Chiswick Bus Stop Renamed as 'Old Market Place'
Former police station stop updated to reflect closure
The newly renamed bus stop. Picture: Twitter/@ChiswickFlowers
Transport for London has responded positively to a request to rename a bus stop in Chiswick.
Bus stop ‘II’ which serves the E3 bus travelling towards Acton was designated as ‘Chiswick Police Station’ but this was likely to be misleading following the closure of the station.
The stop will now be known as ‘Old Market Place’ which has come back into regular usage in the area following the success of the Sunday markets for flowers, cheese and antiques. The bus stop is on the opposite side of Chiswick High Road to the car park where the markets are held.
There are two other stops on the High Road which were named Chiswick Police Station (westbound SS and eastbound HH). The stops are all still designated Chiswick Police Station on the TfL web site.
Redevelopment plans were recently announced for the station which might now become residential homes for retired people if a planning application is approved. Work is due to start at the site next month and the butterfly mural placed on the wall of the former station is to be removed.
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August 21, 2022
