| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who is responsible for putting up road nameplates? | |
| Posted by: | Bernard Allen | |
| Date/Time: | 16/01/20 20:57:00 |
| Alexandra Avenue was Longer than you think. It started at Burlington Lane and ran over Alexandra Bridge down to Harrington Road. It was a bargain indeed! The agreement between the Riverside Sand and Ballast Company and the then Urban District Council of Chiswick provided for the excavation of at least 5 acres annually at £1,500 an acre with reinstatement of land after operations ceased. The new road leading to the site - now part of the Great Chertsey Road - was then called Alexandra Avenue and only went as far as the junction with Hartington Road. The concrete bridge carrying it over the railway was opened in November 1923, known as the Alexandra Bridge it was rigorously tested with the combined weight of four steam rollers, a petrol roller, and 10 petrol vehicles, 156 tonnes in all. There is always someone who whats to do away with local history. |