YOU are probably aware that there are many artificial things in this world. For example, faux food flavours, cars and man-made lakes. These things are created for human convenience and comfort.
But are there fake houses in England’s capital city?
VERDICT:
TRUE
Not only is it true but the facades have become a unique landmark for locals and foreign visitors.
As one strolls along the street of Leinster Gardens in Bayswater, London, they will stumble upon a row of gleaming white Victorian terraces lining the street.
What’s more surprising is that of the 29 houses, two are fake. You will find that there are no letter boxes and the windows are covered as well.
Having been in existence for nearly 170 years, the false front was the idea of London’s Metropolitan Railway to preserve the appearance of the opulent terraces without disrupting the “neat line” of houses.
In the late 1860s, the underground railway was built, running through Bayswater and other nearby areas. The fake facades served as an opening to release steam and smoke.
You will be able to see the uncovered railway tracks from the neighbouring street, Porchester Terrace.
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