17-12-2025 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

From pigeon droppings to public art: Clapham Junction underpass gets a dramatic makeover

Barely a month after the first panels were installed, Clapham Junction’s formerly grimy underpass has been transformed.The 100 metre long Falcon Road underpass runs under the railways to the eastern side of Clapham Junction station and is the only route north-south under the railways in the area. Despite how busy it is, it has long been a very shabby route, with two narrow pedestrian paths, walls lined with stained and broken tiles, and the floor covered in pigeon droppings.
And it was wet
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