Holborn Circus | |
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Location | |
London, United Kingdom | |
Coordinates | 51°31′03″N 0°06′27″W / 51.5176°N 0.1075°W |
Roads at junction | High Holborn (eastern part also named Holborn Viaduct); Hatton Garden, Charterhouse Street, New Fetter Lane, |
Construction | |
Type | Intersection |
Opened | 1867 |
Holborn Circus is a five-way junction at the western extreme of the City of London, specifically between Holborn (St Andrew) and its Hatton Garden (St Alban) part.[1] Its main, east–west, route is the inchoate A40 road. It was designed by the engineer William Haywood and opened in 1867.[2] The term circus describes how the frontages of the buildings facing curved round in a concave chamfer. These, in part replaced with glass and metal-clad buildings, remain well set back.
The place was described in Charles Dickens' Dictionary of London (1879) as "perhaps... the finest piece of street architecture in the City".