On 29 Feb, 19:41, Eric Junkermann
deptj.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> On 2008-02-29, Mizter T
gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 29 Feb, 18:04, Eric
deptj.demon.co.uk> wrote:>
>>> On 2008-02-29, Reg M
btopenworld.com> wrote:>
>>>> Thanks for the response but unless I have misread the map the
>>>> Embankment Gardens I referred to is just west of Chelsea Bridge, the
>>>> north side of the river on Chelsea Embankment. It appears on the map
>>>> just below the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
>
>>>> Reg M
>
>>> If you walk along Chelsea Embankment towards Chelsea Bridge, there is a
>>> sort of roundabout at an entrance to the grounds of the Royal Hospital.
>>> There is a bus stop there for the 360 towards the Albert Hall. It
>>> terminates in Prince Consort Road behind the Albert Hall - get off the
>>> bus and walk further along the road, you will see the hall on your left.
>
>>> When returning it is probably best to use the stop in Queensgate just
>>> south of Kensington Road. You will need to get off in Chelsea Bridge
>>> Road at the Lister Hospital, as the bus in that direction does not enter
>>> Chelsea Embankment at all, but turns left just before the bridge into
>>> Grosvenor Road.
>
>>> hth
>
>>> Eric
>
>> Does the 360 really only serve stop CH - that's the bus stop outside
>> the entrance to the Royal Hospital that you describe - only in *one*
>> direction? I have to say I think it's very silly if it does! One gets
>> the impression that this stop is provided for the benefit of the
>> Chelsea Pensioners at the Hospital, but this would mean that they can
>> only benefit from northbound buses serving it.
>
> I've never seen a Chelsea Pensioner use it - I always thought the
> routing was to avoid a banned turn from Grosvenor Road to Chelsea Bridge
> Road, and that the stop was more-or-less incidental. It's actually quite
> a long way across the grounds from the hospital buildings. There are
> often Chelsea Pensioners on the 239 (now 170) which goes along the other
> side of the hospital.
>
> E
That has to be it, thanks v. much for clearing up that little mystery
- I must admit I was stumped by it, but it all makes a lot of sense
now!
Exempting buses from banned turns is an option in places, but
Grosvenor Road/ Chelsea Embankment is a major thoroughfare, and UIVMM
the 360 is operated by a small and agile single decker so it can make
use of the Bull Ring Gate 'roundabout' to turn around with ease.
