Transfer from Leytonstone (E11) to London City Airport The name Leytonstone is thought to come from a Roman milestone, a place where the obelisk admired today by many was built in the 18th century. The obelisk has many inscriptions on its stone structure but only two have remained visible today: “To Epping XI Miles through…
Transfer from Leytonstone (E11) to Luton Airport As history states, the name of Cann Hall actually comes from an original “Canons Hall”, which was the initial name of a manor took in possession by Hugh de Montfort, some time after the Norman conquest. It is said that the daughter of Hugh de Montfort gave the…
Transfer from Leytonstone (E11) to Stansted Airport Aldersbrook got its name after an Edwardian housing estate located in Leytonstone. Even if a suburban area, Aldersbrook is a beautiful place to live in, encircled on all sides by green spaces or parkland, turning it into a attractive place to live in an otherwise dense urban area…
Transfer from Leytonstone (E11) to Gatwick Airport The suburban area of Wanstead covers a great part of Leytonstone and illustrates a mainly suburban aspect comprising open grasslands such as Wanstead Flats, and the forest of Wanstead Park. The park once belonged to the mansion nicknamed English Versailles, one of the most splendid Palladian houses in…
Transfer from Leytonstone (E11) to Heathrow Airport The name Leytonstone is thought to come from a Roman milestone, a place where the obelisk admired today by many was built in the 18th century. The obelisk has many inscriptions on its stone structure but only two have remained visible today: “To Epping XI Miles through Woodford,…
Transfer from Camberwell (SE5) to London City Airport The district is mostly formed of three main areas: Camberwell, Denmark Hill and Peckham. Camberwell is a blend of beautiful Georgian residences, comprising among them quite a few examples of tower blocks. Some of London’s most amazing and elegant Georgian houses can be seen in Camberwell, such…
Transfer from Camberwell (SE5) to Luton Airport Mostly popular during the 16th century when it was considered a wealthy residential area, the hamlet of Saxon origins became part of Camberwell at the time Robert, Earl of Gloucester married his heiress. The manor was initially owned by King Henry I. Peckham was also one of King’s…
Transfer from Camberwell (SE5) to Stansted Airport Camberwell St Giles established a historic, and afterwards civil, hamlet in the Brixton hundred of Surrey. The hamlet covered 4,570 acres (18.5 km2) in 1831 and was split into the autonomy of Peckham to the east, the village of Dulwich to the southwest, as well as Camberwell proper.…
Transfer from Camberwell (SE5) to Gatwick Airport From the highest point on Denmark Hill you can easily view the entire beauty of London as the area has some of the best views over the capital of England. It is said that on a clear day one can read the time on the Big Ben clockface.…
Transfer from Camberwell (SE5) to Heathrow Airport At the time Camberwell was mentioned in Domesday Book, the hamlet was already a pretty important settlement and continued on this path up to the 19th century when Londoners visited it for the calm rural atmosphere and popular healing properties of its mineral springs. In 1801 the population…