Waterloo station
London Waterloo station is a major railway terminus in central London. Constructed in 1848, the station is located in the borough of Southwark, on the southern bank of the River Thames.
It sits at the southern end of Waterloo and Westminster Bridge.
History[edit | edit source]
Victorian era[edit | edit source]
Waterloo station was first built in 1848, originally as a stopover between Southampton and London. It soon became a high-traffic station, resulting in additional platforms being built around the original building, along with its own entrance and booking office, giving it the name "Central station". The construction of another train station named Waterloo Junction in 1869 led to further confusion amongst the commuters.[1]
Around 1852, a burial ground was erected near the station by the London Necropolis Company as a response to London's crowded cemeteries. Waterloo station was chosen as a departure point for the bodies to be shipped to Surrey, largely due to its close proximity to the River Thames.[1]
In 1868, the British Assassin Jacob Frye infiltrated the station to eliminate his former ally, Pearl Attaway, after discovering her affiliation with the Templars. Attaway was residing in a fortified wagon, waiting to transport internal combustion engines previously acquired by Jacob, but the Assassin was able to infiltrate the wagon and kill Attaway before leaving the station with the engines.[2]
The following year, the Assassin Pierrette Arnaud arrived in London at the station and was met by her friend and fellow Assassin Evie Frye. The two then discussed the recent predicament of Dante Gabriel Rossetti exhuming his late wife Lizzie's grave and thus Ada Lovelace's notebook, which had been hidden within the grave.[3]
Modern times[edit | edit source]
On the morning of 16 October 2016, Templar agent Anaya Chodary set up a meeting between her, Inner Sanctum member Simon Hathaway, and Dr. Victoria Bibeau at Waterloo station, where she disclosed that her replacement Benjamin Clarke was behind the recent Animus tampering. She then stated that she would investigate the matter while Simon continued to explore his ancestor Gabriel Laxart's memories.[4]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Concept art
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Heresy
- Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot
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