The Low Line

Low Line Launches in London’s Bankside

20/10/2016 · by · in local, bars, eating out, outdoor, performance & live art, pop-ups, shopping

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Low Line launches in London’s Bankside

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A world-class pedestrianised route evoking New York’s High Line, the Low Line in Bankside hopes to be seen as a world-class walking route linking London Bridge, Waterloo, Blackfriars and Elephant and Castle.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Low Line Map[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The project, which will continue to open in stages over the coming months and years is intended to help reinforce Bankside’s position as a key cultural destination in London.

Some Low Line highlights for Autumn 2016 include:

  • Union Yard Arches – ten double height railway arches home to two theatres (the Union Theatre and the Spanish and Latin American Cervantes Theatre) , restaurants (Italian steakhouse Macellaio and Middle-Eastern inspired Bala Baya), The Africa Centre, an aerial fitness school Flying Fantastic, as well as a landmark public artwork from Rachel Wilberforce.
  • Flat Iron Square – a new food and music hub between Southwark Bridge Road and O’Meara Street, hosting a variety of restaurants and bars (including Tatami Ramen, Laffa, Ekachai and Cantina Carnitas), a weekly Sunday market called Flea selling vintage, vinyl, books, craft, cameras, bikes, art, food and more, as well as new live music venue OMEARA – owned by Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett.
  • Low Line Waymarking – a creative waymarking strategy from graphic design firm Polimekanos, which should help raise the visibility of the Low Line.

the-shard-in-view-from-w-t-p-a-interior-w-t-p-a-photography-credit-daPeter Williams, CEO of Better Bankside:

The project is not just about shaping a path, it is about creating places of interest along the way too, providing residents, local workers and visitors to Bankside with a different way to experience the neighbourhood and the surrounding area.

This is just the start of delivering a range of inspiring, well-designed new public spaces where people choose to spend time and money, delivering a new focus for the neighbourhood. These standalone projects will support the wider aims of the Low Line – to create a continuous, linear route along the extent of the railway viaduct.

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