London Ringways - Wikipedia
WEBRingway 1 was the London Motorway box, comprising the North, East, South and West Cross Routes. [39] Ringway 1 was planned to comprise four sections across the capital forming a roughly rectangular box of motorways.
Ringway 1 - Roads.org.uk
WEBOtherwise known as the London Motorway Box, this was not the smooth circular shape that the word "ring" in its name would suggest. Forcing its way through densely built-up areas, it followed railway lines to limit its intrusion on the neighbourhoods it passed through.
North Cross Route - Roads.org.uk
WEBNorth Cross Route. First unveiled in 1966 as part of the Greater London Council's new "London Motorway Box" proposal, the North Cross Route was to form the northern flank of London's innermost motorway ring road.
London Motorway Box
WEBRingway 1 or the London Motorway Box was the innermost of the series of four motorway standard roads, known as the London Ringways as part of a comprehensive scheme developed by the Greater London Council (GLC) to provide high speed motorway-standard roads within the capital linking a series of...
A plan for Greater London - Roads.org.uk
WEBThe new network, now being jointly developed with the Ministry of Transport (MOT) as it stretched out into surrounding counties, called for new terminology. The London Motorway Box and Abercrombie's names were out, replaced by Ringway 1, …
London’s lost ringways - Works in Progress
WEBApr 21, 2022 · Originally referred to as ‘The Box’, it was a four-by-six-mile insertion that would have submerged many of modern London’s liveliest areas. If we traced the route clockwise, every hour would be marked by destruction.
Ringway 1 - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki
WEBRingway 1, also known as the London Motorway Box, may have been given the number 'M14' had it been completed. Typically each of the four sides were treated separately. North Cross Route - Unbuilt, save a tiny bit at Hackney Wick Interchange.
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