westminster. The road forms the eastern boundary of Covent Garden, and is home to various buildings of the University of London. The closest tube stations are Holborn, and Temple. London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... High Holborn is a road in Holborn in central London. ... The London Borough of Camden is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras. ... Aldwych is a place and road in the City of Westminster in London. ... The City of Westminster is a London borough and a city in its own right, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ... Covent Garden is a district in central London and within the easterly bounds of the City of Westminster. ... Senate House, designed by Charles Holden home to the universitys central administrative offices and its library The University of London is a federation of colleges and institutes which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ... Holborn tube station Decorated metal panels on Central Line platforms at Holborn, near the British Museum. ... Categories: Circle Line stations | District Line stations | London Underground stubs ...
The road was purpose built as part of a major redevelopment of the area in the 1900s which swept away a maze of small streets and slum dwellings. As part of the redevelopment a tram tunnel was built underneath the road. Part of this is still in use at the southern end as the Strand Underpass for cars. The northern entrance to the tunnel still exists and can be found at the junction of Southampton Row and Vernon Place. Kingsway Subway entrance in Southampton Row The Kingsway Tramway Subway is a cut-and-cover tunnel in central London that was built by the London County Council. ... Entrance to the underpass from Waterloo Bridge The Strand Underpass (sometimes incorrectly called the Kingsway Underpass) is a vehicle tunnel in central London connecting Waterloo Bridge to Kingsway near Holborn. ...
There is also a Queensway in West London. Queensway is a bustling cosmopolitan street in the Bayswater neighbourhood of West London. ...