20-06-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

TfL planning new housing development next to Barkingside tube station

TfL is working on plans to build just under 100 new homes next to Barkingside tube station on industrial land that’s currently used by a builders supplier.
The proposed development (c) TfL / Shepherd Robson
The builder’s yard itself was created when Barkingside station was built back in 1903, as it was the coal store for the steam trains that used the line. When steam was discontinued on this part of the Central line in 1947, the site was used for goods delivery until 1965, and since
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