32-598: [REDACTED] Look up Kingsway in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kingsway or King's Way may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Kingsway, Glen Waverley , a shopping strip in Melbourne, Victoria Canada [ edit ] Kingsway (Edmonton) , a road in Edmonton, Alberta (aka Kingsway Avenue) Kingsway (Vancouver) ,
64-584: A 1995 novel by Harry Harrison and John Holm Queensway (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kingsway . 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=Kingsway&oldid=1194086266 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
96-584: A 1995 novel by Harry Harrison and John Holm Queensway (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kingsway . 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=Kingsway&oldid=1194086266 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
128-766: A British Thoroughbred racehorse Kingsway (video game) , a 2017 role-playing video game Kingsway, a Christian publisher now a subsidiary of David C. Cook "The King's Way" (song) , a 1909 song written by Edward Elgar The King's Way (novel) , a 1981 novel by Françoise Chandernagor See also [ edit ] Chemin du Roy , French for the King's Way or King's Road, a historic trail in Quebec, Canada King's Road (disambiguation) Shahdara (disambiguation) , King's Way in Persian Kingsway Underpass (disambiguation) One King's Way ,
160-582: A British Thoroughbred racehorse Kingsway (video game) , a 2017 role-playing video game Kingsway, a Christian publisher now a subsidiary of David C. Cook "The King's Way" (song) , a 1909 song written by Edward Elgar The King's Way (novel) , a 1981 novel by Françoise Chandernagor See also [ edit ] Chemin du Roy , French for the King's Way or King's Road, a historic trail in Quebec, Canada King's Road (disambiguation) Shahdara (disambiguation) , King's Way in Persian Kingsway Underpass (disambiguation) One King's Way ,
192-708: A college merger of Westminster College and Kingsway College, in London, England United States [ edit ] Kingsway, Ohio Kingsway Christian School , a private school in Orrville, Ohio Kingsway East, St. Louis , a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri Kingsway Elementary School , an elementary school in Port Charlotte, Florida Kingsway Regional High School , a public secondary school in Woolwich, New Jersey Kingsway Regional Middle School ,
224-479: A college merger of Westminster College and Kingsway College, in London, England United States [ edit ] Kingsway, Ohio Kingsway Christian School , a private school in Orrville, Ohio Kingsway East, St. Louis , a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri Kingsway Elementary School , an elementary school in Port Charlotte, Florida Kingsway Regional High School , a public secondary school in Woolwich, New Jersey Kingsway Regional Middle School ,
256-814: A federal electoral district in British Columbia between 1988 and 1997 Lambton-Kingsway Junior Middle School , a public elementary school in Etobicoke, Ontario Vancouver Kingsway , a federal electoral district in British Columbia Vancouver-Kingsway , a provincial electoral district in British Columbia Gibraltar [ edit ] Kingsway, Gibraltar , the main access road from Spain to Gibraltar, opened 31 March 2023 India [ edit ] King's Way, New Delhi or Rajpath (Hindi),
288-461: A major thoroughfare from the south into Manchester and Manchester city centre, England King's Way , a long-distance footpath in Hampshire, England Kingsway, London , a road in London, England Kingsway, Southport , a former nightclub and casino Kingsway, Swansea (disambiguation) , multiple uses Kingsway Village , a village on the outskirts of Gloucester, England Kingsway Hall ,
320-404: A major thoroughfare from the south into Manchester and Manchester city centre, England King's Way , a long-distance footpath in Hampshire, England Kingsway, London , a road in London, England Kingsway, Southport , a former nightclub and casino Kingsway, Swansea (disambiguation) , multiple uses Kingsway Village , a village on the outskirts of Gloucester, England Kingsway Hall ,
352-485: A neighbourhood in Oshawa, Ontario Burnaby—Kingsway , a federal electoral district in British Columbia between 1988 and 1997 Lambton-Kingsway Junior Middle School , a public elementary school in Etobicoke, Ontario Vancouver Kingsway , a federal electoral district in British Columbia Vancouver-Kingsway , a provincial electoral district in British Columbia Gibraltar [ edit ] Kingsway, Gibraltar ,
