Barbican
Barbican is a railway stop in City of London, Greater London, England. Barbican is situated nearby to Charterhouse Square School, as well as near the art gallery Velorose.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barbican tube station and Barbican Arts Centre.
Barbican tube station
Metro station
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barbican is a London Underground station situated near the Barbican Estate, on the edge of the ward of Farringdon Within, City of London. It has been known by various names since its opening in 1865, mostly in reference to the neighbouring ward of Aldersgate.
Barbican Arts Centre
Arts center
Photo: Nevilley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England, and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. Barbican Arts Centre is situated 1,100 feet east of Barbican.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 2,400 feet south of Barbican.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farringdon and Golden Lane Estate.
Farringdon
Neighborhood
Farringdon is an area in the London Borough of Islington, situated immediately north of its border with the City of London. The term is used to describe the area around Farringdon station.
Golden Lane Estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Golden Lane Estate is a 1950s council housing complex in the City of London. It was built on the northern edge of the City, on a site devastated by bombing during the Second World War.
West Smithfield
Neighborhood
Photo: Goodwillgames, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smithfield, properly known as West Smithfield, is a district located in Central London, part of Farringdon Without, the most westerly ward of the City of London, England.
Barbican
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.52023° or 51° 31′ 13″ northLongitude
-0.09873° or 0° 5′ 55″ westOperator
London UndergroundNetwork
London UndergroundOpen location code
9C3XGWC2+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 181505582OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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