Leinster Gardens

Leinster Gardens

Leinster Gardens is a street in Bayswater, London. It has two false façades at numbers 23 & 24, constructed at the time of the original steam engine-hauled underground railway that had a short section exposed to the surface.

Locomotives were fitted with condensers to reduce fumes, but "venting off" was still needed in open-air sections to relieve the condensers and keep the tunnels free from smoke.cite web
url = http://www.urban75.org/london/leinster.html
work = London Landmarks
title = Dummy houses in the heart of London
date = January 2007
author = Slocombe, Mike
accessdate = 2007-04-12] In this upmarket area, the railway company hid this unsightly practice from residents. The false façade also maintained a continuous frontage along a prestigious terrace.citeweb
url = http://underground-history.co.uk/cutncover.php#leinster
work = London Undeground History
title = Cut & Cover Disused Stations
author = William, Hywel
accessdate = 2007-04-12]

The façade is 5 feet (1.5 m) thick with 18 blackened windows.!] The doors have no letter boxes.citeweb
url = http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/hiddenc/23_24lg.htm
title = 23/24 Leinster Gardens
work = Hidden City
accessdate = 2007-04-12
date = 2004-2005
author = Cooper, Nick]

In the 1930s, a hoax was played on guests who were sold 10 Guinea tickets to a charity ball at Leinster Gardens, only to turn up in evening dress to discover the address was fake.!]

Adjacent streets and areas include Queensway and Craven Hill Gardens.

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