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#1732772070677384-497: A public middle school in Woolwich, New Jersey Kingsway Regional School District , a school district in New Jersey Kingsway West, St. Louis , a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri Other uses [ edit ] Dodge Kingsway , an automobile built by Chrysler 1935–1959 Kingsway (cigarette) , a British cigarette brand Kingsway (film) , a 2018 Canadian film Kingsway (horse) (foaled 1940),
416-420: A public middle school in Woolwich, New Jersey Kingsway Regional School District , a school district in New Jersey Kingsway West, St. Louis , a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri Other uses [ edit ] Dodge Kingsway , an automobile built by Chrysler 1935–1959 Kingsway (cigarette) , a British cigarette brand Kingsway (film) , a 2018 Canadian film Kingsway (horse) (foaled 1940),
448-679: A recording venue in Holborn, England Kingsway International Christian Centre , a church in Hackney Central, England Kingsway Business Park Metrolink station , a Metrolink station in Milnrow, England Kingsway Primary School , Trafford, England Kingsway Shopping Centre , a shopping centre in Newport, Wales Kingsway telephone exchange , underground shelter in London, England, (aka Kingsway Tunnels) Kingsway tramway subway ,
480-449: A recording venue in Holborn, England Kingsway International Christian Centre , a church in Hackney Central, England Kingsway Business Park Metrolink station , a Metrolink station in Milnrow, England Kingsway Primary School , Trafford, England Kingsway Shopping Centre , a shopping centre in Newport, Wales Kingsway telephone exchange , underground shelter in London, England, (aka Kingsway Tunnels) Kingsway tramway subway ,
512-570: A road in Edmonton, Alberta (aka Kingsway Avenue) Kingsway (Vancouver) , a road in Vancouver, British Columbia The Kingsway, Toronto , a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario (aka Kingsway South) The Kingsway, a segment of Sudbury Municipal Road 55 , Sudbury, Ontario Kingsway College , a Seventh-day Adventist boarding secondary school in Oshawa, Ontario Kingsway Mall , a shopping centre in Edmonton, Alberta Kingsway Village (Oshawa) ,
544-583: A road in New Delhi; now officially known as Kartavya Path Kingsway Camp , North Delhi New Zealand [ edit ] KingsWay School , an integrated, co-ed Christian School in Red Beach, Auckland South Africa [ edit ] Kingsway High School , an English-medium, co-educational high school in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal United Kingdom [ edit ] Kingsway (A34) ,
576-439: A road in Vancouver, British Columbia The Kingsway, Toronto , a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario (aka Kingsway South) The Kingsway, a segment of Sudbury Municipal Road 55 , Sudbury, Ontario Kingsway College , a Seventh-day Adventist boarding secondary school in Oshawa, Ontario Kingsway Mall , a shopping centre in Edmonton, Alberta Kingsway Village (Oshawa) , a neighbourhood in Oshawa, Ontario Burnaby—Kingsway ,
608-468: A safe environment in case of nuclear attack. By the early 1980s the site was subject to a phased closure after large quantities of blue asbestos were found on the site. By 1995 only the main distribution frame was still in service. This reportedly has been removed. Also in the 1990s two of the east most tunnels became a bunker of sorts, possibly a temporary home for PINDAR . This was abandoned by 1996. In October 2008, British Telecom announced that
640-684: A tunnel in London, England Kingsway, part of the A725 road within East Kilbride, Scotland Kingsway Tunnel , a road tunnel in Merseyside, England The Kingsway, Swansea , a nightlife zone in Swansea, Wales The Kingsway School , a secondary school in Stockport, England Novelty Theatre (formerly Kingsway Theatre), a theatre in London, England Westminster Kingsway College is
672-400: A tunnel in London, England Kingsway, part of the A725 road within East Kilbride, Scotland Kingsway Tunnel , a road tunnel in Merseyside, England The Kingsway, Swansea , a nightlife zone in Swansea, Wales The Kingsway School , a secondary school in Stockport, England Novelty Theatre (formerly Kingsway Theatre), a theatre in London, England Westminster Kingsway College is
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#1732772070677704-509: Is a goods lift on Furnival Street. A third access point, a combination of ventilation towers and a passenger lift at Tooks Court, was demolished in 2001. The Exchange features in the third of James Herbert 's The Rats trilogy Domain , as a place where survivors of a nuclear attack on London take shelter. Once home to MI6 's Special Operations Executive , the tunnels are referenced by Ian Fleming (who worked as an SOE liaison officer) in his first James Bond book Casino Royale as
