15-465: [REDACTED] Look up embankment or embankments in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Embankment may refer to: Geology and geography [ edit ] A levee , an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea Embankment (earthworks) , a raised bank to carry
30-553: A bill to Parliament which was blocked by river interests. In the 1830s, the painter John Martin promoted a version, as realised later, to contain an intercepting sewer. In January 1842 the City Corporation backed a plan designed by James Walker but which was dropped due to government infighting. The government itself built the Chelsea Embankment in 1854 from Chelsea Hospital to Millbank. Started in 1862,
45-626: A low-lying or wet area Embankment dam , a dam made of mounded earth and rock Land reclamation along river banks , usually marked by roads and walkways running along it, parallel to the river, as in: The Thames Embankment along the north side of the Thames River in London, England The Victoria Embankment contained within the Thames Embankments The Chelsea Embankment contained within
60-445: A road, railway, or canal across a low-lying or wet area Embankment dam , a dam made of mounded earth and rock Land reclamation along river banks , usually marked by roads and walkways running along it, parallel to the river, as in: The Thames Embankment along the north side of the Thames River in London, England The Victoria Embankment contained within the Thames Embankments The Chelsea Embankment contained within
75-731: Is a work of 19th-century civil engineering that reclaimed marshy land next to the River Thames in central London . It consists of the Victoria Embankment and Chelsea Embankment . There had been a long history of failed proposals to embank the Thames in central London. Embankments along the Thames were first proposed by Christopher Wren in the 1660s, then in 1824 former soldier and aide to George IV , Sir Frederick Trench suggested an embankment known as 'Trench's Terrace' from Blackfriars to Charing Cross . Trench brought
90-598: Is named Victoria Embankment as it stretches to Blackfriars Bridge ; this stretch incorporates part of the shared District / Circle Line bi-directional tunnel of the London Underground and passes Shell Mex House and the Savoy Hotel . It likewise incorporates gardens and open space, here at their greatest, and collectively known as the Embankment Gardens , which provide a peaceful oasis in
105-577: The granite used in the projects was brought from Lamorna Cove in Cornwall. The quarried stone was shaped into blocks on site before being loaded on to barges and transported up the English Channel into the Thames. From Battersea Bridge in the west, it includes Cheyne Walk , Chelsea Embankment , Grosvenor Road, Millbank and Victoria Tower Gardens . Beyond the Houses of Parliament , it
120-746: The Thames Embankment The Albert Embankment along the south side of the Thames River in London, England The Neva embankments along the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia Embankment tube station , a station on the London Underground Arts [ edit ] "Embankment", a work by artist Rachel Whiteread Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
135-447: The Thames Embankment The Albert Embankment along the south side of the Thames River in London, England The Neva embankments along the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia Embankment tube station , a station on the London Underground Arts [ edit ] "Embankment", a work by artist Rachel Whiteread Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
150-509: The Victoria Embankment starting from Millbank on the main, north ( or "left" bank ) was primarily designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette with architectural work on the embankment wall and river stairs by Charles Henry Driver . It incorporates the main low level interceptor sewer from the then limits of west London's growth, and an underground railway over which a wide road and riverside walkway were built and run today, shored up by
165-423: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up embankment or embankments in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Embankment may refer to: Geology and geography [ edit ] A levee , an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea Embankment (earthworks) , a raised bank to carry a road, railway, or canal across
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#1732772662451180-594: The heart of Central London . The gardens include many statues, including a memorial with a bust of Bazalgette . The smaller and shorter Albert Embankment is on the south side of the river, opposite the Millbank section of the Thames Embankment. It was created by Bazalgette for the Metropolitan Board of Works and built by William Webster between July 1866 and November 1869. Some parts of
195-546: The sturdy retaining wall along the tidal River Thames (the Tideway ). In total, Bazalgette's scheme reclaimed 22 acres (0.089 km ) of land from the river. It prevented flooding, such as around what had been the remnants of Thorney Island , much of which was owned by the Duke of Westminster . Those waterfront hotels, supply warehouses and genteel "town houses" which had boat access by inlets and watergates lost this. Much of
210-464: The title Embankment . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Embankment&oldid=1044030034 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages embankment From Misplaced Pages,
225-477: The title Embankment . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Embankment&oldid=1044030034 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thames Embankment The Thames Embankment
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