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  • Union Yard Arches
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  • Low Line waymarkers
  • Low Line waymarkers

The Low Line

Various architects

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Cycle docking station behind Southwark Tube station, Blackfriars Road, SE1 8JZ
Guided walking tour of the Low Line, an emerging world-class walking destination along the base of the mighty Victorian rail viaducts in south London, linking Bankside, London Bridge and Bermondsey.

Design

Original design
Various architects, 2013
Type
Transport, Public realm/landscape, Mixed use, Industrial, Community/cultural, Art in the public realm, Walk/tour
Period
Historical/contemporary

  • A new direction for South London

    The Low Line will transform and open up the walking routes that run along the base of the Victorian viaducts across south London creating a new destination for London.

    These mighty viaducts link Waterloo and Bankside with London Bridge, Bermondsey and beyond across South London.

    The Low Line will deliver world-class public spaces, helping to build social connections with communities along its route and unlock the economic potential of the railway arches to support a diverse and creative local economy.

    Architects:
    Gort Scott
    SPPARC ARCHITECTURE
    rkg partnership
    Studio Weave
    Architecture 00

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