Alan (in Brussels) wrote:
"Aidan Stanger" a écrit dans le message de
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Why is it that so much less of the embankment on the S side of the
Thames incorporates a road than the one on the N side?


As perhaps you know, the word "Embankment" means a man-made bank or dyke,
and the one along the north bank of the Thames was created to provide an
alternative to the congested "Strand", by reclaiming land along the
shoreline (presumably owned by the Crown, unlike the expensive adjacent
private property). Furthermore, the north bank is 'concave' in that area, so
that the shore provides the shortest route, whereas on the convex south
bank, a route further away from the river would be shorter. Finally, the
south bank remained in use by businesses needing access to the river long
after the north bank had become mainly residential...


Wasn't the Embankment created when they were building Bazelgette's big
sewer and also the District line to run underneath it?