Southall - Local Landmarks

Local Landmarks

  • Gasometer which is 320 feet (98 m) high, making it visible from a great distance. It was brought into service in 1932. It has two very large letters "LH" and an arrow painted on it which was used to denote to aircraft pilots the direction to nearby London Heathrow Airport using visual flight rules (VFR) if landing on the now closed runway 23. This was painted on the tower after a number of pilots became confused between Heathrow and the nearby RAF Northolt which has a much shorter runway. One Boeing 707 landed at Northolt by mistake and a number of other pilots were en route there when warned off by air traffic control.
  • Wharncliffe Viaduct. An imposing structure 300 yards (270 m) and 65 feet (20 m) high. Situated the north side of Uxbridge Road on the boundary with Hanwell.
  • Manor House, The Green, Southall, UB2 4BJ
  • Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Three Bridges.
  • Golf Links Estate, almost burned down in 1997 & 2008. A 1960's housing development, at one time had the highest crime rate in the Ealing borough.
  • Naval gun on the junction of Tentelow Lane with Windmill Lane.
Landmarks of Southall
Redbrick water tower (now converted into apartments) with Southall Gas Works gas holder behind
A naval gun that was at the Threebridges, Former part of the Outer London Defence Ring
The Manor, Southall.
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara
Wharncliffe Viaduct, viewed from the south side
Himalaya Palace Cinema
External images
Southall gasometer in skyline

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