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Lancaster Place is a short section of road in central
London
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, which connects
Waterloo Bridge
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to the major junction with the
Aldwych
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and
Strand
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. It is completely bisected by the northbound-only
Strand Underpass which dives below the Aldwych enabling
Kingsway-bound traffic (and single-decker
bendy buses on the
bus route 521) to skip the "fiveways" junction. Brettenham House and the more famous
Somerset House front onto the West and East sides of Lancaster Place respectively.
Transport
Served by
local buses, bus stops are located on both sides of the road. While the northbound stop is served by all buses that continue through Aldwych or
Trafalgar Square
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, the southbound stop is only served by those from Trafalgar Square, i.e.
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* 139 (New Jersey bus) 139 may refer to:
* 139 (number), an integer
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and
176
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.
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Streets in the City of Westminster