736-468: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kingsway [REDACTED] Look up Kingsway in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kingsway or King's Way may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Kingsway, Glen Waverley , a shopping strip in Melbourne, Victoria Canada [ edit ] Kingsway (Edmonton) ,
768-558: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kingsway telephone exchange Kingsway telephone exchange was a Cold War -era hardened telephone exchange underneath High Holborn in London . Initially built as a deep-level air-raid shelter in the early 1940s, it was instead used as a government communications centre. In 1949 the General Post Office (GPO) took over
800-725: The Central Line . Although intended for use as an air raid shelter , like many of the deep level shelters, it was not used for its intended purpose and was instead used as a government communications centre. Material from the Public Record Office was stored there from 1945 to 1949. The site was given to the General Post Office in 1949. At the time, the Post Office was also responsible for telephones as well as postal system. The two-tunnel shelter
832-502: The 1970s. In the 1980s it housed Kingsway Computer Centre, a backup for ICARUS (international circuit allocation record update system) The site had a staff restaurant, tea bar, games room and licensed bar. Its bar claimed to be the deepest in the United Kingdom, at about 200 feet (60 metres) below street level. The site contained an artesian well and rations to maintain several hundred people for many months, to try to ensure
864-587: The building, and in 1956 it became the UK termination point for TAT-1 , the first transatlantic telephone cable . Closure of the facility began in the 1980s. It was built together with underground exchanges in Birmingham and Manchester, and was originally covered by a D-Notice . The Kingsway telephone exchange was built as a deep-level shelter underneath Chancery Lane tube station in the early 1940s, consisting of two east–west aligned tunnels, one on each side of
896-505: The exchange was wound down the site was used for the Radio Interference Investigation Group, whose function was to prevent television viewers and radio listeners in north and central London from suffering interference to their service from external sources such as thermostats, fluorescent tubes and injection moulding equipment. The country's first radio paging terminal was also installed on this site in
928-553: The main access road from Spain to Gibraltar, opened 31 March 2023 India [ edit ] King's Way, New Delhi or Rajpath (Hindi), a road in New Delhi; now officially known as Kartavya Path Kingsway Camp , North Delhi New Zealand [ edit ] KingsWay School , an integrated, co-ed Christian School in Red Beach, Auckland South Africa [ edit ] Kingsway High School , an English-medium, co-educational high school in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal United Kingdom [ edit ] Kingsway (A34) ,
960-522: The site, then £80m on immersive technology and screens. The venue would open to the public in 2027 and would involve the rebuilding of the Furnival Street entrance. In June 2024, City of London Corporation planners approved the £220m scheme; Camden Council approved the scheme in July 2024. Kingsway Telephone Exchange has two entrances. One is next to a shopfront at 32 High Holborn , the other
992-540: The tunnels were for sale. In November 2023, BT Group agreed to sell the tunnels to The London Tunnels, a UK-based group backed by a private equity fund, which planned to restore and preserve them and open them to the public for the first time. Subject to planning approval, working with architect WilkinsonEyre , The London Tunnels' vision is to create an interactive cultural experience, with an operational capacity of two million visitors per year. The plans envisage investing around £140m on restoring, preserving and fitting-out
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1024-498: Was extended by the addition of four shorter tunnels, at right angles to the original pair. This extension was completed by 1954, and the exchange opened on 30 October 1954. In 1956 it became the UK termination point for TAT-1 , the first transatlantic telephone cable . Throughout the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, Kingsway Trunk Switching Centre (as it became known) was a trunk switching centre and repeater station with Post Office engineering staff totalling over 200 at its peak. After
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