Public art & sculpture · London
Leake Street
In or near London.
Leake Street — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
Nigel Mykura — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- London Waterloo · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Leake Street is located in Lambeth, London, with the nearest railway station being London Waterloo, just 0.2 km away. Entry is free, and the location is accessible for visitors. The postcode for sat-nav is SE1 8SW.
About
Leake Street is a public art located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Leake Street (also known as the Banksy Tunnel) is a road tunnel in Lambeth, London where graffiti is legal and promoted despite the fact that it is against UK law on public property. The street is about 300 metres long, runs off York Road and under the platforms and tracks of Waterloo station. The walls are decorated with graffiti, initially created during the Cans Festival organised by Banksy on 3–5 May 2008. The festival ran again on the August Bank Holiday weekend 2008. While the Eurostar terminal was at Waterloo, the road was open for through vehicular traffic. On 14 November 2008 ownership of the road passed from Eurostar to Network Rail and through traffic was restricted to pedestrians. Prior to the 1920s the street was known as York Street.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5008, -0.1138
- District
- Lambeth
- Parish
- Lambeth, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 8SW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Phone
- +44 20 3745 5059
- Nearest railway station
- London Waterloo — 0.2 km
- Opening
- Mo-We off; Th-Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 12:00-18:00; PH unknown
- Official site
- www.houseofvanslondon.com
Sources
- osm: way/1124504872 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Leake Street (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leake Street?
- Leake Street is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 8SW), in the parish of Lambeth, unparished area.
- What is Leake Street?
- Leake Street — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Leake Street?
- The nearest railway station is London Waterloo, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode SE1 8SW.
- Who owns Leake Street?
- Leake Street is owned by | maint =.
- Is Leake Street free to visit?
- Yes, Leake Street is free to enter.
- How do I get to Leake Street?
- The nearest railway station is London Waterloo, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 8SW.