Key Words :- cabmen shelter

Address :- Warwick Avenue, opposite entrance to Warwick Avenue Tube Station, London, Greater London, W9
Grid Ref :- TQ 26091 82047
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.523272 , Long -0.183913
Local Authority :- Westminster City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1357368,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1888 -

Description and History of Site:-
One of 12 surviving shelters and mess rooms for London taximen. First erected 1875 by a hackney carriage user who took pity on cabmen working in all weathers; by 1915 there were 65.

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